Table of Contents
Preface ix
Foreword xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Abbreviations and Acronyms xxiii
Overview xxvii
Introduction 1
Background to the Accelerate Initiative 3
Goals and Objectives of the Accelerate Initiative 4
Implementation of the Accelerate Initiative 5
The Evolution of the Accelerate Initiative 6
Review of the Accelerate Initiative: Five Years On 7
1 Promoting Leadership by the Education Sector and Creating Sectoral Demand for a Response to HIV/AIDS 9
Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS in the Education Sector 11
Evaluating the Accelerate Initiative Process 13
2 Harmonizing Support among Development Partners to Better Assist Countries and Reduce Transaction Costs 15
3 Promoting Coordination with the National AIDS Authorities and Enhancing Access to AIDS Funds 21
4 Sharing Information on HIV/AIDS with Specific Relevance to the Education Sector 25
Production of New Documentation Addressing Education Issues from an HIV/AIDS Perspective 26
Promoting Greater Access to a Critical Subset of Existing Information on AIDS and Education 28
5 Strengthening the Technical Content and Implementation of the Education Sector Response to HIV/AIDS 35
Sector Policy (Including Workplace Policy) 37
Planning and Mitigation 40
Prevention (Including Teacher Training and Life Skills) 43
Ensuring Access to Education for Orphans and Vulnerable Children 46
6 Conclusions and the Way Forward 49
Education Sector Responses Have Accelerated 50
More Effective Links with Development Partners Are Emerging 50
More and Better Quality Information Is Available 51
Education Sector Responses to HIV Are Now Being Implemented by a Majority of Countries 52
Not All Sectoral HIV Responses Are Mainstream Activities 52
Effective Monitoring and Evaluation Remain a Major Challenge 53
Investment in Regional Coordination and Knowledge Sharing Shows Benefits But Can Be Difficult to Sustain 54
EFA-FTI Processes Are Strengthening HIV/AIDS Responses within the Education Sector Plans 54
Countries of the Southern Cone Have Yet to Engage in the Accelerate Initiative 55
The Future of the Accelerate Initiative 55
Appendixes 57
Appendix A Chronology of Accelerate Workshops 59
Appendix B Development Partners Involved in Subregional and National Workshops Held since 2002 63
Appendix C Top 20 Distributed Documents to Date 67
Appendix D Accelerating the Education Sector Response to HIV/AIDS in Africa: A Checklist of Good Practice 69
Appendix E 2007 Survey Questionnaire 77
References 87
Index 89
Boxes
1 The UNAIDS Inter-Agency Task Team (IATT) on Education 4
2 Leadership by the Education Sector within a Federal System: The Case of Nigeria 10
3 Leadership by the Education Sector within a Small State: The Republic of Burundi 11
4 Mainstreaming: The Gender Perspective 12
5 Civil Society's Role in Accelerating the Education Sector Response to HIV/AIDS 16
6 HIV/AIDS as a Workplace Issue 18
7 Fostering "Greater Involvement of People Living with HIV/AIDS (GIPA)" in the Accelerate Initiative 20
8 Accessing NAC Funding in the West Africa Network 22
9 A Checklist of Good Practice 26
10 The "Window of Hope" Documentary 27
11 A Sourcebook of HIV/AIDS Prevention Activities in the Education Sector, Volume II 30
12 Countries Emerging from Conflict and Fragile States 36
13 Taking Activities to Scale: Teacher Training in Ghana 36
14 The Senegalese Experience: School Health, Nutrition, and HIV/AIDS Programming 37
15 Providing Teachers with Access to Free VCT and ART: A Success Story from Zambia 38
16 Agreeing on Indicators and Effective M&E Strategies 41
17 The Ministry of Education HIV/AIDS Focal Point Survey: A Tool for Monitoring Process 43
18 Developing HIV/AIDS Prevention Curricula in Central Africa 44