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AcknowledgementsVSO-RAISA and its partners are engaged in a number ofactivities which support primary and community care providersacross Southern Africa. The documentation of this study wouldnot have been possible without their input and patience andof course, the home based care (HBC) clients who we are allaiming to support.VSO-RAISA would like to sincerely thank all those involvedin the study for their willingness to share their experiences andlessons learnt. The information will be used to further supportVSO’s advocacy efforts in the region to encourage greaterinvolvement of men in home based care and a reduction in theburden of HIV & AIDS care on women and girls.Increasing Male Involvement in Home BasedCare to Reduce the Burden of Care on Womenand Girls in Southern AfricaCopyright © VSO-RAISA, October 2008VSO-RAISA Regional OfficePO Box 11084, The Tramshed 0126Pretoria, South AfricaTel +27 12 320 3885Email vso-raisa@vsoint.orgVSO-RAISA partners involved wereMalawi: Chitipa District AIDS CoordinatingCommittee, Nsanje District AIDS CoordinatingCommittee, Ntchisi District AIDS CoordinatingCommittee, and TutulaneZambia: ThandizaniZimbabwe: Loving Hand, and Padare Men’sForum on GenderVSO-RAISA staffBongai Mundeta, Regional DirectorStephen Porter, M&E AdvisorLaura Brown, RAISA Programme ImplementationManagerNaseem Noormahomed, Office ManagerBook consultantProfessor Exnevia Gomo, College of Medicine,University of MalawiDesignEllen Papciak-Rose, www.ellenpapciakrose.comFront cover: Eddington Mhonda, PADAREBack cover: I need a caption for this group of men,HBC, from Thandizani’s conference presentation
AcronymsAIDSAcquired Immune Deficiency SyndromeCABAchildren affected by HIV & AIDSCBOcommunity based organisationCCGcommunity care groupDACCDistrict AIDS Coordinating CommitteeHBChome based careHIVHuman Immunodeficiency VirusIECinformation, education and communicationMCHmaternal and child healthNGOnon-governmental organisationPPTCTprevention of mother to child transmissionRAISARegional AIDS Initiative of Southern AfricaSADCSouthern African Development CommunitySAfAIDSSouthern Africa HIV and AIDSInformation Dissemination ServiceUNAIDSJoint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDSVCPvolunteer care providerVCTvoluntary counselling and testingVSOVoluntary Service OverseasContentsExecutive Summary2Introduction3Why Low Male Involvement in HIV & AIDS Responses? 3Background 4Increasing Burden of Care on Women and Girls 5Justification of the Study 6Methodology 6The Male Involvement Project 7Findings 81. Project Implementation and Outputs/Outcomes 9PADARE, ZimbabweLoving Hand, ZimbabweThandizani, ZambiaTutulane, MalawiDistrict AIDS Coordinating Committees, Malawi2. Outcomes (All Partners)13Policy and Legal Environment3. Challenges15Conclusion16Lessons LearnedSADC Best Practice Criteria17Recommendations19Endnotes 20Bibliography 20VSO-RAISA Contacts21
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