Working in Partnership with Networks of People Living with HIV in Asia and the Pacific: A Guidance Note for Development Practitioners

This Guidance Note provides important practical tips for working with groups of people living with HIV in the Asia-Pacific region. Its purpose is to facilitate equal, effective and synergistic partnerships between development organisations/practitioners and PLHIV networks. Ethically, it is grounded in the same human-rights principles as those of GIPA (Greater Involvement of People Living with HIV/AIDS): empowerment, non-discrimination, ownership and active, meaningful participation. Functionally, its aim is to improve future interventions by groups working with PLHIV networks in other contexts. It is a practical guide, based on a wealth of experience and learning drawn from PLHIV networks and their supporting partners in several countries across the Asia-Pacific region.