FHI - AIDSCAP

From 1992-1997, the AIDS Control and Prevention (AIDSCAP) Project collaborated with community groups, governments, international donor agencies, nongovernmental organizations and universities to mobilize communities and resources in developing countries for HIV/AIDS prevention programs.

FHI managed nine AIDSCAP subcontracting partners who contributed their expertise in various technical areas of international HIV/AIDS prevention.

Our AIDSCAP partners

The Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS), University of California-San Francisco
Population Services International
John Snow, Inc.
The Program for Appropriate Technology in Health
The Institute of Tropical Medicine
Ogilvy Adams & Rinehart
The University of Washington at Seattle
Prospect Associates
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Where AIDSCAP operated

AIDSCAP focused comprehensive programming in:

Africa (Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe)

Asia (India, Indonesia, Nepal, and Thailand)

Latin America and the Caribbean (Brazil, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, and Jamaica)

Through AIDSCAP, we also implemented HIV/AIDS prevention projects or provided technical assistance in:

Africa (Burundi, Côte d'Ivoire, Lesotho, Mali, Niger, and Uganda)

Asia (Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Mongolia, Philippines, and Sri Lanka);

Latin America and the Caribbean (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, and Nicaragua)

AIDSCAP's strategy

AIDSCAP used three main strategies:

1) Minimize risk behavior through behavior change communication.

2) Improve the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted disease.

3) Increase access to, and use of, condoms.

AIDSCAP also:

Advocated for supportive prevention policy development and reform.
Researched behaviors and processes to improve prevention programming.
Evaluated the impact of ongoing programs to guide future efforts.

AIDSCAP applied the lessons learned from successful small-scale prevention projects to help communities develop large-scale comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention programs.

AIDSCAP's accomplishments

Among its many accomplishments, AIDSCAP:

Established and implemented more than 540 HIV/AIDS prevention-related projects in 42 countries.
Provided technical and financial support to more than 300 PVOs/NGOs to implement HIV/AIDS prevention programs.
Trained more than 155,000 people to support HIV/AIDS prevention programs.
Disseminated more than 8 million materials on HIV/AIDS prevention.
Reached more than 14 million people with comprehensive HIV prevention education.
Disseminated more than 8 million materials on HIV/AIDS prevention.
Reached more than 14 million people with comprehensive HIV prevention education.
Distributed more than 230 million condoms in developing countries.