AIDS Competence in Thailand, Papua New Guinea, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia A sian NGOs adopt a strength-based approach to let community take the issue of HIV in their own hands

Project with the Asian Development Bank (mid-2007 to mid-2009) In 6 Asian countries (Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Thailand) 437 facilitators trained and 543 communities are striving for AIDS Competence The Constellation We work with communities through the AIDS Competence Process (ACP) Stimulate, support and transfer community response around the world So… what happened?

Project with the Asian Development Bank

(mid-2007 to mid-2009)

In 6 Asian countries (Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Thailand)

437 facilitators trained and 543 communities are striving for AIDS Competence

The Constellation

We work with communities through the AIDS Competence Process (ACP)

Stimulate, support and transfer community response around the world

Prevention Care Mitigation Ownership

Prevention

Care

Mitigation

Another way of thinking Community has problems, needs help Community has capacity to respond We help, teach, and provide to the community We listen, learn to understand the community better and facilitate responses We identify problems and respond to needs We reveal strengths Community does not feel ownership Community feels ownership

Community has capacity to

respond

We listen, learn to

understand the community

better and facilitate

responses

We reveal strengths

Community feels ownership

Another way of working Facilitation teams support the spread of AIDS Competence They build on the strengths of communities They work as a SALT team S : Stimulate, Support A : Appreciate L : Listen, Learn, Link T : Transfer, Team They support communities to become AIDS Competent

Facilitation teams support the spread of AIDS Competence

They build on the strengths of communities

They work as a SALT team

S : Stimulate, Support

A : Appreciate

L : Listen, Learn, Link

T : Transfer, Team

They support communities to become AIDS Competent

Methods and tools Promote and facilitate local ownership: SALT visits Dream building Self-assessment After Action Review Peer assist … .

Promote and facilitate local ownership:

SALT visits

Dream building

Self-assessment

After Action Review

Peer assist

… .

« Projects will come and go but I’m confident that this approach will last. » (Father Joe, India) “ ACP helped destroy the old way of working, especially among those working in various agencies and helped them open up more”. “ It promotes tremendous sharing and learning in communities” “ ACP helps people see their own capacities. They no longer need anyone to tell them who should do what. It stimulates people to want to improve themselves”. “ The villagers told me I’d changed. I used to work the sausage way: trying to stuff all kinds of things into the community. And I used to talk a lot. Now, I am listening more, reflect more, and encourage the villagers to reflect and to express themselves more” (Anuwat, Thailand) What NGOs think about the AIDS Competence Process

« Projects will come and go but I’m confident that this approach will last. » (Father Joe, India)

“ ACP helped destroy the old way of working, especially among those working in various agencies and helped them open up more”.

“ It promotes tremendous sharing and learning in communities”

“ ACP helps people see their own capacities. They no longer need anyone to tell them who should do what. It stimulates people to want to improve themselves”.

“ The villagers told me I’d changed. I used to work the sausage way: trying to stuff all kinds of things into the community. And I used to talk a lot. Now, I am listening more, reflect more, and encourage the villagers to reflect and to express themselves more” (Anuwat, Thailand)

Open discussions Community self assessed their own strengths and what to improve in their response to HIV/AIDS, developed their own action plans People identify and address their vulnerabilities Change in the way of working People measure their own progress Communities mobilize their own and external resources Improved situation of PLHIV and affected people Results in communities

Open discussions

Community self assessed their own strengths and what to improve in their response to HIV/AIDS, developed their own action plans

People identify and address their vulnerabilities

Change in the way of working

People measure their own progress

Communities mobilize their own and external resources

Improved situation of PLHIV and affected people

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