Caucus on Harm Reduction and Drug Policy Reform
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The Caucus brings together people and organizations that advocate for changing of drug laws and policies in Kenya.
Joined June 2021
The meeting is aimed at bringing parliamentarians, stakeholders, and experts in the drug space to discuss priority areas on accessibility of harm reduction services vide the Harm Reduct Bill 2023
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Today our project coordinator @keleleralph is participating in a ‘parliamentarians consultative forum on harm reduction’ @nsdcc_kenya @NACADAKenya
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Join our Project Coordinator @Keleleralph at #AIDS2024 poster exhibition centre track F board 694 as he illustrates how the Caucus was able to bring together communities and other stakeholders to decriminalize provision of harm reduction services in Kenya
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So here’s a list of you want to gift us something for International Drug Users Memorial Day we would value & treasure… WANTED: For all of our community members, worldwide, to wipe away the “avoidable”, the “preventable”, the “stoppable”… @RobertCarrFund @unaids @GlobalFund
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Our fabulous Advocacy Officer Aditia Taslim is standing in for Judy as co-facilitator for the Opioid Agonist Treatment Workshp & it’s a full house! Don’t worry, Judy is ok; it’s just the way we support each other at INPUD to get thru our massive agenda. Such an amazing team.
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Joined @ITPCglobal in 10-years of community-led approach to address patent barriers on #accesstomeds What do we learn from Covid pandemic? #betrayal #nationalism #inequality FIX recurring IP barriers given that in face of pandemics, low income countries face their full impact.
ITPC @affordabledrugs would like to invite you to: 📌A ten-year retrospective on community-led approaches to addressing patent barriers & its impact on access to treatment 📅 July 23, Tues, 7 – 8am 📍 14a Messe München ☕Breakfast & coffee from 6h30 #AIDS2024 @S0langeBaptiste
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“We are not going to end AIDS until we stop the criminalization of people who take drugs.” - Former New Zealand Prime Minister @HelenClarkNZ 🇳🇿 #AIDS2024
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3. Share strategies led by organizations of the global majority 4. Explore ways to centre voices of communities directly impacted in the global drug policy debate @IlexAJ @OpenSociety #peoplesconvening2023
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The 4 day meeting is aimed at: 1. Exploring ways activists organizations of the Global Majority can contribute to the drug policy debate 2. Offer spaces for collaboration and connection between organizations led by directly impacted groups
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This week @keleleralph will be participating in the peoples alliance convening organized by @IlexAJ and @OpenSociety #peoplesalliance2023 @Mabuor @KuzaTrust
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Drug related offences most focuses on the poor. A marijuana smoker in kibera will get arrested compared to one in kileleshwa- Kelele Ralph, @VACALKenya @bernice_apondi @HRInews @ejaf @keleleralph @OnCaucus @SDPcampaign @Release_drugs @EstherPassaris #HarmReductionBill2023
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NEXT WEEK: Join us for the launch of our new report, which looks at how wealthy governments are using international aid to influence drug policies in low- and middle-income countries. #investinjustice Register now at https://t.co/Jtk5J5T4Yf
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A very happy birthday to our project coordinator, Ted Wandera.
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💚@ejaf stands in solidarity with the worldwide movement: #SupportDontPunish. Stand with us & urge governments to take action against punitive drug policies that perpetuate discrimination faced by people who use drug. Together, we can build a more inclusive society. @SDPcampaign
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In order to break barriers that hinder access to harm reduction interventions by people who use drugs, there is need for development of people centered policies and practices. #SupportDontPunish
@SDPcampaign @IDPCnet @OpenSociety @OpenSocietyAfr
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He reiterated the importance of the training in enabling persons who use drugs to organize and form a formidable force that will enable them to effectively advocate for drug policy reforms.
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