Who We Are
Since its creation in 1991, ICASO has facilitated the inclusion and leadership of communities in the effort to bring about an end to the AIDS pandemic, recognizing the importance of promoting health and human rights as part of this undertaking.
Our approach is based on our theory of change, which is made up of four core components: policy analysis and strategic information-gathering, with a particular focus on community-based research; building the capacity of community leaders to act as strong advocates and as stewards of community-based structures for HIV mobilization and engagement; advocacy for accountability, for evidence-based and human rights-based approaches, and for the strategic use of HIV resources for maximum impact; and developing networks to support an HIV movement that contributes more broadly to health, human rights and gender equality.
