INPUD commissioned and launched this report to showcase what local and regional drug user-led networks can do when they have support from a global umbrella organization – and adequate resources through accessible and sustainable donor funding; the innovative projects they describe can inspire future work, mobilise people to transform harmful stereotypes and policies, and inform donor strategy and decision-making.

Network-based approaches to advocacy ensure that “...issues that affect a variety of lived experiences are represented, rather than one; and (networks) can select their own representatives, which ensures a more democratic process of self-representation.” Well-resourced and organised networks create a supportive, self- sustaining environment that can influence policies, laws, or program changes. But funding is needed to develop, support and sustain networks so that their power and influence is not lost.