SANASO - Inter-Country Exchange

Inter-Country Exchange & Capacity building

(i) Publications and Circulations

SANASO publishes and circulates a quarterly Newsletter to member organizations, National AIDS programmes and partners. The content and presentation of the Newsletter is reviewed from time to time to make the Newsletter relevant and usable to members.
SANASO also circulates relevant publications including reports, best practices and technical papers published by other organizations. Some useful information is circulated via e-mail.

(ii) Information Exchange Workshops

SANASO organizes thematic workshops focusing on specific HIV/AIDS issues with view of sharing best practices by bringing together collective experiences in the region. Workshops are organized separately or as part of other scheduled activities such as National, Regional or International conferences. The following workshops have been held and Reports are available on request.

Home-based care for people with HIV/AIDS (Chikankata Hospital, Zambia:1994)
Children Affected by HIV/AIDS (Nyanga, Zimbabwe, 1994)
Women and HIV/AIDS: ( Mbabane, Swaziland, 1997)
Adaptation of Family Health Trust Activities manual for Young People for East and Southern Africa (Lusaka, Zambia 1998)
HIV/AIDS Advocacy workshop; Country Situational analysis (Harare, Zimbabwe 2000)

(iii) Training Workshops

SANASO organizes capacity building workshops oriented towards training and skills transfer. The following workshops have been held:

Basics in Information provision (English) (Manzini, Swaziland, 1996)
AIDS Project Management for NGOs (Manzini, Swaziland, 1997)
Network development (Harare, Zimbabwe, 1998)
Train-the Trainer on using Stepping Stones Training package (Harare, Zimbabwe, 1998)
Repackaging Health Learning Materials (Harare, Zimbabwe, 1999) Basics in Information provision (Portuguese), Mozambique 1999
Network development for the establishment of a Southern Africa Network of People living with HIV/AIDS (Harare, Zimbabwe, 2000)
Building effective Networks (Harare, Zimbabwe, 2000)
Advocacy and lobbying Skills Training workshop (Harare, Zimbabwe, 2001)
Gender and Human rights mainstreaming for new leadership in Southern Africa (Harare, Zimbabwe, 2002)

(iv) SANASO Conferences

SANASO Regional Conferences provide a unique opportunity for NGOs and community groups in the region to share experiences and interact with other interested parties such as experts and donors. Six Conferences have so far been held with the following Themes:

Building solidarity in the struggle against HIV/AIDS (Harare, Zimbabwe, 1990)
Tackling the consequences of HIV/AIDS Nyanga, Zimbabwe,1991
AIDS, Communities and Development (Windhoek, Namibia, 1993)
AIDS and Sexuality (Maputo, Mozambique 1995)
HIV/AIDS: Challenges and opportunities (Mbabane, Swaziland, 1997)
The Role of NGOs and People living with HIV/AIDS in the response to HIV/AIDS (Durban, South Africa 2000)