Aleksandra Volgina

Alexandra is a prominent HIV activist and co-founder of Front-AIDS (Russia’s first treatment advocacy group) and Svecha (a community organization for HIV-positive individuals). Now a Manager at GNP+, she has over 20 years of experience in HIV advocacy, focusing on stigma, discrimination, criminalization, and combining HIV with humanitarian responses, especially during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. She represents PLHIV community on global platforms like UNAIDS and the Global Fund.