Category: My Stories for You : Living Experiences
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From Pakistan to Finland – My Journey as a Health Buddy and an HIV-positive Gay Activist
In this year’s blog series, we present the writings of Hivpoint’s Health Buddies 2024 in which they reflect on their own journey in promoting sexual health. Health Buddies spread knowledge about sexual rights and sexual health, including HIV and other STIs, in migrant and refugee communities. Let us present to you our wonderful Health Buddy Ali Raza…
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Ali Raza Khan World AIDS Day 2024 Discussion with APCOM
Recently Asia Pacific Coalition of Men Having Sex with Men or APCOM had asked me for small interview on World AIDS Day 2024. Below is my discussion with them. Brief bio of yourself Ali Raza Khan is a young HIV positive gay activist from Pakistan working for the community since 2015, focused on SRHR, HIV,…
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World AIDS Day WAD 2024 Ali Raza Khan blog on Asia Pacific Coalition of MSM APCOM
Contributor:Ali Raza KhanHIV HERO Award recipient 2021 Ali Raza Khan is a young HIV positive gay activist from Pakistan working for the community since 2015, focused on SRHR, HIV, AIDS prevention and peace. He has worked with multiple local, national and international organizations for the rights of people living with HIV, men having sex with…
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United Vision HIV Awareness Session with Ali Raza Khan
Ali Raza Khan, a renowned HIV positive gay activist, will be delivering an online awareness session as part of the HIVPoint.fi Health Buddy 2024 volunteer program. This crucial event is organized in collaboration with UnitedVision.fi and aims to educate and empower individuals about HIV. Join the session on October 17, 2024, at 14:00 (EEST) via…
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The Impact of Climate Change on People Living with HIV, Men Having Sex with Men and Gay Communities in Pakistan: Insights from the AIDS 2024 Conference
Munich, Germany – At the AIDS 2024 conference, Ali Raza Khan, founder of Pride Pakistan, delivered a compelling speech on the intersection of climate change and its effects on people living with HIV, gay men, and men who have sex with men (MSM). His presentation highlighted the severe impacts of climate change on these vulnerable…
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Artists, Scientists Collaborate In Art Exhibition Focused On HIV Including Ali Raza Khan
Artists and scientists have worked together to create pieces of art now on display in Munich, Germany in conjunction with the International AIDS Conference. The exhibition, titled HIV Science As Art, was conceived by co-curators Jessica Whitbread and Daniel Cordner. It follows in the footsteps of their 2023 show that was on display a year ago during the IAS…
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Connectedness & Community – Ali Raza Khan Journey with UNICEF Global Partnership for Adolescent and Young Key Populations
It was an honor to be invited by the UNICEF-led Global Partnership for Adolescents and Young Key Populations (Global ayKP Partnership) to speak at their recent event. The topic, “Connectedness & Community,” resonates deeply with the work we are doing on the ground in Pakistan for children and young people living with HIV and other…
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Peace is Not Just Between People—It is Also With Our Planet
On February 25, 2023, I was invited as a guest speaker to a youth gathering at Kohna Qasim Bagh. The goal was to discuss interfaith harmony and how young people can help build peace and prevent violent extremism (CVE/PVE). We had a very deep and meaningful session about how our generation can stop the cycle…
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Ali Raza Khan Selected for Prestigious PVE, Youth & Interfaith Research Capacity Building Project
I was thrilled to share some exciting news I was selected as a participant in the “Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE), Youth & Interfaith: Research Capacity Building Project.” This initiative, jointly organized by the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith & Local Communities (JLI) and Interfaith Dialogue on Violent Extremism (iDove), aimed at empowering young researchers from…
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World AIDS Day 2021 an interview with Ali Raza Khan : HIV HERO Award Laureate 2021
HIV HERO Supported by APCOM Community Partner – APN+ Ali Raza Khan Pakistan My name is Ali Raza Khan and I’m a 28-year-old PLHIV activist working for my community. I live in Multan, a small but culturally rich town of Pakistan also known as the City of Saints. I come from a poor family living in…
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From Pakistan to The Youth PACT: Ali Raza Khan Joined the Global Movement
Good to have you talk to us, and welcome to The PACT interview series: can you tell us about yourself, maybe the ones we do not know yet. My name is Ali Raza Khan, a young person living with HIV community member working for sexual and gender minorities and people living with HIV and gay…
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THE DAY I WAS DIGNOSED HIV AND STARTED MY ARV TREATMENT
19th April 2019: THE DAY I WAS DIGNOSED HIV AND STARTED MY ARV TREATMENT Hi, I’m Raza, a young non-binary from Pakistan. I have completed my post-graduation and planning for a PhD from a PLHIV friendly country because I am from the YPLHIV community and I’m not shy to tell that however It wasn’t always…
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I AM NOT MORE SHY TO TELL AND SPEAK ABOUT MY HIV STATUS AND JOURNEY
Hi, I’m Ali Raza Khan 27 years old young boy from Pakistan. I am from PLHIV community and I’m not shied to tell that however It wasn’t always like that. There were bad times when I was not well mentally and physically. I remember that it was a kind of normal thing for my family…
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Rooting Inclusion: My Plantation Drive with Unilever Pakistan
In August 2019, I had the privilege of representing the gender-diverse community in a significant initiative led by Unilever Pakistan. At that time, Unilever was launching a major push for gender inclusivity—not just in their offices, but in their social and environmental projects across the country. One of their most impactful activities was a nationwide…
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HYPE Multan: The Weekend That Changed My Path in 2015
Looking back at my journey as an activist, one weekend in November 2015 stands out as a major turning point. It was the Youth ASK Leadership Conclave (#Yalc2015), organized by Rutgers WPF Pakistan in Islamabad. At the time, I was a student at MNS University in Multan. The timing was difficult. The conclave started on…