Publication: WORLD
Publication Date: 01-SEP-07
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Author: Betsey, Hazel ; Khanna, Naina
Article Excerpt
More than a quarter century into the HIV pandemic, the International Women's Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, July 4-7, 2007, was the first international gathering that focused on women and HIV. Organized by the YWCA and ICW (The International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS), the Summit began on July 4th with a one-day forum open exclusively to HIV+ women, attended by more than 250 participants from around the world. For the next three days, the audience consisted of 1,500 women from 135 countries. Since admission to the Summit cost several hundred dollars, many women impacted by the epidemic were unable to attend. In response, several town hall meetings were organized just outside the gates of the Kenyatta International Conference Center (where the World Social Forum took place earlier this year). Major themes throughout the summit and parallel events included:
(1) Meaningful leadership of HIV+ people at all levels of organizing around HIV and AIDS, particularly HIV+ women and girls. Dawn Averitt-Bridge and Alice Wellstone took that a step further, calling upon HIV+ women in positions of leadership to bring another positive woman...
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