Community Mapping for Integrated HIV and SRHR; Experiences from the field

1. Community Mapping for Integrated HIV and SRHR; Experiences from the field The Second HIV Capacity Building Partners’ Summit19-21 March 2013

2. Session Objectives 1.To share the SAT community mapping tools and processes and demonstrate how they could be ultilised to develop evidence informed community HIV and SRHR responses. 2. To demonstrate the value addition of the SAT community mapping tools and process to community SRHR and HIV programme design and implementation. 3. To share community experiences and lessons related to the SAT community mapping tools and process

3. Expected Outcomes 1.Participants will be exposed to the SAT Community mapping tools and processes as well as good practices in SRHR and HIV programme design. 2. Capacity development facilitators will have increased understanding of how to engage community partners to develop localised HIV and SRHR interventions

4. Structure of Session Presentation on SAT Community HIV and SRHR Mapping Guidelines and Process Demonstrate how to ultilise some community mapping methodologies Lessons learnt from both SAT and partner organisations Give opportunity to participants to share experiences in community mapping Question and Answer Session Note: Mapping Guidelines will be shared with participants

5. Presentation Overview What is mapping? Why focus on community mapping? When do we do mapping? Who does the mapping? Community Mapping Tools or Methodologies How do we map at community level

6. What is mapping? Exploring community HIV, SRHR and maternal health issues, resources and players in communities with a view to define what community problems and community needs to address, what the community can do to address the problems and how it can be supported.

7. What is mapping? Participatory Process Context assessment phase of your project planning Assists communities identify and document important community characteristics and issues

8. Why focus on mapping? Community led solutions has always been at the heart of SAT’s responses Determine what resources and services are available in the community One component of broader baseline but is partner specific Baselines must be informative to the partner as much as to SAT

9. Why focus on mapping? Provide a “picture” of what is happening in a community in relation to HIV, SRHR and maternal health Opportunity to engage with the community and build relationships and partnerships that help partner organisation in planning and implementation of activities. With diminishing resources for HIV , mapping helps to allocate resources towards interventions that have a higher chance of making an impact Resources in areas of need

10. Potential Benefits of Community Mapping Group Work

11. When do we do mapping? As part of planning new projects to identify development opportunities by understanding conditions that are critical for effective planning. As part of expanding project activities to help target new activities and to expand the area As part of monitoring and evaluation to document changes that occurs in communities before and after intervention (eg changes in access to SRH services in communities before and after SAT support) Part of baseline When a new issue starts to emerge

12. Who does the mapping? Organisation Level Organisation’s own responsibility to plan, coordinate and facilitate the process Various roles are required, depending on the methodologies utilised Organisations must have a knowledge of the community – contacts, culture, context etc Organisation leadership must be involved through out the planning Use internal resources (people, supporters)

13. Who does the mapping? Community Involvement Wide stakeholder involvement is vital Community Leadership and opinion leaders Local experts, service providers and be consulted for opinion etc (interview) Target group representatives (discussions) Other civil society actors

14. How do we map?

15. Community Mapping Tools/ Methodologies There is no one standard method for carrying out community mapping - process must be fluid and the timescale must be flexible Community mapping tools include the following Problem Analysis using Problem Tree Mapping Sustainable Community Resources Stakeholder Analysis Data Collection (Observations, Structured Interviews, FGDs) Desk review of various reports

16. Mapping process challenges Commitment to the process Plan and clarify roles and expectations with people involved in the process Access to data Stakeholder buy-in is critical Stakeholder mapping is a useful tool and process Expectations of community can slant mapping Have clear objectives Can be disagreements with interpretations

17. SAT Experiences and Lessons Mapping triggers communities to take action on some of the challenges discussed e.g. in Zimbabwe one of communities (Chiedza) constructed a foot bridge to reduce distance to a nearby clinic Use of participatory methodologies in mapping exercises creates community ownership and buy in Identification of issues for dialogue Helped to inform partner and community capacity strengthening needs

18. Going Forward Qualitative analysis of community mapping outcomes SRHR, HIV and Women’s Health Think Tank Meeting Facilitate dialogue at different levels

19. Contact Details julius@satzam.org.zm kampamba@satregional.org Tel: +260955120937 +27724508375