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Engaging Faith-Based Organizations in HIV Prevention: A Training Manual for Programme Managers

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This 57-page document from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is a training manual that details step-by-step descriptions of how to effectively partner and engage faith-based organisations in mitigating the spread of HIV. The manual is based on the World Health Organization (WHO) General Assembly resolution that advocates for the 'promotion of Inter-religious Dialogue'. It seeks to equip policy makers, programme managers, and development communicators with the awareness of social, cultural, and economic complexities that impact HIV prevention.

This training manual is designed to facilitate a highly participatory process. It details instructions, methodologies, explanations, teaching aids, objectives, and key activities. Workshops are divided into eight sessions, and each session has its stated goals and objectives.

  1. The first session is the introduction to the manual and it seeks to familiarise participants with each other and workshops' objectives
  2. The second session is about the challenges of HIV prevention and strategic areas for UNFPA interventions. Its goal is to acquaint participants with social, cultural, and economic factors that determine vulnerability to and impact of HIV.
  3. The third session is about the role of faith-based organisations in HIV prevention and it seeks to define the comparative advantages of faith-based institutions in the endeavour.
  4. The forth session is about facilitating the workshop for faith-based organisations in HIV prevention. Its goal is to understand the role of a facilitator in working with faith-based organisations for HIV prevention.
  5. The fifth session explores the entry points for partnering with faith-based organisations in HIV prevention.
  6. The sixth session details communication competencies that faith-based organisations must acquire in order to be able to deliver key messages for HIV prevention.
  7. The seventh session is about the design of action plans and monitoring and evaluation frameworks for faith-based organisations attempting to carry out HIV prevention programmes.
  8. Lastly is a closing session which also includes workshop evaluation instruments, as well as an opportunity for feedback by participants.
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UNFPA website, April 23 2010.

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Submitted by cmorry on Thu, 05/20/2010 - 15:19 Permalink

The history of working with faith based organisations on issues of sexual health has been less than stellar. This manual provides some valuable insight into challenges and strategies and ways to engage such organisations in meaningful action.