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"Undertake effective and sustained communication to keep the partnership alive." Leonard Okello, former director of SIPAA

For more information on HIV and AIDS projects please contact Sarah Hammond Ward - Head of Partnership and Networks
hammond.s@healthlink.org.uk

HIV and AIDS - Support to the International Partnership again's AIDS in Africa (SIPAA)

SIPAA Partners

The First Ladies of Kenya and Rwanda at the launch of the SIPAA-OAFLA partnership, Nairobi

The Support to the International Partnership against AIDS in Africa (SIPAA) three-year programme was funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) from 2002 to 2005, SIPAA worked closely with nine African countries. These were:

Two learning countries were also included in the project - Kenya and Uganda.

SIPAA was coordinated from a regional office in Nairobi, Kenya and a technical advisor and other staff worked with each country.

Partnerships at a national level included the National AIDS Councils in the nine countries.

Strong partnerships were also built between ministries in HIV and AIDS mainstreaming activities, and with major Civil Society Organisations, strengthening their capacity and stimulating activities.

The SIPAA regional office supported the development of regional technical resource networks and partnerships.

Regional partners included:

African women’s empowerment network (AWEPON)
Based in Uganda, they carried out research on women’s economic empowerment, bringing women into economic planning and assessing the impact of AIDS on women’s economic status in Cameroon, Tanzania and Swaziland.

Centre for African Family Studies (CAFS)
They worked in all nine SIPAA countries, but particularly in Swaziland and focused on the decentralised management of HIV and AIDS. They modified curricular for the development of Training of Trainers for decentralisation.

Healthlink Worldwide - UK / Kenya
Working with all SIPAA countries, Healthlink Worldwide managed capacity development on documentation and inter-country learning. We ran a series of learning forums on resource centre management, strategic communication and knowledge management and also produced newsletters and a learning publication.

Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD)
Working in Burundi, Ethiopia, Ghana and Rwanda, HEARD looked at the strategic planning and management of HIV and AIDS, carried out research on socio-economic impacts and provided training in multi-sectoral research.

Institute of Alternative Democracy for South Africa (IDASA)
With a focus on Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria and Swaziland but also reaching Cameroon, Lesotho, Tanzania and Burundi, IDASA worked on budget tracking on the use of allocated resources for HIV and AIDS.

International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS
With a primary focus on Lesotho and Swaziland, ICW promoted networks of positive women and ran workshops to ensure that the voices of positive women, especially young women can feed into HIV and AIDS policy debates. They also monitored international commitments on gender in HIV and AIDS.

Offices of the African First Ladies (OAFLAS)
Working with Kenya and Uganda, the two SIPAA learning countries, OAFLA advocated for better HIV and AIDS responses and the reduction of stigma. They also endorsed prevention of HIV infection strategies.

Regional AIDS Training Network (RATN)
RATN provided training for M&E and enhanced capacity for strategic planning and M&E frameworks in Ghana, Zanzibar and Cameroon. They also developed new curricula and training materials.

The AIDS Support Organisation (TASO)
Based in Uganda and working primarily with SIPAA in Ghana, Ethiopia and Lesotho, TASO brought community level capacity building for NGOs and provided technical support on enhancing care and counselling of those affected by HIV and AIDS.