1.      2004 Aizhixing Institute of Health Education Work Description

2.      2004 Aizhixing Health Education Institute Work Progress

a.      Office

b.      Personnel organization

c.      Collaborating partners

d.      Funds

e.      Project activities

f.      Important events

g.      International activities

h.      Policy development

3.      Media and Society Response

4.      Funding Procurement and Uses

a.      Funding procurement status

b.      Funding use status

c.      Challenges in funding procurement and operation

5.      Future Outlook

In 2004, Beijing Aizhixing Institute thanks all institute employees, especially accountant Ms. Lu Xu. She was ill due to work burdens, and has left her position at the institute. We thank all the collaborating community organizations, academic organizations, international organizations and media. We want to thank those who have helped fund our work: Open Society Institute (U.S.), National Endowment for Democratic (U.S.), Institute for the Study of Human Resources (U.S.) and its donors, Sidaction (France), Solidarite Sida (France), Save the Children (UK), and China Center for STD/HIV Prevention and Control. We want to thank the college student, volunteers and collaborating partners.

Comments: If people hope to understand the work and explanation of funding sources of this institute, or to understand more detailed information on each expense, upon providing necessary explanation for the inquiry, Aizhixing Institute will investigate and decide whether or not to accept the inquiry. Any inquiry should be for society wellbeing reasons. The institute publishes the annual report, financial report, tax audit report and account audit report. We welcome monitoring of Aizhixing Institute’s work from all.

1.     2004 Aizhixing Institute Work Description

2004 is a year of good and speedy development for Bejing Aizhixing Institute of Health Education, and the best year of expansion of the institute and the former Beijing Aizhi Action Project. In this year, Aizhixing Institute is building foundation for future development.

On April 3, 2004, the institute held the project’s 10 year anniversary conference. At the end of March 1994, Beijing Aizhi Action Project announced its establishment, and in September of 2002 registered with the Bejing Commerce Department, becoming an independent citizen established institute.

In 2004, the institute held a series of national conferences, especially with the participation of NGOs from all over the country, topics range from ethical issues related to HIV/AIDS scientific research and public health services, HIV/AIDS treatment education and advocacy, children affected by HIV/AIDS, homosexual community health and legal project collaboration, HIV/AIDS law and human rights.

In 2004, the institute held a series of public forums, topics range from public service employment health standards’ discrimination of HIV/AIDS and STD, children affected by HIV/AIDS, entertainment venue HIV/AIDS prevention, AIDS treatment access.

In 2004, the institute established good community relationships, and provided funding, equipment, and technical support to more than 20 NGOs from all over China. These NGOs include PLWHA organizations, hemophilia organizations, gay & lesbian organizations, migrant worker organizations and ethnic minority related organizations. Aizhixing institute maintains good relationships with international HIV/AIDS NGOs and human rights organizations.

In 2004, the institute initiated national and international student participation in China’s HIV/AIDS treatment and care issues. The institute supported students from the China Central University of Nationalities and Nanjing University to pioneer HIV/AIDS activities on campus, including symposiums, discussions, peer education and community mobilization. During the summer of 2004, the institute directly provided 19 student groups with fieldwork funding, to pioneer sociological research and education activities.  Through AIZHI Society at China Central University of Nationalities, the institute provided summer fieldwork funding for 15 student groups. Student summer internship topics include: childrens made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS, hemophiliacs, rural health care, migrant workers and their children, gay and lesbian human rights, AIDS law, ethnic minority health practice, drug and harm reduction. The institute provided some support fees for several university student groups. In 2004, the institute welcomed students from Harvard University, Yale University, Duke University, Wesleyan University, New York University and University of California who were interested in internships in China and volunteer work.

In 2004, the institute established good foundations in pursuing HIV/AIDS legal and human rights assistance and support work, founded HIV/AIDS legal assistance hotline, internet question and answer and directly providing legal help for clients. Pushing for HIV/AIDS prevention, education, treatment and care work from the legal and human rights perspectives has become a part of the institute’s daily operations.

In 2004, the institute provided humanitarian support to front-line HIV/AIDS organizations and activists, including rescuing HIV/AIDS activists in plight, provided financial and humanitarian support to related organizations and personnel. In 2004, the director of the institute, Wan Yanhai represented some drug trial patients in a public letter to the National HIV/AIDS Center and DiTan Hospital, pushed the Chinese government, national and international academia, community organizations and media to show concern for ethics and human rights protection issues in China’s drug clinical trials.

In 2004, the institute participated in various international collaboration project in the field of HIV/AIDS and human rights. In 2004, the institute participated in the French Solidarite Sida annual festival, Bangkok International AIDS Conference, John Hopkins University School of Public Health Center for Public Health and Human Rights, China labor rights conference, international AIDS treatment advocacy, international philanthropy conference, visiting Temple University, etc.

In 2004, the institute completed office facility and regulation policies, expanded personnel and partner team, and increased efforts in information dissemination and financial transparency.

In 2004, Aizhixing institute eagerly promoted HIV/AIDS related collaboration between non-government organizations, information dissemination and financial transparency, to become an active advocating force among China’s HIV/AIDS non-government organizations.

2.     2004 Aizhixing Institute Work Progress

a.      Work location: In early August, 2004, the institute moved from Beijing Doncheng District Xilou Hutong No.1, inside Bolin Temple to Beijing Haidian District Fucheng Road No. 115 Fengyu Xiezilou; and has changed the commerce registration from Dongcheng District to Haidian District.

b.      Office: the institute expanded the office space, from 40 square meters at the end of July 2004 to currently a 5-office space, 1 conference room, and total area more than 140 square meters. The institute office added good broadband Internet, telephone lines, heating and air conditioning systems, security and anti-theft equipment, computers and printers.

c.      Personnel organization: the institute expanded the number of employees, from 3 full-time staff and 4 part-time staff in the beginning of 2004, to 6 full-time staff and 3 part-time staff, and 2 contract lawyers at the end of 2004. Ending in 2004, the institute’s daily working personnel include the director (1), administrative assistant (1), accountant (1), legal consultant (1), contract lawyers (2), project coordinator and project assistant (5). At the same time, the institute has 2 part-time webmasters, and several information personnel. In 2004, the institute provided financial support to other non-government organizations. In 2004, some of the institute’s employees left their posts for health and other reasons.

d.      Collaborating partners: in academics, the institute and Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Center for Public Health and Human Rights, China Central University of Nationalities, Qingdao University Medical School Friends Project, Shanghai University Law School (now Shanghai Policy and Law Institute), etc. established academic exchange relationships. In community organizations, the institute established collaborating efforts with PWA organizations (Henan, Shanxi, Shangxi, Hunan, Guizhou, Xinjiang), hemophiliac organizations (Beijing, Shanghai, Changsha, Tianjin, etc.), gay health organizations and projects (Shanghai, Chengdu, Chongqing, Harbin, Shenyang, Dalian, etc.), other non-government organizations and individuals (Beijing, Henan, Hebei), provided technical, financial and computer equipment support. Technical support includes funding application and management, project coordination and evaluation, monitoring of government work, engage in international collaborating projects. In 2004, the institute provided funding, equipment, and technical support to more than 20 community organizations. In the international area, the institute maintained regular relationships with many national AIDS organizations, human rights organizations and foundations.

e.      Funding: In 2004, Aizhixing Institute received funding support from the United States National Endowment for Democracy ($90,000, $45,000 received in 2004), Open Society Institute ($130,000), United States Institute for the Study of Human Resources and its donors ($8,150, through personal account management), UNESCO ($5,000, received early 2005), U.K. Save the Children (RMB 48,400, collaboration meeting, not actualized yet), China STD/HIV Center for Prevention and Control (RMB 53,800, support meeting, not actualized yet). For detailed funding procurement and use, please see the Aizhixing Institute 2004 financial report.

f.      Project Activities:

i.      Law and Human Rights: In 2004, Aizhixing institute initiated a HIV/AIDS related law and human rights project, provided legal counseling and assistance to people affected by HIV/AIDS, initiated a legal counseling hotline, internet counseling and training activities. In 2004, the institute provided legal counseling and help for people living with HIV/AIDS and AIDS non-government organizations from Henan, Hebei, Shanghai, Hunan, Beijing, inner Mongolia, Ningxia, etc. The institute’s lawyer represented an inner Mongolia blood transfusion infection case, the institute provided legal advice and help to infected people through blood transfusion and plasma product, the institute provided help to legal problems encountered by gay and lesbian individuals. In 2004, the institute’s director represented the rights of clinical trial patients from Henan Zhecheng County, and promoted the government to systematically review clinical trials procedures. In 2004, the institute invited 5 HIV positive individuals and their family members to Beijing and Shanghai as visiting scholars, for training in related organizations. In 2004, the institute initiated a “Chinese gay and lesbian discrimination in the era of HIV/AIDS prevalence” research project. In 2004, the institute helped Dongzhen Project rescue arrested and beaten volunteers. In 2004, the institute provided financial support for rights protection activities of HIV/AIDS non-government organizations. The institute published <<TNP drug trial related ethics, legal issues literature compilation>>, <<AIDS legal handbook>> comment seeking draft, <<AIDS legal theory and practice handbook>> comment seeking draft, <<Blood transfusion infected HIV indemnity cases collection>>. On December 11th, 2004, the institute held the “AIDS, Law and Human Rights Workshop” community forum. On the 12th and 13th, collaborated with Shanghai Policy and Law Institute in holding the “AIDS, Law and Human Rights Workshop.”

ii.      Information publication: In 2004, the institute disseminated information through the internet and printed material, including press release, meeting information, community involvement, funding information, project information, research report, etc., in areas related to HIV/AIDS education, care, treatment advocacy, community involvement, law and human rights, etc. In 2004, the institute published reports on clinical trials, children affected by HIV/AIDS, Global Fund and non-government involvement, migrant workers children’s health education, AIDS and law and human rights, college student summer internship, etc. The above research information was circulated among HIV/AIDS non-government organizations, student groups, people living with HIV/AIDS organizations and individuals, the government, researchers and the media.

iii.      Policy research and advocacy: In 2004, the institute initiated drug price reduction, treatment advocacy, child support, non-government organizations legal status, migrant workers children’s health and education, non-government organizations funding procurement, non-government organization information dissemination and financial transparency, drug harm reduction and related research and advocacy work. At the end of March in 2004, the institute held workshops in HIV/AIDS treatment and education, AIDS research and public service ethics issues. In the beginning of April, a collaborative workshop was conducted on children affected by HIV/AIDS with Save the Children-U.K. In mid-June, the institute held a workshop on Beijing migrant workers children’s health and education. At the beginning of October, we collaborated with the Friends Project, Shanghai Health Hotline for Sexual Minorities on a Chinese gay community cooperation exchange seminar, advocating community partnerships, resources sharing and information dissemination. From August to September, the director of the institute attended the Southeast Asia AIDS treatment advocacy and education training course. In 2004, the institute and China Central University of Nationalities collaborated on drug harm reduction research.

iv.      Children’s assistance: In 2004, the institute provided help to 100 children affected by HIV/AIDS in 2 counties in Henan, the institute opened two libraries at two rural high school in Henan (UNESCO), the institute held two workshops and one discussion forum on children affected by HIV/AIDS. In 2004, the institute provided financial support to many university student organizations and community groups’ fundraising and donation activities. At the end of 2004, the institute and the United States Unite for Sight collaborated to provide many rural students in Henan eyeglasses.

v.      Student participation: In 2004, Aizhixing Institute supported China Central University of Nationalities Aizhi Society and Nanjing University’s AiMeng campus AIDS and health advocacy activities, supported student AIDS public awareness events in Hangzhou, Nanjing and Beijing; the institute provided funding support for 19 student groups from Beijing, Shanghai, and Nanjing in summer internships; through China Central University of Nationalities Aizhi Society provided internship financial support to 15 student groups; the institute sponsored China Central University of Nationalities Aizhi Society and other organizations in holding the May 4th Youth and AIDS Forum; in 2004, the institute provided internship opportunities and part-time work opportunities to students from Harvard University, Yale University, New York University, Duke University, University of California and Wesleyan University.

vi.      Health education: In 2004, the institute started a high school AIDS education project in Shanxi Wenxi County; in Beijing, launched a health education baseline investigation of migrant workers’ children, convened a workshop, made up a migrant worker children school health education group, and published a migrant worker children health education investigation report.

g.      Important events: In 2004, the director of Aizhixing Institute helped patients of Ditan hospital’s clinical trial from Henan Zhecheng County ShuangMiao Village draft a public letter to China Center for Disease Control STD/HIV Prevention Center Ethnics Committee, demanding investigation into Ditan hospital’s clinical trial ethics problems, this event urged the Chinese media’s attention on patients’ rights in China’s clinical trials, and also promoted the government’s investigation of domestic clinical trials. From the end of March to early April in 2004, the institute convened the annual conference and workshops on issues such as treatment advocacy, children and AIDS and ethics, participants include more than 20 non-government organizations from all over China, greatly expanded the institute’s influence and social network. In early April of 2004, the institute attended Johns Hopkins University Center for public health and human rights founding ceremony, and established training collaboration plan with the center. From the end of May to beginning of June in 2004, the institute visited the Kryghistan drug harm reduction project. In July 2004, the institute organized people living with HIV/AIDS, hemophiliacs, gay and lesbian health organizations, legal scholars and physicians, total 26 people, to attend Thailand’s Bangkok International AIDS Conference, attended numerous international non-government organization community activities, promoting relationship between Chinese NOGs and international NGOs. In August, 2004, the institute helped Dongzhen project rescue arrested and beaten volunteers. In September, 2004, the institute opened the AIDS law consulting hotline. In early October of 2004, the institute and Friend’s Project together convened the China Gay Community Collaboration Conference, advocate community cooperation, resource sharing and information dissemination. In mid December of 2004, the institute held the AIDS, Law and Human Rights Conference, partnered with Shanghai Policy and Law Institute in holding the AIDS, Law and Human Rights Workshop, published AIDS law and human rights community conference declaration, in partnership with domestic HIV/AIDS community organizations, legal scholars, AIDS organizations and international organizations. Human Rights Watch human rights research staff for the first time was invited to speak at a Chinese domestic conference.

h.      Foreign activities: In 2004, the institute’s foreign activities include: Asian Pacific AIDS Community Conference (January, Thailand), Asia AIDS Treatment Advocacy Preparation Conference (January, Thailand), Global Forum-Asia HIV/AIDS (March, Hong Kong), Johns Hopkins University Public Health and Human Rights Center founding conference (April, U.S.), China Economics, Society, Culture and Human Rights Workshop (April, U.S.), International Philanthropic Conference (April, Canada), China Labor Rights Workshop (June, U.S.), Solidarite Sida Cultural Festival (July, France), International AIDS Conference (July, Thailand), HIV/TB co-infection prevention and control small grant competetion review (September, Canada), Southeast Asia AIDS treatment advocacy and education training session (September, Thailand), the director of the institute, Wan Yanhai at Temple University Law School as a visiting scholar (October-December, U.S.), Mekong regional human rights training (October, Thailand), HIV/TB co-infection prevention and control training (November, France), France Sidaction visiting and reached partner relationship (May, Beijing), United Stations National Endowment for Democracy Asia Programme officer visiting (June, Beijing), president of Open Society Institute visiting (August, Beijing), Human Rights Watch research staff visiting the institute and discussed collaboration in HIV/AIDS and Human Rights (December, Beijing).

i.      Infrastructure development: In 2004, the institute reorganized the board of directors/consultants, but the board of directors/consultants system has not been established and utilized. In 2004, the institute launched finance and tax audit, and made public related report in the email list. The institute makes available and accept monitoring into each financial source, funding amount and use. The institute improved its financial management.

3.      Media and society response:

In 2004, in the domestic media, Aizhixing was reported by Southern Weekend, Youth Reference, CCTV, China Medicine News, on topics such as clinical drug trials, Henan blood and AIDS, children assistance, migrant workers’ children health and education, NGO development.

4.      Income and expenditure of funds (money registered to the accounts under the institute in 2004 in RMB) 

a.Sources of Funds

1.      Internal operation: In 2005, the institute will strengthen its division of projects, strengthen project director’s management skills; the institute will establish a formal board of directions/consultants system; the institute will launch project development research and organizational development research; the institute will draft a 5-year development plan; the institute will strengthen staff training.

2.      External collaborations: In 2005, the institute will collaborate with other NGOs and community organizations, to secure opportunity of participation with the Global Fund; the institute will collaborate with community organizations to promote monitoring and evaluation of Global Fund China HIV/AIDS projects; the institute will seek and expand collaboration with NGOs in daily operations.