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Supervision occurs on two levels: site supervisors trained by OHP visit
each site monthly, and OHP staff and select liaison officers conduct
quarterly supervision visits.
Local Involvement/
Ownership
Communities are involved in project management at the central and local
levels, and all program employees and members of target groups receive
training in conducting program activities. Communities also identify trainers
and peer educators.
Evaluation
Methodology
• Baseline survey: A qualitative and quantitative survey was conducted in
the first quarter of 2008 to measure baseline key determinants of HIV
risk among uniformed personnel and their partners. A follow-up survey
is expected in 2009.
• Monitoring data collection: Data on program activities are regularly
collected through monthly and quarterly reports that measure the
number of people trained, number of people reached by services, and
number of sites/centers delivering services.
Evaluation Results • Baseline survey: The report on survey findings has not yet been
released. Impact cannot be determined until a follow-up survey is
conducted in 2009.
• Monitoring data collection:
• 474,519 people were reached by program activities from October
2006 to March 2008 (390,727 men and 83,792 women).
• As of June 2008, 25,961 people have participated in HIV
counseling and testing (15,452 men and 10,507 women).
• More than 1,430 individuals have been trained to conduct
education sessions on sexual and reproductive health.
Replication and
Scale-up Activities
• The program originally was limited to 40 sites. In the second year, it
was scaled up to 50 sites.
• The target group originally was military personnel, their partners, and
child soldiers. In the second year, the program was expanded to all
uniformed personnel (police, customs, water, and forests) and their
partners and children. Child soldiers were demobilized and integrated
back into their families and communities. All services (prevention,
counseling and testing, and palliative care) have progressively been
expanded to all program sites.
LESSONS LEARNED AND CHALLENGES
Key Findings and
Lessons
• Creating a liaison office with personnel designated by uniformed branch
hierarchies promotes buy-in, better coordination across all levels, and
sustainability.
• Commitment of the uniformed personnel hierarchy is crucial and can be
facilitated by formal memorandums of understanding.
• Peer educators should be selected based on distinct criteria and should
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