Positive Action for MSM & Transgender People aims to improve sexual health & wellbeing and advance social and economic justice for men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people in resource-limited and hostile settings.
By doing so, we aim to build evidence that shows that community-level interventions which address HIV in combination with other holistic needs can significantly reduce new HIV infections, STI prevalence and AIDS-related mortality. To learn more about our approach, please read our Strategy Paper.
Our small grants programme is our flagship programme, committing a minimum of £1.25million each year to initiatives led by and focused on either MSM or transgender people.
These activities include:
By doing so, we aim to build evidence that shows that community-level interventions which address HIV in combination with other holistic needs can significantly reduce new HIV infections, STI prevalence and AIDS-related mortality. To learn more about our approach, please read our Strategy Paper.
Our small grants programme is our flagship programme, committing a minimum of £1.25million each year to initiatives led by and focused on either MSM or transgender people.
These activities include:
- Our Strategic Grants which inform, strengthen and complement the work of CBOs by focusing on: (i) Evidence Generation; (ii) Capacity Building, and; (iii) Promoting an Inclusive Social & Economic Environment, supporting interventions that are either of a larger scale than our small grants or addressing alternative topics.
- Our Support Grants which support CBOs during periods of acute hostility to the LGBT community
- Other grant making initiatives
- A diverse range of non-financial initiatives including:
- Novel conference activities
- Skills-building workshops
- Forums to engage with other CBOs
- Support for nascent LGBT-led organisations in particularly hostile environments
- Our Associates programme (a dedicated programme of grant managers with a diverse skill set related to HIV from across ViiV Healthcare)
Community-led projects that address one or more of the following issues can apply for a total of £50,000 divided over two years:
- Prevention and testing of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections
- Access, early linkage to and sustained retention in culturally competent care
- Supporting adherence
- Social justice: stigma, discrimination, violence and other human rights violations
- Sustainable capacity building
- Community-level collaborations to address socioeconomic drivers of HIV
For the first time this year, we are also inviting collaborative
proposals to address socioeconomic drivers of HIV. We are inviting
community-based organisations working with MSM and/or transgender people
to collaborate with other organisations that address poverty,
education, employment and training opportunities, inadequate shelter and
food insecurity. These collaborative projects can apply for a total of
£70,000 divided over two years.
