From 01st to 07th October 2019, Mr. Francis Solomantine, Programme Officer of the Middle East Centre for Training and Development (MECTD) participated in two workshops titled “Capacity Building on Participatory Action Research” (PAR) and “Regional Capacity Building of CSOs to Advocate for Sustainable HIV Financing” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The event was organized by the CARAM Asia in order to building the capacity of participants on research methodologies and advocacy for HIV financing.