
Colombia CAT (C-CAT)
Hosted by Universidad de los Andes Centre for Sustainable Development
From evidence to action: Transforming human rights in the digital age
The Digital Health and Rights Project (DHRP) was launched in 2019 by Sara (Meg) Davis (then Geneva Graduate Institute, now University of Warwick), Allan Maleche (KELIN), Mike Podmore (STOPAIDS), and leaders of the Global Network of People living with HIV (GNP+). DHRP uses participatory action research to investigate how digital technologies, health, and human rights intersect in a context of global inequalities, and to advocate collectively for rights of young adults and civil society in low- and middle-income countries. Building on learning and mobilization in the global HIV response, DHRP explores barriers to digital access, threats faced by marginalized groups online, and the transformative power of community-led networks for research, education and action from local to global levels.
Focus countries: Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, Vietnam; previous research in Bangladesh
Funder support: Fondation Botnar, Open Society University Network, University of Warwick ESRC Impact Accelerator Accounts, University of Warwick Policy Support Fund
Global impact: We share our findings with governments and civil society, funders, UNAIDS, UN Development Programme, UN Human Rights Council and Special Rapporteurs, the World Health Organization, and more
Who we are
Transnational Participatory Action Research
As a group of social scientists, human rights lawyers, health advocates, rights advocates, and communities living with and affected by HIV, we use a participatory action research approach: which the people being studied co-design the research, validate the findings, and use them in advocacy. Our rigorous social science research values lived experience as a form of expertise. National researchers at KELIN, NAP+ Ghana, Universidad de los Andes and VNP+ lead the research in each country, supported by University of Warwick.
– Read about our T-PAR methodology
– Use our research tools
Hosted by Universidad de los Andes Centre for Sustainable Development
Hosted by NAP+ Ghana
Hosted by KELIN
Hosted by VNP+