EDUCAIDS: towards a comprehensive education sector response. A framework for action

A guide to the approach and resources offered by the EDUCAIDS initiative

The UNESCO-led EDUCAIDS initiative supports countries to implement a comprehensive national education sector responses to the AIDS epidemic. This document sets out the aims of EDUCAIDS and describes the resources it offers in supporting countries to undertake a needs analysis for both the formal and non-formal education sectors, prioritise goals and develop effective strategies and policies.

Activities of the EDUCAIDS initiative include:

the creation of a database of people and organisations with specialised technical skills
capacity building for government officials
support for resource mobilisation
the development and dissemination of resources implementation support tools that provide examples and suggestions to assist countries’ planning

These resources and tools will be available in English, French and Spanish (and other languages depending on expressed need and available resources), and include:

two-page briefs summarising key issues for a comprehensive education sector response to HIV and AIDS, aimed at high-level officials and planners
overviews of practical resources, which provide an analysis of the most useful resources on different components of education sector policy and programmatic responses to HIV and AIDS
practical resources to address a shortage of technical or informational resources on a particular thematic area. These could include, for example, manuals, technical guidelines, wall-charts, or CD-ROMs

Topics addressed by EDUCAIDS resources include advice and ideas for planners and government officials in areas such as:

providing support for all educators and education personnel, including training, support and workplace policies
ways to mainstream education on HIV and AIDS
methods for participatory assessment with key stakeholders that results in setting a few priority actions, phased in over time, taking account of existing capacity and current and potential partners

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EDUCAIDS: towards a comprehensive education sector response. A framework for action