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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 5h

Key demands included decriminalisation of drug use, access to GBV and legal services and meaningful involvement of women who use drugs across relevant policy platforms Watch more: youtu.be/wO7p3-eixc0 — #WHRINetwork

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Joint CEDAW intervention: WHRIN with Women Nest, NEXTGEN Lawyers, and RWASH collaborated with KESWA

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 5h

WHRIN, with Kenyan partners: Women Nest, Next Generation Lawyers (NEXTGEN Lawyers) and Rural Women Action on Street Health (RWASH) collaborated with Kenya Sex Workers Alliance (KESWA) on a joint CEDAW intervention.

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Joint CEDAW intervention: WHRIN with Women Nest, NEXTGEN Lawyers, and RWASH collaborated with KESWA

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The EVAWUD26 planning deadline is approaching. Please find the toolkit with hyperlinks and instructions: whrin.site/event/end-vi... We encourage you to submit your plans ahead of the 9 October deadline to allow time for feedback and coordination. — #EVAWUD26 #OrangeTheWorld #WHRINetwork

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End violence against women and gender diverse people who use drugs (EVAWUD26)

November 25 is the international day for elimination of violence against women which marks the beginning of 16 days of action through to December 10, International Human Rights Day. WHRIN encourages i...

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

WHRIN is moving from celebrating a gender responsive harm reduction heroine of the month to each quarter. Our first heroine for the quarter is Josephine Wakimi from Kenya. Please join us in saluting her important work! Explore the heroine series: whrin.site/category-cam... __ #WHRINetwork

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Check out our latest interview with Milestone Initiative for Human Rights and Empowerment (MIHRE) in Nigeria, exploring their journey towards gender-responsive harm reduction since 2023. Read more: whrin.site/2026/09/10/m... — #WHRINetwork

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

This International Overdose Awareness Day, WHRIN and Club Eney call attention to the gender-specific realities of the unnecessarily protracted overdose crisis and the urgent need for peer-led, gender-responsive harm reduction solutions.

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Yesterday at the Womens Networking Zone at AIDS26 Brazil, INWUD and WHRIN presented a session on meaningful inclusion of women who use drugs in the womens movement and in the HIV sector. — #WHRINetwork #Womenusedrugs

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Please check the documentation of gender responsive harm reduction examples in the good practice series here: whrin.site/publication/... 5 opportunities are open! — #WHRINetwork

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Check out the newest blog interview with Odyseus in Slovakia on their gender responsive harm reduction programming. Read more: whrin.site/2026/05/11/o... — #WHRINetwork

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Informed consent for the use of images is critical when working with marginalised populations. Register now: tr.ee/5TY34v -- #WHRINetwork

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Register now for Consent to Be Seen: Use of Identifying Images — a webinar addressing the use of identifiable images. Tuesday, 19 May 2026 | 2:00 PM Perth Register here: tr.ee/5TY34v -- #WHRINetwork

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Meet the WHRIN harm reduction heroine of the month, Sabrina from Italy. — #WHRINetwork

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

WHRIN at Women Deliver event 'Prison is a feminist issue: Why women are criminalised for poverty and status', prompting discussion on the dual and gendered failures of punitive drug policy and of the prison industrial complex. -- #WHRINetwork

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Today at Women Deliver in Melbourne, WHRIN called for solidarity from the global women's movement with women and gender diverse people who use drugs. Women's bodies are not to be regulated by the state. -- #WHRINetwork

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

WHRIN at the 'Fund Movements Not Activities' session at Women Deliver this morning spoke to the importance of global community led organisations. Movement building and 'nothing about us without us' activity links our global community and propels pivotal reforms. — #WHRINetwork

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

SDP with a focus on women and gender diverse people is coming again! Please check out all the kit attachments here: tr.ee/iLjTIz Let's make our collective SDP voice bigger than before for 2026! — #SDP #WHRINetwork

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Please register for this dynamic hybrid event on gendered drug policy. All those who register will automatically receive the event recording. To register for the live stream, please visit: bit.ly/4cHcGr0 See you there! — #WHRINetwork

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Meet the WHRIN harm reduction heroine of the month, Estimée from Burundi. — #WHRINetwork

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

On International Women’s Day 2026, we call for urgent action. Aid cuts and anti-gender actors are threatening essential services for women and gender-diverse people who use drugs. Harm reduction, health, and dignity must be protected.

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Introducing Clemey from South Africa as the latest WHRIN harm reduction heroine. Please click to first read about her work and then to hear her video message. -- #WHRINetwork

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

WHRIN shared the EVAWUD story at a mini-conference organised by the European Drugs and Gender Group. It was amazing to speak to the collective activism worldwide (if you missed it before - see also the amazing EVAWUD25 global report: whrin.site/campaign/eva...) — #WHRINetwork

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Breaking barriers with #EVAWUD25. The biggest EVAWUD yet with 43 inspiring actions showcasing the sustained resilience of activists worldwide. Women and gender expansive people who use drugs standing strong. Together, for safety and dignity!

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Meet the WHRIN harm reduction heroine of the month, Bee (Varissara Joopor) from Thailand. — #WHRINetwork

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Breaking barriers with #EVAWUD25. The biggest EVAWUD yet with 43 inspiring actions showcasing the sustained resilience of activists worldwide.

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Women and gender expansive people who use drugs standing strong. Together, for safety and dignity! Read the full report: drive.google.com/file/d/1tg6T... — #EVAWUD25 #WHRINetwork

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EVAWUD25 - Global action report (pdf).pdf

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Harm reduction cannot flourish in environments where people—especially women and gender-diverse advocates—experience fear, silencing, or coercion.

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

If interested, please complete the online application, specifying clearly that women and gender diverse people living with HIV who use drugs have developed the concept and how the group or organisation will gather to celebrate together.

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Love Positive Women 2026 Micro Grant Projects!!!

For Love Positive Women (LPW) 2026, we are celebrating by offering once again micro grants (**thank you again pantless party goers and artists). This year we are giving away 13 small grants (7 x $500 ...

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

In association with Love Positive Women, WHRIN will provide micro-grants to 2 projects by and for women and gender diverse people who use drugs who are living with HIV.

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Today Fisayo presented on the impact of funding cuts and anti-gender rights ideology on women and gender diverse women who use drugs, calling for tactical unity across the AIDS sector and the womens movement. — #WHRINetwork

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Oluwafisayo Alao from the WHRIN SAB is in Ghana at the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa.

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Meet the WHRIN harm reduction heroine of the month, Lilian Nduku from Kenya. — #WHRINetwork #WomenNest

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Please remember to document a short account of your activity, big or small, to share back to forwhrinetwork@gmail.com by December 15 to be included in the global roundup report. — #EVAWUD25 #OrangeTheWorld #WHRINetwork

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Today is day 1 of #EVAWUD25. Ending gender-based violence means ending harmful drug policies. Wishing everyone a potent #EVAWUD impact.

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Meet our November Harm Reduction #Heroineofthemonth: Mona Doiron from Canada. — #WHRINetwork

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

WHRIN continues to advocate for feminist, inclusive, and community-led harm reduction that centres women and gender-diverse people as experts of their own experiences.

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Our message at WHRIN is simple: when communities lead and when our language reflects inclusion and humanity, harm reduction becomes not only effective but truly transformative.”

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Yet, through community-led initiatives like shelters, mobile outreach, and peer support, women continue to show extraordinary resilience.

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

it’s a reflection of respect, relevance, and equality. In my reflection from Ukraine and the EECA region, I shared how women who use drugs face two wars: the war on drugs and the armed conflict.

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

“I spoke on behalf of WHRIN about why language and inclusivity matter in harm reduction. The words we use shape policies, practices, and people’s lives. Inclusive language, such as saying parents instead of mothers, or breastfeeding or chestfeeding, isn’t just semantics;

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Representing WHRIN and our Strategic Advisory Body, Vielta Parkhomenko highlighted why inclusive language and community leadership matter.

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

At the INHSU 2025 Conference, WHRIN participated in the discussion space organised by Women4GlobalFund, dedicated to exploring how language, storytelling, and gender-transformative advocacy can reshape harm reduction programmes. Watch here: - youtube.com/shorts/2CfmJ... - youtube.com/shorts/GExiV...

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Vielta Parkhomenko at INHSU 2025 Conference (1)

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WHRINetwork @whrinetwork.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Vielta Parhomenko speaks about her work in gender responsive harm reduction at INHSU today. Together we can do anything. Watch more: www.instagram.com/reel/DP0dih5... — #WHRINetwork

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