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CODA International, has been working for over 30 years to contribute to social change by supporting organisations in the Global South which work to protect human rights and address structural inequalities. We are keen to work with: 

• Organisations which work to support those deprived of their rights and also work to address the structural causes of deprivation and inequalities. 

• Organisations which have a bottom-up approach. They take a collaborative approach to supporting others, sensitive to power relations and a deep understanding of the needs and context of different communities and individuals. 

• Organisations which use technology as a means, not as an end. This means technology is used to amplify reach and social change where it can be effective, rather than using it in isolation from the needs and context.

Our values include self-determination, solidarity, trust and participation – working to support members of a community, with their collective initiatives and knowledge of local conditions, where people are able to use their skills to work for a better future.

One example of such an organisation is TALC (Treatment Advocacy and Literacy Campaign), a leading Zambian user-led HIV organisation, who we have worked with to set up an innovative pilot project using mobile technology to support people living with HIV, funded by UKAid.

TALC's ‘END AIDS portal' used text messages to deliver information to approximately 50,000 people living with HIV across three Zambian provinces. Lack of information about antiretroviral (ARV) therapies and side effects from the treatment can result in some people missing critical doses of their live saving medication. 

The 'End AIDS portal' is staffed by TALC members, who are also living with HIV, trained to respond to questions by text. This important pilot provided an easily accessible, anonymous resource to support people living with HIV and help them to take ARV medication regularly.