News and Opportunities

• Call for Applications: Online Course: Advocating for Universal Healthcare
  Call for Applications: Online Course: Advocating for Universal Healthcare Would you like to learn more and share experience about Universal Health Coverage (UHC)?  Do you work with Civil Society Organisation based in Botswana, Angola, Comoros, Mozambique, Malawi, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Madagascar, Seychelles, DRC Congo, Zambia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, Mauritius, Zimbabwe or South Africa? Then consider this online… Continue reading Call for Applications: Online Course: Advocating for Universal Healthcare
• Call for Applications: Online Course: Advocacy for Access to Safe Abortion
  Call for Applications: Online Course: Advocacy for Access to Safe Abortion Would you like to learn more about access to safe abortion care?  Do you work with Civil Society Organisation based in Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, DRC Congo, Mozambique, Malawi, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Namibia, Lesotho,  South Africa,  Mauritius, Comoros, Madagascar Seychelles, Zimbabwe and Zambia? Then consider this course on Advocacy for Access to Safe Abortion… Continue reading Call for Applications: Online Course: Advocacy for Access to Safe Abortion
• Consultancy: Mapping of Advocacy Capacity Gaps for the You(th) Care project
  Consultancy: Mapping of Advocacy Capacity Gaps for the You(th) Care project General Information: Services/Work Description: Regional Consultant to conduct a mapping of advocacy capacity gaps for the You(th) Care project partners in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. Duty Station: Anywhere in Southern Africa and East Africa Duration: 10 days in total Background: The AIDS and Rights… Continue reading Consultancy: Mapping of Advocacy Capacity Gaps for the You(th) Care project
• Announcement: Nyasha Chingore welcomed as Acting Director
  Announcing transitional arrangements at ARASA ARASA bids farewell to Felicita Hikuam as Director and announces Nyasha Chingore as Acting Director. At the beginning of January 2022 we shared the news of Felicita’s decision to step down as ARASA’s Director. Since then, ARASA’s Board with support from Felicita and the rest of the ARASA team have… Continue reading Announcement: Nyasha Chingore welcomed as Acting Director
• Vacancy for Short Term Consultant: Programme Management Support
  Vacancy for Short Term Consultant: Programme Management Support Established in 2003, the AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) is a regional partnership of over 100 non-governmental organisations working together in 18 countries to promote the rights to bodily autonomy and integrity in order to reduce inequality, especially gender inequality and promote health, dignity… Continue reading Vacancy for Short Term Consultant: Programme Management Support
• Racial Discrimination still rife in African public healthcare systems
  Racial Discrimination still rife in African public healthcare systems An interview with ARASA Advocacy Officer, Thuthukile Mbatha for International Day for the Elimination against Racial Discrimination Despite the end of colonialism and Apartheid, racial discrimination still occurs in Africa, especially in South Africa, and has a huge impact on our access to sexual and reproductive… Continue reading Racial Discrimination still rife in African public healthcare systems
• Consulting Opportunity: Assess Human Resource Capacity, Structure & People Management Skills
  Consulting Opportunity: Assess Human Resource Capacity, Structure & People Management Skills Background and Context The AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) was established in 2002 to galvanise a movement of progressive civil society actors to advance a human rights-based response to HIV in southern Africa. In 2019, ARASA adopted a new strategic plan,… Continue reading Consulting Opportunity: Assess Human Resource Capacity, Structure & People Management Skills
• “More unites us than divides us”: Celebrating LGBTQIA on IWD 2022
  “More unites us than divides us”: Celebrating LGBTQIA on IWD 2022 Today we celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) under the 2022 UN theme: “Gender Equality today for a sustainable tomorrow” The purpose of Women’s Day is to promote unity, celebration, reflection, advocacy and action. Whilst it has been shown that gender equality stimulates economic growth… Continue reading “More unites us than divides us”: Celebrating LGBTQIA on IWD 2022
• Resource Mobilisation for social enablers in a climate of Expanding Needs Diminishing Means
  Toolkit: Resource Mobilisation for social enablers in a climate of Expanding Needs Diminishing Means This toolkit is a guide to help civil society organsiations (CSOs) to mobilise resources for their work in a strategic and systematic way. Mobilising resources (primarily money) is a vital need for any CSO. It can however be a daunting task… Continue reading Resource Mobilisation for social enablers in a climate of Expanding Needs Diminishing Means
• ARASA calls on African governments to protect the rights of key populations – Zero Discrimination Day 01 March 2022
  Statement on Zero Discrimination Day, 01 March 2022 A call on African governments to protect the rights of key populations On the 1st of March, commemorated across the globe as Zero Discrimination Day, the AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) calls upon African governments to End Inequalities and to ensure availability, accessibility, acceptability… Continue reading ARASA calls on African governments to protect the rights of key populations – Zero Discrimination Day 01 March 2022
• Terms of Reference: Midterm Evaluation of ARASA’s Regional Programme
  For the Call of Expression of Interest for this Consultancy (to review ARASA’s Strategic Plan (2019-2022) and mid-term evaluation of ARASA’s SRHR Programme), click here. Background and Context The AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) was established in 2002 to galvanise a movement of progressive civil society actors to advance a human rights-based… Continue reading Terms of Reference: Midterm Evaluation of ARASA’s Regional Programme
• Terms of Reference: Strategic Plan Review Consultancy
  Review of progress against ARASA’s Strategic Plan (2019-2022) and mid-term evaluation of SRHR Programme For the Call of Expression of Interest for this Consultancy (to review ARASA’s Strategic Plan (2019-2022) and mid-term evaluation of ARASA’s SRHR Programme), click here. Deadline for submission: 28 February 2022 Background and Context The AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern… Continue reading Terms of Reference: Strategic Plan Review Consultancy
• CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: Strategic Plan Review Consultancy
  Consultancy to review progress against ARASA’s Strategic Plan (2019-2022) and mid-term evaluation of ARASA’s SRHR Programme Deadline for submission: 28 February 2022 Background and Context The AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) was established in 2002 to galvanise a movement of progressive civil society actors to advance a human rights-based response to HIV… Continue reading CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: Strategic Plan Review Consultancy
• Call for Consultancy: Mitigating the Impact of Covid-19 on HIV Programs
  ARASA is looking for a consultant or several consultants to undertake the following activities: Call for Consultancy: Mitigating the Impact of Covid-19 on HIV Programs Develop a Wellness and Mental Health Policy for ARASA staff Develop/adapt  and pilot a mental health and resilience training for ARASA staff and partners A consultant to review its crisis… Continue reading Call for Consultancy: Mitigating the Impact of Covid-19 on HIV Programs
• Vacancy: Director
  ARASA seeks to appoint an experienced, well-networked and passionate activist leader to fill the position of Director, and drive the organisation forward as we enter an exciting new strategic phase. The individual will be responsible for developing and guiding ARASA’s strategic vision, and will oversee internal and external processes to operationalise our Strategic Plan to… Continue reading Vacancy: Director
• Press Statement: Joint Namibian Civil Society Organisations Statement Condemning the Homophobic Statement Issued by the SWAPO Party Youth League
  Windhoek, 24 May 2021  We, as concerned Human Rights Defenders and Civil Society Organisations protecting and promoting human rights in Namibia, hereby condemn the homophobic statement issued by the SWAPO Party Youth League (SPYL) on 19 May 2021. In the statement SPYL Secretary, Ephraim Tuhadeleni Nekongo, noted that “Homosexuality is satanic yet demonic practices and… Continue reading Press Statement: Joint Namibian Civil Society Organisations Statement Condemning the Homophobic Statement Issued by the SWAPO Party Youth League
• Racial Diversity in Global Health Initiative Announces Ethics Clearance
  Press contacts: in Leeds (UK) – Dr. Fifa Rahman | +44.7955.809114 | frahman@matahari.global; in Windhoek (Namibia) – Nyasha Chingore-Munazvo | +264 (61) 300381| nyasha@arasa.info;   15 July 2021 – The AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) and Matahari Global Solutions (Matahari) are pleased to announce that the first research project designed by our race… Continue reading Racial Diversity in Global Health Initiative Announces Ethics Clearance
• Ending inequality and inequity key to ending AIDS as a public health threat
  21 July 2021, (Op-Ed) By Felicita Hikuam  The 2021 UNAIDS Global AIDS Update, launched last week, has rightly pointed out that addressing inequality and inequity are key among the issues that need to be urgently addressed over the next decade, which could arguably be the last frontier of the global response to HIV and AIDS. … Continue reading Ending inequality and inequity key to ending AIDS as a public health threat
• Choices and bodily autonomy key to development
  21 July 2021, (Op-Ed) By Felicita Hikuam  On 11 July, the world marked World Population Day, with the light shining brightly on the rights to bodily autonomy and integrity, which are prerequisites not only for realization of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), but also for overall socio-economic development in our countries and the… Continue reading Choices and bodily autonomy key to development