Strategic Objectives

Promote a Human Rights framework in response of trans women’s health, including HIV.

 

Rationale: Very often, responses to HIV are solely based on a test and treat approach, which in itself has the potential to violate Human Rights. It must be borne in mind that trans women are human beings, entitled to the same Human Rights afforded to others. Further, we are human beings functioning within particular social, political and economic realities. This said, it is important to recognize the intersectionalities that shape our access to health services. The law is often a barrier to accessing comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services for trans women. For this reason, we must ensure that trans women’s health promotion initiatives are underpinned by a Human Rights ideology.

 

Main Activities

 

  • Develop Human Rights briefs on trans women’s health and HIV
  • Integrate Human Rights framework in all IRGT activities
  • Disseminate briefs with key stakeholders and decision makers
  • Develop a communication strategy that ensures promotion of Human Rights framework
  • Develop brief on access to health for trans women
  • Advocate for transgender women’s Human Rights
  • IRGT members will identify and participate in venues and high-level meetings where trans women’s Human Rights can be promoted

 

Indicators for Monitoring and Evaluation for Objective 1

 

  • Key stakeholders, decision makers, policy makers and transgender activists will have received Human Rights briefs on trans women’s health and HIV
  • IRGT members will have participated and/or supported and promoted participation of trans women at high level meetings, such as Global Fund regional consultations, PEPFAR COP processes, UNAIDS consultations, amongst others, to ensure inclusion of transgender women and human rights
  • Key stakeholders, decision makers, policy makers and transgender activists will have received briefs on access to health for trans women
  • Human Right framework will be incorporated in responses of trans women’s health, including HIV
  • Human Rights framework will be included in all IRGT activities, materials, presentations, advocacy, and policy documents will have included a
  • Transgender activist will be informed about Human Rights framework in response to trans women’s health and HIV