Mainstreaming gender equality into national response to HIV and AIDS

Nigerian case study

Published by: UNIFEM, 2006
Via: UNIFEM

The Government of Nigeria responded to the increasing rate of HIV/AIDS infection with the creation of the HIV/AIDS Emergency Action Plan (HEAP), a three-year strategy that spanned 2001-2004. Towards the expiration of the HEAP, there was a clear need to review the national response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and its ability to meet the realities on the ground. A National Response Review and a National Strategic Framework (NSF) were planned. This provided an opportunity to incorporate gender equality concerns into the national response, something that was missing from the HEAP.

UNIFEM, in collaboration with CIDA and UNFPA, funded gender experts who worked together with national consultants hired to develop the NSF, to mainstream gender into the document. The result was an national framework that incorporates gender equality into every aspect.

This book describes the successful effort to mainstream gender into the NSF. Part 1 presents the situation analysis that set out the context of the Nigerian case study. Part 2 describes the processes employed and steps taken to mainstream gender into the NSF, and highlights the achievements, challenges and lessons learned from the Nigerian experience. The book provides a model that other countries can emulate.

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