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HIV and AIDS impact analysis

1. The organisations capacity regarding HIV and AIDS. Does the

organisation need to increase its capacity? What has been learned

during previous HIV and AIDS interventions? SMC encourages

cooperation with human resources/organisations with competence in

HIV and AIDS, if this is necessary to plan and carry out an

intervention.

2. HIV and AIDS within the organisation. How are HIV and AIDS

affecting the organisation? Does the organisation have a staff policy

about HIV and AIDS that covers issues like health insurance, job

security and equal opportunity as well as support for families and thecommunity? Is there a need to develop or update the current staff

policy? Has the staff received HIV and AIDS training?

3. HIV and AIDS and the organisations activities: Is there a policy or

guidelines for AIDS and HIV-related issues? (If the organisation has an

HIV and AIDS policy it can be attached it to the application).

4. The goal of the intervention and how it addresses HIV and AIDS.

What are the specific problems involving HIV and AIDS in the area of

the intervention? What are the consequences?

5. Target Groups: How are the target group/s of the intervention affected

by HIV and AIDS? Are specific groups or individuals in the

community especially vulnerable with respect to HIV and AIDS?

6. Activities: Are additional activities necessary to reinforce the effects of

the intervention concerning the prevention of the spread of HIV and

AIDS? Are there activities that need to be included in the intervention

because of HIV and AIDS?

For interventions in sub-Saharan Africa:

7. Activities: How will the activities during the intervention directly or

indirectly be able to reduce the spread and consequences of HIV and

AIDS? Does the intervention include an education component that

addresses and aims to change attitudes towards sexuality for example?

Does the intervention include work to increase health care, or does it

alleviate the effects of HIV and AIDS in other ways? The text below

provides some suggestions for how an HIV and AIDS perspective could

be included in activities.

SMCs Handbook Chapter 8.9 - HIVand AIDS impact analysis

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Use one or more of the following strategies for inclusion of an HIV and AIDS

perspective in the project activities.

1. Work with AIDS can be incorporated into existing activities. (Forexample, education in HIV and AIDS can raise the target groups

consciousness in their work on a daily basis)

2. Look at how other activities can contribute to reducing the spread of or

alleviating HIV and AIDS (can activities be designed so that vulnerable

homes/individuals are sure to be included?);

3. Start cooperating with other organisations that have special competence

in HIV and AIDS and that work with the same target group. (The

cooperation may increase the awareness of and/or alleviate the effects

of HIV and AIDS through the competence of the other organisation).

To sum up, these three strategies provide an opportunity to include an

AIDS and HIV perspective through prevention and/or the alleviation of the

effects of HIV and AIDS for all interventions in sub-Saharan Africa.

SMCs Handbook Chapter 8.9 - HIVand AIDS impact analysis

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