Documenting and Communicating HIV/AIDS Work: A Toolkit to Support NGOs/CBOs

This toolkit offers instruction on how non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and community-based organisations (CBOs) can plan and develop HIV/AIDS-related documentation and communication skills, and share best practices information.

Based on the practical experiences and participatory approaches of the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, this toolkit is designed to be used by organisations and trainers who support NGOs/CBOs. It can be used flexibly, with one or a group of NGOs/CBOs, and during training workshops or technical support visits.

The toolkit has five sections that cover the concepts, planning steps, and skills involved in carrying out effective documentation and communication work, as well as information cards about developing specific products. Sections of the toolkit include:

• Introduction to the toolkit
• Section 1: Introducing documentation and communication
• Section 2: Making a plan for a documentation and communication product
• Section 3: Making an overall documentation and communication plan
• Section 4: Building documentation and communication skills
• Section 5: Information cards – for developing documentation and communication products