A Firm Foundation: The PEPFAR Consultation on the Role of Faith-based Organizations in Sustaining Community and Country Leadership in the Response to HIV / AIDS.

In May 2012 The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) convened The PEPFAR Consultation on the Role of Faith-based Organizations in Sustaining Community and Country Leadership in the Response to HIV / AIDS. This East African regional forum was held to examine the critical capacity of FBOs for HIV prevention care and treatment and to generate recommendations for collaborative sustainable impact. Based on the dialogue and outputs from the Consultation this report summarizes the insights and on-the-ground experience of 98 leaders from 58 different FBOs in Kenya Rwanda Tanzania and Uganda joined by partners from government agencies in these countries and the United States. (Excerpt)