Somalia - HIV/AIDS prevention, advocacy and communication framework

The HIV/AIDS Prevention, Advocacy and Communication Framework for Somalia has been developed for cross-cutting communications support to the priority strategies identified in the Strategic Framework for the Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) within Somali Populations. The Communication Framework addresses HIV/AIDS advocacy, training, and capacity building needs for Somali populations. The Communication Framework is a support tool for development partners, local authorities and civil society and ultimately a mechanism to enhance community based HIV/AIDS responses among Somali populations. This HIV/AIDS Communication Framework report incorporates an analysis of the lessons learned from existing and previous projects, while providing recommendations for a series of approaches that will address HIV/AIDS communication among different Somali populations. As a general contextual overview it provides a summary of HIV and STI Awareness in Somalia, the education and information channels currently available and the constraints of those channels. The framework offers a basic profile of the groups vulnerable to HIV/AIDS and recommends approaches for addressing the context of the groups through highlighting lessons learnt and successful global interventions.