1. 3 year Project Evaluation International Development Law Organization Naomi Burke-Shyne Program Manager, HIV and Health Law Initiative XIX International AIDS Conference July 26, 2012, Washington D.C. @IDLONews #HIVRights

2. Problem Statement @IDLONews #HIVRights The response to discrimination remains inadequate to the scale and intensity of the challenges it poses to the HIV epidemic Tackling HIV-related Stigma and Discrimination in South Asia, 2010, World Bank 2

3. Currently implementing programs in 54 countries Project Offices: Afghanistan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Somalia (in Nairobi), South Sudan, Tajikistan Rome Headquarters and Permanent Representative at the United Nations in New York Alumni Legal Network in 47 countries Who Where Target International Development Law Organization How Inter-governmental organization wholly dedicated to rule of law and development Legal professionals; governments; policy makers; regulators; and civil society in developing countries and countries emerging from conflicts Programs for Governance and Peacebuilding, Social Development and Sustainable Economic Growth 3 @IDLONews #HIVRights

4. April 2009 - IDLO launched a three-year Health Law Program to promote and protect health through law. HIV and Health Law Initiative @IDLONews #HIVRights Program objectives : 1.Quality legal services 2.Capacity of government officials 3.Legislative environment 4

5. HIV and Health Law Initiative @IDLONews #HIVRights 5 THE WORLD BANK

6. A country’s legal and policy environment has a critical impact on its response to HIV HIV and Health Law Initiative @IDLONews #HIVRights 6

7. 17 Projects: Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, China (Yunnan), Colombia, Egypt, El Salvador, Guatemala, Indonesia, Jordan, Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Peru, and Tunisia. HIV and Health Law Initiative @IDLONews #HIVRights 7

8. HIV and Health Law Initiative HIV-Related Legal Services @IDLONews #HIVRights  Legal advice  Legal information  Legal representation in Court  Legal representation in informal settings  Legal literacy sessions  Legal telephone hotlines  Legal outreach services 8

9. HIV and Health Law Initiative Toolkit HIV-Related Legal Services @IDLONews #HIVRights  English  French  Arabic  Chinese  Spanish (September 2012) 9

10.  Community partners and referral networks  Client focused service delivery  Bridging roles – paralegals and peer counsellors  Partnerships with National AIDS Commissions HIV and Health Law Initiative Lessons Learned @IDLONews #HIVRights 10

11.  Functioning HIV-related legal services in 17 countries  First global consultation on HIV-related legal services  More than 5000 Toolkits disseminated to partners  Legal services acknowledged as part of key package of services in National Strategic Plans  Web-based training courses on HIV and Law (available in English, Russian, Spanish and French)  Regional and international consultations in Asia Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa, and Southern Africa HIV and Health Law Initiative What Has Been Achieved? @IDLONews #HIVRights 11

12. HIV and Health Law Initiative Impact @IDLONews #HIVRights 12  Egypt: Positive man successfully claimed his right to see his children  Nepal: Transgender person released from police station  Papua New Guinea: Positive woman obtained a protection order against her abusive husband  Guatemala: Sex workers successfully claimed right to work  China: PWUD obtained identity documents to access health services

13. HIV and Health Law Initiative Evaluation @IDLONews #HIVRights Relevance Effectiveness Sustainibility 13

14. Email: idlo@idlo.int Twitter: @IDLONews nburkeshyne@idlo.int @NaomiSBS www.idlo.int