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!
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Meet the WHRIN harm reduction heroine of the month, Estimée from Burundi.
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Check and share the WHRIN statement here: drive.google.com/file/d/1fq5L...
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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.
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.
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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...)
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Read the full report: whrin.site/campaign/eva...
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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!
Meet the WHRIN harm reduction heroine of the month, Bee (Varissara Joopor) from Thailand.
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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!
Read the full report: drive.google.com/file/d/1tg6T...
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See our blog on why accountability matters and how we can collectively build safer, more ethical harm reduction environments: whrin.site/2025/12/15/a...
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Harm reduction cannot flourish in environments where people—especially women and gender-diverse advocates—experience fear, silencing, or coercion.
Message from WHRIN Chair regarding EVAWUD.
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To apply: forms.gle/PZVi6WVoAWqS...
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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.
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.
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.
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Oluwafisayo Alao from the WHRIN SAB is in Ghana at the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa.
Meet the WHRIN harm reduction heroine of the month, Lilian Nduku from Kenya.
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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.
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Today is day 1 of #EVAWUD25.
Ending gender-based violence means ending harmful drug policies. Wishing everyone a potent #EVAWUD impact.
Meet our November Harm Reduction #Heroineofthemonth: Mona Doiron from Canada.
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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.
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.”
Yet, through community-led initiatives like shelters, mobile outreach, and peer support, women continue to show extraordinary resilience.
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.
“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;
Representing WHRIN and our Strategic Advisory Body, Vielta Parkhomenko highlighted why inclusive language and community leadership matter.
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...
