Signatories461 NGOs support the Code

International Council of AIDS Service Organisations (ICASO)

Website:
www.icaso.org
Country:
Canada
Type of organisation:
Network of AIDS Service Organisations
Description:

Founded in 1991, the International Council of AIDS Service Organisations' (ICASO) mission is to mobilise and support diverse community organisations to build an effective global response to HIV and AIDS. This is done within a vision of a world where people living with and affected by HIV and AIDS can enjoy life free from stigma, discrimination, and persecution, and have access to prevention, treatment and care.

Framed by its vision, mission and guiding principles, ICASO's work is shaped by a set of Strategic Directions (2007-11) that include:

  • Building community sector capacity to advocate
  • Advocating for the effective implementation of universal access to comprehensive HIV and AIDS services
  • Mobilising and strengthening community sector partnerships and networks
  • Developing a stronger, more effective organisation and network

The ICASO network of networks operates globally, regionally and locally, and reaches over 100 countries internationally. ICASO operates from its International Secretariat in Canada and through Regional Secretariats  based in five continents:

  • African Council of AIDS Service Organisations (AfriCASO)
  • AIDS Action Europe (AAE)
  • Asia-Pacific Council of AIDS Service Organisations (APCASO)
  • Latin America and the Caribbean Council of AIDS Service Organisations (LACCASO)
  • North American Council of AIDS Service Organisations (NACASO)

 

ICASO is a long-standing Champion of the Code:
  • ICASO was involved in the initial development of the Code
  • Sumita Banerjee, a Senior Program Manager at ICASO, is a member of the current Code Steering Committee
  • In partnership with AfriCASO, ICASO developed one of the intial checklists for the Code Self-Assessment Tool, focusing on HIV Prevention

Champion NGO