in South Sudan
Supporting community action on AIDS in developing countries
HIV and Healthy Communities in South Sudan Alliance South Sudan Organisational Strategy 2012 – 2014
vision is a healthy “Our South Sudan free of HIV and AIDS
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Our Vision A healthy South Sudan free of HIV and AIDS
Our Mission To drive the national civil society response to health challenges by leading strong community action
Our Strategy Aim 1
Scale up integrated community- based health services
Aim 2
Strengthen Alliance South Sudan as the leading national organisation for HIV and broader health
Aim 3
Create an enabling environment by strengthening the ability of communities to influence national programming and policies
Alliance South Sudan Plot 11, Block 2E Hai Malakal Juba South Sudan Published: August 2011 ISBN No: 1-905055-94-4 cover Photo credits Left: Cicilia Yabu at Yei market © Alliance Middle: Cisarena Yeli, South Sudan July 2011 © Enrique Restoy for the Alliance Right: Children play at a CBO in Eastern Equatoria © Alliance © Alliance South Sudan 2011 Design by Red Design Editor: Simon Moore Information contained in this publication may be freely reproduced, published or otherwise used for non-profit purposes without permission from Alliance South Sudan. However, Alliance South Sudan requests that it be cited as the source of the information.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This is an exciting time for the Alliance in South Sudan – the nation has just become a newly independent republic and the Alliance Country Office is set to become a fully autonomous local non-governmental organisation (NGO). This South Sudan Country Strategy defines the direction that we will take in order to make a significant contribution to the country’s HIV response. It has been produced collaboratively by the South Sudan Country Office and the Alliance secretariat, alongside consultation with stakeholders, and will ensure progressive programmatic and organisational priorities up to 2014. Recognising the inextricable links between HIV and progress on other health and social priorities, our overarching aim is to increase community access to HIV and related health services.
Aim 1: Scale up integrated communitybased health services We aim to lead the country’s civil society response to HIV and related health issues and to continue developing our niche in South Sudan as an organisation focused on building the organisational, institutional and technical capacity of local and community-based organisations responding to HIV and health. We will also work closely with the government to improve overall health outcomes by complementing government health systems strengthening efforts with our approach to community systems strengthening.
Aim 3: Create an enabling environment by strengthening the ability of communities to influence national programming and policies As the lead agency for the South Sudan HIV/AIDS Commission, we will strengthen civil society’s response to HIV and support the development of networks of people living with HIV and associations of most-at-risk groups. Our work will be underpinned by a human rights-based approach to development and health, and will advocate an enabling legal environment for people living with HIV in South Sudan. The next few years is a crucial time for Alliance South Sudan – we can make a real difference by advancing the protection of human rights for people living with HIV and those most at risk of infection as a basis for good public health for all. Through this strategy, we will strive to achieve our vision of a healthy South Sudan free of HIV and AIDS. See inside back cover for GLOSSARY and END NOTES
We will scale up and link our HIV prevention, care and support initiatives with broader health services including: sexual and reproductive health; maternal, newborn and child health; tuberculosis, and malaria. HIV will be the entry point to broader health issues to improve integration. Collaboration with existing health facilities will be strengthened so that communities have access to a comprehensive package of services.
Aim 2: Strengthen Alliance South Sudan as the leading national organisation for HIV and broader health We will successfully transition from a branch office of the International HIV/AIDS Alliance to a national, autonomous organisation, remaining within the Alliance global family as a Linking Organisation. We will redouble our efforts to develop technical expertise, increase our ability to manage effective programmes, and disseminate lessons learnt. Participation in national stakeholder forums will be a central part of establishing Alliance South Sudan as the leading civil society HIV organisation in the country.
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INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT Our track record
Socio-economic and political context
The Alliance has been working in South Sudan since 2005 with funding from USAID; the Country Office was established in Juba in 2007. In 2009 Alliance South Sudan signed a memorandum of understanding with the South Sudan HIV/AIDS Commission to be the lead agency in strengthening the civil society HIV response and to support the development of networks and groups of people living with HIV.
The January 2005 peace agreement in South Sudan ended two decades of civil war during which an estimated four million people were displaced. On 9 July 2011, South Sudan became a new independent country.
Alliance South Sudan currently supports 92 communitybased organisations across 23 counties in eight of
HIV in South Sudan
South Sudan’s ten states. Building capacity for an integrated HIV response is at its heart. Given the very limited and fragile government and civil society structures that existed immediately after the signing of the peace agreement, this work is an excellent example of the Alliance’s approach to community systems strengthening. This work has focused on civil society, as well as local and central government structures including the support of six County HIV/AIDS Commissions and two State HIV/AIDS Commissions.
Highlights of our programmatic work include: > Policy and advocacy work to create enabling environments > Fostering community networks > Linkages, partnerships and coordination > Resource and capacity building > Community activities and service delivery > Organisational and leadership strengthening
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South Sudan’s population is estimated to have increased from 8.8 million in 2010 to 10 million in 2011. This population increase is due to the high rate of natural population growth (3% per year), the high fertility rate (6.7 children per woman) and the return of refugees and internally displaced people. Among the many challenges facing South Sudan is a poverty rate estimated at between 40% and 50%. Rural livelihoods are re-emerging as populations resettle following the signing of the peace agreement. The majority of the population are rural subsistence farmers and cattle herders, but urbanisation is also an emerging trend. The 2010 South Sudan Household Health Survey revealed very low literacy rates, with only 11.8% of women and 36.8% of men aged 15-49 years able to read and write.
The HIV epidemic in South Sudan is categorised as a generalised epidemic, with a prevalence rate of 3% at the end of 2010. An estimated 128,000 people are living with HIV. The epidemic is worst in Western Equatoria and the southern part of the country bordering higher prevalence states such as Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Here rates are as high as 10% compared with less than 1% in more rural central areas. The return of refugees and internally displaced people, combined with increased cross-border travel for trade, and areas of high concentration of military activity have fuelled the epidemic in these high prevalence areas. The capital Juba has a prevalence rate of 6%. Populations most at risk of HIV infection include refugees, internally displaced people, soldiers, truckers, sex workers and tea sellers, as well as women and young girls more generally. Around 51,000 people are in immediate need of antiretroviral treatment but only 3,800 people are estimated to receive the treatment they need. While the 20-year civil war contained the HIV virus by restricted labour migration, trade and travel, the conditions for the rapid spread of HIV are now present. A number of factors, will only make the HIV challenge worse unless appropriate mechanisms and programmes are funded and implemented. For example, there is inadequate health care infrastructure
and access, a limited educational system, poor mass media and communication, lack of a quality HIV surveillance system, an extremely limited number of voluntary counselling and testing sites, untreated sexually transmitted infections among populations at high risk, low availability of condoms, and a lack of HIV prevention programmes in general. Key factors contributing to the epidemic include: the early age of first sex and a low level of condom use; a high rate of sexually transmitted infections; a low level of knowledge about HIV transmission and prevention, and high levels of stigma.
Other health challenges Sexual and reproductive health and family planning uptake in most of South Sudan is extremely low. For example, according to the 2010 South Sudan Household Survey Report, the contraceptive prevalence rate is 4.5%. Furthermore, 50% of young men and women initiate sex by the age of 16, and 50% of the population have had symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection.viii South Sudan has some of the highest rates of maternal and newborn mortality in the world. One in every 50 live births will result in the death of the mother and one in four children die before they turn five.ix
The vision of Alliance South Sudan is a healthy South Sudan free of HIV and AIDS. Our mission is to drive the national civil society response to health challenges by leading strong community action. We will work to increase community access to HIV and related health services, and continue to develop our niche as an organisation focused on building the organisational, institutional and technical capacity of local and community-based organisations responding to HIV and broader health issues. We will also work closely with the government to improve the overall health outcomes of the people of South Sudan.
Aim 1
Scale up integrated community- based health services
Aim 2
Strengthen Alliance South Sudan as the leading national organisation for HIV and broader health
Aim 3
Create an enabling environment by strengthening the ability of communities to influence national programming and policies
Tuberculosis is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in South Sudan, while over 70% of the population is at risk of being infected by malaria, with the majority of the population having little or no information and limited access to the prevention and management of malaria.
South Sudan’s HIV response The South Sudan HIV/AIDS Strategic Framework 2008–2012 was developed in 2007 and finalised in mid-2008. The strategy clearly articulates the need for targeting specific populations in a multi-sectoral response: women and girls, youth, sex workers, orphans and vulnerable children. It also outlines an HIV policy for other specific vulnerable population settings such as the workplace, schools and prisons. As well as structures put in place by the Government of South Sudan to respond to the HIV epidemic, a number of multilateral and bilateral donors are also supporting the response.
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aim 1 Scale up integrated community - based heaLth services The main programming objective of the next three years is to provide more integrated solutions to the health needs of communities, reaching significantly larger numbers of people as a result. Alliance South Sudan will scale up and link its HIV prevention, care and support initiatives with broader health services including: sexual and reproductive health; maternal, newborn and child health; tuberculosis, and malaria. We will improve integration and strengthen public health systems through our community systems strengthening framework, and by using HIV as an entry point to broader health issues. This approach will support our communitybased organisations to expand an integrated portfolio of services that can increase the overall health of their communities. Collaboration with existing health facilities will be strengthened so that communities have access to a comprehensive range of services.
To achieve aim 1, Alliance South Sudan will: > Double geographical coverage of programmes within the eight states from 23 counties to 46 > Work in close partnership with government structures to create an enabling environment for civil society organisations to implement health programmes at community level > Support the strengthening of comprehensive communitybased health services through technical assistance to civil society organisations implementing broader health programmes > Develop partnerships and linkages with government and community primary health care providers on broader health issues > Develop an effective referral system between communities and health services (both specialist NGOs and government) > Scale up existing livelihoods interventions (through community-based support groups and home-based care initiatives) by coordinating linkages between local communities and specialist NGO and government livelihoods programmes.
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Targets for 2014 > Alliance South Sudan is operating in 46 counties in
eight states
> 80% of supported community-based organisations implementing primary health care have received technical assistance and are able to provide effective services > A clear strategy exists for developing partnerships and linkages in community primary health services and for integrating and rolling this out at the national and sub-national level > Five counties have strong and sustainable livelihoods programmes that are community-based initiatives > 20 networks of people living with HIV have effective referral systems between communities and health services in their communities. Alliance South Sudan has developed and institutionalised referral system guidelines.
CASE STUDY
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Cicilia’s positive future
Cicilia is a widow, a mother of two, and is living with HIV. During the country’s long civil war she was hit by shrapnel and had to have her right leg amputated. She has found it impossible to make a living since. Cicilia received an income-generating loan from a community-based organisation in South Sudan called WOPHA, which supports widows, orphans and people living with HIV. “Stress has gone,” says Cicilia. “It has been replaced by planning our daily meals. Before the loan we would consider begging.”
As a result, life has changed significantly for Cicilia and her children. “I’m able to send my children to school, they are stronger, and have hope for their education. . . and I’m able to buy them Christmas presents!” WOPHA is one of four income-generating projects the Alliance supports with training and small grants in South Sudan. The projects are the first livelihood initiatives for people living with HIV in the country. Cicilia is grateful for the support she’s received and just wishes the initiative could reach more people. “Before, I could only occasionally laugh, but now I can laugh and console others. I wish many of my friends could also be supported, so we can work together to improve our lives and the lives of our children.”
Cicilia has used her loan to set up a business in Yei market, selling chickens and embroidery items. The business management training she received gave her the skills to purchase wholesale goods in Juba, which she has sold on at enough profit to pay back her loan, and provide for her family.
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aim 2 Strengthen Alliance South Sudan as the leading national organisation for HIV and broader health Alliance South Sudan will lead horizontal and vertical linkages between organisations to form structured coalitions and networks that coordinate local, state and national level responses. With the emergence of civil society and groups of people living with HIV, we will play a key role in supporting the national HIV Strategic Framework 2008–2012 through technical support and a national, coordinated response. We will work to create stronger nationally managed and governed organisations that can ensure a sustainable community-health response in South Sudan. We will partner with the South Sudan HIV/AIDS Commission to scale up targeted support to State HIV/AIDS Commissions (SACs) and County HIV/AIDS Commissions (CACs). Existing coordinating mechanisms currently face logistical and technical challenges; we will strengthen organisational capacity to enable the SACs and CACs to establish vibrant partnerships that can deliver multi-sectoral programmes in line with national priorities. Alliance South Sudan will successfully transition from a Country Office of the UK-based International HIV/AIDS Alliance to a national and fully autonomous organisation, remaining a Linking Organisation of the Alliance and working together with global partners to build healthy communities. As a newly independent organisation we will enhance our efforts to develop technical expertise, increase our ability to manage effective programmes, and disseminate lessons learnt. Participation in national stakeholder forums will be central in establishing ourselves as the leading civil society HIV organisation in South Sudan.
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We will also build on the strengths of being part of a global alliance, learning from other Alliance Linking Organisations and good practice programming standards, and sharing knowledge, to increase efficiency, effectiveness, and improve quality.
To achieve aim 2, Alliance South Sudan will: > Complete the transition process from Country Office to Linking Organisation, and become a fully accredited member of the International HIV/AIDS Alliancexi > Position itself as a key national organisation providing organisational development support, institutional strengthening, technical support on HIV programming, and grants to local organisations including groups of people living with HIV > Strengthen the capacity of community-based organisations, groups of people living with HIV, and local NGOs to plan, deliver and monitor quality HIV services > Ensure that all grantees are accessing technical support so they can deliver effective responses. We will support grantees to become sustainable organisations > Ensure close collaboration with government partners for networking and knowledge sharing.
Targets for 2014 > Alliance South Sudan is fully accredited as a Linking Organisation with independent national management and governance systems > 75 community-based organisations, groups of people living with HIV, and local organisations are receiving direct grants through Alliance South Sudan to deliver effective programmes > Organisational and technical support increases by 30% in thematic areas to local organisations and groups of people living with HIV > 80% of supported community-based organisations, local organisations and groups of people living with HIV have resource mobilisation strategies in place and have achieved the long term financing needed for financial sustainability > 100% of Alliance South Sudan’s projects and programmes have documented areas of close collaboration with the government in broader health and social services.
MISSION
To drive the national civil society response to health challenges by leading strong community action
MODEL
National network model community-focused
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HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
•Access, availability, use and quality of community-based health services • Strong partnerships with government • National leadership and ownership • Reduce stigma and discrimination • Secure livelihoods • Strong CBOs delivering services
VISION
A healthy South Sudan free of HIV and AIDS
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aim 3 Create an enabling environment by strengthening the ability of communities to influence national programming and policies The vision of a healthy South Sudan free of HIV is hampered by the reality of inadequate resources and insufficient or restrictive policies and legal frameworks. This invariably leads to health inequalities, weak community cohesion and poor access to quality health and HIV services, particularly for vulnerable and marginalised groups. Civil society must be in a position to monitor policy debates and to generate and present evidence to influence policymakers.
To achieve aim 3, Alliance South Sudan will:
Our priority will be to strengthen civil society engagement in national policy decisions, collaborating with others to build an enabling legal and policy environment to deliver healthy communities. As the lead agency for the South Sudan HIV/ AIDS Commission, Alliance South Sudan strengthens the civil society HIV response and supports the development of networks and groups of people living with HIV.
> Civil society organisations and groups of people living with HIV are involved in sub-national forums that discuss HIV issues in at least four states where Alliance South Sudan works > A strong, fully functional civil society network has been established that can represent civil society organisations and influence national policy > At least five national programmes and strategies have adopted a rights-based approach to address the needs of key and vulnerable populations > Alliance South Sudan is the national partnership platform advocating for funding and support to implement broader health programmes
Legal protection for the rights of people living with HIV and most-at-risk populations is weak, so this will be a crucial period for Alliance South Sudan to advocate a human rightsbased approach to HIV.
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> Strengthen civil society in the HIV policy response, with Alliance South Sudan recognised as the leading national agency representing civil society within the South Sudan HIV/AIDS Commission > Enhance the capacity of civil society organisations and groups of people living with HIV to advocate for the rights of vulnerable and marginalised key populations and influence local and national programming > Champion the agenda of networks of people living with HIV and marginalised key populations within the Alliance’s programmes in order to influence national programmes > Advocate for funding and the implementation of inclusive health policies and strategies that respond to the needs of South Sudan’s population, as articulated in the national HIV strategy 2008–2012.
Targets for 2014
CASE STUDY
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Ciserena’s determination
Cisarena lives in a village in Eastern Equatoria State. She has 7 children (3 girls and 4 boys). Thanks to peer-to-peer talks on safe motherhood provided by Action for Rights, Relief and Development (ARRD), a community based organisation supported by Alliance South Sudan, she had appropriate treatment and delivered 4 of her children in hospital. Cisarena explains some of the reasons why women find it difficult to access appropriate maternal health services in South Sudan. “I delivered my first three children at home and the rest in hospital. I almost bled to death delivering my third baby at home when we were refugees in Uganda. When the complications started, some friends had to carry me on a wheel-barrel and then on a bicycle to get to the hospital.
insulted by the midwifes in the hospital because they are peasants. “At the hospital they tell you: ‘you are dirty, don’t you have new clothes’. I tell my friends ‘it doesn’t matter if they insult you. Your baby’s health is more important than that, clean your clothes well and go to hospital’. “Many women go to antenatal classes at the clinic, but after one or two they drop out because they decide not to deliver there or for lack of transport or because they are too busy working in the fields. “That’s why ARRD is so important in giving us education on safe maternity here in the village and helping us go to the clinic.”
“That’s why I tell women here that they must deliver in a clinic. Many of them don’t want to because they have to pay for their maternity kit. Others because they feel
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IMPLEMENTING THE STRATEGY The implementation of this strategy will require ongoing collaboration, commitment, and leadership, as well as adequate funding and support. Close working relationships with specific stakeholders such as the International HIV/AIDS Alliance secretariat, partner organisations, the Government of South Sudan, South Sudan HIV/AIDS Commission, and the donor community will be crucial to realise the results of the strategy. Successful implementation assumes that the political, economic and security situation in the country remains stable and that infrastructure development which is already taking place opens access to more remote and underserved communities. Alliance South Sudan is determined to work closely with all partners to achieve its vision of a healthy South Sudan free of HIV.
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To maximise organisational effectiveness we will: > Adhere to the Code of Good Practice for NGOs Responding to HIV, and model best practice with organisational development practices and systems > Adhere to good finance, human resource, governance and security practices > Take a community-appropriate approach – we will act as a conduit between national and local, policy and practice, and as custodians of information and civil society > Adopt a sustainability strategy – including the development of unrestricted funding streams to sustain the organisation > Continually improve our monitoring and evaluation – this means developing better means of measurement, piloting new community-friendly methods, and sharing these with stakeholders.
CORE VALUES All our work will be guided by a set of core values. These values are: Human rights
Addressing gender
We will address human rights in our HIV programming. Rights such as the right to information, the right to the highest attainable standard of health, the right to privacy, and the right to freedom of association must be protected and promoted in order for all members of society to meaningfully participate in community action on HIV. Those most at risk of HIV infection are often legally and socially marginalised (such as women, men who have sex with men, and sex workers) and the protection and promotion of their human rights is imperative for an effective HIV response.
We are committed to use a gender transformative approach in all our programmes. A gender transformative approach aims to change gender norms that legitimise unequal relationships between men, women, girls and boys, gender-based violence, and sexual risk-taking. It also addresses the quality of relations between men and women and with people who have other gender identities. The approach promotes change at an individual level between men, women and people with other gender identities; and at a social and community level by challenging social and cultural norms of what it is to be a man or a woman. Issues of gender and sexuality have a fundamental bearing on the course, pace and impact of HIV infection.
Reducing stigma We will work to reduce stigma through all our programming activities. Fear of social isolation, rejection or violence leads many people to hide their HIV status and prevents many more from getting tested or accessing information and services.
More involvement of people living with HIV & AIDS (GIPA)
Working in partnership We will work in partnership with civil society, government and international bilateral and multilateral agencies to develop and implement HIV responses that expand access to services. We firmly believe that no single organisation or approach is able to tackle the HIV epidemic on its own.
We are committed to meaningfully involve all vulnerable people, particularly those living with HIV, in all aspects of the response to the epidemic in South Sudan.
Addressing inequality We will support implementing NGOs and community-based organisations to ensure that all voices are heard, and that interventions are designed to identify and address inequalities such as those based on gender, wealth, age and perceived place in society. These unequal power relations have a significant impact upon individuals’ vulnerability to HIV.
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GLOSSARY: Capacity building: the process of enabling people, groups or organisations to build their knowledge, skills and resources, in order to undertake activities more effectively. Civil society: the wide range of organisations and bodies that are not under direct government control and have a range of useful functions in support of a country’s citizens. Broadly civil society includes community organisations, NGOs, private sector bodies and businesses. They can act as advocates and critics of government, mobilise communities and help shape policy. They can also provide health, social or economic support and services that complement, provide alternatives to, or fill gaps in government provision. Community: ‘community’ has no single or fixed definition; rather communities consist of people who are connected to each other in distinct and varied ways. Community members may live in the same area or they may instead be connected by shared experiences, challenges, interests, living situations, culture, religion, identity or values. Communities are both diverse and dynamic, and one person may be part of more than one community. Community systems strengthening (CSS): CSS is a framework for the provision of HIV and broader health responses at the community level and a key element of the wider health system strengthening (HSS) framework. CSS develops the role of communitybased organisations in the design, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of services and activities related to the prevention, treatment, care and support of people living with and affected by the major health challenges. The CSS framework highlights five key building blocks for community systems to function well: sustainable resources; quality programmes, activities and services; functioning community networks, linkages and partnerships; leadership and governance; and enabling environments for rights and equity of access.
Health systems strengthening (HSS): the HSS framework supports the building of sustainable public health systems. Key populations: key populations are groups that are at higher risk of being infected or affected by HIV, who play a key role in how HIV spreads, and whose involvement is vital for an effective and sustainable response to HIV. Key populations vary according to the local context but include vulnerable and marginalised groups such as people living with HIV, their partners and families, people who sell or buy sex, men who have sex with men, people who use drugs, orphans and other vulnerable children, migrants and displaced people, and prisoners. Linking Organisation: the Alliance is a partnership of strong, independent, national Linking Organisations with good international connections, supported by an international secretariat. Where no local organisations exist and where a speedy response is paramount, the Alliance secretariat has set up its own country offices as interim Linking Organisations. Livelihoods: livelihoods are made up of the means and activities needed for sustainable living which can cope with the stresses and shocks of unforeseen and unavoidable events. Securing livelihoods for people living with and affected by HIV is particularly important as HIV increases their economic, social and physical vulnerability.
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South Sudan Malaria Control Strategic Plan
ii
MOH HIV/AIDS/STI Directorate (2009), CDC surveys, quoted in South Sudan ANC Sentinel Surveillance Report, 2009; Draft.
iii
Abu-Raddad et al (2006), Sudan National AIDS Program, The New Sudan National AIDS Council, UNAIDS. (2006) Scaling-up the HIV/ AIDS response in Sudan: National Consultation on the Road towards Universal Access to Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support.
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Boo T. (2007), ‘The HIV Situation in South Sudan: An Overview of Available Data with Comments upon Program Implications’, Draft, Juba: Global AIDS Program-Sudan, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, quoted in South Sudan HIV/AIDS Policy 2008.
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MOH HIV/AIDS/STI Directorate (2009), South Sudan ANC Sentinel Surveillance Report, 2009, Draft.
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New Sudan Center for Statistics and Evaluation, and UNICEF (2004)
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South Sudan Household Health Survey; Govt. of South Sudan (2010)
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2010 SSHH survey
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UNFPA
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UNGASS Progress Report (2008-2009); SSAC (2010)
The International HIV/AIDS Alliance accreditation system is designed to help deliver HIV programmes that are supported by well-performing, sustainable and credible civil society organisations. The system rigorously assesses member organisations against high institutional and programmatic standards.
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A global partnership: International HIV/AIDS Alliance Supporting community action on AIDS in developing countries
About the International HIV/AIDS Alliance in South Sudan Established in 1993, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance (‘the Alliance’) is a global partnership of nationally-based linking organisations working in over 40 countries, to support community action on AIDS in developing countries. The Alliance opened a Country Office in South Sudan (‘Alliance South Sudan’) in 2005. Alliance South Sudan works with 70 communitybased organisations (CBOs) in Central and Eastern Equatoria states and a further 20 CBOs in Western Equatoria and Bahr El Ghazal States. Through its partners, it provides services such as HIV prevention, condom distribution, referral for voluntary counselling and testing and care and support. Alliance South Sudan strengthens emerging civil society organisations through grants and organisational and programmatic support, and has a memorandum of understanding with the government to be the lead agency to strengthen the capacity of civil society in the HIV response. Additionally, it builds the capacity of County HIV/AIDS Commissions to strengthen coordination and service provision to adults and children in the Equatoria states.
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