1. SABCOHA Conference, November 2008.
Presentation at the
SABCOHA Conference, November 2008.

2. Mission
AAI was established to increase accountability and inspire bolder leadership in the response to the AIDS epidemic.

3. The problem Overall lack of accountability and leadership
Lack of independent assessment tools

4. Part of the solution; AAI approach
To fulfill our mission we rate and compare the degree to which public, private and civil society actors are fulfilling the formal agreements and promises they have made to respond to the epidemic.

5. Why ratings?
Statistical indicators and rating mechanism proven to play a vital role in increasing leadership and accountability

6. How; Our position
-by bringing data out of PDFs and confusing indicators and into an easy to understand, credible, format
-by listening to civil society’s needs for tools to make leaders accountable and meeting these needs

7. Our Goals
Promote greater accountability and leadership in the response to HIV/AIDS.
Promote improved monitoring and evaluation, and generate more systematic and reliable data.
Provide tools for more informed advocacy.
Capture existing capacity in the South 

8. Our Strategy Independence Methodological Rigor Transparency
Accessibility
Southern Participation; Rating Center in South Africa
Continuous Improvement

10. Invitation
AAI goal is to catalyse on the knowledge and experience of the business sector in South Africa and Africa in order to develop a global ranking of the business response to AIDS.

11. Invitation
Wellcome to join the AAI Expert Panel and thereby contribute to increase accountability in the field of HIV/AIDS.

12. Our partners
Our activities are made possible by unrestricted grants provided by the Danish, Norwegian and Swedish governments, The Ford Foundation, The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), Spider as well as through the support of the leading experts and civil society organizations within the field of HIV/AIDS.