Tools and Curricula

Rapid assessment and response adaptation guide on HIV and men who have sex with men

WHO (2004).

This guide for working with MSM explains how to conduct a Rapid Assessment and Response (RAR) focusing on lifestyles, behaviors and HIV concerns. It outlines a series of simple and practical activities that may be used to explore the circumstances, experiences and needs of MSM across a variety of settings. It was designed to be used either in conjunction with the WHO Rapid Assessment and Response Technical Guide or as an independent resource. Chapters in the manual offer guidelines for carrying out a RAR with MSM, including specific guidance on planning, training, community participation, analysis and action plan development. This resource, the Rapid assessment and response adaptation guide on HIV and men who have sex with men, is available on the WHO website.

Understanding and Challenging HIV Stigma: Toolkit for Action (revised edition)

International HIV/AIDS Alliance (2007).

This toolkit originally evolved out of a two-year research project on stigma conducted in Zambia, Tanzania, and Ethiopia and was originally published in 2003. The toolkit contains more than 100 participatory exercises which can be adapted to fit different groups and contexts. There are different sets of pictures which can help to identify stigma, discuss the rights of HIV-positive people and help to stimulate discussions around gender, sexuality and morality issues linked to stigma. The toolkit is a collaborative work of International HIV/AIDS Alliance, International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), Academy for Educational Development (AED), and PACT Tanzania. This revised edition (2007) builds on the original toolkit and includes experience of the Alliance's Regional Stigma Training Project. New modules now address stigma as it relates to ARV treatment, children, youth, and men who have sex with men. Alliance provides the Understanding and Challenging HIV Stigma: Toolkit for Action online as well as the complete module H docment, Module on Men Who Have Sex with Men and Stigma.

Between Men: HIV/STI Prevention for Men Who Have Sex with Men

International HIV/AIDS Alliance (2003).

This publication, one of the Key Population series, gives an overview of the issues for MSM in the context of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. The report is designed primarily to support policymakers, donors and NGO support programs who are planning to work in communities in developing countries where few or no organizations already work with MSM. Drawing on experiences of the Alliance’s partner organizations in countries such as India and Costa Rica, the report, Between Men: HIV/STI Prevention for Men Who Have Sex with Men, addresses issues such as why and how men have sex with men, and presents strategies for developing prevention and care programs for men.

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