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This publication is the third volume of the USAID Health Policy Initiative’s “Investing in MENA Series.” The purpose of the curriculum is to support a sustainable HIV response in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region, centered on positive leadership, women’s leadership, prevention, education, and mentorship, as well as gender equality and sensitivity. Structured as a three-day workshop, it is the first curriculum of its kinds to be…
The toolkit is a collection of participatory educational exercises for educating health care providers on the issues of stigma and gender-based violence. It was developed for and with health care providers in Andhra Pradesh, India. The modules use a learner-centred, participatory approach to training -- one built around discussion and small-group activities. The goal is to facilitate open discussion on HIV stigma and gender violence, and on what…
In many parts of the world, sex workers have been among the groups most vulnerable to and most affected by HIV since the beginning of the pandemic. The toolkit is intended as a resource to guide the development and implementation of effective HIV interventions in diverse sex work settings. It outlines key steps and issues and provides links to many documents, manuals, reports and research studies containing more detailed and in-depth information…
This training manual is a tool for those aiming to promote gender equity and address masculinity as a strategy for the prevention of HIV infection. It promotes the positive aspects of masculinity, encourages men's participation in sexual and reproductive health, promotes respect for sexual diversity and improves the understanding of the body and sexuality. In this Manual, HIV prevention is addressed within the larger framework of gender roles…
This document is a resource for NGOs and CBOs to build greater understanding of how gender and sexuality determine vulnerability to HIV. The document also highlights major human rights declarations, treaties and recommendations that can be used by individuals and associations to advocate for their rights and hold decision makers accountable to their commitments. This document is a summary of a desk-based review of literature that examines the…
With funding from CIDA, ICAD has developed a toolkit on addressing HIV/AIDS and gender equality in food security and rural livelihoods programming. The toolkit can be used by program managers and their partners when working in situations where HIV and AIDS prevalence is high. While it is primarily geared towards the CIDA program cycle, the toolkit is also useful to a wider audience including NGOs, particularly those working closely with CIDA.…
This module serves as an introduction to basic reproductive health services of women and girls in emergency settings. Although comprehensive RH services should be available to the entire population once the situation stabilizes, reducing the transmission of HIV, preventing sexual violence, providing care for survivors of sexual violence, ensuring clean deliveries and access to emergency obstetric care in the first days of a crisis are a priority…
This curriculum is based on participatory learning and covers a broad range of issues that have been identified as priorities for rural women. Topics include: gender roles, gender inequality, and culture; the body, sexuality, and gender based violence; communication and relationships; and HIV transmission and prevention. Sessions are structured to give participants an opportunity to strengthen confidence and skills relating to communication,…
Women are especially vulnerable to HIV/AIDS in hard-hit Southern Africa with increasing numbers being infected compared to men. This toolkit is written for women and girls living with HIV/AIDS and addresses their special treatment needs, including adherence, women-specific opportunistic infections, effects of treatment their biological (physical and emotional) lifecycle, post-exposure prophylaxis, and PMTCT Plus programmes. It contains 12…
This HIV counseling and testing manual is designed for service providers and counselors working with youth. Approximately one-third of clients who seek HIV testing are youth, and these young people often have different needs than do adults. This 92-page manual provides: step-by-step information for using a counseling and testing model for youth in general or specialized clinical settings; step-by-step information for using the traditional…
"Community Lessons, Global Learning" is a partnership between the International HIV/AIDS Alliance and Glaxo Wellcome's Positive Action programme. This first report shares lessons about responding to HIV/AIDS between communities, countries and continents. Although the primary focus of the document is on community responses to HIV/AIDS, Section 5 of the report discusses gender, sexuality and sexual health. The "Community Lessons, Global Learning"…
This manual provides an overview to religious leaders and church groups about the HIV/AIDS pandemic, as well as issues and challenges faced by people living with HIV/AIDS. The curriculum offers relevant education on public health and reproductive health and helps identify cultural and social factors that contribute to the spread of HIV/AIDS. It is also designed to help faith-based groups determine ways that they can address the HIV/AIDS pandemic…
These online mini courses are designed to provide a basic introduction to this topic and to help providers of reproductive health services incorporate a focus on HIV and AIDS into their services.  
This manual was developed by an experts group and tested in two IPS journalists training workshops in South Africa and Jamaica. The manual has three modules: A Gender Analysis Framework for the Media; Gender and HIV/AIDS - The Missing Story; and Improved Knowledge and Skills. Hands on exercises and examples from the media offer a practical feel to the content of the modules.
This training manual has been developed to guide implementation of the ILO Code of Practice on HIV/AIDS in the World of Work. It contains core information on AIDS and the workplace, case studies, learning activities, and examples of laws and policies. The manual is divided into ten sections, including eight independent modules. Although gender issues are addressed throughout the manual, they are also set out in a Module 5 -The Gender Dimensions…
In 2001, Ipas and Health & Development Networks (HDN) produced a training resource called Gender or sex: who cares? Skills-building resource pack on gender and reproductive health for adolescents and youth workers. These notes were developed for people who wish to train facilitators to carry out workshops based on the Gender or Sex curriculum. They contain ideas and materials that can be used for training-of-trainers (TOT) workshops, as well…
"Documenting and Communicating HIV/AIDS Work" is a toolkit of participatory activities that aims to build practical skills among NGOs/CBOs responding to HIV/AIDS in developing countries. It is a resource to help such groups improve the quality of their programme work and external relations - by recording, learning from and sharing their lessons and results. Although this toolkit does not focus on gender per se, it is a useful tool for building…
This resource pack aims to help policy makers and service providers develop a gender-based approach to their work on HIV/AIDS and STDs. The book describes what this means, why it is important and how it may be achieved. The text is illustrated with personal stories and examples from programmes around the world. The tool cards and posters are designed as guides for practical activities to promote gender awareness as well as attitude and behavior…
The purpose of this resource guide is to give an overview of gender sensitive interventions and initiatives directly or indirectly related to health. Through mapping different experiences, the guide provides information on lessons learned, results achieved, and the challenges that have emerged in promoting gender and health equity.
Gender has an enormous impact on male and female behavior, but most young people are not aware of its effect on their lives. This kit will help peer educators and adults working with young people, to integrate gender issues into sexual and reproductive health programmes. It includes basic fact sheets, information on planning programmes, activities for peer educators and facilitators, activities for young people, and a resource list.