Guide for Community Assessments on Women's Health Care - ICRW

Preface
The <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Assessments</strong> on Women’s Health Care is based on work undertaken by
Parliamentarians <strong>for</strong> Women’s Health, a collaboration of the International Center <strong>for</strong> Research
on Women (ICRW), the Center <strong>for</strong> the Study of AIDS at the University of Pretoria (CSA), Realizing
Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative (EGI), and International <strong>Community</strong> <strong>for</strong> Women Living
with HIV/AIDS (ICW). This guide is one of several publications developed by the Parliamentarians
<strong>for</strong> Women’s Health project. It is based on the project’s experience of organizing community
assessments on women’s health in Kenya and Namibia. HIV-positive women played a central role in
organizing the community assessments, along with project staff, parliamentarians and civil society
organizations.
The guide was developed as a resource <strong>for</strong> members of Parliament (MPs) and organizations who
would like to do similar community assessments on women’s health. It provides a step-by-step guide
on how to organize the community assessment process.
Other publications in this series include:
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<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Assessments</strong> of Women’s Health Care: Namibia (June 2007) – report on the field
assessments
<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Assessments</strong> of Women’s Health Care: Kenya (June 2007) – report on the field
assessments
Parliamentarians Use Local <strong>Assessments</strong> to Connect with their Communities: <strong>Assessments</strong>
in Kenya and Namibia Arm MPs with Firsthand Knowledge of Women and AIDS (September
2007)
Networking Proves Vital Strategy <strong>for</strong> Improving Women’s Health Care: Case Study (September
2007)
Workshops Bolster Parliamentarians as Leaders on Women’s Health: Botswana and Namibia
Workshops Facilitate Learning, Networking among MPs (September 2007)
Parliamentarians <strong>for</strong> Women’s Health: Project Paves the Way <strong>for</strong> Change (September 2007)
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