This document provides a historical perspective on the CORE Group Members and the Links for Life/FANSHA process. It discusses [1] CORE Group's emphasis on integrating nutrition, HIV/AIDS, and other working groups, [2] the Links for Life initiative including Africa Forums in 2006 and 2009 and FANSHA which brought together over 200 front-line workers, and [3] the formation of FANSHA in 2006 as an advocacy group to strengthen awareness of the interaction between food/nutrition insecurity and HIV/AIDS.

1. Historical Perspectives from
CORE Group Members and the
Links for Life/FANSHA Process
Getting the Knack of NACS SOTA
February 22-23, 2012

2. The Road to NACS is Littered with
CORE Group Members…
Nutrition Working Group
HIV/AIDS Working Group
CORE Group emphasis on integration
Others?

3. Another view of the elephant:
the Links for Life Initiative
Africa Forums ’06 and ‘09
FANSHA
Communities of Practice
in Malawi and Ethiopia
involving many CORE members

4. “AIDS, hunger and poverty are
the ‘perfect storm’ threatening to
overtake all of Africa. Together
we can help turn the tide and
provide families living with HIV
and AIDS the tools and
resources they need to lift
themselves out of poverty and
create a healthier future.”
-- Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the
UN Millennium Project, at his
opening address for the Africa
Forum 2006

5. …enabling 220 front-
line workers from 16
African nations to
exchange ideas & learn
from each other about
how to integrate
HIV&AIDS, food,
nutrition and livelihood
programming.

7. FANSHA: Food And Nutrition
Security & HIV/AIDS Advocacy Group
In late 2006, PCI convened an advocacy group comprised of 43
members representing 25 organizations. Through monthly
conference calls and regular email communiqués, this informal
group, now known as FANSHA, has fostered information sharing,
strategizing and coordination focused on this critical topic.
The group’s overarching purpose is to strengthen awareness of
the interaction between food & nutrition insecurity and HIV&AIDS
with the aim of influencing key decisions and processes that
encourage reduced risk of HIV transmission and increased
resilience to HIV&AIDS

10. Walking further down memory
lane…
International AIDS Conference in
Toronto, 2006
UNGASS June 2006 Declaration,
Article 28:
28. Resolve to integrate food
and nutritional support, with the
goal that all people
at all times will have access to
sufficient, safe and nutritious
food to meet their
dietary needs and food
preferences, for an active and
healthy life, as part of a
comprehensive response to
HIV/AIDS;

11. And further…
--Food/Nutrition and OVC Meeting in Rome, 2007
--WHO Regional Consultations on Nutrition and HIV held in
Africa and Asia throughout the mid-2000s
And many, many other steps along the way…

12. Thank you!