UNESCO's short guide to the essential characteristics of effective HIV prevention

Claudia Sambo and Clare Dickinson for UNESCO, 2010

This booklet identifies the key characteristics of effective HIV prevention in a user-friendly and accessible format. It explains how programme implementers and project managers can apply, integrate and institutionalize these characteristics during the project cycle. Effective HIV responses are:

• Rights-based
• Scientifically accurate and grounded in evidence
• Culturally appropriate
• Gender responsive
• Age-specific
• Participatory and inclusive

The Guide helps to identify entry points for involving different stakeholders; tailor communication efforts to different audiences; and consider key questions to ensure human rights principles and gender equality issues are addressed.

Available in: English, French, Spanish, and Chinese.

Produced for UNESCO’s HIV and AIDS Intersectoral Platform.