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Civil Society

Global State of Harm Reduction – International Harm Reduction Association

There are numerous civil society organisations promoting and advocating for harm reduction at the global, regional and national level. These include international and national non-governmental organisations, networks and drug user organisations.

Click here for an IHRA report on the challenges faced by civil society in contributing to international drug policy discussions

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 [email protected]

International Organisations


Asia



Regional level:
Bangladesh:
Cambodia:
Hong Kong:
India:
Indonesia:
  • Indonesia Drug User Solidarity Association
  • PANZABA (Bandung Drug User Community)
Japan:
Malaysia:
Myanmar:
  • Black Sheep Self Help Group of Drug Users
Nepal:
  • Bahaman
  • The National Network of Harm Reduction Service Receivers and the Potential
  • Harm Reduction Service Providers
  • Richmond Fellowship
Pakistan:
  • Pakistan AIDS Control Federation (PNAC)
Philippines:
  • AIDS Society of the Philippines
  • Remedios AIDS Foundation Inc.
Sri Lanka:
Thailand:
  • Thai Drug Users Network
  • Thai Harm Reduction Network (THRN)
Vietnam:

Caribbean



Regional level:

Eurasia



Regional level:
Albania:
Azerbaijan:
Bulgaria:
  • Hope Sofia
Croatia:
Czech Republic:
Estonia:
Georgia:
  • Union Alternative Georgia
Hungary:
Kazakhstan:
  • NGO Credo
Kyrgyzstan:
  • Harm Reduction Association of Kyrgyzstan
Lithuania:
Macedonia:
  • Passage: The Association for the Protection of Drug Users Rights
Montenegro:
Moldova, Republic of:
  • Innovative Projects in Prisons
Poland:
  • Krakow Association for Drug Users Support
Romania:
Russian Federation:
Serbia:
  • NGO Veza
Slovakia:
Slovenia:
Tajikistan:
  • Tajik National Harm Reduction Association
Ukraine:
  • All Ukrainian Network PLWH

Latin America



Regional level:
  • REFORMA – Latin American Drug Policy Reform Network
  • RELARD – Latin American Harm Reduction Network
Argentina:
  • ACCRAD (Asociacion Civil Cristiana de red de la atencion y desarrollo)
  • Intercambios Civil Association
Brazil:
  • REDUC – Brazilian Harm Reduction Network
Chile:
Colombia:
Mexico:
Paraguay:
  • PREVER Promoción de la Salud
Uruguay:

Middle East and North Africa



Regional level:
Iran:
Lebanon:

North America



Canada:
United States of America:

Oceania



Regional level:
Australia:
New Zealand:

Sub-Saharan Africa



Regional level:
  • Sub-Saharan Africa Harm Reduction Network (SAHRN)
Liberia:
  • Student Aid Liberia Inc
Mauritius:
  • Prévention Information et Lutte contre le Sida (PILS)
Nigeria:
  • Nigerian Friends for Harm Reduction (NFHR)
South Africa:

Western Europe



Regional level:
Austria:
Belgium:
Denmark:
Estonia:
Finland:
  • Suomen Lumme
France:
Germany:
Greece:
Ireland:
Italy:
Netherlands:
Norway:
  • BrukerForeningen (OBF)
Portugal:
Spain:
Sweden:
Switzerland:
United Kingdom: