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Global Partnerships for Excellence in Education, Research, and Service
First Partners Initiative
Purpose: To increase effectiveness,
capacity, and sustainability of HIV/AIDS projects
Goals:
 | Support and improve efficacy of current
Foundation efforts in East Africa |
| Broaden the impact of Foundation efforts
in East Africa and other areas. |
| Increase the visibility and viability of
Foundation efforts and programs |
Strategies:
| Create a network of individuals and
institutions and engage same in a minimum three-year commitment to dialogue
and joint efforts |
| Establish offices, appoint and hire staff
in the US with existing relationships with East African sites, local and
international resources, and/or successful project and grant management
skills. |
| Establish presence among local and
international leadership in person, in local, regional, national, and
international site, and create/maintain an online presence for resource
development and distribution. |
Immediate objectives (6 months):
| Create immediate partnerships for at
least partial program support |
| Design and deliver educational and
training programs targeting opinion leaders |
| Design and utilize evaluation tools to
measure effectiveness |
| Describe and evaluate programs and submit
for publication to peer review journals and publications |
| Modify and adapt current web presence |
Median objectives (6 – 12 months)
| On-site evaluation and project
development supporting existing Foundation sites |
| Site visits and linkage to at least three
sites with strongest potential for sustainable projects |
| Proposal development in dialogue with
partners to establish internet linkage, provide technical assistance, and
begin exchange of personnel and ideas between sites |
| Establish twining or other appropriate
linkages between education (primary, secondary, professional), academic
(faculty and program administrators), and business (local and international)
leadership to support students and faculty and encourage exchange programs. |
Long-term objective (1 – 3 years)
| Local capacity increased due to
educational support along a continuum, technical assistance leading to greater
program/site capacity and sustainability, and broader and deeper linkage
between US and overseas partners, especially involving communities of faith. |
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