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| AfriComNet
receives funding from: |
| Family Health International (FHI)
Regional Outreach Addressing AIDS through Development
Strategies (ROADS) project and the Johns Hopkins
University Bloomberg School of Public Health,
Center for Communication Programmes (JHU/CCP)
since 2003, with support from the United States
Agency for International Development (USAID) &
President Bush’s Emergency Fund for AIDS
Relief (PEPFAR). |
USAID's history goes back to the Marshall
Plan reconstruction of Europe after World
War Two and the Truman Administration's
Point Four Program. In 1961, the Foreign
Assistance Act was signed into law and USAID
was created by executive order.
Since that time, USAID has been the principal
U.S. agency to extend assistance to countries
recovering from disaster, trying to escape
poverty, and engaging in democratic reforms.
HOME: www.usaid.gov |
President Bush launched the U.S. President's
Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
to combat global HIV/AIDS - the largest
commitment by any nation to combat a single
disease in history.
Through the Emergency Plan, the U.S. Government
is working with international, national
and local leaders worldwide to support integrated
prevention, treatment and care programs.
HOME: www.pepfar.gov |
The Johns Hopkins University/Center for
Communication Programs (CCP) is a pioneer
in the field of strategic, research-based
communication for behavior change and health
promotion that has helped transform the
theory and practice of public health. CCP
was established at the Johns Hopkins University
School of Hygiene and Public Health in 1988
in recognition of the proven importance
of communication in public health programs
and in keeping with the leadership role
the Johns Hopkins University has played
in this field.
HOME: www.jhuccp.org
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Established in 1971, Family Health International
(FHI) is among the largest and most established
nonprofit international public health
organizations, managing research and field
activities in more than 70 countries.
HOME: www.fhi.org
The ROADS
project is designed to reduce HIV transmission,
improve care, and reduce the impact of
HIV and AIDS along major transport corridors
in East Africa namely Burundi, Democratic
Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia,
Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
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The Network has also received funding from: |
MACRO International (in 2008, for the development
and pilot testing of a short course on "Utilization
of Demographic and Health Survey’s for
Health Programming")
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Macro International is a research, management
consulting and information technology firm.
We invite you to become a valued member
of a team recognized for integrity, quality
and client responsiveness. Adding your skills
to those of other employees, you will participate
in our close collaboration with clients,
helping to improve lives and make a positive
impact on the world every day.
HOME: www.orcmacro.com |
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| UNAIDS (in 2007, to partially meet the costs
of the regional practicum held in Addis Abba Ethiopia
from 5 - 9th August 2007, with the theme “HIV
and Alcohol, Gender Norms and Gender-Based Violence:
A Strategic Communication Perspective”) |
UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme
on HIV/AIDS, is an innovative joint venture
of the United Nations family, bringing together
the efforts and resources of ten UN system
organizations in the AIDS response to help
the world prevent new HIV infections, care
for people living with HIV, and mitigate
the impact of the epidemic. HOME:
www.unaids.org |
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