Online Learning – HIV Justice Academy

The HIV Criminalisation Online Course

This course provides a global overview of HIV criminalisation. It will be useful for anyone who is interested in learning more about HIV criminalisation and how to advocate effectively against it.

By the end of the course, you should have understood/or refreshed your understanding of: what HIV criminalisation is and how it fuels stigma toward people with HIV; its adverse impacts on both individual and public health and on human rights, and how that undermines the HIV response; the arguments and evidence to advocate effectively against it; the tools and resources available from the HIV Justice Network (HJN) and its HIV JUSTICE WORLDWIDE (HJWW) partners.

This is a free-to-access online on-demand course available in English, French, Spanish and Russian.

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Third party courses and resources

The following courses and learning materials are available from other organisations that work with us, or who work on issues important to us aimed at a range of different audiences and delivered in different ways. Unless otherwise specified these courses are in English.

AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA)

AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa runs several courses yearly, via their e-learning platform. You will need to sign up using an application process to access these courses. Start dates, eligibility, and the application process information are promoted on their website.

Amnesty International

Amnesty International runs a variety of courses where you can learn more about human rights.

International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD)

INPUD has an online course on Drug Use and Harm Reduction which can be accessed here. It aims to unpack the harm reduction approach, its connection to public health and human rights, and how it works at addressing drug use. This course is delivered in partnership with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

GATE Learning Hub

GATE’s (Global Action for Trans Equality) Learning Hub provides open-access courses designed to provide capacity-building training for trans, gender diverse and intersex organisations across the globe.

Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+)

GNP+ runs various webinars and online courses. Check their website for more information. You may also like to sign up to their newsletter to be kept informed of new courses.

Positive Women’s Network-USA (PWN-USA)

Positive Women’s Network–USA is all about building the leadership of women living with HIV and giving you the tools and resources you need to advocate effectively for the policies and changes that will most improve your lives and communities. Their youtube channel and facebook page contain information on new trainings and other offerings.

The International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC)

This Drug decriminalisation [e]Course has been developed by the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC), Mainline and Health[e]Foundation, and is a free-to-access online learning course open to anyone interested in this important topic. It is available in English, French, Russian and Arabic with more languages in the pipeline.

The Sero Project

The SERO Project (USA) organises a biennial gathering of people living with HIV (PLHIV), HIV policy leaders and other stakeholders. They work in partnership with Positive Women’s Network – USA, Positively Trans, THRIVE SS, and US PLHIV Caucus. HIV is Not a Crime (HINAC) is primarily for those from the USA. HINAC particularly focuses on uplifting the work of PLHIV and PLHIV networks, and grassroots activists and networks engaged in racial, social, economic and gender justice issues.