Positive Women Network (PWN+)

Positive Women Network (PWN+) is an All-India network of HIV positive women, focused on improving the quality of life of women and children living with HIV/AIDS. PWN+ is based in Chennai (Tamilnadu, India) and presently has state-level member networks in seven states of India. The women support one another, fight for their rights, and sensitize society about their needs. PWN+ builds capacities, increases access to rights, develops partnerships and advocates for programme and policy change. To serve its mission and achieve is vision, it has formulated five core strategies for its programmes, projects and other initiatives.

All PWN+ strategies take a rights-based approach, are rooted in greater involvement of people with HIV/AIDS (GIPA), are sensitive to gender issues and reduce stigma and discrimination. The five core strategies of PWN+ are:

• Strengthen community outreach systems to identify and enhance the greater involvement and participation of women living with HIV/AIDS (WLHA)
• Scale up advocacy initiatives based on the experiences of WLHA, and the innovative strategies and interventions undertaken by the Positive Women Network and each of the state chapters
• Network with like-minded, supportive and influential institutions, stakeholders and groups that can address the concerns of WLHA
• Improve delivery mechanisms and modalities of all types of services for women vulnerable to, and living with HIV/AIDS
• Expand capacity building programmes and to work through WLHA wherever possible

For more information visit www.pwnplus.org