ANNUAL REVIEW 2011 – 2012

THE END OF AIDS?

CAMPAIGNINGLOBBYINGPOLICY

Our membership 3

Timeline 2011-12 2

Foreword and letter fromour Director and Chair 1

Producing policy papersto understand and engagewith the UK Government:

Girls and Women:Mainstreaming HIV andAIDS into DFID’s strategicvision; Fighting TB/HIVco-infection: realisingcommitments throughintegrated programming;Past Due: Remunerationand social protection forcaregivers in the context ofHIV and AIDS 7

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GUIDING POLICY

Our Stocktake Report 4

Investing in Communitiesto Achieve Results 4

David Cairns: a tribute 4

Highlights fromthe Working Groups 5

Care and Support Indicators 5

Value for money inthe AIDS response 5

Keeping faith with HIV 5

Providing online resources:HIV Code of Good Practiceand the AIDSPortal 6

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Why join? 3

CAMPAIGNING

Highlighting an historicopportunity: The Endof AIDS film 9

Real story:Mohammed Barry 10

Fighting for Accessto Medicines 10

World AIDS Day1.12.2011 9

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Financial report andWord from our Treasurer 11

People 11

PROMOTING AN EFFECTIVE GLOBAL RESPONSE TO HIV AND AIDS

Supporting the InternationalResponse: The Global Fundin crisis 9

Engaging with global leaders:the High Level Meetingon AIDS (HLM) 8

Holding the UK Governmentto account: our responseto DFID’s Position Paperon HIV and AIDS 8

The All Party ParliamentaryGroup on HIV and AIDS(APPG) 8

Annie Lennox meetsAndrew Mitchellon World AIDS Day 8

FOREWORD AND LETTER FROM OUR CHAIR AND DIRECTOR 1

The global responseto HIV and AIDS isat a crossroads andas a result, the Con-sortium and its StopAIDS Campaign hasnever been busier ormore necessary.

In 2011, for the first time in history, westarted using the phrase “the beginning ofthe end of AIDS” in our advocacy andcampaign work. This phrase, 30 years inthe making, is above all a reward for theactivism and intelligence of people livingwith HIV and their allies. It renews ourhope that the promises made in our nameby our Government and by the organis-ations we work for, will be fulfilled.

And yet, rather than galvanise us, there is arisk that the opposite will happen: that UKGovernment and UK civil society will reactwith complacency in the mistaken beliefthat the challenges of HIV and AIDS arebehind us. At this very moment ofopportunity, the global response to HIVand AIDS has become uniquely vulnerable,and so too has the Consortium. Our fundingfrom DFID is coming to an end, andour members are finding it harder andharder to raise the funds to sustain theirmembership contributions.

Ironically, we havenever been busier, orour Working Groupsbetter attended. ThisAnnual Review givesinsight in to this, andyou must be the judgeof whether our work isstill of value. For ourpart, we resolve to continue to worktirelessly, and we look to do this inpartnership with you, drawing on the fullforce of our growing membership of 80 UK-based organisations.

People often express surprise when theylearn that the staff team is just four people– and I hope you feel this as well. It is ofcourse, a reflection of how much you andthe wider membership contribute, areminder of how much can be achievedwhen we dedicate ourselves to workingtogether to maximise the benefit for peopleliving with HIV in the developing world.

Thank you for all you have done in 2011-12.We very much look forward to working withyou in 2012-13.

Mike Podmore, ChairBen Simms, Director

The end of AIDS is not free.Nor is it expensive,it is priceless.Michael Sibidé Executive Directorof UNAIDS, July 2012

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We see the beginning of theend of the AIDS pandemic.Prime Minister David Cameron,March 2012

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The Consortium is a network of over 80not-for-profit, faith-based and academic agencies.Based in the UK, with strong links to governments,international and multilateral agencies, theConsortium has been working at the heartof the response to HIV and AIDS since 1986.

Our vision is to promote an effective global respo-nse to HIV and AIDS. Our mission is to encourage,initiate and support collective action byUK civil society.

We work with urgency to maintain UK leadershipin the response to HIV and AIDS. With 7 millionpeople still living without access to treatment,and funding declining our message has neverbeen more urgent or necessary.

The Consortium achieves its impact throughits membership, which works directly with morethan 130 million people worldwide, and byengaging decision-makers across thegovernmental, non-governmental andprivate sectors.

Who is the Consortium? What does it do?

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Our membership with theConsortium is helping usto raise the profile of HarmReduction with the widerinternational HIV/AIDSsector. The Consortiumalways strives to ensureit is meeting the needsof its members byproviding opportunitiesto meet with donors,building relationshipswith new partners andadvocating for the concernsof the membership.We are looking forwardto continuing ourwork together.

Maria Phelan,Harm ReductionInternational

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TIMELINE 2011-12 3

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The Consortium leads UKcivil society engagement atthe United Nations GeneralAssembly Twenty-sixthSpecial Session (UNGASS)

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Launch of Consortium Stocktake Report

DFID publish Position Paper on HIV/AIDS

Quarterly meeting focuses on Harm Reduction

UNGASS High Level Meeting on AIDS in New York

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Value for money meeting with DFIDand the World Bank at Birkbeck College

The UK Consortium becomes host ofthe HIV Code of Good Practice forNGOs responding to HIV and AIDS

Comic Relief present to members as part of our Donor Dialogue series

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Launch of TB/HIV Working Group

Stop AIDS Campaign hits World of Music Arts and Dance (WOMAD)

SSEEPPTTEEMMBBEERRGareth Thomas MP speaks at our AGM

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A United Voice papercompleted

Student Stop AIDSSpeakers’ Tour

Faith Working GroupLambeth PalaceConference and KeepingFaith publication

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Faith Working Group focuses on faith healing

David Cairns Foundation appeal for SMUG hits £10K

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World AIDS Day focuses on the End of AIDS messaging

International Conference onAIDS and STIs in Africa takesplace in Ethiopia/Addis Ababa

Stop AIDS Campaign website launched

Johnson & Johnson targeted

Gender Working GroupAdvocacy paper

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Launch of the new Consortium website

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Investing in Communitiesto Achieve Results seminarwith World Bank and DFID

EU-India Free Trade Agreementprotest

Quarterly meeting on HIV and AIDS in prison.

Novartis demonstration

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Stop AIDS Campaign day of action focuses on GlaxoSmithKline

Launch of 3 Policy briefsGirls and Women:Mainstreaming HIV andAIDS into DFID’s strategicvision, Fighting TB/HIVCo-infection, and PastDue: Remuneration and social protection for caregivers in thecontext of HIV and AIDS

Completion of phase 1 ofthe indicators project

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Death of David Cairns MP Chairof the APPG on HIV and AIDS

Understanding Communities’Contribution Paper release

The World Bank

Why join?Our members share a desire to increaseknowledge and understanding of HIV and AIDSand to add their weight to the collective effort tobring about an end to the epidemic. By unitingwith others, Consortium members are able toaccess decision-makers, Government and

multilateral agencies. They are also able tosupport a strong UK advocacy voice for UniversalAccess to HIV prevention, treatment, care andsupport. The Consortium offers great scope forprofessional development.

Membership is open to all UK-based civil society organ i s ati ons that are concernedabout issues of HIV/AIDS and international develop ment. If you wish to become a member, contact the Consortium Secretariat at angela@aidsconsortium.org.uk

Our membership benefits thelives of over 130 million peopleworldwide and is an outstandingsource of exper tise on heal thand inte rn a t ional development.In partnership with memb ersand external agencies, andthrough hosting online plat -forms that provide reso u rces forbest practice, the UK Consor -tium is at the forefront ofdeveloping evid ence-basedresponses appro a ch ed across itsmembership.

In Focus

In 2011-2012 the Consor tiumfacilitated dozens of regularmeetings with the WorkingGroups, became the host of theHIV Code of Good Practice, andmaintained the AIDSPortal. Weproduced a Stocktake Rep ort,partnered the World Bank onthe commu nity res ponse to HIV,started an ambitious project todevelop globally recognised careand support indicators and pur -sued our work on value for money.

Early 2011 was a timeof sadness at theConsortium. DavidKato of SexualMinorities Uganda

(SMUG) was brutally murdered in March andin May David Cairns MP, chair of the APPGon HIV and AIDS, died of acute pancreatitis.David’s partner, Dermot Kehoe, workedtirelessly to establish the David CairnsFoundation and adopted SMUG as one of itsfirst benefici aries. More than 150 peopleattended the Foundation Thanksgivingdinner. The Speak er of the House, JohnBercow, intro duced our End of AIDScampaign video, talking moving ly about thework of SMUG and David Cairns’ support forLGBT rights. £10,000 was passed by theFoundation to enable SMUG to estab lish thefirst-ever medical facility for the LBGTcommunity in Kampala.

David Cairns:a tribute

At the beginning of the year the Consortiumpublished A Stocktake Report to inform UKengagement at the UN High Level Meeting(HLM) on AIDS in June 2011. Featuring thework of many Consortium member agencies, the report is both a celebration of what hasbeen achieved by our members, and a reminder of why it is so important that wemaintain our focus and follow-through onthe commitments we have made. Publishedto coincide with the 30th anniversary of the identification of the HIV virus and withthe 25th anniversary of the Consortium, the publication articulates the strengths and comparative advantage of the UK civilsociety response to HIV since 2001 andprovided a basis on which to organise ouradvocacy messages at the HLM.

Our Stocktake Report

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More than 70 people gathered in London onFebruary 15th/16th to study the findings of a ground-breaking evaluation into theimpact communities have on the HIV andAIDS response. Spearheaded by the WorldBank in partnership with DFID and the UKConsortium, the evaluation took place overthree years and included 11 studies from eightcountries. Its aim was to test the hypothesisthat a strong community response contributesto a stronger national AIDS response and improved AIDS-related outcomes. The Consortium is now working withdelegates to ensure the findings are utilisedeffectively by donors, multilateral agenciesand civil society itself. We are especially keento draw the links between the research and theUNAIDS Strategic Investment Framework.Investing in communities videos:http://bit.ly/Un9npG

Investing in Communities to Achieve Results

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flows in particular, was directly rele v -

ant to my work with the Inter Age n cy

Task Team on Children Affec ted by

AIDS that was looking at mecha n isms

for improving the flow of reso u rces

to community based organisat ions

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Stuart Kean, World Vision International

David was an outstanding advocatefor people living with HIV andsomeone we got to know well throughhis work as Chair of the APPG onHIV and AIDS. He inspired supportfrom all corners of parliament. TheAIDS community has lost one of itsmost talented parliamentary leadersexactly at a moment when suchenergy and leadership is neededmost. We will miss him deeply.Ben Simms, Director, UK Consortium on AIDS andInternational Development

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Value for Money (VfM) in the AIDS response

The deepening global economic recessionhas made the need to reflect on the value for money of HIV/AIDS programming of UKNGOs an even greater imperative. The Consortium in partnership with theInternational HIV/AIDS Alliance initiatedseveral meetings on VfM. In July 2011 ameeting focused on the structuring of VfMdiscussions around the UNAIDS StrategicInvestment Framewo rk, with the emphasison community mobili s ation as a criticalenabler. Experts on VfM methodology,donors and programme managers debatedand assessed costing and measurementchallenges. The Consortium together withthe UK Mission to the UN hosted a VfM sideevent meeting at the June 2011 High Levelmeeting in New York where theConsortium’s Director spoke alongsideMinister Stephen O’Brien. In November, the“Making NGO development HIV/AIDS datamore accessible” meeting aimed atencouraging NGOs to become moretransparent and making their data availableto both donors and beneficiaries.

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Throughout the year, our Working Groups addressed core thematic areas Care and Support Indicators

The Care and Support Indicators project ispart of the long-standing involvement of the Care & Support Working Group (C&SWG) in the development of quality indi -cators on care and support. The project isfunded by DFID and The Diana, Princess ofWales Memorial Fund. The set of indic atorswill cover all components of com p rehen sivecare and support, caregivers, OVC andpalliative care, and be used at national,regionally and global level. The project is intwo phases – the first (comp leted in March2012) uses a blanket appr oach to assesscurrent indicators – the sec ond will seek topilot test a set of indicators.

FAITH WORKING GROUPPUBLICATION OF KEEPING FAITH REPORT

THE INFLUENCE OF FAITH HEALERS WORK WITH AHPN AND THE LONDON MAYOR’S OFFICE

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The report –Keeping Faith withHIV was launched ata conference atLambeth palace on October the 10thattended by HIV

experts from both faith-based and secularorganisations, including: Progressio, CAFOD,Christian Aid, INERELA+, International HIVFund, Islamic Relief, Tearfund, DFID and theWorld Bank. Keeping Faith is a confidentassertion of the contribution made by faith-based organisations (FBOs) to the challengesof combating stigma and increasing access toHIV prevention, treatment, care and support.http://bit.ly/RQQNX8

Keeping faithwith HIV

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Andrew MitchellUK Secretary of State for International Development

The HIV Code of Good Practice

In July we were proud to become the host of the HIV Code of Good Practice for NGOsresponding to HIV/AIDS. Developed by NGOsfor NGOs and with 478 signatories, the Codehelps guide NGO work by providing a framework to which they can commit and be held accountable. Drawing on 20 years of knowledge and experience, the Code setsout key principles, practice and evidence baserequired for successful responses to HIV. This Code can be used to inspire organisat -ional change, provide a framework for collab -orative partnerships, inform the devel opment,implementation and evaluation of evidence-informed programmes and advocacy.http://www.hivcode.org/

The AIDSPortal

The AIDS Portal is a global initiative that aims to facilitate greater knowledgesharing and networking among organisationsinvolved in the response to HIV and AIDS.The portal strives to promote a more efficientand effective global response to HIV and AIDS. With content available in morethan 50 languages, averaging 20,000 uniquevisits each month, the AIDSPortal website isflourishing under the moderation of RichardWalker and with technical support fromKwantu.http://www.aidsportal.org/

DFID greatly values the contribution

the UK Consortium has made

in leading strategic civil society

engag ement to advance important

issues including strengthening the

evidence base on the community

response, sharpening the focus

on value for money, and integrating

HIV and SRH. The ability of

the Consortium to harness the

expertise, energy and voices of

a range of partners greatly enriches

the global response to HIV.

Anna Seymour, DFID

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Providing online resources

Consortium members play a leading role in formulatingpolicy. Our publications reflectpositions developed through our network of Working Groupsand serve as a sprin gboard forengaging decision- makers inthe UK and globa lly. We are apartner to mem b ers and otheragencies in the dissemination of policy findings and evidence-based research.

In Focus

In the past year, we broke newground in deve loping collectivedecisions to use policy tounderstand and engage with the UK Govern ment’s strategicvision and current priorities.We produced three policypapers focusing on integ ratingHIV within broader health and human rights responses. We have since been workingwith DFID’s staff to look at how these papers inform thedelivery and monit or ing of their commitments.

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Past Due:Remuneration and social protection for caregivers in the context of HIV and AIDS

In sub-Saharan Africa, an estimated 90% of care for people living with HIV and AIDS is done in the home by family or community-based caregivers. The policy paper considerswho caregivers are and the impact that theirwork has at a personal, community and globallevel. The briefing suggests models of remun -eration that donors, national governmentsand NGOs can use to compensate caregivers.

Girls and Women:Mainstreaming HIVand AIDS into DFID’sstrategic vision

This paper demonstratesprogrammatic approacheswhich DFID’s gender team could include in the implementation of their StrategicVision programme of work to ensure an effective HIV and AIDS response ismainstreamed into their objectives. Thesepriority areas are: delay the first pregnancyand support safe childbirth; get economicassets direct to girls and women; get girlsthrough secondary school and preventviolence against women and girls.

Fighting TB/HIV Co-infection: realisingcommitments through integratedprogramming

In 2010 TB caused an estimated 350,000 deaths among people living with HIV, yetfunding commitments for TB and HIV arenot being met. Published to coincide withWorld TB Day, the policy paper highlightsthe rationale for TB/HIV integration andillustrates how DFID is supporting suchintegration at policy and countryprogramming level. It also makesrecommendations on how DFID couldfurther enhance its role and thus deliverresults across DFID’s strategic priorities.

Producing policy papers to understand and engage with the UK Government

Bringing TB/HIV Policy papersto life: Michael Gwaba

Michael Gwaba from Zambia is 43 yearsold and lost both his fiancée and son to AIDS-related illnesses within 6 monthsof each other, one of which was due to TBin 1999. In 2000 he tested HIV+ and wasput on antiretroviral treatment but relied on family funding until he found freetreatment from a government hospital in 2005. Now in good health, Michael is amember of the communities delegation ofthe Global Fund board and ambassador of their Here I am Campaign, and travelsaround the world advocating governments to replenish the fund. Michael accom -panied members of the TB-HIV WorkingGroup to a meeting with DFID where heused his own experience to highlight thefindings of the TB/HIV Co-infection policy paper.

POLICY BRIEFING

FIGHTING TB/HIV CO-INFECTION: REALISINGCOMMITMENTS THROUGH INTEGRATED PROGRAMMING

This policy paper is directly targeted at the UK Depart-

ment for International Development (DFID) country

programme managers and policy officials. In recent

years, DFID has made great steps towards the goal of

universal access and has played a pivotal role in driving

forward the response to HIV, including TB/HIV integra-

tion. The aim of this document is to highlight the

rationale for TB/HIV integration, illustrate how DFID is

supporting such integration at policy and country pro-

gramming level and to make recommendations for how

DFID could further enhance this role – illustrating how

this will ultimately deliver results across DFID’s strategic

priorities by:

• Strengthening health systems

• Reaching the poorest and most vulnerable

• Delivering value for money

• Saving the lives of women and girls

• Reinforcing DFID as a leader in international

development and research agendas

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CONTENTS

Rationale for TB/HIVintegration

Executive summary

Introduction

Challenges toTB/HIV integration

International commitmenttowards integration

DFID commitment towardsTB/HIV integration

Summary andrecommendations to DFID

DFID progressmeasurements

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POLICY BRIEFING

PAST DUE: REMUNERATION AND SOCIAL PROTECTIONFOR CAREGIVERS IN THE CONTEXT OF HIV AND AIDS

March 2012

CONTENTS

Who are the caregivers?

Executive summary

The impact of the workof caregivers

The economic and socialcosts of unpaid caregiving

The personal, socialand political value ofperforming a caring role

Models of compensationfor caregivers

Value for money

Recommendations

The changing profileof community caregiversin the HIV response

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

In sub-Saharan Africa, an estimated 90%of care for people living with HIV and AIDSis done in the home by family orcommunity-based caregivers.1

2011 brought groundbreaking advances in HIVprevention and treatment,2 which, if fully implemented,hold the hope that we can reach the goal of an AIDS-freegeneration. Community mobilisation and servicedelivery have been identified by the UNAIDS InvestmentFramework and its Treatment 2.0 agenda as centralstrategies in realising this goal. Family and communitycaregivers have been at the heart of the communityresponse to HIV since the beginning of the epidemic.Evidence has shown that the services they provide haveplayed a significant role in helping to scale upantiretroviral (ARV) treatment and tuberculosis (TB)therapy, as well as linking patients to care and testing.3

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Michael Gwamba

The policy paper developed by theCare and Support Working Groupthis year consolidated our positionon the issue of remuneration,enabling us to engage policy anddecision-makers on a global stagewith our message that care workersshould not be exploited for the vitalwork that they do. It is a fabulousexample of how members can usethe Consortium to increase their impact.

Claire Morris, Help the Hospices,Co-chair of the Care and SupportWorking Group

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We recognise that we areentering a crucial stage in theAIDS response. Innovations in science, evidence-basedprogramming and financialinvestment have all reapedbenefits. More than 8 millionpeople are now receivingtreatment yet some nine millionpeople still don’t have access to it. With internationalattention shifting away fromHIV and funding decreasing, the role of the Consortium in keeping HIV on the political agenda has never been more important.

In Focus

The Consortium workstirelessly to engage decision-makers and secure sustainedUK leadership in the responseto HIV and AIDS globallylooking in particular at human rights and gender,HIV and broader health, the role of communities and access to medicines.

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The UK Consortium on AIDS andInternational Development plays a unique and critical role in bringingtogether a diverse range of organisationsto ensure that HIV does not becomeyesterday’s story and remains on theagenda of policy makers. As Chair of theAll Party Parliamentary Group on HIVand AIDS, I have greatly appreciated the expertise of the Consortium and itsworking groups in highlighting the keyissues affecting people living with HIVacross the world.

The Consortium and its members played aprominent role at the HLM, which broughttogether 3,000 delegates including 30 Heads of State, Government and Vice Presidents at the UN. The Consortiumformulated member-wide messages; took aseat as part of the official UK delegation; co-hosteda side-event with Minister StephenO’Brien on Value for Money; and completedthe Stocktake Report examining thecontribution of UK civil society over the pastten years. Consortium members had muchto celebrate when world leaders, includingthe UK Government, recommitted to getting15 million people on treatment by 2015.

Engaging with global leaders:the 2011 High Level Meetingon AIDS (HLM)

Membership contributions are used to part-fund the APPG on HIV and AIDS, a back -bench cross-party group of MPs and Peers inthe UK Par liament at Westminster. We haveheld 9 public meetings with the APPG ontopics inclu ding the Global Fund, HIV/TBcoinfection, PMTCT and the challenges ofbuilding a new nation in South Sudan. APPGmembers have been highly active in defend -ing the righ ts of key populations, in partic -ular speak ing out against the abuses ofsexual minorities in Uganda.

Holding the UK Governmentaccountable

In May, the Consortium engaged DFID on the drafting of Towards zero infections:The UK’s position paper on HIV in thedeveloping world, surveying membersto establish clear messages and providing a platform for discussions with the DFIDAIDS & Reproductive Health Team. The paper, which outlines the impact DFIDaims to achieve through its bi-lateral andmulti-lateral funding, is the main tool forthe Consortium in monitoring DFID’s roleas the world’s second largest donor on HIV and AIDS.

Paper available at: http://bit.ly/Nfgpvi

Holding the UK Governmentto account: our response to DFID’s Position Paper on HIV and AIDS

Annie Lennox meets AndrewMitchell on World AIDS Day

Memory Sachikonye (i-Base), Chris Bain(CAFOD) and Annie Lennox met withAndrew Mitchell on behalf of the Stop AIDSCampaign and Act V, calling on the UK to lead the effort to bring an end to AIDS.They presented a letter endorsed by over 30organisations, as well as individuals such asDesmond Tutu and Elton John.

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Pamela Nash MP, Chair of theAPPG on HIV and AIDS

Through our Stop AIDSCampaign, the Consortiumharnesses the leadership of people living with HIV,our members, trade unionsand students across the UK,to raise awareness about theglobal epidemic and camp a -ign for urgently scaled-upinternational action.

In focus

This year we have con s -istent ly battled to keep HIVat the heart of the UK’sinternational devel op mentagenda. We com m iss- ionedthe End of AIDS video, part -i c ip ated at key internat ionalevents and championed therole of the Global Fund toFight AIDS, TB and Malaria.

www.stopaidscampaign.org

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and

Malaria fell into crisis, when a lack of donors’

cash forced it, for the first time in its ten year

history, to cancel a new round of funding

(Round 11). Unable to scale up AIDS, TB or

malaria services until 2014 and currently

undergoing major reforms, the impact of the

crisis on lives could potentially be count ed in

the milli ons. The UK govern ment is one of

the few donors to have paid up what they

committed to deliver. How ever, despite the

‘very good value for money’ rating the

institution recei v ed in the Multilateral Aid

Review (MAR), a decis ion on a signifi cant

increase in the UK contribution is yet to be

announced. We maintained regular meetings

with Simon Bland, the Chair of the Fund,

organ ised a mass lobby of parliament arians

via the Student Stop AIDS Campaign and

submitted written evidence to the Inter -

national Development Select Committee.

Through campaign ing, links with

parliamentarians, and by working closely

with other groups includ ing ONE and

Malaria No More, the Consort ium is putting

pressure on the UK govern ment to increase

its contribution to the fund with urgency.

CAMPAIGNING 9

Our Stop AIDS Campaign Coordinatortravelled with Trunk Films to South Africa,thanks to the support of the Open SocietyFoundation, to make a campaign film high -lighting the historic opportunity to end AIDSwithin a generation. The powerful film givesvoice to people involved in a trial whichbuilds on the new evidence of treatment asprevention. Those set to directly benefit fromthe results tell the story.

http://stopaidscampaign.org/campaign/end-to-aids/

Highlighting an historicopportunity: The End of AIDS film

Coordinating with colleagues from theUSA we pushed to replicate the Obamaadminist ration’s commitment to the newapproach with the UK government. Apositive meet ing with DFID Secretary ofState, Andrew Mitchell, resulted in astrong World AIDS Day message fromDeputy PM Nick Clegg. When PrimeMinister David Cameron travelled to theUSA to meet with Presid ent Obama inMarch 2012 they noted that with “arenewed commitment to the life savingwork of the Global Fund for AIDS, TB andMalaria, we see the beginning of the end of the AIDS pandemic.”

World AIDS Day 1.12.2011

World AIDS Day 2011

Supporting the internationalresponse: The Global Fund in crisis

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Real Story: Mohammed Barry, 20, Gambia

After a playground injury at the age of 7,Mohammed was infected with HIV through ablood transfusion. Today, he portrays theyoung face of the AIDS epidemic in Africa,advocating openly for both access totreatment and the protection and promotionof the rights and welfare of People Living withHIV in Africa. He is a Co-founder of theGambian Treatment Action Group and serveson other international treatment boards.During the annual Stop AIDS CampaignSpeaker tour, Mohammed explained how hisexperiences have empow er ed him to lobbyand advocate for social justice. He also spokeabout the inequalities in treatment accessand urged pharma ceutical companies to join the Medicines Patent Pool.

Our campaigning efforts to deliver equitableaccess to affordable medicines continued to be fought on many fronts. With coordin -ated efforts from international allies, MSFand Sir Elton John, our network of studentactivists supplemented incredible efforts.Work on the Medicines Patent Pool continuedwith the progress made when Gilead signedthe first licensing change, balanced byJohnson & Johnson’s refusal to joinnegotiations. The EU-India Free Trade Agree -ment (FTA) continues to loom on the horizon,with European Commission negot iatorscontin uing to press for terms which wouldunde - r mine India’s ability to produce genericversions of life-saving HIV drugs. Thesebattles and others continue and the campaignlooks ahead into 2012 with a determination to ensure that the UK and the world do notallow the chance to begin the end of theepidemic to slip away.

Fighting for Access to Medicines

Protest against EU-India Free Trade Agreement

Die in at Novartis

As a member I have greatlyappreciated the leadership that the Consortium has broughtparticularly on the issue of access to medicines. This has embraceddiscussing policy issues (e.g. withDFID) and implem enting some veryinnovative camp ai g ns directed at pharmac eutical companies to encourage them to enter intonegotiations with the MedicinesPatent Pool. In direct follow-updiscussions that I have had personallywith representatives from pharmac -eutical companies they have express -ed how impactful these campaignshave been – more so than from any other country.

David Deakin, Tearfund

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Protest outside Johnson & Johnson

EU India Free Trade Agreement (press coverage)

Patent pool Day of action March 2011

FINANCIAL REPORT AND WORD FROM OUR TREASURER 11

We would like to express ourthanks to the following for the confidence they showedin supporting our work in 2011-12:

The Department for Inter -national Development (DFID),The Monument Trust, The Open Society Institute,The Diana, Princess of WalesMe morial Fund, the EuropeanCommission and GNP+.

The Trustees are pleased with the financialperformance of the Consortium this year.The ability of Consortium staff to fullyspend the restricted grants that have beenreceived meant that reliance on unrestric -ted sources of income to fund activities hasbeen reduced and enabled general reservesto be increased this year. Indeed, the def ic - it of £4k reflects the fact that restrictedin come received in previous years wasfully expended this year. The significantfall in both income and expenditure thisyear is due to the end of the successfulAIDSPortal project in the early part of the year.

The Trustees are pleased that the contin -ued hard work of all of the staff wassucc ess ful in building new and diversifiedforms of funding from a variety of sources. Income from memberships was in line with budget, significant funds werebrought in from consultancy and newgrant relationships continued to be devel -oped. With the ending of the DFID corefunding during the year, it is impor tantthat these sources of income are main - tained and strengthened. The Trustees arealso pleased that expenditure on staff andoffice costs was in line with the budget.

Looking ahead, whilst the positive finan -cial performance in 2011-12 has allowedinvest ment to be made in the new financialyear, we are still operating in a very chall -en ging environment and as such it iscrucial that fundraising efforts continue tobe a priority for all at the Consortium.

Phil Robinson, Treasurer

This summarised statement of income and expenditure for April 2011 – March 2012 is extracted from the fullannual accounts for thisperiod and does not containsufficient informa tion fora full under standing of the financial affairs of the Consortium. The full version, and an Inde pen- dent Examination report can be obtained from the Consortium.

Turnover for this period was£467,757.

This includes funds fromgrant making trusts andnational government.Monies from Member shipfees accounted for 22% of total income, showing a small increase from the previous year.

Total expenditure for thisperiod was £472,147.

APPGA

CARE & SUPPORT

UNHLM

STOP AIDS CAMPAIGN

AIDS PORTAL

USING THE LESSONS FROM HIV RESPONSE

EVALUATION OF THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE

GOVERNANCE

MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT & ADVOCACY

TOTAL SPEND

ACTIVITY TOTALSPEND (£)

32,665

80,812

16,675

112,215

82,715

51,880

21,578

1,800,

400, 340

71,807

472,147

CONTRIBUTIONS FROM MEMBERS AND OBSERVERS

22%

DONA

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S 3%

GRAN

TS A

NDCO

NTRA

CTS

75%

EXPENDITURE

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Ben Simms, Director

Diarmaid McDonald Stop AIDS Campaign Coordinator

Samantha Wilkinson Office Manager (until Novermber 2011)

Sophia SahliOffice Manager (from Novermber 2011)

Richard WalkerCommunications Manager (until August 2011)

Joanna Allan Working Group Coordinator (September – December 2011)

Deborah Laycock Working Group Coordinator (from January 2012)

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Rebecca McDowall

Eleanor Jeffreys

Jessica Hopf

Jessica Drury

Philippa West

Marie-Ophélie Sarrade

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Rhon ReynoldsIAVIResigned February 2012

Dieneke ter Huurne (Chair)IPPFUntil September 2011

Dermott McDonald (Treasurer)Mildmay InternationalUntil September 2011

Catherine MugeUNICEFUntil September 2011

Eunice SinemeyuAHPNResigned December 2011

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Mike Podmore (Chair)HIV/AIDS AllianceElected 2010

Nikki Jeffrey (Vice-Chair)Target TBElected 2010

Nina O’FarrellChristian AidElected 2010

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Ian GovindirAIDS OrphanElected September 2011

Jessie WaldmanRestless DevelopmentElected September 2011

Robin Gornamothers2mothersElected September 2011

Silvia PetrettiPositively UKCo-opted September 2011

Phil Robinson (Treasurer)Co-opted September 2011

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Heather Alcock, Policy Adviser All PartyParliamentary Groupon HIV and AIDS

Please note that theConsortium hosts the APPGon HIV and AIDS legally andis pleased to support partof its operating costs.

We would like to thank Marie-Ophélie Sarrade for heroutstanding in project managingthe production and writing of thisAnnual Review.

We would also like to express our thanks to Nick Keeble, whoundertook a six months consul -tancy with the Consortium duringthis year.

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