Wits RHI in partnership with AVAC developed this course to develop and cultivate a senior cadre of stakeholder engagement trainers and leaders who are primed to champion Good Participatory Practice in the communities and countries where they work. Participants will help to identify, train and nurture the next generation of stakeholder engagement practitioners. The GPP Leadership Course builds on existing GPP training and resources to provide individuals already working in the area of engagement and/or experienced with GPP with a structured course to advance their leadership skills, training and implementation. Given the global pandemic, the 2020 cohort will be a blended approach. Participants will meet for :

• 2 days online 26 &27 August
• Monthly Learning Labs  (2-4 hours of deep-dives on lesson content)
• 2.5 day in-person workshop  Q1 2021 in Johannesburg, South Africa

The Advocacy Navigator mobilizes the expansive AVAC fellow alumni network to serve as mentors for a broader group of interested advocates. This course is designed for early-career professionals looking to jumpstart or strengthen their HIV prevention advocacy. Individuals who join the program gain access to the vast knowledge and experience of the alumni network while also participating in online coursework and advocacy strategy.

The Advocacy Navigator course includes four modules designed to strengthen an individual's capacity to engage with HIV prevention advocacy including:

• Section 1: Biomedical HIV Prevention Landscape
• Section 2: HIV Prevention Advocacy
• Section 3: Building an Advocacy Action Plan
• Section 4: Implementing an Advocacy Action Plan

Welcome to Biomedical Prevention 101 for Journalists In an era where health literacy can save lives, understanding the complexities of biomedical prevention is crucial, especially…

 

This course aims to support participants in understanding and applying foundational content in the Good Participatory Practice (GPP) Guidelines. Learners will become familiar with the principles and key practices for meaningful stakeholder participation in a research context. The course will draw from various infectious disease areas and the current environment of COVID-19 research to develop capacity around quick and responsive stakeholder engagement in research. Participants will also complete a strategic GPP action plan that aligns with their work and role in the field.   Participants will spend 2-4 hours/week on the course participating in group discussions, viewing online modules and completing assignments. The course is OPEN for applications until October 12th. Please contact gpponlinecourse@avac.org with any questions!  

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This short online course provides community members and advocates with knowledge about the basic science and approaches used in HIV cure research. The four lessons contain accessible information about HIV cure research and a suite of multimedia resources to strengthen advocacy - including perspectives from community stakeholders who are working to advance the HIV cure agenda in various countries.

Mathematical modeling is used in public health to inform health policy, programs and research. Advocates can communicate modeling results to their community and support or reject policy decisions based on models. This course is designed to help advocates understand the findings from mathematical models and use them to support advocacy.  

Project Engage is a collaborative between CONRAD, USAID, and Gilead Sciences to advance new HIV prevention methods, especially for adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa, through acceptability and adherence research activities. Research activities are focused on evaluating the acceptability of and adherence to the new Descovy® (F/TAF)-based oral PrEP regimen compared to Truvada® (F/TDF), as well as advancing innovative adherence support and monitoring tools essential to facilitating effective implementation of oral PrEP in this population.

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Telling New Stories in HIV Prevention has been designed to help journalists tell the 'new' stories of HIV prevention, and is intended to help professionals work more closely. This is an online course designed to guide Media Science Café conveners in building the capacity of team members.

This online, self-paced course targets research implementers, advocates and professionals in the HIV prevention field and aims to enhance their comprehension of the fundamental rationale, goals and approaches behind stakeholder engagement and HIV implementation science, in the context of new product introduction. Join us on this transformative learning experience and unlock your potential to make a lasting impact with GPP!