CRS shares recent research and innovative practices at global AIDS meeting
CRS shared one of its successful approaches in HIV prevention and care at the International AIDS conference, held in Vienna, Austria, from July 18-23. In an oral presentation, the organization discussed the use of traditional burial societies in Ethiopia as an avenue for helping people living with HIV and AIDS, and caring for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC).
CRS also shared information about its experience with AIDSRelief, a five-member consortium that provides care and antiretroviral treatment to people living with HIV in nine countries. CRS was appointed lead agency for AIDSRelief in 2004 by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The Chief of Party of AIDSRelief made a presentation at a pre-conference on the importance of capacity building and local ownership in ensuring funding sustainability. The agency made numerous other presentations and also distributed materials via an information booth at the conference. For links to all CRS presentations at AIDS 2010, click here.
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- Strategies for Sustainable Coffee
Coffee production is important to both the economies and ecologies of the regions in which it is produced. This poster looks at how CRS is providing support for coffee-based livelihoods to
Increasing Smallholder Access to Finance
This poster looks at how increasing smallholder access to finance through saving and lending can lead to increased investment in agriculture.
Increasing Market Access for Smallhold…
CRS is helping farmers in the Phillipines organize into product clusters to supply quality produce at the right price and time. Download this poster to learn more about this approach.
A Holistic Livelihoods-based Approach …
CRS uses the Integral Human Development conceptual framework to help design programs in the field. The framework and how it works is presented in this poster.
Baby-Friendly Farms
This poster explains how CRS is helping women practice exclusive breastfeeding and improve their nutrition through baby-friendly farms to reduce infant morbidity and mortality in Sierra Leone.