ICW Global

What ICW Global does

ICW Global (International Community of Women Living with HIV) is a nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 1992 and headquartered in the USA, operating as the only global network by and for women living with HIV. The organization serves approximately 15,000 members across 120 countries, organized through ten regional networks covering Asia Pacific, Caribbean, Central Africa, East Africa, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America, MENA, North America, Southern Africa, and West Africa, plus the CYWAG chapter targeting women aged 15-30. Its core function is policy advocacy, peer support, and representation of women living with HIV in international governance forums, including a voting seat on the International AIDS Conference Coordinating Committee and Consultative Status at the UN Economic and Social Council.

The organization delivers its mission through advocacy programs (Love Positive Women, I am ICW, SDG 2030, Non-Negotiable), member-driven publications (A Positive Woman's Survival Kit, PMTCT Treatment Literacy Guide), a digital resource library, multiple newsletter streams, and Know Your Rights workshops. It has no proprietary technology platform — the website is a standard WordPress installation — and offers no APIs, software products, or AI-enabled services. Partnerships with WHO, UNAIDS, GNP+, ATHENA Network, Salamander Trust, IATT, ITPC, WGNRR, and the Robert Carr Network Fund form the core of its institutional infrastructure.

Revenue is generated through donations from individuals and foundations, institutional grants (RCNF explicitly named), and a voluntary membership program; no fees are charged for programs or resources. The organization operates with 1-10 employees and does not publicly disclose financial figures. The leadership team is volunteer-led, with Marama Mullen serving as Global Chair and regional representatives chairing each of the ten networks.

Name

ICW Global

Legal name

International Community of Women Living with HIV

Website

https://icwglobal.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ICW Global is a nonprofit advocacy organization and the only global network by and for women living with HIV, serving 15,000+ members across 120 countries through 10 regional networks that drive policy representation, peer support, and sexual and reproductive health rights advocacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: ICW operates as a nonprofit organization relying on donations from individuals, foundations, and institutional donors to fund advocacy programs, regional network operations, and member engagement activities.
2. Membership Fees: Organization invites self-identifying women living with HIV to join as members, with membership application processes and volunteer engagement.
3. Foundation and Institutional Funding: ICW has received funding from organizations including the Robert Carr Network Fund (RCNF) for regional network development and programming.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ICW Global is a global advocacy network for women living with HIV that provides peer support, policy advocacy, and educational resources across more than 120 countries. The organization connects women living with HIV to share experiences, influence HIV/AIDS policy and programming, and access community-based support services. Its work centers on amplifying the voices of women living with HIV in international, regional, and national HIV/AIDS response efforts.

Product overview

ICW Global (International Community of Women Living with HIV) is a global advocacy network and membership organization, not a technology product company. It operates a network-based structure comprising its core organization with regional chapters across 120 countries. Key offerings include the CYWAG chapter for young women (ages 15-30), advocacy programs and campaigns (Love Positive Women, I am ICW, Sustainable Development Goals 2030, Non-Negotiable), newsletters (Global Director's, In Action Monthly, Global Fund), publications (A Positive Woman's Survival Kit, PMTCT Treatment Literacy Guide), a resource library, and Know Your Rights workshops. The organization has no software products, APIs, or technology platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CYWAG: Chapter of Young Women and Girls - a network for young women and adolescent girls living with HIV aged 15-30

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 15,000 network members informing organizational agenda
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and regional.

• ATHENA NetworkmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 July 2015ATHENA Network partnered with ICW and ICW Southern Africa to coordinate the Women's Networking Zone (WNZ) at the International AIDS Conference, a community forum for women's rights organizing and movement building.
• Women's Global Networks for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 April 2015WGNRR partnered with ICW and ICW West Africa to convene the Young Women's Strategy Meeting in Nigeria, aimed at improving SRHR services for women living with HIV and developing a global strategy for young women advocates.
• GNP+ (Global Network of People Living with HIV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICW partners with GNP+ on the People Living with HIV Stigma Index, a global initiative measuring stigma experienced by people living with HIV. The partnership also includes joint research on values and preferences regarding SRHR of women living with HIV.
• UNAIDScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICW collaborates with UNAIDS on advocacy for women living with HIV, including joint initiatives on the Stigma Index and participation in UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board. ICW has provided input to WHO guidelines development.
• Salamander TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSalamander Trust collaborated with ICW on the Building a Safe House on Firm Ground report - a global values and preferences survey on sexual and reproductive health and human rights of women living with HIV. ICW also participated in development of WHO Consolidated Guideline Checklist.
• ICW Southern Africa (ICWSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICW Southern Africa operates as a regional network under the ICW umbrella, leading women's advocacy efforts in the Southern Africa region and coordinating the Women's Networking Zone at AIDS 2016 in Durban.
• ITPC West AfricaregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerITPC West Africa collaborated on PMTCT treatment literacy initiatives, providing community engagement and treatment access advocacy expertise in West Africa.
• WHO (World Health Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICW collaborates with WHO on guidelines development including early ART initiation and PrEP guidelines, and participated in consultations for the Consolidated Guideline on SRHR of women living with HIV.
• Inter-Agency Task Team (IATT) for Prevention and Treatment of HIV Infection in Pregnant Women, Mother and ChildrencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICW participates in the Community Engagement Working Group of the IATT, working on PMTCT programming and treatment literacy for pregnant women and mothers living with HIV.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• amfAR (Foundation for AIDS Research): amfAR operates as a much larger, well-funded HIV organization focused on research and policy advocacy. It is not community-led but operates in the same policy ecosystem and frequently convenes overlapping stakeholders.
• Frontline AIDS: Frontline AIDS is a larger federation of community-led organizations working on HIV and human rights globally. While broader in scope than ICW, it operates in overlapping policy and donor spaces and convenes many of the same community partners.
• ICASO (International Council of AIDS Service Organizations): ICASO coordinates HIV civil society globally and has historically partnered with community networks including ICW. Broader in mandate (all HIV civil society) but operates as an analogous global convener.

Direct peers

• Salamander Trust: Salamander Trust collaborated with ICW on the Building a Safe House on Firm Ground report and WHO SRHR guideline work. Both organizations operate as small, women-HIV-focused advocacy and knowledge-generation entities.
• AIDS United: AIDS United funds and convenes US-based HIV advocacy organizations and has partnered with ICW North America on regional network development. Comparable in mission focus on community-led HIV advocacy.
• ATHENA Network: ATHENA advances gender equity and human rights in the HIV response, partnering with ICW on the Women's Networking Zone at the International AIDS Conference. It overlaps on women's HIV advocacy, SRHR, and policy engagement.
• ITPC (International Treatment Preparedness Coalition): ITPC advocates for treatment access for people living with HIV and has regional chapters including ITPC West Africa, which partners with ICW. Comparable advocacy and community-literacy model focused on HIV-positive populations.
• WGNRR (Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights): WGNRR partnered with ICW on the Young Women's Strategy Meeting in Nigeria and shares a focus on SRHR for women and girls, including those living with HIV. Highly comparable advocacy model and target constituency.
• GNP+ (Global Network of People Living with HIV): GNP+ is the global network of all people living with HIV; ICW specifically serves women within that broader constituency. They co-implement the People Living with HIV Stigma Index, making them a directly comparable HIV-positive-led advocacy peer.

Others

• PEPFAR / Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator: PEPFAR is the largest funder of HIV programs globally and a key enabler for networks like ICW through its community-led monitoring priorities. Not a peer in the advocacy sense, but a central counterpart in ICW's funding and policy ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/ICW_Global
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/IamicwOrgGlobal
• Facebookfacebook.com/internationalcommunityofwomenlivingwithhiv
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/icw-global

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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