The Impact of a Multi-country Harm Reduction Advocacy Grant in South-East Asia

Harm Reduction Advocacy in Asia, or HRAsia, is a Global Fund multi-country grant that has provided funding and technical support for advocacy in Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The programme focused on removing legal barriers, community systems strengthening and the gathering and use of strategic information for advocacy. It has helped to change hearts and minds, and ultimately policies and practices related to drug use and harm reduction. Communities of people who use drugs have become more meaningfully involved in advocacy and service provision.