The EFA Fast Track Initiative: Responding to the Challenge of HIV and AIDS to the Education Sector

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The EFA Fast Track Initiative Responding to the
Challenge of HIV and AIDS to the Education
Sector
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HIV/AIDS and Education Paradox

• Education is one of the most effective social
  vaccines to prevent HIV/AIDS
• HIV/AIDS destroys education systems

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Education A Social Vaccine against HIV HIV
prevalence by schooling levels, Masaka District,
Uganda. Individuals aged 18-29.
12
10
8
HIV prevalence
6
4
2
0
No education
Some primary but not completed
Primary completed
Above secondary
At least some secondary
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• HIV/AIDS destroys education systems
• Teachers are sick, absent and die
• More teachers need to be recruited and trained
• OVCs and girls drop out of school
• AIDS will add at least 960m p.a. to the
  costs of UPE

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• FDI-endorsed education plans do not adequately
  address HIV/AIDSin the first 12 FTI countries
• none discuss AIDS as a development
  issue related to education and poverty reduction
• only 7 mention HIV/AIDS
• only 4 include costings for HIV/AIDS
• none sought input from civil society partners

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Why? 1. FTI guidelines are neither systematic
nor comprehensive2. Some Plans under-report
AIDS activities no involvement of National
AIDS Councils 3. Lack of AIDS expertise to
support preparation and assessment of Plans
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• Lessons from Mozambique
• Timely T.A.
• Comprehensive strategic response
• Fully costed

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• Recommendation
• Revise FTI Guidelines and develop a specific
  AIDS Toolkit
• address AIDS as a cross-cutting rather
  than separate issue
• include prevention, OVCs, sectoral impact but
  also workplace policies, pre- and in-service
  training
• provide guidance on cost parameters (benchmarks)
• ensure comprehensive assessment
  criteria, including indicators for ME

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• Recommendation
• Facilitate technical support for Plan
  preparation
• identify lead donor in country
• provide T.A. through IATT Accelerate Working
  Group to assist preparation,assessment and
  follow-up

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• Recommendation
• Provide financial support for AIDS Component
  through FPP
• to ensure high-quality T.A.
• to engage a wider group of national AIDS
  Stakeholders
• to identify additional funding streams, e.g.
  MAP, GFATM, PEPFAR