Sharing‘ National Experiences & Xchange of Technicalities’ ( NEXT) on

1. "National Alliance, Responsive Managments & Social Supports National-ARMS: to Zero Targets of HIV/AIDS On Sharing‘ National Experiences & Xchange of Technicalities’ (NEXT) on Multifaceted Responses to HIV/AIDS” Development Actions Promoters Team [DAPT] Dr Demis Arga Alemayehu Desta, Africa Mulugeta

2. Satellite Thematic: Sharing National Experiences: Accountability , Responsive Managements & Strengthening Social Services [National-ARMS] • Session Partner /Key Speech ERCS Ethiopian Red Cross Society

3. Organizers Acknowledgments • ICASA 2011: ERCS + DAPT • Speakers/Key representatives • Ministry of Agriculture [governments line ministries/HAPCOs • Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Union & its Workers (9) Federations, • Basic Education Network-Ethiopia & Member Organizations (BEN-E) • Audiences: Delegates from other contries, Multilateral and Bilateral Donors, ………

4. Opening of Satelite Symposia

5. Introduction to The opening of • ICASA2011 Satelite Symposia by Organizers: DAPT • 4th Dec (9:00 – 12:00) • Sharing National Experiences and Exchange of Technicalities (NEXT) on multifaceted responses to HIV/AIDS • Review of organizations/institutions works with their programs on HIV/AIDS/STDs • 6th Dec (7:00 -8:30). + Community Village activities to show ERCS and others activity • Review Discussion on the partnership modality, process, procedures and principles of collaborative issues that have been helping achieve impact mitigation based on UNGASS criteria. + the National-ARMS workshop • 7th Dec (7:00 -8:30) • 4 Awarding “Statements of Best Practices • Encouraging institutional/sectoral commitments and mainstreamed responses • A4 Tekeze : key representative institutions/panel speakers from line Ministries/Agencies, nine regional HAPCOs and NGOs, deligates

6. JOINT OPENING

7. Share the National expriances interms of achievements (the What): • Accountable leadership, • Responsive managements • social services/community participation • impacts on Multisectoral response • Mainstreaming and issues that can help on the fight against and towards Target Zeros on HIV/AIDS

8. Purposes (the why) • Sharing Expriances: [National] ARMS on the Fight againist & Towards Target Zeros • Individually & Collaboratively • Optimal use of the limited resources • Improve our response to the AIDS pandemic • Accelerate our progress toward achievement of the MDG

9. (the why) Common Challenges • Human resource scarcity and lack of funding • Inadequate Institutional M&E Capacity • Inadequate coordination • Lack of data use on multisectoral impact • Evidence based policy/program &Mainstreaming

10. Mission : towards NEXT-ARMS Consortium • Serve as a platform with Ethiopian HIV workforce responses & encourage multisectoral achievements • Facilitate consultation forum with Review of organizations works & programs on HIV/AIDS/STDs • Use as a learning panel with review discussion on the partnership modality, process, procedures and principles of collaborative issues • Foster partnership opportunities to recognize commitments, and award statements of best practices

11. (The How ) Session Discusion: Key Principles • Addressing keynotes • Share experiences on the fight against the epidemic, • Promote achievements, • Recognize multisectoral works with institutions’ • Statements/ best practices • Foster collaborative learning/partnership.

12. Keynotes Addressing [Panal Speakers] • National Response • Sectoral /Institutions Responses • Work place Responses • Regional Responses and Coordinations • Mainstreaming Approaches

13. Presentation I • Key Assumptions & Outcome • (1) The “Three Ones” National Experiences Sharing • One agreed HIV/AIDS action framework • One national AIDS coordinating authority • One agreed AIDS national M & E system

14. [Cont’ ] what level • Globally, • alignment around indicators linked to the UN Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS • Nationally, • adoption of a core national M & E system: Government line ministries/agencies/HAPCOs and Institutions • Performance on the AIDS action framework • commitments to the multisectoral programs on HIV/AIDS • At programme level • Investment in human capacity and Mainstreaming Interventions

15. Part of the design of a program • Multi-year system/national HIV strategic plan • Government and partner commitment • Involve ALL stakeholder at all levels • Strengthening capacity of staff and funding • Comprehensive data collection (all required information) • Standard data collection methods • proper documentation • Data quality

16. [cont’d] How? • Part of the design of a program • Multi-year system/national HIV strategic plan • Government and partner commitment • Involve ALL stakeholder at all levels • Strengthening capacity of staff and funding • Comprehensive data collection (all required information) • Service coverage & delivery system

17. [cont’d] Quality Dimentions

18. "National Alliance HIV workforce, Accountability, Responsive Managments & Social Supports National-ARMS Symposia: Zero Targets HIV/AIDS! On

19. Participants Discusion • Sectoral responses to HIV/AIDS? • resources developed by institutions? • Mainstreaming issues with works/service, • good models presentation to the audiences • Issues in need of fostering partnership opportunities among and between participants/conference delegates

20. Presentation (2) & Discusion • Xchange of Technicalities • on Participatory/multifaced responses

21. Participatory Action Research • Action and research outcomes occur at the same time • Spanning research (knowing) and practice (doing) • Action – collectively for change • exploring the change process (rather than outcome)

22. --Cont’d • Researcher and community working together • Research Question generated by the community • Research process controlled by researcher • Greater sociopolitical awareness • strong association with social change

23. Participatory Action Research in health • Community perspectives on barriers to health care • not only to be considered but also acted on • Generate knowledge in health issues • Empower the community as they create solutions • Outcomes are focused on • individual and group empowerment • creating sense of self-esteem through ownership

24. Characteristics of Participatory Action Research • Understanding in-depth (clear picture) • Data collection • observation, interview, document review, quantitative measures • Flexibility: can change as situation changes • Can lead to sustainable action • Sustainableprogram output/outcome

25. The participatory process • Entry and identification of community concerns • Small group planning and action • Reflection/report submission • Participant report:– lay language • Researcher: formal dissemination

26. Limitations • ? Conventional criteria set by funding bodies • ? Less valued than expert-driven research • ? Very time-consuming • ? Addresses issues that may seem insignificant to authorities • ? Results disseminated beyond the setting • Community may not want

27. INTEGRATED SYSTEM IN PROCESSING INDICATORS • The “Three Ones” • One agreed HIV/AIDS action framework • One national AIDS coordinating authority • One agreed AIDS national M & E system

28. The Third One • Globally, alignment around indicators linked to the UN Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS • Nationally, adoption of a core national M & E system • Analyse performance of the AIDS action framework • At programme level • investment in human capacity and infrastructure

29. How? • Part of the design of a program • Multi-year system/national HIV strategic plan • Government and partner commitment • Involve ALL stakeholder at all levels • Strengthening capacity of staff and funding • Comprehensive data collection (all required information) • Standard data collection methods • proper documentation • Data quality

30. DATA QUALITY DIMENSIONS

31. Why integrated system in HIV indicator processing • Brings partners together around a core set of indicators • Helps identify data gaps & quality issues • Stimulates the establishment of a centralised database • Linking Data to Program Planning + Implementation • To assess progress (international, regional, national)

32. Common challenges • Human resource scarcity and lack of funding • Inadequate Institutional M&E Capacity • Inadequate coordination • Lack of data use • What others ……..??

33. Individually and collectively • Optimal use of the limited resources • Improve our response to the AIDS pandemic • Accelerate our progress toward achievement of the MDG • What ……………. Any • Collaborative ARMS how and with whom?

34. ACKNOLEDGMENTS • Development Actions Promoters Team with Amicus Media Promotions & Communication and Session Partners • ? • Dr Demis Arga, Alemayehu Desta, Africa Mulugeta, Ayele Hanna, Endeshaw H/Gebriel • Contact us:mydapt@gmail.com • Partner for Learning Dynamisms, Consultancy, Events, Social Investment/Agent in Ethiopia