The Communities Delegation to the Board of the Global Fund is delighted to announce the newest members who have joined the delegation. Our delegation is made up of a group of individuals living with HIV, and affected by TB and malaria working on Global Fund-related issues from around the world. We work closely on policy and advocacy at Committee and Board levels and are committed to being accountable to the constituencies that we represent. The work of the Communities Delegation is coordinated by a leadership consisting of the Board Member and Alternate Board Member; who formally represent the Delegation to the Global Fund Board.
Please welcome our newest members appointed:
Priscilla Ama Addo
Priscilla Ama Addo is a dedicated health advocate with a degree in Public Relations from the University of Media, Arts and Communication in Ghana. Based in Accra, she currently serves as the Communications & Advocacy Graduate Trainee at Y+ Global, an international NGO focused on promoting the priorities of young people living and affected by HIV. Priscilla also works with Hope for Future Generations, a non-profit organization in Ghana that serves women, girls, children, and other vulnerable communities.
Priscilla has been instrumental in leading and supporting numerous health projects and advocacy campaigns. As the President of Young Health Advocates Ghana, a youth-led network for young people living with HIV, she has actively contributed to efforts aimed at influencing policies, ending HIV-related deaths, and reducing stigma in Ghana. Her passion lies in giving a voice to the unheard, with a particular focus on empowering young women. Priscilla aspires to continue making a positive impact through advocacy.
Lulu Ayoub Nyenzi
Lulu Ayoub Nyenzi is a young KP and highly motivated health rights activist. Miss Lulu is the National Coordinator of the Community-led initiative for Women and a key population-led network that is dedicated to serving key populations in all their diversities. Miss Lulu started to engage in key population health rights activism at a young age in 2009 and has been engaged in various platforms both National, Regional, and Global platforms where decisions and discussion about the health agenda are discussed. From 2018 -2020 she served as an alternate member and an oversight committee member representing key populations living with HIV at the CCM (TNCM). Miss Lulu was recently appointed to serve in the Interim Movement Committee on Abortion Rights in East Africa under the Global Fund for Women. She has also served as a National Advocacy Officer for HIV, TB, Malaria, and SRHR under ARASA. She has also served as a member of the steering committee of EASWA, a Non-state Actors for Health (NSA), and among the founders of the KVP consortium Tanzania.
Valeriia Rachynska
Valeriia Rachynska started her work in the NGO sector back in 2012 helping people vulnerable to HIV. Valeriia, who holds a Master’s degree in Sociology and is Currently PhD student (Law is a former European Delegate in the NGO Delegation to the UNAIDS PCB; Former Co-Chair and Board Member of the Global Network of People Living with HIV; a Member of the WHO Advisory Group of Women Living with HIV and former staff of UNHCR Ukraine. She is an award winner of the World Without AIDS Award. Since 2022, Valeriia has served as Director of the Human Rights, Gender and Communities Development Department of the Charitable Organization “100%LIFE”. During the start of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Valeriia joined other Civil Society advocates to help with upholding and protecting human rights and also coordinated the Food for Life project where they delivered ART, TB medications, food for PLWH and prisoners across the front line and documented human rights violation in prisons on Non-government Controlled Areas of Ukraine. Valeriia has also worked to promote the legislative changes initiated by the key populations with a focus on coordination of advocacy efforts in the decriminalization of sex work, HIV transmission, use of narcotic drugs; introduction of civil partnership for same-sex couples, etc.
Denis Godlevskiy
Denis Godlevskiy is a dedicated advocate for health rights and access to treatment, with a focus on HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and broader public health issues. His personal experience with TB at the age of 16, as well as his work with affected communities, has shaped his career in advocacy and public health. Since 2007, Denis has been committed to expanding access to TB treatment and diagnostics, addressing intellectual property and pricing barriers, and strengthening healthcare systems in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA). Denis has held key roles in the International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC EECA) as an advocacy manager and later as a regional coordinator. He also served as the Advocacy Director for the European Bureau of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, where he coordinated advocacy activities across seven European countries. His work has consistently focused on mobilizing communities, improving procurement processes, and ensuring accountability in health service delivery.
In addition to his role at ITPC EECA, Denis has frequently served as a consultant on civil society engagement in high-level processes, for various UN agencies and has provided various technical assistance to projects funded by the Global Fund at both regional and national levels. His expertise in building bridges between communities and decision-makers has strengthened civil society’s role in shaping health policies and ensuring transparency.
Lyubov Vorontsova
Lyubov Vorontsova is a feminist and human rights activist from Kazakhstan, Central Asia. Lyubov has been living with HIV for 20 years and has been actively involved in the community, openly interacting with the media and the public. Her experience includes more than 12 years of fruitful work at various levels in Global Fund projects, from being a peer consultant to coordinator of national and regional community initiatives. Now Lyubov’s work is focused on promoting the rights of women living with HIV in EECA, she is part of the Eurasian Women’s Network on AIDS. Lyubov is part of the steering committee ICW (The International Community of Women Living with HIV).
Ida Savadogo
Ida Savadogo is a communication specialist from Burkina Faso (West Africa). She holds a master’s degree in communication and a Master of Arts specializing in English (applied linguistics). She has rich working experience in international organizations, such as the World Health Organization (WHO) before joining the RAME as coordinator of the Global Fund Francophone Africa CRG Learning Hub. As such, she works with civil society, key populations, and communities living with HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria in the Francophone Africa region and beyond. She is the Coordinator of TB Women for Francophone Africa. Ida is passionate about public relations and communication. She is a great activist of the fight against the disease, especially HIV / AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.