Goal 1: Strengthened management systems within the Eastern Africa sub-regional network for promoting and disseminating reliable, accurate and timely information to support the fight against HIV/AIDS
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S/N |
ACTIVITY |
CRITERIA |
RESOURCES |
ACTOR(S) |
1. |
To facilitate harmonization of HIV&AIDS-responsive EMIS |
Assess member countries EMIS
Develop/agree on common proxy indicators for HIV&AIDS-responsiveness |
Financial and/or technical assistance |
MOEs, Partners
MOEs (Planning departments) |
2. |
To improve flow and sharing of information and experiences in the fight against HIV&AIDS in the sub-region |
Organize for knowledge/information sharing.
Develop a directory and/or mailing list of the key persons/institutions within the sub-region and initiate a sub-regional website |
Financial and/or technical assistance |
World bank (Regional Coordinator), MOEs, UNESCO, UNICEF and other partners, Focal Points |
Goal 2:An enabling environment for HIV&AIDS strategic planning, policy development and Institutional support in the sub-region
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1. |
To facilitate the development of HIV&AIDS country Education strategic plans and ensure their implementation by December 2006 |
Number of strategic plans developed and implemented |
Technical expertise in strategic planning and funds |
Ministry of Education Executive Officers/ World Bank and other partners |
2. |
To Develop or/and harmonize the HIV&AIDS Education sector work policy guidelines for the sub-region |
Policy guidelines in place by June 2006 |
Technical expertise on policy formulation |
Education stakeholders and policy makers |
3. |
To advocate with the HIV&AIDS national secretariat to strengthen MOE’s HIV&AIDS coordination units |
Meetings with the HIV/AIDS national secretariats |
Funds or a sub-regional meeting of the key officials of the national HIV&AIDS national Secretariats |
The World bank, national HIV&AIDS secretariats, Ministries of Education and other partners |
Goal 3: Enhanced capacities of the national and regional implementers for accelerated response to the impact of HIV&AIDS in the Education sector
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1. |
To enhance capacities of managers, supervisors and planners to support ministries of education accelerated response to HIV&AIDS |
National workshops |
Financial, human and technical support |
National AIDS’ Secretariats; Ministries of Education, World Bank ,UNESCO and other partners |
2. |
To conduct in an accelerated manner, Education sector-wide capacity needs’ assessment of ministries of education as institutions, policy makers, planners education managers at different levels for responding to HIV&AIDS
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Capacity needs’ assessment to identify performance gaps for accelerating responses to HIV&AIDS by the education sector |
A Consultancy
Technical expertise
Funds |
World Bank
Ministries of Education
National AIDS Secretariats |
Goal 4: A broad-based functional partnership in support of the accelerated Education sector responses to HIV&AIDS
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1. |
To introduce the network and its vision |
Meeting of the sub-regional –based IATT members and other partners |
Consultant to facilitate the meeting
Funds |
World Bank and other partners
National AIDS Secretariats |
2. |
To develop guidelines for the “Accelerate” partnership |
Workshop to develop the guidelines
Produce a memorandum of understanding |
Technical expertise and funds |
IATT partners, Ministries of Education and AIDS secretariats |
Goal 5: Research, monitoring and evaluation re-oriented to inform and facilitate the Education sectors’ accelerated responses to HIV&AIDS
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1. |
Mapping of the Education sectors’ responses to HIV&AIDS in member countries. |
Undertake a mapping exercise in at least two countries by December 2006 |
Technical expertise and funding |
IATT partners, Ministries of Education and National AIDS Secretariats |
2. |
Review of the Education Sectors’ access to resources for “Accelerate” from outside the World Bank |
Conduct a rapid assessment by June 2006 |
Technical expertise and funding |
As above |
3. |
Develop a list of the sub-regional common, and pertinent areas for research |
Conduct a meeting of Ministries’ of Education planners, as well as university and media researchers |
As above |
As above |
4 |
Develop guidelines and criterion for best practices in accelerating the education sectors’ responses to HIV/AIDS |
Field a consultancy to coordinate a participatory process to develop the guidelines |
As above |
As above |
