Partners Zimbabwe

Partners Zimbabwe is an information, dialogue and advocacy platform bringing together country level civil society stakeholders to more effectively respond to AIDS, TB and related issues.

Objectives

Partners Zimbabwe aims to:

Increase the number of people in Zimbabwe involved in popular discussion of HIV/AIDS and TB
Promote advocacy, partnerships and networking at local, provincial and national levels
Improve the quality of and access to information
Increase accountability and transparency in decision-making related to HIV/AIDS and TB at local, provincial and national levels
Disseminate relevant information, education and communication (IEC) resources
Contribute to decreasing stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS and other marginalised groups at all levels

Partners

The platform is nationally driven and owned, with six core partner organisations: Zimbabwe AIDS Network (ZAN), Health and Development Networks (HDN), Southern Africa HIV/AIDS Information Dissemination Centre (SAfAIDS), Zimbabwe National Network of Peolple Living with HIV/AIDS (ZNNP+), Women and AIDS Support Network (WASN), and The Centre.

Activities

Partners Zimbabwe is already spearheading information communication exchange and advocacy around HIV and TB through a number of activities and tools. These include:

A national electronic discussion forum, Partners Zimbabwe eForum (connecting over 800 members on AIDS and TB in Zimbabwe)
Resource Centres, including access to a wealth of IEC materials, meeting space and facilities for NGOs
A local Key Correspondent (KC) Team (country-based writers documenting local experiences of HIV and TB)
Discussion forums
Media outreach
Focused campaigns
Skills and capacity building workshops

Partners Zimbabwe has also facilitated the development of a civil society programming framework on AIDS and TB that can be used for coordinated and strategic actions around key issues.

To learn more about these activities, please continue reading the different sections of this website.

Take action!

We encourage you to participate and let your voice be heard! It is easy - join the eForum and send in your comments, apply to become a KC Team member and write about your experiences, and visit the Resource centres to meet and network with other committed people!

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World AIDS Day 2008 Events in Zimbabwe

World AIDS Day 2008 will be honored with a national commemoration at Chipadze Stadium in the Bindura District. Partners Zimbabwe members, Zimbabwe AIDS Network (ZAN) and the Southern Africa HIV/AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS) have been instrumental in organizing this event. Partners Zimbabwe encourages all of its members to attend the commemoration in support of the greater platform.

HDN and SAfAIDS partner to document home based care projects

Health and Development Networks in partnership with Southern African Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS) partnered to document the lessons learned in the implementation of Irish AID funded projects in Zimbabwe. The work involved interviewing organizations involved in home based care as well as the beneficiaries. The overall objective was to gather information which will be used to shape future programming.