Carpe Momento Report (Adobe PDF - 5,106 KB)
Carpe Momento! Seize the Moment!, a global conference on women, HIV and AIDS and human rights from April 19-22, 2006, in Entebbe, Uganda, was co-organized by CARE. The conference brought together nearly 110 participants from different countries including global experts; practitioners; policy makers; grassroots activists from women's rights, human rights, and HIV movements; and staff working on rights based approaches, gender equity and diversity, and HIV and AIDS.
New Approaches to HIV Prevention (Adobe PDF - 883 KB)
A new report by an international panel of 50 AIDS experts, including CARE President Helene D. Gayle, details the obstacles faced by a range of promising new HIV prevention approaches and makes recommendations to accelerate HIV prevention research and ensure future access.
NGOs Code of Practice for Organizations Involved in HIV/AIDS
In recent years there has been a growing global commitment to address the HIV/AIDS crisis. The urgent need to rapidly scale up HIV/AIDS response presents new challenges, particularly in ensuring that the lessons learned to date are used to guide resource allocation and program development.
Lessons Learned: West Africa (Adobe PDF - 1,289 KB)
An Innovative Program to Battle HIV and AIDS along West Africa's Railroads (2006). In a region in which distances are vast, civil conflicts cause population movements on a large scale and people cope with rampant poverty by migrating to find work, the impact of long-distance migration on HIV and public health is considerable. Funded by Bristol Myers Squibb, Rail Link's goal was to reduce the risk of vulnerability and marginalization experienced by mobile populations and their social networks.
Lessons Learned: Malawi (Adobe PDF - 1,470 KB)
Mainstreaming Economic Development and Food Security with HIV and AIDS (2006). This paper introduces three common approaches to mainstreaming, discusses the two-way relationship between HIV/AIDS and food and income security, and presents the major lessons that CARE has learned from our work in helping local partners in Malawi develop mainstreaming approaches in their community programs.
Lessons Learned: Angola and Mozambique (Adobe PDF - 1,711 KB)
Household Livelihood Security through an HIV and AIDS Lens: Uncovering and Influencing the Two-Way Link (2006). CARE recently undertook two livelihoods assessments: in Angola, to guide the design of new programs, and in Mozambique as a mid-term evaluation of an existing project. In both cases, we used an HIV and AIDS lens to uncover information on how HIV and AIDS might influence people's livelihoods options, and how livelihoods options might affect their vulnerability to HIV and AIDS.
Lessons Learned: Rwanda (Adobe PDF - 1,054 KB)
A Model for Community-Based Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (2005). Challenged by the impact of civil war, genocide and HIV/AIDS, Rwanda is confronted with one of the highest percentages of orphans in the world. CARE's "Nkundabana" (Kinyarwanda for "I love children") approach provides a community-based solution to child-headed households (CHHs) and households where adults are unable to provide adequate care for children. The Nkundabana model mobilizes adult volunteers from the community to provide guidance and care for children living in households without adult support.
Lessons Learned: Lesotho (Adobe PDF - 1,468 KB)
Poverty, Vulnerability and HIV/AIDS Mainstreaming in Lesotho (2005). Improving food production and nutrition is one of the best ways to help vulnerable households cope with HIV/AIDS and its impacts. There is a strong two-way relationship between food insecurity and the epidemic; households affected by HIV/AIDS have less time and energy for food production, while reduced access to food increases people's general vulnerability and accelerates the disease in those already infected.
Lessons Learned: Cambodia (Adobe PDF - 1,619 KB)
Religious and Community Mobilization for Decreased Stigma and Discrimination in Cambodia (2004). Entrenched community fears and beliefs about HIV/AIDS are best addressed through long-term advocacy and community mobilization. The key is linking efforts to reduce stigma and discrimination with those that motivate communities to support vulnerable individuals in their village An essential step is mobilizing gatekeepers such as commune council representatives, health care workers and villagers to the point where they feel "methakaruna" (empathy and compassion) towards people living with and affected by AIDS, and are compelled to be involved in care, support, and prevention efforts.
Lessons Learned: India (Adobe PDF - 2,209 KB)
Community Engagement to Combat HIV/AIDS in Vulnerable Populations (2004). CARE's OK TATA project was implemented along a 65-kilometer stretch of National Highway #6 in Raipur, the capital of the Indian state of Chattisgarh. The city is a hub of industrial activities, and more than 10,000 trucks transit daily through the project area. The primary target population was the long-distance truckers and their associates who made regular stops in the project areas; the project also targeted area sex workers.
Lessons Learned: Zimbabwe (Adobe PDF - 1,521 KB)
An Initiative to Support the Basic Income and Needs of HIV/AIDS Affected Households and Individuals (2004). SIMBA is an innovative program designed to promote economic development in HIV/AIDS-affected communities in Zimbabwe and to reduce the economic vulnerability of affected households and individuals. While most microfinance service programs are not structured to meet the needs of affected households, SIMBA targets five specific vulnerable groups: widows, orphans and youth, commercial sex workers, care providers, and people living with HIV/AIDS.
CARE's Experience in HIV and AIDS: an Overview