The document discusses integrating an AIDS community solution exchange with UNAIDS to increase collaboration and reduce issues around ownership and branding. It proposes having the moderation team be "embedded" within UNAIDS to increase UNAIDS ownership and reduce discrimination. Some current issues discussed are turf wars, peer discrimination, the solution exchange not being included in UNAIDS work plans. Suggestions include having UNAIDS take more ownership and responsibility for quality, including the solution exchange in work plans, and orienting UNAIDS staff on knowledge management to improve collaboration.

1. AIDS Community of Solution Exchange & UNAIDS Integration + = AIDS Community

2. Why Integration? Technical Support to UNAIDS and UNTG Policy Formulation - NACP III + others Designing New pilots Documentation at Conferences, Workshops Facilitating online discussions for Conference plus pre and post conference Online facilitation for TRG like UNTG, CCM, Three Ones, Surveillance, NACO, SACS…

3. Position Papers - 75% by UNAIDS Stigma and Discrimination Universal Access MSM and Sec 377 Pre-marital Mandatory Testing Sex Education in Schools Sexuality and HIV Registration of Sex Workers Improving services in Red Light Areas Prisons and HIV Workplace policy for PLHIV Uniformed Services Distance Education for NGOs Info-base on World AIDS Day Activities Three ones UNAIDS Website

4. Why Integration? Civil Society Same Membership Database – 1 Operator Selecting Members for TRG Needs Assessment for Capacity Building Capacity Building including Govt. & Pvt. Conference Invitations Dissemination of Materials – FOR INFO Consultants contact details

5. Why Integration? Resource Person Expertise in Workplace Interventions, STI, HIV, TB, ARV, Treatment Care and Support, Prevention, Civil Society Mobilization, Positive Groups Web Media and List serve Technologies Technical documents preparation, editing, publications At Conferences Technical representation and presentation

6. Why Integration? Research Associate e-Publications drafting and editing Research to strengthen policy arguments Compile and summarize the civil society messages for UNAIDS review Liaise with Community Members Conference support

7. Why Integration? Synergy in policy, planning and activities: Piggy Backing SE on UNAIDS Conferences Community Newsletter Website Contents, links, archives Collaborative Action Group Work Timing Query in synchrony with UNAIDS or Indian requirements

8. Why Integration? Other Add-ons: Increased Visibility Rapport with all Stakeholders Externals see Moderating Team as ‘UNAIDS’ UNDAF One UN No Duplication

9. Integration Model Greater UNAIDS ownership: Moderation Team should be seen to be "embedded" in UNAIDS, irrespective of the contract type and budget source. UNAIDS staff should invest time in Solution Exchange to improve its quality and relevance Ownership reduces discrimination.

10. Present Issues Turf war Peer Discrimination: “Not NO?”, “Only Theory, You are not Program Staff” Curry Leaf Syndrome SE not in UNAIDS Work plan Geneva, Bangkok clearance Branding

11. Outsourcing & other Issues Liaison between UN and UNAIDS Vibrancy of Community depends on rapport built by Mod Team with members Quality Vs Quantity Branding Status quo = Circus Scenario

12. Solving the Ownership Issues Turf – SE only emerging areas Ownership No work duplication Peer Discrimination “ Not NO?” – Convert SC to equivalent NO “ Only Theory” – Policies  Plans  Pilots “ Curry Leaf Syndrome” – Solved by integration SE not in UNAIDS Work plan – Include Geneva, Bangkok clearance – Start similar Teams Branding – Community owned

13. Suggestions Depends on support of UN agency head Agency head to be conveners of the Community More interactions and meetings with the agency Be at par with the agency like World Bank model Helping with agency ensures coordination from the agency like Education Community

14. Clash between agency’s services and knowledge services – Program Officer functioning as a moderator can add to capacity building and keep updated in his/her area of work; Also adds value to the knowledge products Gopi-GP Model: Increased responsibilities – agency’s expectations from the Program Officer Suggestions

15. Emphasis on UN agency to take ownership to ensure quality Quality parameters must reflect on the agency and not on the community Resource Team must attend the staff meetings of the agency Orientation of the program staff on KM Need to ponder on integrating RT with multiple agencies Suggestions