The Local Partners Capacity Building Program aimed to address gender disparities and improve the capacity of local organizations in Zambia involved in HIV/AIDS programs. It provided gender training to 107 partner organizations, developed a gender framework, and funded community gender initiatives. Key interventions included training in gender and leadership, gender analysis, and mentoring of partner organizations. The program achieved greater representation of women in leadership positions of partner organizations and an increased focus on harmful gender norms. Lessons learned included the need to incorporate gender from the start and evaluate changes in gender norms.
The Building Local Capacity for Delivery of HIV Services in Southern Africa Project (BLC) worked in Namibia from 2010-2015 to strengthen local organizations' capacity to address HIV. Through a mapping effort led by the Namibian Network for AIDS Service Organisations (NANASO), BLC conducted the first nationwide assessment of 234 civil society organizations. This provided data on registration, communication capabilities, and organizational capacity. The assessment strengthened NANASO's understanding of its constituency and ability to support members. It demonstrated how networks can better partner with organizations to assess needs and improve health service delivery.
This project was carried by Eastern regional office of National federation of the disabled Nepal from 2010 to 2015 by the financial support of Netherlands leprosy relief and presented by regional coordinator Mr. Uttam siwakoti on project evaluation team of Nepal social welfare council
Achieving Equity in Family Planning: Getting Beyond the RhetoricMEASURE Evaluation
This document discusses achieving equity in family planning. It begins by explaining that equity is an important but neglected topic that can help countries reach health and development goals while respecting human rights principles. An equity approach addresses unfair differences in access to and use of family planning services, focusing on disadvantaged subgroups rather than the general population. Different countries require different strategic approaches depending on the data; for example, Kenya may need to focus on rural poor while DR Congo could prioritize improving services nationwide first before targeting poverty. The panel then discusses research related to disentangling poverty and residence factors, increasing coverage of vulnerable populations in Bolivia, designing interventions for urban poor in Senegal, and increasing public health resources for poorer states in India
The document provides information about an orientation for the CORE Group Polio Project 2016 conference. It includes introductions and details about CORE Group's vision, mission, values, structure including working groups and membership. The membership section outlines the types of members, requirements, benefits and application process. Working groups are also listed with their co-chairs. Finally there is information about a knowledge cafe session at the conference.
Multi-dimensional Programming The Rubik's Cube Challenge to Community Health ...CORE Group
The document discusses frameworks for conceptualizing community health programs. It notes that prior models like wheels, shapes and bubbles fail to fully capture the dynamics and relationships involved. The Rubik's Cube is presented as a metaphor for the multi-dimensional nature of community health. The document outlines a World Cafe discussion to explore experiences with successful and less successful community health programs. Participants will draw pictures and share to discuss what dimensions contributed to or hindered outcomes. The goal is to better understand how to envision the multiple interconnected components involved in holistic community health. A panel will then provide perspectives from different community health actors.
Older people improving their wellbeing 3 3 [compatibility mode]WRVS
This document outlines a research project that aims to involve older people in the UK in defining and improving their well-being. It will do this through a participatory research approach involving older adults in all stages of the research from design to dissemination. The goals are to understand how older adults conceptualize well-being, identify ways to maximize it, and address barriers. Five pilot sites will trial locally-led activities to support well-being in a mutual and capacity-building manner. Findings will then be widely disseminated to transform support offered by organizations for older adults.
The Local Partners Capacity Building Program aimed to address gender disparities and improve the capacity of local organizations in Zambia involved in HIV/AIDS programs. It provided gender training to 107 partner organizations, developed a gender framework, and funded community gender initiatives. Key interventions included training in gender and leadership, gender analysis, and mentoring of partner organizations. The program achieved greater representation of women in leadership positions of partner organizations and an increased focus on harmful gender norms. Lessons learned included the need to incorporate gender from the start and evaluate changes in gender norms.
The Building Local Capacity for Delivery of HIV Services in Southern Africa Project (BLC) worked in Namibia from 2010-2015 to strengthen local organizations' capacity to address HIV. Through a mapping effort led by the Namibian Network for AIDS Service Organisations (NANASO), BLC conducted the first nationwide assessment of 234 civil society organizations. This provided data on registration, communication capabilities, and organizational capacity. The assessment strengthened NANASO's understanding of its constituency and ability to support members. It demonstrated how networks can better partner with organizations to assess needs and improve health service delivery.
This project was carried by Eastern regional office of National federation of the disabled Nepal from 2010 to 2015 by the financial support of Netherlands leprosy relief and presented by regional coordinator Mr. Uttam siwakoti on project evaluation team of Nepal social welfare council
Achieving Equity in Family Planning: Getting Beyond the RhetoricMEASURE Evaluation
This document discusses achieving equity in family planning. It begins by explaining that equity is an important but neglected topic that can help countries reach health and development goals while respecting human rights principles. An equity approach addresses unfair differences in access to and use of family planning services, focusing on disadvantaged subgroups rather than the general population. Different countries require different strategic approaches depending on the data; for example, Kenya may need to focus on rural poor while DR Congo could prioritize improving services nationwide first before targeting poverty. The panel then discusses research related to disentangling poverty and residence factors, increasing coverage of vulnerable populations in Bolivia, designing interventions for urban poor in Senegal, and increasing public health resources for poorer states in India
The document provides information about an orientation for the CORE Group Polio Project 2016 conference. It includes introductions and details about CORE Group's vision, mission, values, structure including working groups and membership. The membership section outlines the types of members, requirements, benefits and application process. Working groups are also listed with their co-chairs. Finally there is information about a knowledge cafe session at the conference.
Multi-dimensional Programming The Rubik's Cube Challenge to Community Health ...CORE Group
The document discusses frameworks for conceptualizing community health programs. It notes that prior models like wheels, shapes and bubbles fail to fully capture the dynamics and relationships involved. The Rubik's Cube is presented as a metaphor for the multi-dimensional nature of community health. The document outlines a World Cafe discussion to explore experiences with successful and less successful community health programs. Participants will draw pictures and share to discuss what dimensions contributed to or hindered outcomes. The goal is to better understand how to envision the multiple interconnected components involved in holistic community health. A panel will then provide perspectives from different community health actors.
Older people improving their wellbeing 3 3 [compatibility mode]WRVS
This document outlines a research project that aims to involve older people in the UK in defining and improving their well-being. It will do this through a participatory research approach involving older adults in all stages of the research from design to dissemination. The goals are to understand how older adults conceptualize well-being, identify ways to maximize it, and address barriers. Five pilot sites will trial locally-led activities to support well-being in a mutual and capacity-building manner. Findings will then be widely disseminated to transform support offered by organizations for older adults.
If We Build It, Will It Last? Capacity Strengthening Through A CCCD Approach_...CORE Group
This document discusses Plan International's approach to capacity strengthening at the local level. It focuses on Child Centered Community Development (CCCD), which aims to work with children and youth to address the root causes of poverty. CCCD involves raising rights awareness and building the capacity of those responsible for upholding children's rights. The document also outlines lessons learned from 30 years of local capacity development work, including the need for long-term funding and tools to increase community ownership. It provides examples of youth participation and governance projects in over 15 countries that engaged youth and local governments to improve services.
The document describes a successful partnership model used by MGHP to address problem gambling in culturally and linguistically diverse communities. The model involves: 1) Conducting a needs analysis and service mapping to identify a target community. 2) Inviting key community organizations to become partners. 3) Forming a partnership and advisory group through a Memorandum of Understanding. 4) Providing funding to support community participation. The model was applied successfully with the Karen community in Melbourne, reducing gambling risks. Factors contributing to the Karen partnership's success included allowing time to build trust, being flexible, clarifying roles, and providing financial support to the community agency.
Community health workers in Tanzania were interviewed about using a mobile application to enhance their learning. The application was created locally and provided audio, text, pictures, video and SMS in different locations across Tanzania. Key findings showed that the mobile application enabled collaboration, community engagement, storytelling and assessment. It also provided recognition and rewards for health workers like certificates of completion and featured interviews, which gave them lasting value and recognition in their communities. The application showed potential to build local capacity and develop media and IT skills sustainably without relying on toll-free services, as health workers were highly motivated by the rewards.
See this short presentation on LMG's work with vulnerable populations to understand why this work with outstanding global leaders with disabilities and those who work with other vulnerable populations is so important.
1) Cross-sector collaboration on issues related to large-scale agricultural investment is rare in Laos, but concerns about its impacts are growing.
2) In response, the Responsible Agricultural Investment Working Group was formed in 2015 to facilitate cross-sector dialogue and cooperation around responsible investment.
3) Case studies conducted by the group found that knowledge of land acquisition processes is limited, communities need more support to participate effectively, and lack of understanding of free, prior and informed consent is a challenge.
Gavin Prendergast(ACON) talks about the challenges of achieving effective health promotion engagement with a geographically dispersed population. This presentation was given at the AFAO/NAPWA Gay Men's HIV Health Promotion Conference in May 2012.
This document outlines a conceptual framework for improving the HIV/AIDS response in chiefdoms in Zambia. It identifies several issues with the current inadequate and uncoordinated response at the chiefdom level, including a lack of leadership, duplication of efforts, and failure to influence cultural practices. It proposes strengthening the capacity of chiefdoms by establishing strategic plans, monitoring and evaluation systems, and coordinating bodies. The desirable outcomes include improved access to quality services, monitoring of service delivery, resource mobilization, and advocacy. The desired impacts are an improved quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS, orphans and vulnerable children, and reduced new infections and AIDS-related deaths in each chiefdom.
Civil Society Engagement Practical Country Platform Solutions to Reach Every ...CORE Group
The document discusses a Zika virus collaboration between civil society organizations. It notes that Zika is a public health emergency that requires a coordinated response due to limited resources. The collaboration includes weekly calls between organizations, webinars to share information, and discussions of country-level interventions. For example, in Guatemala organizations convened to analyze needs, identify existing response activities, and coordinate efforts to avoid duplication. The collaboration aims to align priorities, share information, and magnify their voice through multi-level coordination between global, regional, local and national organizations.
Spectrum Society at 25: One agency's story of transformationErnie Baatz
Spectrum Society is a non-profit agency that has transformed its services over 25 years from focusing on compliance and risk management to focusing on relationships, personal networks, and self-direction. The agency was influenced by pioneers in the field who emphasized social roles, functional skills, and community integration. Spectrum Society's mission has shifted from allowing people to function independently to supporting people to experience full citizenship. Through various projects, the agency has learned the importance of relationships, natural supports, individualized budgets, authentic leadership roles, and facilitating connections rather than just providing services. The agency continues to explore how to define and focus on quality of life rather than just quality services.
Spectrum at 25: One agency's story of transformationAaron Johannes
Spectrum Society has tried to be thoughtful about the focus of our supports for 25 years, and this is our story about becoming a learning organization. Originally presented by Susan Stanfield and Ernie Baatz at the InclusionBC 2013 Conference in Vancouver B.C.
Are We There Yet Outcomes Framework Debra MooreDebra Moore
Presentation given to the National Clinical Leads and Modern Matrons Annual Conference (Mental Health and Learning Disability) outlining the Confirm & Challenge (6C\'s) Model and Outcomes Framework
M&E of Community Programs vs. Community M&E: What Gives?MEASURE Evaluation
This document discusses challenges with monitoring and evaluating community-based programs. It notes that community programs are expected to provide the same level of data as facility-based programs but without comparable resources. This often leads to poor quality data, low data use, and program burnout. The document argues for alternative approaches focused on using data for management rather than just reporting. It proposes using community rosters, simple case management forms, annual cluster sample surveys, and population surveys to track coverage and outcomes in a more effective way. The goal is to put more emphasis on evaluation and using data for learning and improvement.
Reform of the disability service system in Australia – will greater resources...Christine Bigby
The document discusses reform of Australia's disability service system and the introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). It provides:
1) An overview of issues with the current ineffective, underfunded system and goals of the NDIS to give individuals more choice, control and certainty of support.
2) Details of the NDIS, including individualized funding packages, reasonable and necessary supports, and a three-tiered approach including mainstream services.
3) Early findings from the NDIS trials, including challenges with planning processes taking longer than expected and difficulties coordinating and implementing plans.
This document outlines six proposed actions to promote aging in place in the New River Valley region of Virginia. It summarizes the results of two previous community workshops on aging in place and identifies next steps. The six proposed actions are: 1) Conduct a housing survey of adults aged 50+; 2) Develop a Lifespan Friendly Homes Program; 3) Establish a TimeBank; 4) Attain Age Friendly Community Certification; 5) Create an Aging in Place Services Connector; and 6) Encourage land use policies for lifespan friendly communities. Background information and implementation plans are provided for each of the three actions.
Whole systems change across a neighbourhood
How can we collaborate with people to help them build their resilience? Get under the skin of the culture and the lives people live. Identify people’s feelings and experiences of community and understand what people think is shaped by different values and by the environment and infrastructure around them. The future of collaboration could bring many opportunities but people find it more difficult to live and act together than before. How can we help people…and communities build their resilience? Understand people’s different situations and capabilities to develop pathways that help them build resilient relationships. Help people experience and practice change together. Help people grow everyday practices into sustainable projects. Turn people’s everyday motivations into design principles. Support infrastructure that connects different cultures of collaboration. Build relationships with people designing in collaboration for the future…now.
Integrated Systems Strengthening (ISS)_PetragliaCORE Group
The document discusses Pathfinder International's integrated systems strengthening (ISS) approach. ISS focuses on improving health outcomes by strengthening the interaction between public and private health systems and communities. It does this by supporting an informed group of stakeholders in the "zone of interaction" where health systems and communities intersect. This includes both community actors like community leaders and health workers, as well as health systems actors from public and private organizations. One example is Pathfinder's work in Bangladesh through the NHSDP project, which aims to provide primary healthcare to over 22 million people. However, engaging communities can be challenging due to the heterogeneity of communities, complex stakeholder landscapes, and cultural barriers.
Adult family group conferences (FGCs) encourage and empower an adult and their family/support network to use their own strengths and resources to make plans for the future. Conferences can be used in a wide variety of ways, including with people who self-neglect; with young adults at transition to adult services, and with people living with dementia to make decisions about their future care and support needs.
FGCs with adults can also support Making Safeguarding Personal, bringing together the adult at risk and their family to explore options and support them to make decisions.
This one-day Knowledge Exchange Workshop will bring together agencies who either run or aspire to set up an adult family group conference service. It will provide a forum for:
Sharing knowledge and expertise on setting up and running a service with adults.
Consider ways of evaluating the impact that FGCs can have on outcomes for adults and their families.
The workshop will also inform the development of a RiPfA publication which will support Family Group Conferences with adults.
Aimed at: All those involved in adult family group conferences, including senior leaders, managers and coordinators who already run an FGC service with adults. Also those with an aspiration to set up/run a service within their organisation.
The document discusses addressing denial, stigma, and discrimination faced by people living with HIV/AIDS. It shares experiences of various organizations that have created more enabling environments through approaches like increasing openness, counseling family members, training healthcare workers, and empowering people living with HIV/AIDS. It also recommends forming a group called AAROHII to document work on stigma and discrimination and influence policies to reduce it.
This report summarizes the evaluation of a project cycle by Kagisano Society Women's Shelter (KSWS) in partnership with the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission (FELM) to address gender-based violence in Botswana.
The evaluation assessed the project's design, implementation, and effectiveness through interviews with stakeholders. It found that the project's community partnership model and activities were effectively implemented and beginning to raise awareness about gender-based violence. However, it also identified areas for improvement, such as the need for more collaboration between stakeholders, expanded training, and additional community mobilizers.
Overall, the evaluation found that the project was relevant and its partnership approach was contributing to sustainability, but recommendations were made
If We Build It, Will It Last? Capacity Strengthening Through A CCCD Approach_...CORE Group
This document discusses Plan International's approach to capacity strengthening at the local level. It focuses on Child Centered Community Development (CCCD), which aims to work with children and youth to address the root causes of poverty. CCCD involves raising rights awareness and building the capacity of those responsible for upholding children's rights. The document also outlines lessons learned from 30 years of local capacity development work, including the need for long-term funding and tools to increase community ownership. It provides examples of youth participation and governance projects in over 15 countries that engaged youth and local governments to improve services.
The document describes a successful partnership model used by MGHP to address problem gambling in culturally and linguistically diverse communities. The model involves: 1) Conducting a needs analysis and service mapping to identify a target community. 2) Inviting key community organizations to become partners. 3) Forming a partnership and advisory group through a Memorandum of Understanding. 4) Providing funding to support community participation. The model was applied successfully with the Karen community in Melbourne, reducing gambling risks. Factors contributing to the Karen partnership's success included allowing time to build trust, being flexible, clarifying roles, and providing financial support to the community agency.
Community health workers in Tanzania were interviewed about using a mobile application to enhance their learning. The application was created locally and provided audio, text, pictures, video and SMS in different locations across Tanzania. Key findings showed that the mobile application enabled collaboration, community engagement, storytelling and assessment. It also provided recognition and rewards for health workers like certificates of completion and featured interviews, which gave them lasting value and recognition in their communities. The application showed potential to build local capacity and develop media and IT skills sustainably without relying on toll-free services, as health workers were highly motivated by the rewards.
See this short presentation on LMG's work with vulnerable populations to understand why this work with outstanding global leaders with disabilities and those who work with other vulnerable populations is so important.
1) Cross-sector collaboration on issues related to large-scale agricultural investment is rare in Laos, but concerns about its impacts are growing.
2) In response, the Responsible Agricultural Investment Working Group was formed in 2015 to facilitate cross-sector dialogue and cooperation around responsible investment.
3) Case studies conducted by the group found that knowledge of land acquisition processes is limited, communities need more support to participate effectively, and lack of understanding of free, prior and informed consent is a challenge.
Gavin Prendergast(ACON) talks about the challenges of achieving effective health promotion engagement with a geographically dispersed population. This presentation was given at the AFAO/NAPWA Gay Men's HIV Health Promotion Conference in May 2012.
This document outlines a conceptual framework for improving the HIV/AIDS response in chiefdoms in Zambia. It identifies several issues with the current inadequate and uncoordinated response at the chiefdom level, including a lack of leadership, duplication of efforts, and failure to influence cultural practices. It proposes strengthening the capacity of chiefdoms by establishing strategic plans, monitoring and evaluation systems, and coordinating bodies. The desirable outcomes include improved access to quality services, monitoring of service delivery, resource mobilization, and advocacy. The desired impacts are an improved quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS, orphans and vulnerable children, and reduced new infections and AIDS-related deaths in each chiefdom.
Civil Society Engagement Practical Country Platform Solutions to Reach Every ...CORE Group
The document discusses a Zika virus collaboration between civil society organizations. It notes that Zika is a public health emergency that requires a coordinated response due to limited resources. The collaboration includes weekly calls between organizations, webinars to share information, and discussions of country-level interventions. For example, in Guatemala organizations convened to analyze needs, identify existing response activities, and coordinate efforts to avoid duplication. The collaboration aims to align priorities, share information, and magnify their voice through multi-level coordination between global, regional, local and national organizations.
Spectrum Society at 25: One agency's story of transformationErnie Baatz
Spectrum Society is a non-profit agency that has transformed its services over 25 years from focusing on compliance and risk management to focusing on relationships, personal networks, and self-direction. The agency was influenced by pioneers in the field who emphasized social roles, functional skills, and community integration. Spectrum Society's mission has shifted from allowing people to function independently to supporting people to experience full citizenship. Through various projects, the agency has learned the importance of relationships, natural supports, individualized budgets, authentic leadership roles, and facilitating connections rather than just providing services. The agency continues to explore how to define and focus on quality of life rather than just quality services.
Spectrum at 25: One agency's story of transformationAaron Johannes
Spectrum Society has tried to be thoughtful about the focus of our supports for 25 years, and this is our story about becoming a learning organization. Originally presented by Susan Stanfield and Ernie Baatz at the InclusionBC 2013 Conference in Vancouver B.C.
Are We There Yet Outcomes Framework Debra MooreDebra Moore
Presentation given to the National Clinical Leads and Modern Matrons Annual Conference (Mental Health and Learning Disability) outlining the Confirm & Challenge (6C\'s) Model and Outcomes Framework
M&E of Community Programs vs. Community M&E: What Gives?MEASURE Evaluation
This document discusses challenges with monitoring and evaluating community-based programs. It notes that community programs are expected to provide the same level of data as facility-based programs but without comparable resources. This often leads to poor quality data, low data use, and program burnout. The document argues for alternative approaches focused on using data for management rather than just reporting. It proposes using community rosters, simple case management forms, annual cluster sample surveys, and population surveys to track coverage and outcomes in a more effective way. The goal is to put more emphasis on evaluation and using data for learning and improvement.
Reform of the disability service system in Australia – will greater resources...Christine Bigby
The document discusses reform of Australia's disability service system and the introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). It provides:
1) An overview of issues with the current ineffective, underfunded system and goals of the NDIS to give individuals more choice, control and certainty of support.
2) Details of the NDIS, including individualized funding packages, reasonable and necessary supports, and a three-tiered approach including mainstream services.
3) Early findings from the NDIS trials, including challenges with planning processes taking longer than expected and difficulties coordinating and implementing plans.
This document outlines six proposed actions to promote aging in place in the New River Valley region of Virginia. It summarizes the results of two previous community workshops on aging in place and identifies next steps. The six proposed actions are: 1) Conduct a housing survey of adults aged 50+; 2) Develop a Lifespan Friendly Homes Program; 3) Establish a TimeBank; 4) Attain Age Friendly Community Certification; 5) Create an Aging in Place Services Connector; and 6) Encourage land use policies for lifespan friendly communities. Background information and implementation plans are provided for each of the three actions.
Whole systems change across a neighbourhood
How can we collaborate with people to help them build their resilience? Get under the skin of the culture and the lives people live. Identify people’s feelings and experiences of community and understand what people think is shaped by different values and by the environment and infrastructure around them. The future of collaboration could bring many opportunities but people find it more difficult to live and act together than before. How can we help people…and communities build their resilience? Understand people’s different situations and capabilities to develop pathways that help them build resilient relationships. Help people experience and practice change together. Help people grow everyday practices into sustainable projects. Turn people’s everyday motivations into design principles. Support infrastructure that connects different cultures of collaboration. Build relationships with people designing in collaboration for the future…now.
Integrated Systems Strengthening (ISS)_PetragliaCORE Group
The document discusses Pathfinder International's integrated systems strengthening (ISS) approach. ISS focuses on improving health outcomes by strengthening the interaction between public and private health systems and communities. It does this by supporting an informed group of stakeholders in the "zone of interaction" where health systems and communities intersect. This includes both community actors like community leaders and health workers, as well as health systems actors from public and private organizations. One example is Pathfinder's work in Bangladesh through the NHSDP project, which aims to provide primary healthcare to over 22 million people. However, engaging communities can be challenging due to the heterogeneity of communities, complex stakeholder landscapes, and cultural barriers.
Adult family group conferences (FGCs) encourage and empower an adult and their family/support network to use their own strengths and resources to make plans for the future. Conferences can be used in a wide variety of ways, including with people who self-neglect; with young adults at transition to adult services, and with people living with dementia to make decisions about their future care and support needs.
FGCs with adults can also support Making Safeguarding Personal, bringing together the adult at risk and their family to explore options and support them to make decisions.
This one-day Knowledge Exchange Workshop will bring together agencies who either run or aspire to set up an adult family group conference service. It will provide a forum for:
Sharing knowledge and expertise on setting up and running a service with adults.
Consider ways of evaluating the impact that FGCs can have on outcomes for adults and their families.
The workshop will also inform the development of a RiPfA publication which will support Family Group Conferences with adults.
Aimed at: All those involved in adult family group conferences, including senior leaders, managers and coordinators who already run an FGC service with adults. Also those with an aspiration to set up/run a service within their organisation.
The document discusses addressing denial, stigma, and discrimination faced by people living with HIV/AIDS. It shares experiences of various organizations that have created more enabling environments through approaches like increasing openness, counseling family members, training healthcare workers, and empowering people living with HIV/AIDS. It also recommends forming a group called AAROHII to document work on stigma and discrimination and influence policies to reduce it.
This report summarizes the evaluation of a project cycle by Kagisano Society Women's Shelter (KSWS) in partnership with the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission (FELM) to address gender-based violence in Botswana.
The evaluation assessed the project's design, implementation, and effectiveness through interviews with stakeholders. It found that the project's community partnership model and activities were effectively implemented and beginning to raise awareness about gender-based violence. However, it also identified areas for improvement, such as the need for more collaboration between stakeholders, expanded training, and additional community mobilizers.
Overall, the evaluation found that the project was relevant and its partnership approach was contributing to sustainability, but recommendations were made
End-of-project report for Strengthening Nigeria’s Response to HIV and AIDS Pr...John Engels
The document summarizes the achievements and lessons learned from the Strengthening Nigeria's Response to HIV and AIDS Program (SNR Program) implemented from 2004-2009. The SNR Program worked in 6 states to build the capacity of State Agencies for the Control of AIDS (SACAs) to coordinate multi-sectoral HIV responses. Key achievements included transforming 5 SACAs into legally recognized state agencies, strengthening their organizational and technical capacities, and increasing access to HIV services. However, continued engagement of stakeholders and expansion of services will be needed to sustain progress.
The Red Umbrella Program provided HIV prevention services, addressed human rights issues, and built social cohesion among sex workers in South Africa, successfully engaging over 34,000 sex workers and reducing HIV risk. An evaluation found the program effectively developed trust within the sex worker community, improved access to health services, and dramatically reduced violence against sex workers particularly by police. The program demonstrated that targeted interventions led by and responsive to sex workers can play an important role in HIV prevention.
The document discusses RATN's efforts to mainstream gender in HIV/AIDS programs and capacity development. RATN established a gender working group and conducted a gender audit. This informed the development of a gender policy, strategy, and 5-year action plan with 15 indicators. RATN provided gender mainstreaming training to its member institutions to equip them with tools and skills. Challenges included overcoming misconceptions about gender, and the need for stakeholder engagement and gender policies to support mainstreaming efforts.
The M-Coalition will work to effectively respond to the rapidly escalating HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the Arab world. It will involve MSM and those living with HIV at all levels of strategy, policy development, and governance. The M-Coalition's strategic vision includes strengthening networks across the Arab region, increasing knowledge on MSM and HIV through research, and increasing funding for effective HIV prevention, care, treatment, and support programs for MSM.
This document summarizes a study that evaluated community perceptions of a 3-year project in South Africa that trained and supported volunteer health workers. The study conducted discussions with community members who were both involved and uninvolved in the project. Community members saw benefits from empowering volunteers to provide better home healthcare. However, they felt the efforts may not be sustainable without more support for volunteers within and outside the community, such as stable stipends, commitment from leaders, and support from external health agencies. The authors conclude that projects aiming to increase the role of community volunteers in AIDS care need substantial support structures to ensure sustainability.
This document summarizes a study that evaluated community perceptions of a 3-year project in South Africa that trained and supported volunteer health workers. The study conducted discussions with community members who were both involved and uninvolved in the project. Community members saw benefits from empowering volunteers to provide better home healthcare. However, they felt the efforts may not be sustainable without more support for volunteers within and outside the community, such as stable stipends, commitment from leaders, and support from external health organizations. The authors conclude that projects aiming to increase the role of community volunteers in AIDS care need substantial support structures to ensure sustainability.
Countdown to 2015 was a conference held in London May 2010 which examined and critiqued many orthodoxies. It provided a chance to survey the fields of sexual and reproductive health and HIV from a very broad perspective, looking at issues from the clinical to the socio-economic.
The document discusses challenges in linking health research to policy in Ghana. It describes how the Research and Development Division of the Ghana Health Service used a collaborative approach to build consensus on research priorities related to orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS. Through stakeholder consultations, gaps in understanding this issue were identified and a research study was undertaken to assess the situation of HIV-affected children. The study informed policy by providing evidence on how to best support these children within their communities rather than institutions.
The document discusses challenges in linking health research to policy in Ghana. It describes how the Research and Development Division of the Ghana Health Service used a collaborative approach to build consensus on research priorities related to orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS. Through stakeholder consultations, gaps in understanding this issue were identified and a research study was undertaken to assess the situation of HIV-affected children. The study informed policy by providing evidence on how to best support these children within their communities rather than institutions. The experience highlights the value of engaging multiple stakeholders to ensure research meets social needs and informs policymaking across sectors.
1. The document discusses efforts by AIDS advocacy groups in India to address denial, stigma, and discrimination faced by those living with HIV/AIDS.
2. It outlines approaches taken, including community education, sensitizing healthcare workers, empowering people living with HIV/AIDS, and advocating for policy changes.
3. A key outcome was the formation of AAROHII, a coalition of organizations, to document efforts to reduce stigma and discrimination and influence national HIV/AIDS policy and programs.
Using Technology to Dam the HIV/AIDS Treatment CascadeInSTEDD
This document discusses using technology to improve outcomes in the HIV/AIDS treatment cascade. It provides context on the global scale of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, noting that while 33.2 million people are infected, only 5 million are currently in treatment. It describes challenges in getting people tested, enrolled in care, adhering to treatment. The approach discussed using both social and technical tools to collaborate with local communities to address barriers at each step of the cascade. The organization InSTEDD is highlighted as working to build local capacity and create open source tools to support global health challenges.
The document describes best practices from the Angaza Zaidi project in Tanzania for scaling up voluntary HIV testing and counseling. It identifies five best practices: 1) Collaborating with government partners and aligning with national priorities, 2) Decentralizing training to establish regional networks, 3) Supporting income generation for people living with HIV through post-test clubs, 4) Conducting mobile outreach with education and testing, and 5) Providing testing to hard-to-reach groups through house visits and small groups. The project partnered with the Tanzanian government and local organizations to expand access to counseling and testing services.
Isaean 2012 cbo training module on networking and advocacyclac.cab
This document provides an introduction and overview of a training module on networking and advocacy for local community-based organizations (CBOs) developed by ISEAN (Insular Southeast Asia Network) and its partner Hivos Foundation. The module was created to build the capacity of CBOs in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Timor-Leste to conduct effective advocacy and networking activities. It acknowledges existing advocacy resources but was tailored specifically for CBO contexts in Southeast Asia. The training module covers topics such as defining advocacy, the purpose and benefits of advocacy, developing advocacy strategies and action plans, and building and sustaining networks. It aims to empower local communities and improve policies, services, and environments affecting those living with and impacted
1. This document provides a summary report of Family AIDS Caring Trust's (FACT) project to strengthen HIV and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services for youth in Zimbabwe through approaches like Join-in Circuits (JIC) and Sista2Sista girls' clubs.
2. The JIC methodology uses games and discussions to provide over 4,500 youth with SRH information. Post-tests found most youth gained knowledge, and over 750 youth accessed voluntary HIV testing services. Sista2Sista clubs established safe spaces for over 2,800 girls to discuss issues like gender-based violence and distributed sanitary products.
3. FACT is making progress in engaging at-risk youth in rural
Ekomenzoge. Mitigating HIV/ AIDS With Micro Finance In Namibia 2008Ekomenzoge Metuge
This document summarizes a microfinance program in Namibia that aims to reduce HIV risk among young women. [1] The program provides business loans and health education to 390 young women in the Caprivi and Kavango regions, which have high HIV rates. [2] Preliminary results found low condom use, many received gifts from partners, and partners often had other partners, suggesting risk was high. [3] However, the program aims to reduce risk behaviors over time through microloans coupled with health education.
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This document outlines a research study on vulnerabilities of men who have sex with men (MSM) and gays in Eastern and Southern Africa. The study aims to develop an evidence base to advocate for more inclusive HIV/AIDS policies and programming. It involves a desktop literature review, focus group meetings in the region, and an international dialogue. The overall goals are to encourage quality prevention and care for MSM communities and influence policies related to their rights.
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The document outlines 7 action items for the Regional AIDS Training Network (RATN) and its member institutions (MIs): 1) Develop a business model for RATN, 2) Have the secretariat broker training programs between MIs and universities, 3) Pursue public-private partnerships aggressively, 4) Establish a resource mobilization committee to strengthen secretariat staff capacity, 5) Have the secretariat promote visibility through regional health discussions, 6) Have MIs promote RATN visibility through activities and linking websites, 7) Report annually on collective training achievements.
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The document outlines Africa's common position on the post-2015 development agenda as agreed upon by the Economic Commission for Africa, African Union Commission, African Development Bank, and UN Development Programme's Regional Bureau for Africa. It prioritizes four broad development outcomes: structural economic transformation and inclusive growth; innovation and technology transfer; human development; and financing and partnerships. For human development, it focuses on eradicating extreme poverty through social protection programs, improving education access and quality, achieving universal healthcare access, promoting gender equality, and enhancing water resource management.
This document discusses public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the health sector. It begins by outlining different approaches to sustainability in health development programs, including increasing private sector engagement. It then defines PPPs and describes different levels of private sector involvement from dialogue to partnerships. Examples of PPPs in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Namibia and Zambia are provided for different levels. The document concludes by discussing opportunities for the Reproductive Health Alliance of Tanzania (RATN) network in the PPP model, such as capacity building of authorities and the private sector to engage in and implement PPPs.
The document discusses the sustainability of Family AIDS Caring Trust (FACT), a Zimbabwean NGO. It describes FACT's history and work in HIV/AIDS services and sustainable development. It explains that FACT has focused on governance, strategic refocusing, fundraising, and financial management to sustain itself over time. This includes diversifying its funding sources, integrating projects, and retaining long-term donors through compliance and relationship-building. The presentation emphasizes the importance of adapting to change and exploring new opportunities to ensure organizational sustainability.
Presented by Dr. Nelson Gitonga, Insight Health Advisor, Kenya during Regional AIDS Training Network (RATN) 12th General Council Meeting held in Mombasa, Kenya from 24th - 29th June 2013
Presented by Jonathan Gunthorp of SAT Regional, South Africa, during Regional AIDS Training Network (RATN) 12th General Council Meeting held in Mombasa, Kenya from 24th - 29th June 2013
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Organizational development and systems strengthening of community based organizations through targeted capacity building to enhance the HIV and AIDS response in Eastern Kenya
This document outlines a project to build the capacity of the Sudanese Coalition on Women and AIDS. The project will engage the wives of state governors to support women living with HIV. It will work to increase HIV testing and treatment uptake, reduce stigma, and improve livelihoods for women with HIV. The project will provide training to state-level partners on HIV facts and needs of women. It will support advocacy events and income-generating activities over 10 states for one year. Progress will be evaluated through discussions with partners. The goal is to mobilize policymakers and empower women leaders to better support the health and rights of women with HIV.
This document summarizes a project conducted by CONNECT-ZIMBABWE to train 60 church leaders in Zimbabwe in HIV/AIDS counseling. The training aimed to build the capacity of church leaders to design, implement, support, prevent, care for and support HIV/AIDS programs in the church context. Through participatory learning strategies, the training helped church leaders provide counseling from a spiritual perspective. As a result, church congregants and communities benefited from increased psychosocial support. The project also highlighted lessons learned, including the need to engage more female grassroots leaders and reform rigid beliefs that contribute to stigma.
This document discusses using Laboratory Quality Improvement Tools (LQITs) to improve laboratory capacity and quality in sub-Saharan Africa. It notes that laboratories play an important role in disease diagnosis and treatment monitoring, but many rural laboratories lack quality assurance. The LQIT uses a 100 question assessment across 12 areas and targeted mentoring visits to identify issues and implement tailored improvements. Initial LQIT scores provide baselines and subsequent visits track quality improvements. While LQITs have shown success in strengthening diagnostic processes, regular site visits are needed and funding remains a challenge.
This document discusses sustainable financing options for HIV/AIDS in Kenya. It notes that over 80% of current HIV funding comes from external sources, but those sources are declining. To plan for predictable domestic funding, it recommends establishing a Sustainable HIV and AIDS Care Trust Fund. The Trust Fund would pool diverse domestic financing sources like taxes on airline tickets, mobile phone calls, and remittances. It would be governed by inclusive trustees and finance gaps in prevention, care, and treatment according to projections showing growing needs through 2020.
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Em consonância com os ODS – Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável e a Estratégia Global para a Saúde das Mulheres, Crianças e Adolescentes, e aplicando uma abordagem baseada nos direitos humanos, os esforços de cuidados pós-natais devem expandir-se para além da cobertura e da simples sobrevivência, de modo a incluir cuidados de qualidade.
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Esta publicação só está disponível em inglês até o momento.
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Sarah Naiga - HIPo-Africa, Uganda
1. Role of Capacity Building in
addressing; stigma,
discrimination and prejudice
associated with HIV&AIDS in
Kasese District -Western
Uganda
The Second HIV Capacity Building Partner’s Summit,
Birchwood Hotel, Johannesburg - S. Africa
by
Sarah Naiga Noah
Co-author: Hizaamu Ramadhan,
Harnessing Indigenous Potentials in Africa (HIPo-Africa)
2. Presentation outline
1. About HIPo-Africa.
2. Project background and description
3. Project context
4. Key interventions
5. Methodologies and strategies
6. Resources required
7. Challenges
8. Evidence of success and achievements
9. Why is a best practice
10. What others partners will gain from the
model
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3. About HIPo-Africa
Harnessing Indigenous Potentials – Africa:
• Registered National NGO, specialized in Capacity
development, with emphasis on Indigenous
Knowledge Systems (IKS) and Community Systems
strengthening in Social development interventions.
Mission:
Vision: To sustainably build capacity of
A transformed society service providers and community
with improved quality beneficiaries towards social
of life development through application of
IKS
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4. Project Background and Description
Title: Role of Capacity Building in
addressing; stigma, discrimination and
prejudice associated with HIV&AIDS in
Kasese Western Uganda
Target: stigmatized women and sex
workers
Aim:
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5. Description of the Project context
Over the years a lot of effort has been done
to eliminate stigma and discrimination of
people living with HIV&AIDS.
Reports still show high levels of infection
and progress is proved uneven. This is
partly attributed to stigma, discrimination
and prejudice for people living with
HIV&AIDS.
The Uganda National strategic plan 2007
cites stigma as a key driver and barrier to
accessing HIV services. 5
6. Key Project interventions
Capacity building of community leaders,
Counseling
Adherence monitoring
Anti stigma campaigns
Moonlight HCT targeting sex workers,
their clients and women
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7. Methodologies and strategies
Community action research
Strategic partnerships (With
NACWOLA Kasese) to strengthening
the relationships with the local partners
other stakeholders
Capacity building for leaders,
community based implementers and
health workers and MARPS.
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9. Challenges
High HIV infection rate among women in
Kasese with limited access to HIV&AIDS
prevention care and support services, due to
constant stigma and discrimination resulting
into high mortality rates.
The cost of sex is cheaper than the cost of
condoms hence making prevention efforts
challenging
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10. Evidence of success and achievements
At least 23% MARPs in the project area (Kasese
Municipality) have knowledge about HIV&AIDS stigma
and discrimination
Up to 19% of women and 28% of men (MARPs) have
positive attitudes towards stigma.
HCT among MARPs increased by 25% from baseline
over six months
21 of the female sex workers have abandoned the
practice and are engaged in hotel business
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11. Conclusions and why is a best
practice
This intervention contributed towards the
increase of access to service by MARPS
MARPS were used to reach out to their
peers making the action sustainable and
acceptable
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12. What others will gain from the model
Peer sex workers are better placed to influence
their peers in HIV prevention
Capacity building provides increased human
potential to effect the desired changes and also
strengthens the ability to have a positive
impact on people’s lives
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13. “Let’s invest in the future; that is where
we will live for the rest of our lives”
Thank You
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