Here you’ll find a curated selection of articles that introduce who we are, the work we do, and the partners we do it with. You will also learn how recent funding cuts are affecting the communities we serve – and how we are responding.
We would love this to be the beginning of a conversation about how we can make a real impact together. Because AIDS isn’t over – and what is holding us back isn’t science, but inequality.
Let’s stay connected. Reach out anytime at partnerships@aidsfonds.nl
4 August 2025 – Last Saturday, we took part in the Canal Parade in Amsterdam on one of the boats. There, we drew attention to President Donald Trump’s policy, which earlier this year halted a large part of the world’s most important AIDS program. That is why we didn’t have an exuberant party boat, but instead chose a sober, powerful message: Trump’s actions kill. Love saves lives.
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5 March 2026 – In response to the catastrophic funding cuts by the U.S. administration, Aidsfonds, GNP+, and the Robert Carr Fund have conducted an initial mapping of the impact on community networks and organisations. It includes on-the-ground effects and provides crucial data to guide donors on how they can specifically contribute to the global HIV response during this funding crisis.
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23 January 2026 – Today Trump announced a disastrous expansion of the Global Gag Rule. Aidsfonds and Rutgers warn that the expansion will lead to more HIV infections, unsafe abortions, and maternal deaths worldwide. Marieke van der Plas (Executive Director of Rutgers) and Mark Vermeulen (Executive Director of Aidsfonds) urge Dutch politicians to urgently take up the Netherlands’ leadership role in defending the rights and health of women and minorities.
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Sense is the Dutch national brand for young people’s sexual health information and services, including prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Established in 2009 and continuously improving and expanding, Sense applies the Stepped Care Model.
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The Love Alliance is based on an unwavering commitment to protecting, promoting and fulfilling SRHR globally, unifying people who use drugs, sex workers and LGBTIQ+ movements, and amplifying the diversity of voices in these communities.
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The aim of the project is a healthy life for children and their mothers (10-24) living with or exposed to HIV.
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Aidsfonds is interested in working together to further strengthen community leadership, increase HIV prevention choices, and improve treatment outcomes and quality of life of people living with or exposed to HIV. We want to talk to anyone who shares our dream and wants to join us on a journey toward a world free of AIDS.
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