Start Date
10-8-2010 1:30 PM
End Date
10-8-2010 3:00 PM
Description
The Global Fund and PEFPAR have increased resources for preventing, treating, and caring for HIV/AIDS and dramatically changed the ways in which the HIV/AIDS epidemic is addressed internationally. While attention often focuses on the roles of government and health workers, national civil society organizations (CSOs) and local communities are gaining recognition and key roles to play in responding to HIV/AIDS in many countries. For CSOs and communities, however, accessing Global Fund and PEPFAR resources can be challenging given these mechanisms’ technical, financial, and programmatic requirements. Insufficient capacity of potential recipients to manage the funds presents a challenge for donors as well and has been a major hindrance in the Global Fund’s disbursement process.
Blanka Homolova (Senior HIV/AIDS Specialist) and Jennifer Whatley (Senior Technical Specialist for Civil Society and Governance Programs) will discuss World Learning’s International Development Program work in Angola and Ethiopia to build the capacity of local civil society organizations and communities to access and manage these resources and better respond to HIV/AIDS. World Learning’s programs draw upon decades of experience helping CSOs to improve their organizational capacity and technical skills and assisting communities to address local concerns. The presentations will include an overview of the Ethiopia and Angola projects, World Learning’s capacity building approach, as well as an introduction to World Learning’s Participatory Institutional Analysis Instrument (PIAI) – a CSO assessment tool used in numerous countries over the past 20 years.
Strengthening Civil Society and Community Capacity to Respond To HIV/AIDS
The Global Fund and PEFPAR have increased resources for preventing, treating, and caring for HIV/AIDS and dramatically changed the ways in which the HIV/AIDS epidemic is addressed internationally. While attention often focuses on the roles of government and health workers, national civil society organizations (CSOs) and local communities are gaining recognition and key roles to play in responding to HIV/AIDS in many countries. For CSOs and communities, however, accessing Global Fund and PEPFAR resources can be challenging given these mechanisms’ technical, financial, and programmatic requirements. Insufficient capacity of potential recipients to manage the funds presents a challenge for donors as well and has been a major hindrance in the Global Fund’s disbursement process.
Blanka Homolova (Senior HIV/AIDS Specialist) and Jennifer Whatley (Senior Technical Specialist for Civil Society and Governance Programs) will discuss World Learning’s International Development Program work in Angola and Ethiopia to build the capacity of local civil society organizations and communities to access and manage these resources and better respond to HIV/AIDS. World Learning’s programs draw upon decades of experience helping CSOs to improve their organizational capacity and technical skills and assisting communities to address local concerns. The presentations will include an overview of the Ethiopia and Angola projects, World Learning’s capacity building approach, as well as an introduction to World Learning’s Participatory Institutional Analysis Instrument (PIAI) – a CSO assessment tool used in numerous countries over the past 20 years.