Documentation of Best Practices
SAfAIDS Approach to Documenting Best Practices
As the leading HIV and AIDS information and communication organisation in the southern African region, SAfAIDS has developed a strategic approach to documenting best practices. This approach has been developed through research and experience in documenting best practices on HIV and AIDS in southern Africa. A description of past projects and publications is presented later in this document. SAfAIDS promotes a Participatory Documentation Process approach which means that an effort is made to maximise the participation of the key stakeholders (partner organisations, beneficiaries, communities, etc.) throughout the six step process. This includes ensuring that people living with HIV and AIDS, women and children are represented.
HIV & AIDS Best Practice Documentation and Communication: A Key Information Gap in Southern Africa
In the past decade, there has been an increased demand for the inter-sharing of "Best Practices" in HIV and AIDS programming around the key response areas: prevention, care, support, treatment and impact mitigation, across southern Africa. Extensive efforts have been made by governments, civil society and private sector to roll-out programs - at regional, national community levels, and many have generated vital lessons learnt and evidence of success in their implementation. However detailed documentation of such initiatives, outlining core measures of good programming: Effectiveness; Cost-effectiveness; Relevance; Ethical soundness; Replicabililty; Innovativeness; and Sustainability, remains limited in the region. While recognition of the need to document Best Practices is widely apparent, capacity to identify, plan, conduct, document, and disseminate an HIV and AIDS related Best Practice initiative remains limited.
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Best Practice Documentation of ‘Changing the River’s Flow’ Programmes in Namibia 2011
AIDS Care Trust (ACT), one of the two organisations whose programme is described in this report, implemented programmes in the Khomas and Omusati regions in Tobias Hainyeko, Moses Garoeb, Windhoek Rural and Okahao constituencies. A second organisation, the Namibia Women’s Health Network (NWHN) implemented its programme in Khomas region, specifically in Katutura and in the rural town of Dordabis.
Turning the Tide on Gender Based Violence: Best Practices of Organisations Applying the ‘Changing the River’s Flow’ Model in Southern Africa, SAfAIDS, 2011
This book presents information on nine organisations working in five countries in the region. It highlights the work of these organisations in the hope that the information on processes, strategies and counter-strategies provided will encourage and support other organisations as they implement similar initiatives in other communities, with the ultimate aim of turning the tide of the HIV epidemic, achieving reductions in incidences of gender based violence, and consequently reductions in new HIV infections.
Best Practices on Challenging Gender Dynamics in Cultural Contexts SWANNEPHA and NATICC Implementing the ‘Changing the River’s Flow’ Programme’ in Swaziland
Best Practices on Challenging Gender Dynamics in Cultural Contexts SWANNEPHA and NATICC Implementing the ‘Changing the River’s Flow’ Programme’ in Swaziland, SAfAIDS 2011
Best Practices on Challenging Gender Dynamics in Cultural Contexts Padare and Women’s Action Group Implementing the ‘Changing the River’s Flow’ Programme’ in Zimbabwe
Best Practices on Challenging Gender Dynamics in Cultural Contexts Padare and Women’s Action Group Implementing the ‘Changing the River’s Flow’ Programme’ in Zimbabwe, SAfAIDS 2011
Our Children, our Future: Zimbabwean Good Practices Responding to the Needs of Orphans and Vulnerable Children
Our Children, our Future: Zimbabwean Good Practices Responding to the Needs of Orphans and Vulnerable Children
This document represents part of a SAfAIDS project implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Social Services (MoLSS), which documents Good Practices in OVC programming in Zimbabwe. The goal of the project is to scale up information generation and dessemination and thereby encourage the replication of Good Practices in the care and support of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Zimbabwe. The two programmes coined as Good Practices and documented here are:
- Africaid's Zvandiri Programme - Providing psychosocial support to children and adolescents living with HIV and
- Kapnek Trust's - Early Childhood Development (ECDs) Centres.
Sustainable Livelihoods and Agricultural Programme (SLAP) Best Practice Guidebook: Escrevendo as nossas historias
Sustainable Livelihoods and Agriculture Programme (SLAP) Best Practice Guidebook: Escrevendo as nossas historias, SAfAIDS 2010
Existem muitas pessoas que nao sabem ler nem escrever. Memso tendo em consideracao que todos temos vastos conhecimentos e experiencia, muito pouco e passado para os outros, e em particular para as geracoes vindouras. Algumas Boas Praticas relevantes para as nossas comunidades nao foram noticiadas porque nao foram gravadas nem registadas e, porisso, cairam no esquecimento.
