What's New in Capacity Building
Click here to read AIDSTAR-Two's most recent technical brief on Country Ownership and Organizational Capacity Building which was featured in the CBKEN March/April 2012 eNewsletter on Country Ownership. Find past eNewsletters in the menu above.
Click here to read Save the Children's brief on Consultation & Participation for Local Ownership which outlines specific "How To" strategies that donors and implementing partners can use to maximize the consultation and participation of local actors to enhance country leadership and
ownership of development policies and programs.
Implementation Tips for USAID Partners, developed by the New Partners Initiative team, is designed for organizations managing projects under a USAID Cooperative Agreement. Each article responds to specific, frequently asked questions about how to navigate USAID rules and regulations and is designed to fill gaps in available compliance and capacity-building resources.
AIDSTAR-Two's database of organizational capacity building tools provides program planners and implementers a broad array of ways to advance their programs, institutions, and networks working on HIV/AIDS around the world. Each month, we will feature a tool/resource and invite you to adapt it to your local context. In the weeks to follow, we will open a discussion forum to share information on the featured tools/resources and invite you to join us in this dialogue to positively impact HIV/AIDS outcomes.
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What AIDSTAR-Two Can Do For You
AIDSTAR-Two delivers capacity-building programs designed to meet the needs of a wide range of organizations working in the area of HIV/AIDS. We collaborate with local nongovernmental and civil society organizations, service delivery networks, public sector institutions and Global Fund bodies.
To learn more, click here to read the AIDSTAR-Two Fact Sheet.
USAID Releases New Gender Policy
The policy, released in March 2012, aims to advance gender equality and to empower women and girls to participate fully in and benefit from the development of their societies. Click here to read the policy.


