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Sue Holden has adapted the text of her previous book AIDS on the
Agenda to meet the needs of non-specialist staff who work with
communities on the ground, and for middle managers in Human
Resources departments who support program staff. As with the longer
book, Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS in Development and Humanitarian
Programmes has two main aims: ? to show how agencies can adapt
their external programs to reduce susceptibility to HIV infection
and vulnerability to the impacts of AIDS; ? to demonstrate how they
can modify their internal policies and systems to protect the
interests of their staff and preserve the viability of their
operations. The author explains the concept of mainstreaming in
plain English and offers practical guidelines for implementing the
approach in a wide range of contexts.
AIDS on the Agenda is written for policymakers, managers, and
program staff in development and humanitarian agencies, to promote
debate about the challenges that confront them in a world which has
been changed for ever by the pandemic of AIDS. The book considers
three possible responses to the problem: * Do nothing.* Try to
specialize in direct AIDS work.* Adapt core programs and internal
systems to respond to the impact of AIDS.The author argues for the
third approach as the essential initial response. She shows how
mainstream work in a wide range of sectors - including food
security, livelihoods support, education, health promotion, and
emergency provision of water and sanitation - can be modified to
reduce susceptibility to HIV infection and vulnerability to the
impacts of AIDS. She also offers practical advice on modifying
personnel and financial systems to protect the interests of staff
and the viability of organizations when operating in AIDS-prone
contexts.The text is based on case studies drawn from the
experiences of three agencies (ActionAid, Oxfam International, and
Save the Children UK) and their partners; and on insights
contributed by a wide range of other organizations. The problems
inherent in the 'mainstreaming' approach are dealt with frankly and
constructively. The comprehensive Resources section offers
user-friendly guidance on the following topics: * Researching and
predicting the internal impacts of AIDS* Assessing the impacts of
AIDS education and awareness-raising* Drafting a workplace policy*
Monitoring the impact of AIDS and of internal mainstreaming*
Training for mainstreaming AIDS in development and humanitarian
work* Undertaking community research formainstreaming AIDS in
development and humanitarian work* Adapting organizational systems
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