MAP HIV AND LAW PROGRAMME MAP HIV AND LAW PROGRAMME The Linking Policy to Programming (LPP) project, is one of the Southern Africa Regional SRHR and HIV/AIDS project, implemented by UNDP and targets young key population. It was implemented in 5 SADC Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries and the SADC Secretariat and Parliamentary Forum from 2016-2021 June, achieved its main results. Specifically the project managed to: - By the end of the project, all five countries finalized their national Legal Environment Assessments and developed national action plans to guide implementation of the findings and recommendations. Through continuous advocacy, capacity development, skills building and fostering of partnerships, the project supported integration of young key population issues in important national strategies, particularly National Strategic Plans for AIDS in all the five project countries. The knowledge generated by the project through the Legal Environment Assessments and the extensive research conducted in the project countries also informed integration of young key population issues in the Global Fund for AIDS, TB, and Malaria programmes. A unique feature of the project was the creation of an unprecedented opportunity for young key populations in the development, implementation, and monitoring of national and regional HIV responses.  - At regional level, the project contributed to capacity development of key population movements by supporting the inclusion of young key populations in continental platforms such as the Africa Key Population Experts Group. - The project supported development and roll out of the SADC Regional Strategy for HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights among key Populations. The strategy, which is the first of its kind in Africa, was developed by the SADC Secretariat with technical support from the Linking Policy to Programming project. Development of the strategy involved a wide range of stakeholders including key populations, regional and national civil society organizations, governments, development partners and academia. Following approval of the strategy by the SADC Minsters of Health in late 2017, the project supported monitoring progress among member states through annual reports produced jointly with the SADC Secretariat and presented to the annual meeting of the Ministers of Health.  - The project also provided spaces and voices for young key populations and their allies to share their views and advocate for young key population rights in different ways. Young people were supported to participate in events of global importance such as the International AIDS Conference (IAC) and the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA).  - At regional level, members of the young key population community were for the first time able to participate in regional mechanisms for the development and monitoring of HIV prevention and SRHR strategies. Young key population representatives regularly attended annual meetings of the Directors of National AIDS Councils  The new project (Phase II) will focus on implementation of Legal Environment Assessments recommendations and research findings, strengthening inclusion of young key population in national development processes, enhancing young key population led policy advocacy on HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and strengthening implementation of regional and global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights commitments.