AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA)

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ARASA is an alliance of nongovernmental organisations engaged in work on HIV and human rights in the SADC region

Mission

ARASA’s primary objective is to promote a human rights-based response to HIV

Key Areas of Activity

  • Production and disseminating information on human rights and HIV
  • Leading and supporting advocacy initiatives
  • Training and awareness

RST-ARASA Cooperation

The RST supports ARASA’s program on capacity building to move towards universal access in Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique and Zimbabwe which aims to

  • Identify gaps in the provision of treatment and prevention services
  • Strengthen the knowledge of people living with HIV about treatment and prevention and health care systems
  • Equip individuals with skills in advocacy and community organizing

Members of ARASA

  • AIDS Law Project, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
  • AIDS Law Unit of the Legal Assistance Centre, Namibia
  • Associacao Muhler, Lei e Desenvovimento (MULEIDE), Mozambique
  • Associacao de Reintegracao dos Jovens, Criancas na Vida Social (SCARJOV), Angola
  • Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA), Botswana
  • Lironga Eparu, Namibia
  • National Women’s Lobby and Rights Group, Malawi
  • Pan African Treatment Access Movement (PATAM), Regional
  • Protection Enfants SIDA, DRC
  • Pr�vention, Information et Lutte contre le SIDA (PILS), Mauritius
  • Southern African HIV and AIDS Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS), Zimbabwe
  • Southern African Human Rights NGO Network (SAHRiNGON), Tanzania
  • Women and Law in Southern Africa (WLSA), Swaziland
  • Zambia AIDS Law Research and Advocacy Network (ZARAN), Zambia

Address and Contacts

ARASA Regional Office
Michaela Clayton
53 Mont Blanc Street
PO Box 97100, Maerua Mall
Windhoek, Namibia
Tel: +264 61 300381
Fax: +264 61 227675>
michaela@arasa.org.na
www.arasa.info