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Facilitator: Justus Aungo, PhD. Co-Facilitators: Zebedee Mkala and Carlos Laudari

WEWS10. Negotiating Religious Barriers to Mobilizing and Building Capacity of Key populations (KP) for HIV Prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa. Facilitator: Justus Aungo, PhD. Co-Facilitators: Zebedee Mkala and Carlos Laudari Pathfinder International.

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Facilitator: Justus Aungo, PhD. Co-Facilitators: Zebedee Mkala and Carlos Laudari

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  1. WEWS10 Negotiating Religious Barriers to Mobilizing and Building Capacity of Key populations (KP) for HIV Prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa Facilitator: Justus Aungo, PhD. Co-Facilitators: Zebedee Mkala and Carlos Laudari Pathfinder International

  2. Session 4: BUILDING BRIDGESby Zebedee Mkalla Sharing what is working in Kenya

  3. Public meeting and sharing sessions

  4. Case study of Kenyan Coast • Challenge to prevention: Religious demonstration against meeting on KPs; • Action Taken: Multi-level stakeholder engagement through TWG and community mobilization • Key strategy: framing KP access to prevention service as health right; prevention for all; and religious obligation ‘as thy brother’s keeper’; . • Result: increased service provision to KP; and KP participation and ownership of prevention initiatives.

  5. DISCUSSION HIGHLIGHTS: • Mobilizing public involvement • Establishment of technical working groups • Media involvement and publicity • State and local administration buy-in and involvement • Integrated service provision- each service provider finding niche • KP-led advocacy for involvement

  6. Summary • Whereas programming interests may mainly focus on the provision of services to KAP; an enabling environment is extremely essential. • This can be assured by leadership by government agencies through TWG’S to ensure that there are requisite policies, guidelines and direction for implementation of sound interventions.

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