The mission of this strategic plan is to coordinate and manage mainstreaming of HIV/AIDS activities into the Ministry’s core functions by creating awareness, educating, training and sensitizing the workforce, students, clients and stakeholders on prevention, treatment, care and support for those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.

The Family Life Education project seeks to provide young people and adults with an awareness of the interrelationships between population and development, especially socio-economic aspects which fall under the rubric of ‘quality of life’, such as the environment, resources, health, education, employment and other social services, as well as traditional beliefs and practices. The purpose of the survey presented here is to assess progress and the effectiveness of the project.

This strategic plan is intended to address all issues that fuel the spread of the disease while at the same time underline strategic actions towards control and prevention of any further spread of HIV. The strategy spells out the basic approaches and principles, with clearly identified objectives and strategies for the period 2004-2009. It also contains an institutional / coordinating mechanism, financial mobilisation framework as well as a monitoring and evaluation system to be used during the implementation process. All this will help to provide strategic guidance to the planning of programmes, projects and interventions by various stakeholders.