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Witnesses to the Pandemic: How People Who Use Drugs are Shaping the Pandemic Treaty

Friday – 17 March, Vienna: INPUD https://inpud.net/ will launch a ground-breaking report titled “Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Voices of People who use Drugs” at the 66th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND66). The report highlights, our experiences as people who use drugs from different regions, including Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Southeast Asia. Our members speak about how… Read More »Witnesses to the Pandemic: How People Who Use Drugs are Shaping the Pandemic Treaty

Women assert their voices in conversations about drug use.

The International Network of Women who Use Drugs (INWUD) is excited to announce the top three winners of the Narcofeminism Blog Competition “Our bodies, Our choice, Our rights, Our voice” 1st Prize Emily Arnold, Junkies, sluts and feminists: where are we in the witch legacy? 2nd Prize Jessica Spratt, Owning My Pleasure 3rd Prize Violet Maodi, Stigma and discrimination have… Read More »Women assert their voices in conversations about drug use.

INWUD Narcofeminism Blog Competition submissions

Below are the submissions from women around the world for the INWUD Narcofeminism Blog Competition. Natalie Jacobs  https://inpud.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Natalie-Jacobs-My-life-journey-as-a-woman-who-use-drugs-.pdf Charne Roberts https://inpud.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Charne-Roberts-The-Great-Escape-.pdf Kimmi de Prado https://inpud.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Kimmi-del-Prado-Dont-Panic-Were-All-Just-Looking-For-Something-To-Fill-the-Void.pdf Marina Andrea https://inpud.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Magic-green-medicine-Marina-Andrea-1.pdf Rita https://inpud.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/MY-CASE-STORY-rita.pdf Sania Zehra https://inpud.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Accepting-vulnerabilities-–-breaking-free-of-emulated-standards-that-demarcate-us-Sania-Zehra.pdf Anonymous https://inpud.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Dont-Panic-Were-All-Just-Looking-For-Something-To-Fill-the-Void-Copy.pdf Anonymous https://inpud.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/INWUD-submission-on-Narcofeminism-anonymous-1.pdf

Legal Environment Scan

A drug user-led monitoring toolkit of legal and policy framework. Our Rights. Every Body’s Rights. INPUD are very excited to be releasing the first, community-friendly legal assessment tool specifically focused on people who use drugs. We as people who use drugs know what legal and policy changes are needed to defend the rights and autonomy of all people, regardless of… Read More »Legal Environment Scan

Stronger support on harm reduction and human rights – Global Fund Grant Cycle 7

Harm reduction refers to policies, programmes and practices that minimise negative health, social and legal impacts of drug use and drug laws and policies. Harm reduction approaches focus on supporting positive change without requiring that people stop using drugs. The Global Fund notes, in its Technical Brief Harm Reduction for People Who Use Drugs that, in many countries, harm reduction… Read More »Stronger support on harm reduction and human rights – Global Fund Grant Cycle 7

Community engagement – Global Fund Grant Cycle 7

Meaningful community engagement is essential for people who use drugs to influence funding request – Global Fund Grant Cycle 7 Guide The Global Fund Strategy 2023-2028 places community leadership at its front and centre. To achieve this, it promotes investments in community-led responses including community-led monitoring. It also highlights the need to increase funding for community-led organisations, particularly those led… Read More »Community engagement – Global Fund Grant Cycle 7

The Global Fund Grant Cycle 7

How people who use drugs can influence funding requests The International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD) has produced Global Fund Grant Cycle 7 guide to support the engagement of people who use drugs within the Global Fund processes for Grant Cycle 7 2023 -2025 (formerly known as NFM4). The Global Fund Strategy 2023-2028 places community leadership at its… Read More »The Global Fund Grant Cycle 7

New Board Chair and other appointments  

INPUD announces new chair for Board of Directors and other appointments INPUD would like to announce the appointment of its new Board Chair, Anton Basenko. Anton joins a strong Executive Committee with Louise Vincent as Vice Chair and Hassan Turaif as Treasurer. We look forward to the future stewardship of the Executive Board, Board, and Executive Director Judy Chang as… Read More »New Board Chair and other appointments  

Global Fund technical briefs

Technical Briefs useful for planning for Global Fund Grant Cycle 7 in one place INPUD, has compiled a list of useful technical briefs for those planning for the grant cycle 7 for the Global Fund. These documents are in the process of being translated.