ARV User Association (AUA) is a community-based organization that was formed by a group of people living with HIV with 86% of AUA’s current staff living with HIV, 60% of their management team are women, and many staff comes from ethnic backgrounds. AUA plays an important role in coordinating different stakeholder groups where they bring together government and civil society representatives, service providers, and community members to advocate for human rights and access to quality healthcare. AUA builds capacity and leadership within the community by training and employing People Living with HIV (PLHIV). This is unique among HIV/AIDS organizations in Cambodia in that our staff works directly alongside healthcare providers. AUA’s triage teams support patient reception, case management, referrals, and partner tracing and testing, while our counselors and group organizers offer targeted social support that focuses on treatment adherence and positive prevention. AUA also provides financial and in-kind support for greatest-need patients.  

“Our voice, our community” is the continuation project working with people living with HIV (PLHIV) through forming an inclusive self-help group including women, youth, elderly, people with disabilities, sex and entertainment workers, and LGBTQI. In this phase, this project aims to strengthen the influencing capacity, amplify their work and have ownership of their inclusive self-help groups.  It’s intended to support the 4 self-help groups able to challenge issues on their own, improve their confidence to speak up, be open, and be able to advocate for their need and issues to be addressed.    

Key expectation 1: Inclusive SHG from 4 target areas have increased knowledge and capacity on advocacy skills and can lead define their long-term goal for the sustainability of their group.  

Key expectation 2: The inclusive SHGs can share knowledge with their members, strengthening their group through mobilization meetings and reflection.  

Key expectation 3: Conduct influencing advocacy, lobbying, and mobilizing resources to promote their voices and visibility without discrimination through community campaigns and social media.  

Key expectation 4: Peer to peers intervention support and counseling on domestic violence through an innovative referral system.