#INHSU2025 — what a week. Powerful sessions, brilliant people & real community energy. See you at the next one. ✊

💖 Celebrating Rita Gatonye (Kenya), who received Special Recognition #JudeByrneAward for her fearless advocacy for women who use drugs across East Africa. 👉 Read more: https://t.co/WKROqCQj8e #INPUD #INHSU

Joana Canêdo’s activism cuts across borders and movements — grounded in #feminism, solidarity and care. Her Special Recognition #JudeByrneAward honours her relentless work for justice and inclusion. 👉 Read more: https://t.co/WKROqCQj8e #INPUD #INHSU

“My work is grounded in solidarity, justice and care.” 💖 Celebrating Vielta Parkhomenko, feminist activist and #JudeByrneAward winner from Ukraine. 👉 Read more: https://t.co/WKROqCQj8e #INPUD #INHSU

“This recognition means so much to me, not only personally but for my community of Chibolya.” 💖 Celebrating Kaumba Akuffo, this year’s #JudeByrneAward winner from Zambia. 👉 Read more: https://t.co/WKROqCQj8e #INPUD #INHSU

At #INHSU2025, we’re making one thing clear: #PeopleWhoUseDrugs aren’t invisible. We’re experts, leaders & essential partners in global health and #HumanRights. 💪

A milestone for community research! Yesterday at #INHSU2025, CUTTS #HepatitisC Project teams in Armenia & Georgia presented focus group data & key insights from the LDSS/N Values & Preferences Study for the first time.

Thanks to everyone who joined “Surviving & Thriving in a Crisis” today — an inspiring #INHSU2025 session facilitated by Angela McBride & Annie Madden with #CAB voices from 9 countries.

💖 When #WomenWhoUseDrugs get the space and support to lead, movements grow stronger. Explore the learnings from the #JudeByrneAward: https://t.co/Y1fdADDZOw

Funding cuts hit hardest where services save lives. At #INHSU2025, Anton Basenko joins Navigating the Challenges of US #FundingCuts to share the peer perspective. 🗓 16 Oct | 14:00–15:30 | The Verve

Civil society space keeps shrinking, but our connections keep growing. #Solidarity isn’t a slogan — it’s how we survive, build power and protect our #communities. 💪 #INHSU2025

Community advisory boards = real leadership. Anton Basenko joins a panel at #INHSU2025 on how peer-led advisory boards drive real #HarmReduction in hard times. 🗓 16 Oct | 11:15–12:15 | Hall A #CAB

Today at #INHSU2025, our Exec Director Anton Basenko will join the panel “Worker Wellness During Times of Crisis”. 🗓 Wednesday, 15 Oct ⏰ 16:00–17:30 📍 Discussion Space

Today at Community Day at #INHSU2025, we celebrated four incredible winners of the Jude Byrne Emerging Female Leader Award. These women are shaping the global drug user movement with their courage, vision and leadership. Their voices, stories and advocacy inspire us all 💜

Peer-led, community-driven and unforgettable. Today’s Community Day at #INHSU2025 is showing the strength of our global networks. #PeopleWhoUseDrugs #CommunityDay

GATE, INPUD, MPACT & NSWP, in collaboration with GBGMC, are inviting #community-led organisations to a webinar about Community Lessons from Global Fund Processes and Steps Forward to Grant Cycle 8. 🕰️ 1 October 2025 at 15:00 CEST/CAT Register here: https://t.co/XmQs8sREGu

INPUD will continue engaging in the Human Rights Council. To follow the HRC60, you can visit their official website:

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Aditia Taslim, our Advocacy Lead, delivered pre-recorded oral interventions in two Agenda Items at the 60th session of the Human Rights Council: on the impact of #ClimateChange on #HumanRights and on the panel discussion on economic, social and cultural rights.

For #IDUD2025, we’re offering 10 small #grants ($500 each) to drug user-led networks across all INPUD regions (incl. INWUD). 💡 Got an idea? We want to hear it! ✨ Theme: We Are Here! We Are Proud! Unshaken, Unbroken and Loud Read the concept note 👉 https://t.co/r5uCWroQrQ