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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dear friends and colleagues,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We are looking for case studies of community responses to HIV that show evidence of impact. We are writing to you in the hope that you can provide
us with examples that can be instructive for other colleagues who are planning programmes and engaged in action to scale up quality responses.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Robust community systems are an integral element for success in the response to HIV and the achievement of universal access. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To inform the inclusion and scale up of community responses in National Strategic Plans and Global Fund Concept Notes, UNAIDS and the Stop AIDS
Alliance* have requested ASAP (AIDS Strategy Advocacy and Policy) to collect examples of community responses that demonstrate impact and show “what works” to expand service delivery, accessibility and equity.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In order to provide examples of effective community responses we would be very grateful if you could complete the following short survey and also
share with us the evidence explaining how your programme has had an impact, The survey is designed to collect promising case studies, which will then be documented and an analysis of the findings will be presented later on in 2014 (expected publication July
2014). You will find the survey here:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.net/s/HIVCommunityResponses"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#386EFF">www.surveymonkey.net/s/HIVCommunityResponses</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This survey is designed to capture community responses that fall under the categories of:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">- Community-based service delivery</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">- Advocacy, campaign and lobbying</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">- Community-based research</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">- Community financing</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Please note that the DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION is Friday, 2 May 2014.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">French and Spanish versions of this e-survey, and a Word version, are available on request from:
</span><a href="mailto:admin@asapltd.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#386EFF">admin@asapltd.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Please also contact
</span><a href="mailto:admin@asapltd.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#386EFF">admin@asapltd.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> for any other information or with any queries
about this work.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">With kind regards</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Chris Mallouris</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">UNAIDS</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">David Ruiz</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Stop Aids Alliance</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Martin Choo, Robin Gorna and Hilary Nkulu</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ASAP</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">*Stop AIDS Alliance is a joint initiative between the International HIV/AIDS Alliance and Stop Aids Now!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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