HIV/AIDS

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KIT aims to strengthen decision-makers, communities and organizations to effectively reduce the spread and impact of HIV/AIDS, in line with the agenda for Universal Access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support by 2010.

Research objectives
  • ensure that international and national agendas are based on evidence (local level experiences, GIPA, people-centred approaches, adherence to gender and rights-based principles and demand-responsiveness)
  • investigate the drivers of the epidemic and develop interventions to address these (e.g. poverty, sexuality, gender, social marginalization, violence, stigma and substance abuse)
  • build capacity for systems development and management of multi-sectoral responses to HIV/AIDS (health, mainstreaming in sectors)
Services
  • analysis, documentation and applied research aimed at generating knowledge and evidence of effective HIV/AIDS responses and interventions
  • working together with partners to develop instruments and approaches to move HIV response development to a higher level of organizational effectiveness and efficiency
  • advisory services
  • demand-driven capacity building and training
Partners

We work in partnership with numerous organizations, including the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, Health Development for Africa; African Consultants International; universities and knowledge institutions in the North and the South; and implementing partners in Africa and Asia.

Themes

Health

KIT works to improve health status in low-and-middle-income countries.

Education

KIT carries out research, advisory work, policy and tools development with post-graduate education institutes.

Social development and gender equity

KIT develops and implements approaches to promote the rights, inclusion and participation of marginalized social groups in development.

Sustainable economic development

KIT aims to improve the livelihoods of vulnerable producers in developing countries.