Got Gender? Many African HIV Programs Do
Compendium of Model Programs that Integrate Gender Approaches

A new compendium brings to light the creative ways that HIV programs in Africa are responding to the interconnected gender issues that drive the epidemic and shape how communities respond.

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 Integrating Multiple Gender Strategies to Improve HIV and AIDS Interventions: A Compendium of Programs in Africa  identifies 31 innovative HIV program models across sub-Saharan Africa that combine gender approaches to (1) reduce violence and sexual coercion; (2) address male norms and behaviors; (3) increase women's legal protection; and (4) increase women's access to income and productive resources. 

 This compendium was developed by the U.S. Agency for International Development AIDS Support and Technical Resources, Sector 1, Task Order 1 (AIDSTAR-One) project, made possible by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), in collaboration with the PEPFAR Gender Technical Working Group.

 Although public health and development experts have long understood that gender plays a key role in the HIV epidemic, little has been known about how HIV programs combine gender approaches to improve their effectiveness. "This report is the first of its kind," says lead researcher Saranga Jain of the USAID AIDSTAR-One partner International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), which provided technical oversight for the compendium. "It is a crucial first step toward the scale-up and replication of programs that address the many gender barriers faced by women and men affected by HIV."

 The full compendium is available at www.aidstar-one.com