CATCH - Children’s Sector HIV/AIDS National Network

1. CATCH - Children’s Sector HIV/AIDS National Network Presentation to Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) of the United Nations 22 Jan 2009 Presentation by CATCH Rep Dr Ashraf Coovadia Ms Cati Vawda Ms Menaka Jayakody

2. Overview • Who are we and how do we fit in ? • Role of the Sector • Sector's programme • Achievements to date

3. Who are we?Children’s Sector HIV/AIDS National Network • Civil Society national network on HIV/AIDS & children’s issues • Network of networks • Membership – inclusive and open (83 Network Members) • Represent > 1,000 organizations who reach 100,000s of children & families • National coverage with reach to community level • Brings together diverse skills and extensive experience in community development, service delivery, policy and law reform, research and child rights advocacy - across the four pillars of the National Strategic Plan

4. Children’s Act Working Group Sexual Offences Bill Working Group CINDI- KZN ACESS CHAIN – WC & NC+EC CATCH Coordinating Action on Children & HIV/AIDS Paediatricians & Child Health Workers Groups Childline – SA Hospice & Palliative Care Association CASNET National Association of Child Care Workers Child Welfare SA World Vision Catholic Institute for Education Network links – Depth & Breadth

5. Sector Goals • Improve civil society effectiveness and ‘cohesion’ in addressing • issues affecting children especially in relation to HIV/AIDS • in South Africa at all levels • Participate meaningfully and effectively in • SANAC structures • Improved coordination with other relevant bodies and forums • Support the implementation and monitoring of the NSP to fulfill, promote and protect children’s rights

6. How are we organised ? CATCH Secretariat – Children’s Rights Centre Network Executive Working Group Members ~ 83 Full Members + 3 Info members Children’s Sector Networks Children’s Sector Networks Children’s Sector Organisations Children’s Sector Individuals Children’s Sector organisations & individuals

7. Sector Programme • Ensure the effective functioning of the Network • Identify and champion children’s HIV/AIDS related issues requiring urgent attention • Maintain active children’s Sector representation on relevant SANAC structures • Encourage more active engagement between the various child related structures and processes • Promote NSP-literacy and action amongst Children’s Sector organizations • Support monitoring & evaluation of child specific outputs and outcomes of the NSP

8. Relationship between Ch’s Sector Network & SANAC SANAC Plenary, PIC and other structures Information from organisations ‘on the ground’ is fed into SANAC decision making processes via the SANAC Children’s Sector Executive and Working group Information on SANAC decision making processes is passed via networks to organisations ‘on the ground’ for interest, input or action CATCH - Children’s Sector Executive and Working Group Children’s Sector Networks Children’s Sector organisations and individuals .

9. Achievements • NSP with a range of child-specific interventions and goals • Two National Network Summits –Feb 2007 and June 2008 • Quarterly Working Group meetings – well attended and active • Provincial Mobilisation – KZN, WC & Gautengalso initiated in NW, EC and Limpopo • NSP literacy and mobilisation ( presentation and workshops with adults & children, etc) • Communication tools developed for & Shared with sector on SANAC, Children’s Sector and child-specific NSP for different audiences • M&E Project initiated – Dashboard being developed • Resources – mobilised part of what is needed • Championed the cause of PMTCT • Championed the cause of Paediatric HIV Treatment Guidelines • All structures of SANAC – Plenary, PIC, TTTs have a childn’s sector rep