"On the Horizon" is an electronic news capsule from the Horizons Program (http://www.popcouncil.org/horizons), a global operations research initiative designed to:
* Identify and test strategies to improve HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care programs.
* Disseminate research findings and promote their utilization with the aim of replicating and scaling up successful interventions.
Recent Horizons Activities and Publications Focused on Gender and HIV/AIDS
"It's Time to Act"
A Technical Seminar on Women and AIDS
On December 2nd the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), the Global Coalition on Women and AIDS, and the Horizons Program convened a seminar in Washington, DC to commemorate World AIDS Day. Drawing on research and field experience, the presenters highlighted advances in addressing key issues affecting women and girls, including property rights, stigma, gender-based violence, microbicides, vaccines, ARV treatment services, and home and community care.
Agenda, presentations, and related publications: http://www.popcouncil.org/horizons/mtgs/techsemwmn04/agenda.html
Young Men and HIV Prevention
December 2004 Horizons Report
This newsletter describes emerging findings from Horizons studies on gender-based approaches targeting young men in Brazil, Tanzania, and India. The research aims to better understand the linkages between gender norms, sexual relationships, and HIV-risk behaviors, and to determine whether the interventions that are developed based on this information make a difference in the lives of young men and their partners.
In this issue:
Involving Young Men in HIV Prevention Programs
Brazil's Program H
Preventing HIV and Partner Violence
Research guides design of peer education and drama components in Tanzania
"What's a "'Real Man'?"
India study examines perceptions of masculinity as entry point for addressing HIV
Newsletter: http://www.popcouncil.org/horizons/newsletter/horizons(9).html
Horizons is implemented by the Population Council in partnership with the International Center for Research on Women, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health, Tulane University, Family Health International, and Johns Hopkins University. Horizons is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
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