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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…
The HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control SYNOPSIS Series is a summary of the lessons learned by the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office (LACRO) of the AIDS Control and Prevention (AIDSCAP) Project. This SYNOPSIS booklet discusses the importance of Gender- Sensitive Initiatives (GSIs). This booklet utilizes the holographic model such that any one of the sections (holograms) will provide the reader with an understanding of the whole…
This publication illustrates how one can increase men's involvement in reproductive and sexual health and rights issues through research, advocacy, behaviour change communication and education, policy dialogues and well-tailored and innovative reproductive health services. It starts by defining partnering with men and providing a rationale for this approach. A framework for selecting essential elements of such a programme is then described.…
The 158-page book is a revision of the first edition published in 1995. While the original version focused on issues related to sexual violence like rape, the revised guidelines have been expanded to include other forms of gender-based violence like trafficking, domestic violence, female genital mutilation and demands for sexual favours in exchange for offers of services or assistance. The new publication offers practical advice on how to…
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 fact sheet provides answers to frequently asked questions about microbicides - such as what they are, how they work, and the status of research and development to-date.
Using feminist theory and comparative analysis, this thesis investigates why women in sub-Saharan Africa are more vulnerable to HIV/AIDS than men. Through two case studies -- one on Uganda where the HIV prevalence rate has dropped considerably in recent years, and one on Botswana, where the HIV prevalence rate has drastically increased in recent years - this document focuses on women's vulnerability to HIV, how vulnerability can be…
The Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) co-hosted a three-week email discussion on Young Women and HIV/AIDS. The discussion explored the (i) Intersections between youth, gender and HIV/AIDS; (ii) Emerging challenges and successes in HIV/AIDS for young people (particularly young women); and (iii) Ways in which youth can participate in addressing gender and youth issues in…
This publication showcases a wealth and variety of media and communications strategies and materials used around the world to end violence against women. A collaboration between UNIFEM and the Media Materials Clearinghouse of the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, the publication highlights materials and campaigns, providing descriptions of innovative communications methods for awareness raising. Chapter 5 of this publication…
This Review Paper was prepared for an Expert Consultation organized by the World Health Organization that brought together experts from the field of HIV/AIDS, gender, health and development, as well as programme managers who implement HIV/AIDS programmes at the national level. This paper provided participants to the Expert Consultation with background information and a suggested framework for considering the issues and challenges of integrating…
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 report provides insight into organizational experiences and perspectives in terms of the obstacles encountered and approaches used to address the intersections between HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence. It can be used to facilitate the formulation of thinking on gender-based violence and HIV/AIDS, and assist in shaping programmatic interventions. This review is a companion document to a series of reviews of gender-based violence and…
This bibliographic review on gender-based violence and HIV/AIDS is a companion document to a Literature Review under the same title. It includes an extensive electronic search of international and national electronic databases to identify relevant research published in journals and books, as well as 'grey' literature - much of which is not documented on the standard electronic search engines and published databases of HIV/AIDS literature.…
This Literature Review looks at the linkages between HIV/AIDS and gender-based violence by setting out an initial conceptual and methodological base. It provides explanations for the incidence and the contexts of gender-based violence and HIV/AIDS by listing indicators and predictors, and by outlining psychosocial, behavioural and contextual factors. Human rights considerations provide the framework for the suggested transformative…
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…
Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, women’s rights to own, inherit, and control property are under constant attack from discriminatory laws and customs. These violations perpetuate women’s inequality, undermine the fight against HIV/AIDS, and doom development efforts. This report documents women’s property rights abuses in Kenya, where the raging HIV/AIDS epidemic magnifies the devastation of property rights violations.
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…
This report emphasizes the need to include research, policy work, political activism to ensure that microbicides are widely available to women and correctly and consistently used by individuals vulnerable to HIV or Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI's).
This publication provides an introduction to the subject of men and HIV/AIDS in relation to the work of UNFPA, carried out in partnership with UN agencies, governments and civil society organizations at all levels. As action intensifies, it will be important to recognize the positive and caring behaviour of many men, who do practise safe sex, treat women as equals, behave in non-violent ways and share in family care-giving. It will also be…
This paper prioritizes five main dimensions of women's access to Microbicide use including: 1. Acceptability and use; 2. Supportive policy and social environment; 3. availability; 4. Affordability; and 5. Regulatory approval and licensing.
It is written from the user's perspective and contains background information, goals, objectives, and activities for each dimension.