“Due to gender norms and inequalities, many women and girls lack the social and economic power to control key aspects of their lives, particularly sexual matters. As a result, women are in a difficult, and often impossible, situation when it comes to negotiating with their partners over abstinence, fidelity, or condom use.”

(Excerpt from: UNAIDS, 2006. Increase Women’s Control over HIV Prevention, Issue 4)

GOAL 1: Provide services and outreach programmes to 6,000 female partners of IDUs

GOAL 2: Improve quality of life for 400 women living with HIV through shelter homes

GOAL 3: Increase awareness and knowledge of HIV/AIDS among women living in Malaysia

Residents at a shelter home participating in a spiritual talk

Sharing session at a drop-in centre

Peer Support Group for single mothers