Republic of Yemen

UNDP Practice Area: Responding to HIV/AIDS

Project Title: Capacity Building to National Aids Programme (NAP) and Mainstreaming of HIV/AIDS Issues into Poverty and Human Rights

Project number: 00036553

Duration: 2005 - December 2007

Budget: USD 320,000

Sources of funding: UNDP Core

Delivery: USD 250,000

Project status: closed

Partners: Ministry of Health, National Aids Programme and Civil Society Organizations

Responsible Programme Officer(s): Khaled Magead

Location: National Aids Programme, Sana'a

Brief Description:
The aim of the project is to enhance the Government's capacity to respond to the HIV/AIDS challenge in Yemen.

Objectives:

• Build institutional capacity to plan and implement multi-sectoral strategies to limit and reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS and mitigate its negative social and economic impacts;
• Mainstream HIV/AIDS issues in national policies and strategies;
• Review HIV/AIDS and human rights related legislation and policies; and
• Enhance the capacity of the National Aids Programme to deal with HIV/AIDS at the governmental level.

Key Activities:

• Undertake awareness raising activities targeting the general population as well as high-risk and vulnerable groups;
• Undertake advocacy activities targeting leaders and the general public to address HIV/AIDS in general as well as the human rights of people living with HIV/AIDS (i.e. care and support)
• Provide equipment for the National Aids Programme, and conduct management training regarding HIV/AIDS issues. For example counselling; and
• Facilitate the participation of the National Aids Programme in the formulation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP).

Key Achievements:

• Conducted a number of sensitization workshops targeting the general public;
• Designated and trained HIV/AIDS focal points for each site;
• Reviewed national laws and drafted new law for people living with HIV;
• Conducted behavioural studies among marginalised groups in Taiz and Hudayda and established a network among these groups; and
• Conducted public advocacy mass media activities (printing material).
  

Evaluation: Project evaluated in October/November 2007

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