We stand for and with ALL Women. A network advancing gender equity, human rights and in the global response to HIV/AIDS #WhatWomenWant #WhatGirlsWant

Joined June 2014
Pleasure is political, and joy is a sexual right! Tune in to ATHENA Network’s #WhatGirlsWant: A Podcast featuring Tiffany Mugo for The Politics of Pleasure: Why Sexual Rights Are About Joy. open.spotify.com/show/5PTr2I…
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🎙️ NEW EPISODE ALERT! 🎙️ What does feminist leadership look like in an age of crisis? On the latest episode of #WhatGirlsWant: A Podcast, ATHENA Network explores Care, Resistance, Power: Feminist Leadership in an Age of Crisis with guest @MarlineOluchi open.spotify.com/show/5PTr2I…
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📣 ENDORSE: Letter to the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board on UNAIDS Transition Civil society organizations are calling on the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board to hear our concerns and ensure a rights-based, inclusive transition. Please endorse the open letter by Oct 9.
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The latest #WhatGirlsWant: A Podcast explores the current funding landscape, the politics and power behind funding feminist work, and what the future of feminist funding could look like. 🎙️ Guest: Fadzai Muparutsa open.spotify.com/show/5PTr2I…
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Shrinking civic space can disproportionately affect feminists, human rights defenders, young people and marginalised communities. Protecting freedom of expression means protecting the right to question power, organise, tell our stories and demand accountability.
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NOVO EPISÓDIO | #WhatGirlsWant: A Podcast Neste episódio especial, Célia Posser e a anfitriã convidada Khensani Charlloteexploram a litigância estratégica feminista, vitórias jurídicas, backlash anti-direitos e a construção de movimentos. open.spotify.com/show/5PTr2I…
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Coming soon: The International Workshop on Adolescence, SRHR & HIV! Bringing together advocates, researchers & young people to explore the realities and opportunities shaping adolescent SRHR & HIV responses. A space for dialogue, knowledge-sharing & collective action
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NEW EPISODE OUT NOW! We’re joined by Lipuo Phori to discuss #MedicalViolence against women living with HIV including coerced sterilisation, denial of reproductive choices, breaches of confidentiality and provider abuse. open.spotify.com/episode/2NP…
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Challenging Anti-Right Movements: Empowering Young Women Leaders in Africa A conversation on feminist resistance, youth leadership & protecting hard-won rights. 🕓 28 Jul @ 13:30 - 14:30 📍 Women’s Networking Zone
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The ATHENA Network team is on the ground at #AIDS2026! 💜 We're looking forward to a week of feminist advocacy, movement building, and bold conversations on advancing gender equality, SRHR, and an HIV response rooted in care, justice, and human rights.
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The Women's Networking Zone is opening soon at #AIDS2026! Join us for the official opening and be part of a vibrant feminist space for networking, strategy, solidarity and collective action. 🕓 Official Opening: 3:30 - 4:30 PM 📍 Global Village | AIDS 2026
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This Non-Binary Awareness Week, we celebrate and stand with the non-binary community. Everyone deserves to be seen, respected, and valued for who they are. 💛🤍💜🖤 #NonBinaryAwarenessWeek #NonBinary #GenderDiversity #Inclusion
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Amplifying the voices of Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) isn't just about being heard it's about ensuring they influence decisions, shape policies, and lead change. Their voices matter. Their leadership matters. Our support matters. #AmplifyAGYWVoices #AGYW #WhatGirlsWant
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New episode of #WhatGirlsWant: A Podcast is out! Lipuo Phori joins us to expose the violence experienced by women living with HIV in healthcare settings, why accountability matters, and what it will take to create safe, respectful, rights-based care. open.spotify.com/show/5PTr2I…
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NEW EPISODE: What does feminist leadership look like in times of crisis? We explore how feminist movements are leading with courage, collective care, and solidarity in an increasingly uncertain world. Listen here open.spotify.com/show/5PTr2I…
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Member States have adopted the 2026 Political Declaration on HIV & AIDS, reaffirming a global commitment to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. The declaration sets new targets, aligns with the Global AIDS Strategy 2026–2031, and charts the path forward. 📸 @unaids
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Cate Nyambura will be representing ATHENA Network during the High-Level Meeting on AIDS AT UN Headquarters during Thematic Panel 3, entitled Community Leadership - Driving an Inclusive and Sustainable HIV Response. #HLM2026 #WhatGirlsWant #WhatWomenWant #FeministFuturesHIV
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The UN High-Level Meeting on AIDS helps shape the global HIV response & the next Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS. Together with AGYW across Africa, ATHENA Network has identified 10 priorities for a global feminist, youth-led, rights-based HIV response.
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