Counting the Organizational Cost of HIV/AIDS to Civil Society Organizations
English
International NGO Training and Research Center
Praxis Paper
2006
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HIV/AIDS mainstreaming has traditionally been equated with adjusting programs to be more relevant to beneficiaries affected by HIV/AIDS. Bitter experience is demonstrating, however, that civil society organizations (CSOs) are not immune to the impacts of AIDS within their own organizations. Few local CSOs are responding adequately to this threat, partly because they simply do not know the extent of these costs. This paper suggests how CSOs in sub-Saharan Africa can build organizational resilience in order to survive the loss of valuable staff, time and money that HIV/AIDS will cause. It also concludes with practical recommendations for their donors in how they can move beyond being concerned bystanders. [publisher’s description]
Subject
- HIV/AIDS Workplace Interventions
- Faith Based Organizations
- Nongovermental Organizations
- Professional Associations
Geographic Focus
Resource Type
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