Civil Society Response
Civil society organisations play a vital role in harm reduction implementation and advocacy, at international, regional and local levels.
There are numerous civil society organisations providing services, promoting and advocating for harm reduction at the global, regional and national level. These include international and national non-governmental organisations, harm reduction networks and drug user organisations.
The following lists are not exhaustive, but they provide some idea of who is carrying out this work and where. If you would like your organisations details to be added (or removed) from this list, please write to globalstate@ihra.net
International Harm Reduction Development Programme
International Network of People who Use Drugs
International Nursing Harm Reduction Network
International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
International HIV/AID Alliance
Family Health International (FHI)
Asia
Regional level:
Asian Harm Reduction Network (AHRN)
HIV/AIDS Asia Regional Program
Asian Network of People who Use Drugs
Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers (APNSW)
Afghanistan:
Medicins du Monde – Afghan branch
Bangladesh:
Padakhep Manabik Unnayan Kendra
Centre for Health and Population Research (ICDDRB)
Cambodia:
Khmer HIV/AIDS NGO Alliance (KHANA)
China:
Yunnan Daytop Center for Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation
Yunnan Institute for Drug Abuse
Hong Kong:
Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases
India:
Sharan – Society for Service to Urban Poverty
Social Awareness & Service Organization (SASO)
Manipur Intravenous League
Indian Network for People living with HIV (INP+)
Indonesia:
Indonesian Harm Reduction Network (JANGKAR)
PERFORMA
PANZABA (Bandung Drug User Community)
Japan:
Kyoto Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Centre (DARC)
Malaysia:
PT Foundation (especially the IKHLAS Drop-in Centre)
Mongolia:
Myanmar:
Black Sheep Self Help Group of Drug Users
AHRN Myanmar
Nepal:
Richmond Fellowship
Dristi Nepal women for recovery
Bahaman
Pakistan:
PakistaN AIDS Control Federation (PNAC)
Philippines:
PATH
AIDS Society of the Philippines
Sri Lanka:
Alcohol and Drug Information Center (ADIC)
Taiwan:
Centers for Disease Control R.O.C
Thailand:
Thai Harm Reduction Network (THRN)
Thai Drug Users Network
Thai AIDS Treatment Action Group (TTAG)
Vietnam:
Institute for Social Development Studies
Caribbean
Regional level:
Caribbean Harm Reduction Coalition
Caribbean Drug Abuse Research Institute
Eurasia
Regional level:
Eurasian Harm Reduction Network (EHRN)
AIDS Foundation East-West (AFEW)
Hungary:
Hungarian Association of Organizations for Drug Prevention and Harm Reduction (MADASZSZ)
Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU)
Kazakhstan:
NGO Credo
Kyrgyzstan:
Association of Harm Reduction Programs of Kyrgyz Republic
Lithuania:
Vilnius Centre for Addictive Disorders
Macedonia:
Macedonian Harm Reduction Network
Healthy Options Project Skopje (HOPS)
Passage: The Association for the Protection of Drug Users Rights
Montenegro:
Moldova, Republic of:
Innovative Projects in the Prisons
Poland:
Krakow Association for Drug Users Support
Polish Methadone Patient Group (NAMA affiliate)
Romania:
Romanian Harm Reduction Network
Adolescent Association
INTEGRATION Romanian Users Union
Russian Federation:
Russian Harm Reduction Network
Andrey Rylkov Foundation for Health and Social Justice
Drugscene Russia
Serbia:
NGO Veza
Slovakia:
Centre for Treatment of Drug Dependencies - Institute for Drug Dependencies
Projektu Sociálna Asistencia
Slovenia:
Sound of Reflection Foundation
Tajikistan:
Tajik National Harm Reduction Association
Ukraine:
Ukrainian Harm Reduction Association (UHRA)
All Ukrainian Network of people living with HIV
Latin America
Regional level:
Intercambios Civil Association
RELARD - Latin American Harm Reduction Network
REFORMA - Latin American Drug Policy Reform Network
Argentina:
Argentinean Harm Reduction Association (ARDA)
ACCRAD (Asociacion Civil Cristiana de red de la atencion y desarrollo)
Intercambios Civil Association
Brazil:
El Retoño
REDUC - Brazilian Harm Reduction Network
Aborda Associação Brasileira de Redutores de Danos
Chile:
Chilean Harm Reduction Network
Colombia:
Fundación Procrear
Mexico:
Paraguay:
Uruguay:
Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Social (IDES)
Middle East and North Africa
Regional level:
Iran:
Persepolis
Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS)
Lebanon:
SIDC Association (Soins Infirmiers et. Développement Communautaire)
North America
Canada:
Canadian Harm Reduction Network
Insite: Vancouver's Supervised Injection Site
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
UNDUN : Unified Networkers of Drug Users Nationally
United States of America:
Harm Reduction Coalition (HRC)
North American Syringe Exchange Network
American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD)
National Alliance for Medication Assisted Recovery (NAMA Recovery)
Oceania
Regional level:
Centre for Harm Reduction at the Burnet Institute (CHR)
Pacific Drug and Alcohol Research Network (PDARN)
Australia:
ANEX: The Australian Needle Exchange Network
Australian Drug Foundation (ADF)
Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre
Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL)
New Zealand:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Regional level:
Sub-Saharan Africa Harm Reduction Network
Liberia:
Student Aid Liberia Inc
Restore Hope International Inc
Inter-Dicipleship Council Of Liberia
Mauritius:
Prévention Information et Lutte contre le Sida (PILS)
Nigeria:
Nigerian Friends for Harm Reduction (NFHR)
Giliead Care Resources
South Africa:
South African Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse (SAAPSA)
South African Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (SACENDU)
Western Europe
Regional level:
European Opiate Addiction Treatment Association (EUROPAD)
CONNECTIONS: Integrated Responses to Drugs and Related Infections Across the
European Alliance of Acceptance Oriented Families of Drug Users (EFDU)
European Harm Reduction Network
Austria:
Belgium:
Modus Vivendi (French)
Free Clinic Belgium (Flemish)
Cyprus:
Denmark:
BrugerForeningen: Danish Drug Users Union
Gadjuristen – Danish Street Lawyers
Finland:
Humaania Päihdepolitiikkaa Ry
A-Clinic Foundation (Tampere)
Suomen Lumme
France:
Association Française Pour La Réduction Des Risques Liés à L'usage De Drogues (AFR)
Auto Support des Usages de Drogues (ASUD)
ASUD
Germany:
Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Suchtmedizin (DGS)
JES Bielefeld eV
Greece:
OKANA
National Network of the Greek Reitox Focal Point
KETHEA
Ireland:
Union for Improved Services Communication and Education (UISCE)
Italy:
Italian Leage for Fight Against AIDS (LILA)
ITACA
Netherlands:
Rainbow Foundation
Stichting Mainline (Mainline Foundation)
Belangenvereniging Druggebruikers (MDHG)
Landelijk Steunpunt Druggebruikers
Norway:
24SJU (Oslo City Church Mission)
Oslo City Agency for Alcohol and Drug Addiction
Diakonhjemmet Høgskole
Portugal:
Agência Piaget para o Desenvolvimento (APDES)
Spain:
Unión de Asociaciones y Entidades de Atención al Drogodependiente (UNAD)
APDO
ABD
Sweden:
RFHL (Riksförbundet för hjälp åt narkotika- och läkemedelsberoende)
Switzerland:
Association for Risk Reduction in Use of Drugs (ARUD)
Infodrog
United Kingdom:
UK Harm Reduction Alliance (UKHRA)
National Needle Exchange Forum
