Emah E, Oke O, Sklaw KS; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 2002 Jul 7-12; 14: abstract no. MoPeG4275.
FHI/Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria
ISSUES: Family Health International (FHI) has been supporting international HIV/AIDS programs for more than 15 years. FHI has developed a strong reputation and considerable expertise over this time. FHI has expended much of its effort in developing strong programs and has seen considerable success in these programs, however, one lesson is that capacity building is critical to a sustained effort. DESCRIPTION: FHI/Nigeria has developed a series of modules to develop NGO capacity in: project and financial management; behavior change communication; care and support; advocacy, monitoring and evaluation. At the initiation of project activities, FHI workes with each NGO, either individually or in a workshop setting, to provide the skills necessary for successful project and program implementation, both in the short and long term. FHI/Nigeria recently developed subagreements with nearly forty new NGOs. At the project development workshops some of the NGOs FHI had been working with were used as resources. It was clear that these NGOs had a better sence not only of HIV/AIDS programming, but also of how to manage their projects. While there are other factors involved, it is clear that the support of FHI has been instrumental in their development. LESSONS LEARNED: Capacity building not only enhances project/program implementation in the short-term, but provides skills to organizations and individuals that can enhance HIV/AIDS efforts over the long-term. RECOMMENDATIONS: Capacity building should be an integral part of any project or program. Organizations supporting implementation programs must ensure that capacity building activities be incorporated into project implementation support.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Evaluation Studies
- Financial Management
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Health Services
- Nigeria
- Organizations
- Public Policy
- economics
- education
Other ID:
UI: 102259419
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