ACORD Stepping Stones conference report

Publication Date: September 06, 2007

This is the report of a 2-day conference that took place on the 6th and 7th July in Development House, London (see programme in Annex 3).

 

This report runs through the discussions in chronological order and records the key issues and conclusions reached in the course of the 2 days. A further shorter report, attempting to capture only the main Highlights of the Conference has also been written and can be downloaded here


The presentation began by explaining the two main aims of the ACORD project, namely to assess the effectiveness of Stepping Stones (SS) as a tool for:
(i) transforming gender relations, thereby reducing HIV/AIDS vulnerability, particularly among young girls and women; and
(ii) promoting community mobilisation in the response to HIV and AIDS

Additional aims included testing the extent to which SS can be adapted for use in a range of different contexts (the army, pastoralists, displaced camps) and testing whether impact is enhanced through working in close partnership with other organisations providing complementary services (such as VCT, legal advice and support for women, home-based care, and so on).


Previous Article < Stepping Stones: Conference Highlights

Next Article > ARV community Knowledge, Awareness, Accessibility & the policy environment