- Author
- International HIV/AIDS Alliance
- Title
- Participation and Empowerment in HIV/AIDS Programming - Policy Briefing No. 2
- Imprint
- International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2002, 4 pp
- Description
Reproduced with kind permission of the International HIV/AIDS Alliance.
- Abstract
"Many organisations now understand that participation and empowerment are important elements of HIV/AIDS programming, which can increase the impact of prevention and care interventions. This briefing provides an overview of the lessons that the Alliance and its partners have learned about participation and empowerment in HIV/AIDS work. It addresses issues such as the importance of promoting participation and empowerment, transparency about levels of participation, building an enabling environment, investing in developing appropriate skills, attitudes and behaviours of facilitators, and employing visual tools to aid communication about sensitive issues"