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Community Participation in the Development of Tajikistan’s Country Funding Request to the Global Fund

On 8 June 2026, the Republic of Tajikistan submitted its country funding request to the Global Fund for the 2027-2029 allocation period. An important part of this process was the meaningful participation of community representatives, including people with lived experience of imprisonment and people released from penitentiary institutions. As part of the project “Community at […]

Work of the community of people with lived experience in prison in Kazakhstan

As part of the “Promotion of the Right to Health in Prisons of the EECA Countries” project, the community of people with living experience in prisons was established in Kazakhstan in 2024, bringing together 23 people. In 2025, community representatives registered the ResSocium Public Foundation, which will work in Kazakhstan to ensure the right to […]

A community of people with lived experience in prisons has been established in Uzbekistan.

In the framework of the project “Promotion of the Right to Health in Prisons of EECA Countries”, the community of people with living experiences in prisons was established in Uzbekistan in 2024, bringing together 10 members. A focus group was conducted within the community to identify key needs in enhancing knowledge in areas such as […]

Support and Overdose Prevention Program for Released Prisoners in Georgia

As part of the project “Sustainability of Services for Key Populations in EECA region“, Georgia successfully implemented an initiative to introduce a post-release support program aimed at overdose prevention. This initiative addresses critical issues related to psychoactive substance use and the heightened risk of overdose among recently released people. Comprehensive training sessions were conducted in […]

Bill to Abolish 25% Tax on Prisoners’ Wages Passes First Reading in Ukraine

In 2024, as part of the project “Sustainability of Services for Key Populations in EECA region“, a draft law was developed in Ukraine to abolish the regulation imposing an additional 25% tax on the wages of incarcerated people. To advocate for this change, official appeals were submitted to key government bodies, including the Cabinet of […]