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Discover practical tools for addressing gender-based violence, engaging men and boys, and advancing gender equality in National Strategic Plans on HIV. Learn how to integrate a gender equality approach and make your NSP more effective in promoting women's rights and empowerment.
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Tools for Addressing Women, Girls & Gender Equality in NSP’s 3-6 Dec 2012, Johannesburg, South Africa Integrating strategies to address GBV and engaging men and boys to advance gender equality through NSP
Framework for Women, Girls and Gender Equality in National Strategic Plans on HIV and AIDS in Southern and Eastern Africa
Nine areas to include in a National Strategic Plan for HIV • Enabling environment: Advancing human rights and access to justice. • Meaningful involvement of and leadership by women living with and affected by HIV. • Utilising a sexual and reproductive health and rights approach. • Preventing HIV transmission among women and girls • Eliminating gender-based violence and discrimination.
Nine areas to include in a National Strategic Plan for HIV (2) • Increasing access to and uptake of treatment for women and girls. • Strengthening care and support by and for women and girls. • Accountability: Budgeting, monitoring, research and gender expertise. • Inclusion of key stakeholders: Recognising and involving women and girls in all their diversity.
Using the tools.... • Review your NSP against the Tools • If it include steh ‘clause’ tick “Strenght” • If not – tick “gap” • If a gap - refelct on wheterh shoudl be a prioity to lobby aorund • Any commenst
Strong Language • Language, content, and approach of the Framework is in alignment with regional and international commitments on HIV, sexual and reproductive health and rights, women’s rights, and gender equality as well as to model the structure and format of select existing NSPs. So the Framework can serve as a guidance document, a direct template, and an accountability tool. • Add example from Framework.......
How can you integrate a gender equality approach into your National Strategic Plan? These Tools & Framework are intended as tools to be adapted and adopted to contribute towards halting the HIV epidemic and advancing women’s rights and gender equality.