Pangaea

Pangaea 2001 2017 A hallmark of Pangaea has been our ability to respond nimbly and evolve in response to the changing nature of the global AIDS epidemic. Such a time is upon us again. ... With dramatic changes in the funding landscape for global health - and HIV particularly - as well as the growing consolidation of organizations with similar values and missions, the Board of Pangaea and I have taken a hard look at how best our mission can be delivered. We have concluded it is time for Pangaea to wind down as an independent organization, and for our Oakland office to close. Our Zimbabwe office will continue as an independent Zimbabwean Trust, and we are working with partners now to ensure the vitality and sustainability of its important work. We are also finalizing agreements with partners to take over our technical assistance in Laos and China. These moves are fully aligned with our deeply held commitment to foster long term program sustainability and ownership by our country partners. Our policy and advocacy live on in the commitment of organizations and individuals around the world who are dedicated to building robust and effective AIDS responses with and for those communities most affected by the virus. Pangaea came into existence because of the extraordinary commitment of the citizens of the Bay Area to support people around the world defeat this epidemic. In our early years, we helped establish the Infectious Diseases Institute in Kampala, Uganda and assisted South Africa, Rwanda, China and Ukraine set up HIV treatment programs. We then expanded our work to make available more broadly high quality HIV treatment to people living in resource constrained settings, to expand PrEP to adolescent girls and young women in Zimbabwe, and to men of color who have sex with men in Oakland, and in our collaboration in China to strengthen HIV services for gay men and people who inject drugs, as well as translating the experience of Chinese HIV community leadership to breast cancer awareness. I am deeply grateful for the leadership and contributions of all of our staff, consultants and Board, whose commitment to our mission has been unwavering. But above all, everyone at Pangaea is deeply grateful to you for your support over the years, without which none of this could have been possible. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at [email protected]. With deepest thanks and warmest regards, Ben Plumley

This is terrific news for all sorts of reasons! Congratulations IPM and thanks to Germany for keeping up the investment in HIV prevention technologies for girls and women! http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/

It's December the 1st: this year more than ever, the fight against AIDS demands a serious, fully- funded and long term commitment to end the virus that causes AIDS: HIV. Pangaea and local Oakland partners CalPEP and WORLD host an event to tell the untold stories of what the fight against HIV looks like over the 30 years away from the spotlight of big cities and big promises. And with over 25 partners around the world, we reclaim December the 1st as World HIV Day, because "A...n AIDS Free Generation" is not enough. What are your stories in the fight against HIV? www.worldhivday.org