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Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Voices of People Who Use Drugs.

We are proud to announce the launch of our community-led research report, the Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Voices of People Who Use Drugs. This report gives a global perspective on the experiences of people who use drugs during the Covid-19 and evidence-based recommendations to inform the drafting of the Pandemic Treaty, an initiative of the WHO. Pandemic Preparedness and Response:… Read More »Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Voices of People Who Use Drugs.

Letter of endorsement from community-led organisations to welcome Scotland’s launch of a new vision for drug policy and practice.

The undersigned are community-led organisations promoting the health and defending the rights of people who use drugs in Scotland, in Europe and at the global level. We welcome and endorse the statement developed by Scottish Drugs Forum and specialists from the drugs sector. Organisations that signed the letter

INPUD is hiring Gender Focal Point for INWUD

21 June 2023 With the support from Love Alliance, INPUD is seeking to support a Gender Focal Point to increase the capacity of women who use drugs and the International Network of Women who Use Drugs (INWUD). The Gender Focal Point will initiate and mobilise online engagement with the community of women who use drugs, coordinate online events and engage… Read More »INPUD is hiring Gender Focal Point for INWUD

Programming and Technical support

In November, INPUD’s Programme manager Gayane Arustamyan attended the Regional Forum “Implementation of the Global Fund’s Community Engagement Technical Assistance (CE TA) Program in the EECA region in 2021-2022: Lessons learned and way forward”. In providing technical support to regions, we hope to build regional and national networks with enhanced abilities to protect and enhance the health and rights of… Read More »Programming and Technical support

Second Annual Jude Byrne Award Recognises Outstanding Emerging Female Leaders

We are excited to announce the recipients of the second annual Jude Byrne Emerging Female Leader Award for 2023 are Jessica Morales from Guatemala and Kira Watson from Scotland. The award is dedicated to honouring the memory of Jude Byrne – a fearless drug user activist who fought tirelessly for the rights of people who use drugs. The award is… Read More »Second Annual Jude Byrne Award Recognises Outstanding Emerging Female Leaders

The Will to Live and to Win: people who use drugs fighting for their lives in Ukraine.

“Everything collapses in front of your eyes. Yet you are still here, standing strong. You have food to eat and a bed to sleep. It is a miracle”. For Ukraine, 2022 has been a year about fighting back against the full-scale invasion by Russia launched on February 24th, 2022. Despite the catastrophic consequences of this war, the community has led… Read More »The Will to Live and to Win: people who use drugs fighting for their lives in Ukraine.

Global Fund Technical Support hub- Grant Cycle 7 lessons learnt.

On Thursday 27 April, members from INPUD got together to learn more about the process, progress, and lessons learnt on the current Global Fund Grant Cycle 7 and to share knowledge with the countries applying in Window 2,3 and onwards. The speakers were from Indonesia, Nigeria, Ukraine and Zimbabwe. What is the Global Fund Funding Cycle 7? The new funding cycle of… Read More »Global Fund Technical Support hub- Grant Cycle 7 lessons learnt.

INPUD condemns Singapore’s execution of Tangaraju.

The International Network of People who Use Drugs stand in solidarity with peer-led networks and civil society organisations today in condemning Singapore’s execution of Tangaraju s/o Suppiah, another casualty of the unjust, excessive, oppressive, and ineffective war on drugs. Our opposition to the death penalty is based on moral and practical grounds. Capital punishment is a violation of the Declaration… Read More »INPUD condemns Singapore’s execution of Tangaraju.

My case story: Rita Nyambura

Born in 1999 in Dagoretti, Nairobi Kenya, I was abandoned and left under the care of MY grandmother who unlike majority of grandparents who love care and treasure their grandchildren, MY case was different since I was mistreated and malnourished by my maternal grandmother. My name is Rita Nyambura and this is my Recovery story. In 2012 at the age… Read More »My case story: Rita Nyambura