"Our vision is of a world where people living with and affected by HIV and AIDS can enjoy life free from stigma and discrimination, persecution, and have access to prevention, treatment and care."
Founded in 1991, the mission of the International Council of AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO) is to mobilize and support diverse community organizations to build an effective global response to HIV and AIDS.
The ICASO network of secretariats operates globally, regionally and locally, and reaches over 100 countries. ICASO’s International Secretariat is in Toronto, Canada, with its Regional Secretariats based on five continents: the African Council of AIDS Service Organizations (AfriCASO) in Senegal; AIDS Action Europe in The Netherlands; the Asia Pacific Council of AIDS Service Organizations APCASO) in Malaysia; the Latin American and the Caribbean Council of AIDS Service Organizations (LACCASO) in Brazil; and the North American Council of AIDS Service Organizations (NACASO) in Canada. In addition, ICASO works with country-level staff attached to focal point organizations for specific project collaboration with country partner organizations. In reaching over 100 countries, we actively communicate with thousands of people, community organizations and networks across the world through our global network of civil society organizations.
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'Leading and Learning', the ICASO Annual Report 2009.