Partners

International HIV/AIDS Alliance

http://www.aidsalliance.org/sw1280.asp
Obligated FY05 Funds   $2,800,000.00
Program Areas             Abstinence/Be Faithful
                                  Condoms and related activities
                                  Palliative Care: Basic health care and support
                                  Palliative Care: TB/HIV
                                  OVC
                                  Counseling and Testing
                                  Treatment: ARV Services
                                  Strategic Information
                                  Other/policy analysis and system strengthening
Sub-Partners               Caritas Cote d'Ivoire
                                  Caritas Man
                                  Centre d'Ecoute et Depistage Volontaire Port Bouet
                                  Chigata
                                  Club Espoir d’Abengourou
                                  Fraternite
                                  Ideal Korhogo
                                  Lumière Action, Côte d'Ivoire
                                  Renaissance Santé Bouke
                                  Sidalerte

Overview of HIV/AIDS Alliance's Program in Cote d'Ivoire

In 2004, the Alliance received US government funding through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to develop a programme to support community responses to HIV/AIDS in Côte d'Ivoire as part of the President’s Emergency AIDS Relief Programme (PEPFAR). The programme is managed in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (CDC/Projet Retroci, Abidjan).

As part of a plan to provide a continuum of care and to create demand for services, the Alliance trained 48 participants from 24 non-governmental and community-based organisations (NGOs and CBOs) that are members of the Ivorian Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (RIP+) in treatment literacy and community support for anti-retroviral treatment. The Alliance also provided on-going organisational support to RIP+ and other highly vulnerable groups.

In 2005, the Alliance will continue to strengthen community groups in treatment literacy and adherence to anti-retrovirals. At the same time, the Alliance will strengthen the capacity of NGOs and CBOs in several HIV/AIDS technical areas including: prevention with highly vulnerable populations; palliative care and support; prevention with highly vulnerable populations; abstinence, fidelity and partner reduction; youth and couple-friendly voluntary counselling and testing centres and support to orphans and vulnerable children. NGOs and CBOs will also receive organisational and institutional support and the Alliance will collaborate with the Ministry of AIDS for the development of a monitoring and evaluation plan for community-based HIV mobilization activities.

The main strategy in 2005 will be the establishment and development of an Alliance linking organisation in Côte d’Ivoire to support local NGOs. The Alliance will support this linking organisation to develop by-laws and internal systems and procedures. Once established, the linking organisation will give grants and technical support to NGOs and CBOs in Côte d’Ivoire. It is expected that this will happen by the end of 2005.