GUIDING PRINCIPLES

We strongly believe that the key strategy to confronting the pandemic is the recognition of Human rights of people living with HIV/AIDS in Africa

NAP+ will strive to implement its objectives to ensure maximum impact aimed at supporting people living with HIV/AIDS in Africa. It hopes to do so through the following activities:
REGIONAL ADVOCACY AGENDA

The regional Advocacy agenda is the policy platform guiding the advocacy work of NAP+. The agenda consists of three key areas: Advocacy for universal access to care and Treatment, Advocacy for stigma and discrimination reduction; and meaningful involvement and empowerment of people living with HIV/AIDS, in Africa.

  • We advocate for the meaningful involvement of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHAs) and affected communities in all aspects of the HIV/AIDS response.
  • We protect and promote human rights in our work.
  • We apply public health principles within our work
  • We address the causes of vulnerability to HIV infection and the impacts of HIV/AIDS
  • Our programs are informed by evidence in order to respond to the needs of those most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS and its consequences.

Organization principles

  • Involvement of PLHA and affected communities
  • We foster active and meaningful involvement of PLHA and affected communities in our work

Multi-sectoral partnerships

  • We build and sustain partnerships to support coordinated and comprehensive responses to HIV/AIDS

Governance

  • We have transparent governance and are accountable to our communities/constituencies

Organizational mission and management

  • We have a clear mission, supported by strategic objectives that are achieved through good management
  • We value, support and effectively manage our human resources
  • We develop and maintain the organizational capacity necessary to support effective responses to HIV/AIDS
  • We manage financial resources in an efficient, transparent and accountable manner.

Program planning, monitoring and evaluation

  • We select appropriate partners in a transparent manner
  • We plan, monitor and evaluate programs for effectiveness and in response to community needs

Access and equity

  • Our programs are non-discriminatory, accessible, and equitable

Advocacy

  • We advocate for an enabling environment that protects and promotes the rights of PLHAs and affected communities and supports effective programming
  • We plan, monitor and evaluate advocacy efforts for effectiveness and in response to community need.

Research

  • We undertake and/or advocate for adequate and appropriate research to ensure responses to HIV/AIDS are informed by evidence.

Scaling up

  • We work to scale up appropriate programs while ensuring their quality and sustainability
  • We develop and maintain community ownership and organizational capacity to support scaling up programs
  • We monitor and evaluate programs that are scaled up.

Programming principles
HIV/AIDS programming

Cross cutting issues

  • Our HIV/AIDS programs are integrated to reach and meet the diverse needs of PLHAs and affected communities
  • Our HIV/AIDS programs raise awareness and build the capacity of communities to respond to HIV/AIDS
  • We advocate for an enabling environment that protects and promotes the rights of PLHAs and affected communities and supports effective HIV/AIDS programs.

Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT)

  • We advocate for voluntary counseling and testing services that are accessible and confidential

HIV prevention

  • We provide and/or advocate for comprehensive HIV prevention programs to meet the variety of needs of individuals and communities
  • Our HIV prevention programs enable individuals to develop the skills to protect themselves and/or others from HIV infection
  • Our HIV prevention programs ensure that individuals have access to and information about the use of commodities to prevent HIV infection
  • We provide and/or advocate for comprehensive harm reduction programs for people who inject drugs

Treatment, care and support

  • We provide and/or advocate for comprehensive treatment, care and support programs
  • We enable PLHA and affected communities to meet their treatment, care and support needs.

Addressing stigma and discrimination

  • We enable PLHA and affected communities to understand their rights and respond to discrimination and its consequences
  • We monitor and respond to systemic discrimination
  • We enable communities to understand and address HIV/AIDS related stigma
  • We foster partnerships with human rights institutions, legal services and unions to promote and protect the human rights of PLHAs and affected communities


Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS:-
Development and humanitarian programs

  • We review our development and humanitarian programs to assess their relevance to reducing vulnerability to HIV infection and addressing the consequences of HIV/AIDS
  • We work in partnerships to maximize the access of PLHA and affected communities to an integrated range of programs to meet their needs.
  • We design or adapt development programs to reduce vulnerability to HIV infection and meet the needs of PLHA and affected communities
  • We ensure that our humanitarian programs reduce vulnerability to HIV infection and address the needs of PLHA and affected communities
  • Our programs for orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS (OVC) are child-centered, family and community focused and rights based.
  • We advocate for an environment that supports effective mainstreaming of HIV/AIDS
  • We advocate for an enabling environment that addresses the underlying causes of vulnerability to HIV/AIDS
The Network of African People living with HIV/AIDS (NAP+) is a Pan African network for and by people living with HIV. It was established in 1994 to work towards the improvement of the quality of lives of PLHIV in Africa and to encourage them to work together in national networks for better co-ordination and stronger representation of issues important in their lives.
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