HAG Health rights programs and HIV/Aids Health Rights Action Group (HAG) is a civil society advocacy organization committed to promoting improved knowledge of and access to human rights for those living with or affected by HIV <(>&<)> AIDS and other diseases. Founded in 2001, it has been at the forefront of the struggle against HIV <(>&<)> AIDS in Uganda

HAG operates in 6 districts of Uganda (see target project area below), is an organisation of equal opportunity and promotes people participation in its programs and has a gender policy to guide its work. HAG has systems and mechanisms that are necessary for the effective implementation of programmes. The Vision of HAG is #A society where the right to quality healthcare is a right for all Ugandans.# Its Mission is #Commitment to promoting health rights of all Ugandans, including those living with HIV <(>&<)> AIDS through provision of fora, empowerment and advocacy within the framework of human rights#.

Given its expertise in Health generally and specifically HIV/AIDS and human rights programming, HAG was selected to play a leadrole in implementing an HIV/AIDS mainstreaming project with Oxfam partners in Acholi, West Nile and Karamoja regions of Uganda.  The project will include empowering partners and communities to effectively mainstream HIV/AIDS/SRH<(>&<)>R in programming and at institutional levels.

HAG also has a community mobilisation, empowerment and advocacy component which it will employ to collectively with Oxfam partners advocate for a better health service provision environment especially for women, youth, girls and people living with HIV/AIDS.

Specific Objectives

1. To Promote Knowledge, education and rights to healthcare services and resource allocation through mainstreaming of SRH gender and HIV/AIDS by end of 2015

2. To advocate for improved health rights and quality healthcare provision in relation to SRH, gender and HIV/AIDS through alliance building and networks from local to national level by end of 2015
HAG will, through its outreach programme,  target at least 70% of its beneficiaries to be women
Geogrphic focus is in the sub-counties ofKoch-Goma, Anaka Town Council in Nwoya district, Amuru in Amuru district and Rhino camp in Arua district.

1.4.2 Results (outputs and outcomes)
1. To Promote Knowledge, education and rightsto healthcare services and resource allocation through mainstreaming of SRH gender and HIV/AIDS.

Short term:
# Increased information and knowledge in schools (3000 youth in 17 schools, 75 clubs and 110 teachers and patrons), communities (20 YPOs with500 youth each, 35 local artisans and 12 neighbourhood assemblies) on health rights in West Nile, Acholi and Karamoja
# 20 partners including Oxfam have HIV/AIDS mainstreaming skills at both workplace and program levels.
Medium term:
# Women, men, young people and partners are able to demand and seek for their rights in health service provision
# Regional SRH/HIV/AIDS mainstreaming knowledge hubs established in CEFORD, YARDEN and WSF
Long term:
Increased access and utilization of quality healthcareservices among women, men and young people.

Activities
a) Conducting 1 baseline and needs assessment
b) Establishing linkages with current relevant partners including the previous HIV/AIDS mainstreaming report (CEFORD, YARDEN and WSF)
c) Mapping out partners, schools and communities
d) Development of modules based on the baseline and needs assessment
e) Development of materials and translated in local languages, simplified versions of laws and policies (5000 T-shirts, 500 Flipcharts, 10,000 posters, 200 screen ads, 10,000 fliers, 5000 fact sheets, 3 murals#, 5000 handbooks, 10,000 stickers, 3000 bandanas, 3000 armbands Introductoryworkshop for partners
f) Synchronization with the gender mainstreaming partner, IST.
g) Training of Oxfam and partners in SRH and HIV/AIDS mainstreaming (2 trainings.  1 for Oxfam (20 staff) and one for partners (45 people) 3 days trainings
h) Training of 60 ToTsin SRH and HIV/AIDS mainstreaming
i) Create models and use them to engage decision makers from local tonational levels. (5 meetingsand facilitation for in-school activities like debates, talking compounds..)
j) 1 review meeting for Oxfam (20 staff) and partners to assess progress on HIV/SRH mainstreaming (45 people)(1 day)
k) Mentoring visits to each partner (19 visits to 19 partners)
l) Joint quarterly support supervision visits

2. To advocate for improved health rights and quality healthcare provision in relation to SRH, gender and HIV/AIDS through alliance building and networks from local to national level

Short term
Local to national level alliances and networks built/enhanced.
Medium term
Increased monitoring and accountability of healthcare resources from local to national level by the citizens through the existing platforms.
Long term
Increase in gender sensitive healthcare resource allocation especially for SRH and HIV/AIDS.

Activities

a) 1 Mapping out existing networks and alliances
b) Media campaign (2 press releases, 9 radio talk shows, 360 spot messages)
c) Budget tracking at national level in collaboration with the networks at community level
d) Organizing community dialogues through the platforms and
e) Linking existing structures e.g. Health Unit Management Committees (HUMCs), Village health Teams (VHTs) to the platforms.
f) Lobby meetings with key stakeholders e.g. MPs, local governments around budget and policy issues of concern (2 lobby meetings with MPs, 12 district budget meetings)
g) Documentation and communication of key learning,success stories (specifically the model)- development of one small booklet
h) Participation in key national advocacy events (WAD, IWD, 16 days of activism#)
i) Bi-annual Joint feedback meetings with partners and district officials 6 meetings
j) Joint quarterly support supervision visits 9 visits