Pathways to Partnerships: a toolkit to support NGOs and CBOs responding to HIV/AIDS

HIV, AIDS, sexual health, health, communication, training manuals, organizations, networking AB: This is a practical toolkit for organizations and trainers who support NGOs and community groups responding to HIV/AIDS in developing countries. It can be used flexibly, with one or more NGOs, and as part of technical support visits or training workshops. This is a resource that can help NGOs and community groups to strengthen their work by building strategic partnerships with people and organizations from other sectors, such as government, business, and the media. Facilitators can work through the toolkit with an individual NGO or a group of NGOs. It can be used to make a plan for building partnerships, to build specific. skills, and/or to share experiences. The toolkit is divided into four sections: what is building partnerships, developing a partnerships plan, building effective partnerships, monitoring and sharing lessons about partnerships. It also includes work cards on building partnerships with specific kinds of organisations (government, donors, religious organisations, businesses, NGOs and media).