News

Read below for APC-related news, partner announcements, and information on new or existing RFAs.

2014

Campaign to Strengthen Partnership between Business and NGO Sectors Launched
May 22, 2014 | Article

APC and the Guyana Business Coalition against HIV and AIDS (GBCHA) launched a campaign to expand and strengthen collaboration between Guyana's business sector and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) responding to HIV and AIDS in May 2014.

New campaign being launched against HIV/AIDS
May 21, 2014 | Article

APC, in collaboration with the Guyana Business Coalition against HIV and AIDS (GBCHA), will launch a campaign to expand and strengthen collaboration between Guyana’s business sector and NGOs responding to HIV/AIDS.

National response required maintaining gains in combating HIV/AIDS
May 19, 2014 | Article

APC, in collaboration with the Guyana Business Coalition against HIV and AIDS (GBCHA), launched a campaign to expand and strengthen collaboration between Guyana’s business sector and the NGOs responding to HIV and AIDS. APC and GBCHA announced that Guyana’s impressive achievements in HIV prevention and treatment have maintained solid declines in new HIV infections – down from 1,258 in 2006 to 758 in 2013 – and AIDS-related deaths.

RFA GH-016 Answers to Questions Available
May 05, 2014 | Announcement

Answers to questions are now available for the APC RFA No. GH-016 – Global Wheelchair Supply Venture. Learn more.

Seva Foundation 2014 Newsletter
April 22, 2014 | Newsletter

This newsletter discusses Seva Foundation’s recent work in combating blindness in developing countries.

Q&A for RFA GH-015
April 17, 2014 | Announcement

A Q&A is available for applications in support of GH-015: Delivering Effective HIV Prevention Services for Key Populations in Guyana. Learn more on the grants page

Technical Consultation on Standard Days Method in Community-Based Family Planning Programs
April 16, 2014 | Event

On Tuesday, December 9, 2014, Advancing Partners & Communities hosted the Standard Days Method (SDM) in Community-Based Family Planning (CBFP) programs Technical Consultation. This meeting featured presentations from global leaders in CBFP and SDM, including country program staff from Mali, India, Rwanda and Uganda.

Q&A for RFA GH-014
April 14, 2014 | Announcement

A Q&A is available for applications in support of GH-014: Wheelchair Secretariat. Learn more on the grants page

Civil Society Organisations have crucial role in supporting HIV fight, says activist
April 06, 2014 | Article

This article reports on the work that Comforting Hearts and other organizations have done to support HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention in Guyana.

Community Health Systems Catalog Launched
March 06, 2014 | Announcement

APC is pleased to launch the Community Health Systems Catalog! Explore and compare country community health systems and policies. Learn more

The USAID Child Blindness Program
March 05, 2014 | Announcement

This announcement describes the Child Blindness Program and lists the grantees, including Seva Foundation, under the program.

Sightsavers Focus Magazine
March 01, 2014 | Newsletter

This magazine showcases Sightsavers’ work including a story about a boy in Bangladesh who had his vision restored by Sightsavers.

1 Million Health Workers Campaign Blog
February 18, 2014 | Blog

This blog outlines HealthRight International’s work to build lasting access to health for excluded communities. HealthRight works closely with communities and establishes local partnerships to deliver health services, while providing training and equipment to improve systems and enable their partners to deliver services on their own.

NP01: National Female Community Health Volunteer Survey
February 07, 2014 | Announcement

Answers to questions amended again on February 6, 2014, for the invitation to bid NP01, National Female Community Health Volunteer Survey. Please see the grants page for more information.

Q&A for RFA GH-012
February 05, 2014 | Announcement

Answers to questions for RFA GH-012, Providing Technical Assistance to Integrate Family Planning into Conservation Programs within the Lake Victoria Basin, are available. See the grants page for the Q&A.

CVC/COIN announces first round of HIV grants in Guyana
January 29, 2014 | Article

The Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition (CVC) and the Centre of Integral Orientation and Investigation (COIN) joined forces to implement the Caribbean Vulnerabilised Groups Project, a five-year regional project which responds to HIV and AIDS among Caribbean sex workers, MSM, socially excluded youth, drug users, and prisoners. The project, currently in its second phase, now includes Guyana, Suriname, and Haiti and is funded by the Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) - Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) Round 9 Grant.

RFA GH-013 - Leahy War Victims Fund TEAM Project
January 27, 2014 | Announcement

Answers to questions for RFA GH-013, Leahy War Victims Fund TEAM Project, are available. See the grants page for updates.

Linden Care Foundation lauded for invaluable contribution to HIV/AIDS fight
January 25, 2014 | Article

This news article reports U.S. Ambassador David Robinson’s remarks about LCF’s HIV/AIDS work in Guyana at LCF’s annual awards dinner.

Partnerships for Every Child is implementing the project “Children in Moldova are cared for in safe and secure families”
January 01, 2014 | Announcement

This announcement reports on the project funded by APC to improve the safety, wellbeing, and development of highly vulnerable children, particularly those who are living without adequate family care.

2013

A.I.D.S. confident Guyana could sustain HIV programmes
December 09, 2013 | Article

According to Artistes in Direct Support (A.I.D.S) Executive Director Desiree Edghill, Guyana has the ability to sustain many of the HIV-related programmes being funded by international donor agencies as the country continues the fight against the disease.