Integration of HIV/AIDS activities with food and nutrition support in ...

esearch. Refugees in Zambia, for example, consistently emphasized small-scale trade, radio
repair, shoe repair, and other low labour-requirement activities as being appropriate for PLWHA.
Logistics of implementation. Once activities have been identified, plans must be put in place
to find capital and funds for start-up costs, and for investment in management training. Community
development staff should assess the financial feasibility of projects identified by the
group, as well as providing ongoing supervision and support in financial management and
reporting. Training for PLWHA should preferably be integrated into formal training services
provided to the refugee community as a whole, to avoid stigmatization. Training itself should
be recognized as an incentive to participate in programmes. This is likely to be achievable if
participants feel that the training will contribute to their ability to get a job (a concern addressed
when training participants receive a certificate to take home).
How would this integrated programme strategy be monitored?
Programme-level indicators Population-level indicators
Input/process Output Outcome Impact
• Total amount of
resources allocated
per type of activity
(and % of planned)
• Number of people
and households
trained in appropriate
skills for incomegenerating
activities
(and % of planned)
• Number of people
and households
trained in appropriate
skills for microcredit
and community
banking (and %
of planned)
• Number of people
and households
trained in target skills
(and % of planned)
• % of targeted people or
households successfully
involved in income-generating
activities (and additional
activity-specific indicators)
(and % of planned)
• % of targeted people or
households successfully
involved in microcredit/
community banking activities
(and % of planned)
• % of participants able to
access marketing system
(and % of planned)
• % of targeted people or
households successfully
completing training and
demonstrating skills (and
additional activity-specific
indicators) (and % of planned)
• % of HIV/
AIDS-affected
households
in population
actively
participating in
programme (and
% of planned)
• Household food
security status,
income
• Crude mortality
rate (with
age-related
distribution
if possible)
• Global acute
malnutrition
• Severe acute
malnutrition
Experiences from the field…
Kyangwali Settlement, Uganda. In 2001, AAH started a demonstration garden project in
Kyangwali. Contact farmers were selected by the refugee community on the basis of their agricultural
skills. The contact farmers were provided with sufficient financial and technical support
to establish a series of income-generating activities at their homes, including intensive production
of food and cash crops (Photo 7), and animal rotation involving the crossing of exotic
breeds with local breeds (Photo 8). AAH staff provide training on crop management, post-
harvest management (e.g., modern storage silos), marketing, and fuel-efficient stoves. AAH also
provides seeds and helps with planting.
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