Report Cards as a Tool for Empowering Communities in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS in Cameroon : A Work in Progress
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The use of report cards in a HIV/AIDS
prevention program in Cameroon appears to be a promising
tool for galvanizing community interest, discussion and
action. This paper includes the following content: genesis
of the report cards; the report card methodology;
implementation of the report card approach; observations on
the report card process; refining the report card approach;
and suggestions for improving the program. The paper
concludes that people seem to appreciate and to be drawn
into engagement in the difficult discourse on HIV/AIDS by
the innocence and even fun of the report card game. They
feel a sense of power by influencing actions on HIV/AIDS and
judging the quality of health and support services. It
appears that this report card approach may well be
internalized in the HIV/AIDS program of Cameroon in such a
way that it will provide a sustainable contribution to the
prevention of this disease.
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ACCESS TO CONDOMS, ACCESS TO TREATMENT, AIDS COMMITTEE, AIDS PROGRAM, BEHAVIOR CHANGE, CAPACITY BUILDING, CITIZEN, COMMUNITIES, COMMUNITY ACTION, COMMUNITY EVALUATION, COMMUNITY GRANTS, COMMUNITY LIFE, COMMUNITY MEETINGS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, COMMUNITY SERVICES, COMMUNITY SUPPORT, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT, DECISIONMAKING, DIVERSITY, ETHNIC GROUPS, EVALUATION PROCESS, FACILITATORS, FAMILIES, FAMILY MEMBERS, HIV, KEY ACTORS, LOCAL MANAGEMENT, NEIGHBORHOODS, ORPHANS, PANDEMIC, PARENTS, PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES, PEER EDUCATORS, RURAL AREAS, SEXUAL ENCOUNTERS, SEXUAL RELATIONS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, TRANSMISSION, UNAIDS, USE OF CONDOMS