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Meet our November Harm Reduction #Heroineofthemonth: Mona Doiron from Canada.
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WHRIN continues to advocate for feminist, inclusive, and community-led harm reduction that centres women and gender-diverse people as experts of their own experiences.

Our message at WHRIN is simple: when communities lead and when our language reflects inclusion and humanity, harm reduction becomes not only effective but truly transformative.”

Yet, through community-led initiatives like shelters, mobile outreach, and peer support, women continue to show extraordinary resilience.

it’s a reflection of respect, relevance, and equality. In my reflection from Ukraine and the EECA region, I shared how women who use drugs face two wars: the war on drugs and the armed conflict.

“I spoke on behalf of WHRIN about why language and inclusivity matter in harm reduction. The words we use shape policies, practices, and people’s lives. Inclusive language, such as saying parents instead of mothers, or breastfeeding or chestfeeding, isn’t just semantics;

Representing WHRIN and our Strategic Advisory Body, Vielta Parkhomenko highlighted why inclusive language and community leadership matter.

YouTube video by WHRINetwork Vielta Parkhomenko at INHSU 2025 Conference (1)

At the INHSU 2025 Conference, WHRIN participated in the discussion space organised by Women4GlobalFund, dedicated to exploring how language, storytelling, and gender-transformative advocacy can reshape harm reduction programmes. Watch here:
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Vielta Parhomenko speaks about her work in gender responsive harm reduction at INHSU today.
Together we can do anything.
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A growing compilation — see the newer contributions from Brazil USA, Canada, Scotland, Mexico, Thailand and Bolivia. In combination, the series showcases good practices across a range of gender-responsive harm reduction approaches around the world.
Read: whrin.site/publication/...
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Dont miss this hybrid event.

Meet our October Harm Reduction #Heroineofthemonth: Saw Thandar Aung (Ma Saw) from Myanmar.
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Please submit your proposal well in advance of the deadline. Join the campaign and submit your proposal here: whrin.site/event/evawud...
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Introducing the September harm reduction #heroineofthemonth, Manoela from Brazil.
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On International Overdose Awareness Day, WHRIN calls attention to the need for immediate gender specific responses to address the overdose epidemic.
Read the statement: drive.google.com/file/d/1FAzS...
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The EVAWUD25 toolkit is launched today. Please share widely and join us in actions, big or small, to end violence against women and gender diverse people who use drugs.

Join the campaign: whrin.site/event/evawud...

Applications due by October 6.
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Introducing the August harm reduction #heroineofthemonth, Alicia.
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A new contribution to the WHRIN good practice series explores the Community of Women who Use Drugs and the Libertas Program in Bolivia - highlighting community-led responses to criminalisation and ststeminc violence faced by women who use drugs.
Read more: whrin.site/2025/07/31/c...
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The latest WHRIN good practice in gender responsive harm reduction featuring PCF in Chiang Rai, Thailand. Read about how they meet challenges around ethnic minorities and more here: whrin.site/2025/07/31/p...
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Arina Kizym for WHRIN harm reduction #heroineofthemonth
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SDP with a focus on women and gender expansive people 2025 defiantly demonstrated collective resistence and solidarity.
You can read and share the global summary report here: whrin.site/campaign/sdp...
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WHRIN join Harm Reduction International, Amnesty International and many other organisations to call on UNODC and CND to condemn the use of the death penalty for drug-related offences.
Please read more here: hri.global/publications...
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Hekima – A shelter model for women who use drugs and who face violence In Kenya, HIV prevalence is highly concentrated among sex workers and women who inject drugs (at 26% and 36% respectively). Both women who use drugs and sex workers face heightened risk of all forms o...

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Hekima – A shelter model for women who use drugs and who face violence In Kenya, HIV prevalence is highly concentrated among sex workers and women who inject drugs (at 26% and 36% respectively). Both women who use drugs and sex workers face heightened risk of all forms o...

Worldwide, people who use drugs experiencing violence are turned away at a time when they are most at risk unless abstaining from drug use status.

The low threshold Hekima model promotes client autonomy and peer leadership, recognising each individual as the expert on their own life.

For SDP with a focus on women and gender expansive people, 2025, Women Nest take opportunity to launch a report outlining their successful shelter project named “Hekima” - the Swahili word for “Wisdom”.

อ่านฉบับภาษาไทยได้ที่: drive.google.com/file/d/18VSF...

To read in English: drive.google.com/file/d/1BFJB...
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We must change this. Together, we can dismantle punitive policies and build a more just and humane world.”
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