RIATT-ESA and all its members welcome the Global Alliance because it is widely recognized that the global HIV response is failing to meet the needs of children
Beyond the ratifications of international and regional child rights instruments, as well as promulgation of impeccable laws, realization of children’s rights will not be actualized until adequate public resources are availed.
The 2nd EAC Child Rights Conference concludedin Nairobi, Kenya, 26 August 2016 with the participants formulating several recommendations that reaffirm the strong commitment of the region in promoting, protecting and fulfilling the rights of all children in the bloc.
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EAC HIV and AIDS Strategic Plan.pdf
This strategic plan lays out the strategic intents for East African Community (EAC) HIV and AIDS program for the period 2015-2020. The plan will set the boundaries within which the EAC will implement its HIV and AIDS, TB and STIs interventions within the spheres of its mandate. The costed plan will further be a tool for resource mobilization as well as being a reference point for addressing HIV and AIDS, TB and STIs issues that are trans-boundary in nature within the region.
Specific Objectives of the strategic plan includes:
• To reduce new cases of HIV by 60%, TB by 50% and STIs by 50% by 2020 in the EAC region
• To reduce HIV and TB related mortality by 75% by 2020 in the EAC region
• To increase access and utilization of integrated HIV, TB and STI services by 50% in 2020
Even though all Partner States have generalized HIV epidemics, with some of the highest rates of TB infection and disease burden in the world, there are still higher levels of infection and transmission within certain geographic areas, as well as among some key populations and venerable groups. Although this strategic plan promotes a broad framework for addressing HIV, STIs and TB at a general population level, it also identifies priority populations that should be targeted for specific prevention, care, treatment and support interventions based on the analysis of the EAC epidemic. The risk of HIV, STIs or TB is not equal for all populations. In the context of this strategic plan and for the purpose of regional programming, the priority populations include, but it not limited to:
This strategic plan makes provision that these populations will be targeted with different, but specific, interventions during implementation to achieve maximum impact. The EAC in collaboration with partner states will ensure geographical mapping and geographical prioritization of interventions for Key and Vulnerable populations for HIV and TB especially for regional aspects of the response.
EAC Regional HIV and AIDS Response Report-Popular Version.pdf
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HIV and AIDS/STI and TB Multisectoral Strategic Plan and Implementation Framework 2015 - 2020
Realizing the regional Goals in HIV and AIDS, TB and STI programming.
The East African Community Regional HIV and AIDS Response Report 2013 is a first-of-its-kind consolidated reference on the status, trends and response to the HIV and AIDS epidemic in the EAC region. It is envisaged as a tool to assess progress made in reaching national, regional, continental and global commitments on the HIV epidemic.
This report is designed to generate evidence which will form the basis for re programming the EAC response to the HIV and AIDS epidemic in pursuit of an early achievement of zero new infections, zero AIDS deaths and zero stigma and discrimination, and, to provide information necessary to support the region’s advocacy and resource mobilization efforts in this regard.
Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for more than two thirds of the global number of people living with HIV, and continues to account for the large majority of global AIDS deaths and new global HIV infections. HIV and AIDS further impacts on the health, education, protection and survival of millions of children. The epidemic substantially contributes to increasing child mortality rates and orphanhood across the region. Accordingly, the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Inter Agency Task Team (RIATT) on Children and HIV and AIDS was formed to accelerate the fulfillment of commitments for children affected by HIV and AIDS as laid out in the United Nations 2001 General Assembly Declaration of Commitments on HIV/AIDS and the Millennium Development Goals.
EAC Regional HIV and AIDS Response Report-Popular Version.pdf
Related resource:
HIV and AIDS/STI and TB Multisectoral Strategic Plan and Implementation Framework 2015 - 2020
Realizing the regional Goals in HIV and AIDS, TB and STI programming.
The East African Community Regional HIV and AIDS Response Report 2013 is a first-of-its-kind consolidated reference on the status, trends and response to the HIV and AIDS epidemic in the EAC region. It is envisaged as a tool to assess progress made in reaching national, regional, continental and global commitments on the HIV epidemic.
This report is designed to generate evidence which will form the basis for re programming the EAC response to the HIV and AIDS epidemic in pursuit of an early achievement of zero new infections, zero AIDS deaths and zero stigma and discrimination, and, to provide information necessary to support the region’s advocacy and resource mobilization efforts in this regard.
Regional Inter-agency Task Team (RIATT-ESA) on Children and AIDS working paper
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Child and older carer participation in events: Are we really learning?.pdf
This paper explores the concept of child participation in conferences and events. It reflects on the recent child participation process in the Regional East and Southern Africa Inter agency Task team on Children and AIDS (RIATT-ESA) conference that took place from 27th September to 2nd October 2008 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It will also reflect on the older carer consultation process that took place alongside the child consultation process.
Participation is considered a human rights based approach to development as expressed in development theories such as those by A. Sen and P. Freiro. Participation is a process and the results depend on what extent it is truly effective and meaningful as referred to in the Hart’s “Ladder of Participation,” see fig. 14. Adults are the duty bearers for children and therefore they have responsibilities for which they must account to children. In addition, children as rights holders also have a right to participation in for example, decision making, consultations and programme implementation.
This paper was written by Nicola Ward (UNICEF ESARO) and Vivi Stavrou (REPSSI) with contributions from Douglas Lackey (Help Age International), Lucy Hillier (Save the Children UK) and Velephi Riba (Save the Children Sweden). written on behalf of the RIATT Conference child participation task team (RIATT CPTT) which led the children’s consultation process leading up to the RIATT conference
The Regional Psychosocial Support Initiative (REPSSI) reviews their Certificate Course in Community-Based Work with Children and Youth. It responds to a critical regional demand for quality training in child care, and specifically social and emotional (psychosocial) support, child protection and promotion of children’s rights. The Certificate is a standardised, accredited course for East and Southern Africa.
This overview provides information on the course and feedback on the impact it has had for those who have completed the course.
For more information about the certificate course, and how you can support students to enroll, contact:
Willys Simfukwe, Head of Programmes, Willys.simfukwe@repssi.org or Lynette Mudekunye, REPSSI Deputy Executive Director, lynette.mudekunye@repssi.org.
REPSSI is also offering several training courses throughout the year on building capacity to provide psychosocial support and monitoring of support interventions. Find out more about these trainings on our events page.
