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