Accelerating the Education Sector Response to HIV : Five Years of Experience from Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Accelerating the Education Sector Response to HIV : Five Years of Experience from Sub-Saharan Africa.
Yazar:
Bundy, Donald A.P.
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9780821379783
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1 online resource (115 pages)
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Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Overview -- Introduction -- Background to the Accelerate Initiative -- Goals and Objectives of the Accelerate Initiative -- Implementation of the Accelerate Initiative -- The Evolution of the Accelerate Initiative -- Review of the Accelerate Initiative: Five Years On -- Chapter 1. Promoting Leadership by the Education Sector and Creating Sectoral Demand for a Response to HIV/AIDS -- Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS in the Education Sector -- Evaluating the Accelerate Initiative Process -- Chapter 2. Harmonizing Support among Development Partners to Better Assist Countries and Reduce Transaction Costs -- Chapter 3. Promoting Coordination with the National AIDS Authorities and Enhancing Access to AIDS Funds -- Chapter 4. Sharing Information on HIV/AIDS with Specific Relevance to the Education Sector -- Production of New Documentation Addressing Education Issues from an HIV/AIDS Perspective -- Promoting Greater Access to a Critical Subset of Existing Information on AIDS and Education -- Chapter 5. Strengthening the Technical Content and Implementation of the Education Sector Response to HIV/AIDS -- Sector Policy (Including Workplace Policy) -- Planning and Mitigation -- Prevention (Including Teacher Training and Life Skills) -- Ensuring Access to Education for Orphans and Vulnerable Children -- Chapter 6. Conclusions and the Way Forward -- Education Sector Responses Have Accelerated -- More Effective Links with Development Partners Are Emerging -- More and Better Quality Information Is Available -- Education Sector Responses to HIV Are Now Being Implemented by a Majority of Countries -- Not All Sectoral HIV Responses Are Mainstream Activities -- Effective Monitoring and Evaluation Remain a Major Challenge.
Investment in Regional Coordination and Knowledge Sharing Shows Benefits But Can Be Difficult to Sustain -- EFA-FTI Processes Are Strengthening HIV/AIDS Responses within the Education Sector Plans -- Countries of the Southern Cone Have Yet to Engage in the Accelerate Initiative -- The Future of the Accelerate Initiative -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Chronology of Accelerate Workshops -- Appendix B: Development Partners Involved in Subregional and National Workshops Held since 2002 -- Appendix C: Top 20 Distributed Documents to Date -- Appendix D: Accelerating the Education Sector Response to HIV/AIDS in Africa: A Checklist of Good Practice -- Appendix E: 2007 Survey Questionnaire -- References -- Index -- Back cover.
Özet:
This Review was undertaken by the Networks of Ministry of Education HIV&AIDS Focal Point from countries in sub-Saharan Africa participating in the Accelerate Initiative, together with stakeholder and partner representatives.The education sector has become increasingly recognized as playing a key 'external' role in prevention and in reducing stigma, and an important 'internal' role in providing access to care, treatment and support for teachers and staff, a group that in many countries represents more than 60% of the public sector workforce.In 2002, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV&AIDS (UNAIDS) Inter-Agency Task Team (IATT) on Education established the 'Accelerate Initiative Working Group' to support countries in sub-Saharan Africa as they 'accelerate their education sector responses to HIV&AIDS' through the establishment of programs with strong local ownership, capable of accessing suitable funding and implementation at all levels of the education sector. The Networks of Ministry of Education HIV&AIDS Focal Points, established through the Initiative under the auspices of the Africa Union Regional Economic Communities, have rapidly taken ownership of the Accelerate Initiative.This Review explores the experiences of education sectors across sub-Saharan Africa as they accelerate their response to HIV&AIDS within the Accelerate Initiative. It demonstrates that leadership by Ministries of Education has been crucial in mobilizing activities, and that full participation of all stakeholders is needed for effective implementation. Since 2002: 37 countries have participated; 4 Networks have been established; 1,350 education staff members and 76 development partners have participated in 120 training days; 75% of participating countries are now accessing funds through their National AIDS Committees; 76% have an HIV&AIDS education sector strategy
and plan; 91% train teachers to protect themselves; all countries are now implementing HIV prevention education; 74% are training teachers in the life skills approach; and 71% provide free education for orphans and vulnerable children.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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