International Charitable Foundation “AIDS Foundation East-West” (AFEW-Ukraine) is a non-governmental humanitarian public health organisation that has been registered in Ukraine since January 2001, but has a mandate to work internationally. Our projects have been based in Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus and Georgia.

AFEW-Ukraine is a part of the International Network of independent organizations, based in 5 countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, that allows us to share experts and best practices within the network of AFEW organizations in the Netherlands, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

Our mission is to reduce the impact of HIV and AIDS and other related public health threats using innovative and proactive approaches and by actively seeking international and regional exchanges and building capacity of local governmental and non-governmental service providers. Our major target groups include people using drugs, sex workers, prisoners and most at risk adolescents.