What Works for Women and Girls

HIV/AIDS, resulting in increased protection of rights. Participants came from Angola,Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique,Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania and Zambia. Results included a Charter of Rights forPeople Living with HIV in the Democratic Republic of Congo, removing the clauseon criminalization of transmission in Mauritius and inclusion of harm reduction inlegislation in Mauritius (ARASA, 2008). (Gray V) (women’s empowerment, human rights,Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique,Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia)Gaps in Programming—Promoting Women’s Leadership1. Interventions are needed to promote HIV-positive women’s access to funding to startand lead initiatives.2. Interventions are needed to foster the involvement of HIV-positive women andpromote cooperation between PLHAs and health care facilities, government andother agencies creating HIV-related programs and policies.1. Interventions are needed to promote HIV-positive women’s access to funding to start andlead initiatives. Studies found that HIV-positive women’s networks lacked funding.Gap noted globally (Paxton et al., 2004a and b; Manchester, 2004).2. Interventions are needed to foster the involvement of HIV-positive women and promotecooperation between PLHAs and health care facilities, government and other agenciescreating HIV-related programs and policies. Studies found that little cooperation existedbetween HIV-positive women and health facilities but that efforts have been underway toeducate parliamentarians concerning HIV-positive women’s issues.Gap noted, for example, in Ukraine (Yaremenko et al., 2004) and Botswana, Kenya,Namibia and Tanzania (Parliamentarians for Women’s Health, 2007).340 CHAPTER 11 STRENGTHENING THE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT