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Objectives
This forum will
be one of the first international events of its kind in West Africa to focus on
the inter-related nature of HIV/AIDS, food insecurity and malnutrition as well
as practical strategies for mitigating their devastating human and economic
consequences. Stakeholders will have the opportunity to share experiences and
gain knowledge in effective programming strategies in the areas of mitigating
HIV/AIDS, and its effects on agriculture and food security, and scaling up best
practices and policies.
Business leaders and government representatives will be fully involved to help
inform programmatic decisions based on frontline experiences in the struggle
against HIV/AIDS. It will also be an occasion for scientists, NGOs,
extensionists and farmers to reflect on and identify what the future challenges
would be for research institutes in terms of technology development and
adaptation to affected households and farmers.
The goal of the conference is to provide a platform for exchange, sharing of
knowledge and learning about best practices/technologies for mitigating the
agricultural, food security and nutritional impacts of HIV/AIDS on rural
communities in West Africa.
The objectives are:
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Enhance
learning and information sharing between program implementers on best
practices/technologies and lessons learned through presentations, workshops
and site visits.
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Build and
strengthen partnerships for continued learning and research.
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Identify
ways of improving collaboration among a wide array of entities (project,
governments, nonprofits, donor and private sector) as a sustainable strategy
to address the food and nutrition requirements of people infected with, and
communities affected by HIV/AIDS.
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Explore
ways to provide short term relief and map out strategies for scaling up
promising pilot projects on HIV/AIDS, agriculture, food security and
nutrition.
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Bring
together policy makers and people with practical experience in scaling up
these experiences
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Launch a
capacity building effort in collaboration with partners in SSA..
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