Bryan's E-Learning work on Collaborative Approaches
UNAID advocates strongly on gender equality (Millennium Development Goal 3) as it is a key factor in tackling the HIV problem. Nearly 60% of HIV positive adults in sub-Saharan Africa are women.

The gender norm in Africa leaves females vulnerable to the sexual advances of the men, preventing them from negotiating safe sex options or other alternatives. The men are allowed to take multiple sexual partners, further risking the spread of the HIV virus. Adding on to the problem is homosexuality, which is strongly frowned upon by the African people. This causes the men to shy away from HIV services UNAID provides. This culture disrupts the goals of UNAID, which aims to introduce safer methods for sex and respect for the female gender.

UNAID works with many partner organizations, one such organization is World AIDS Campaign. This organization was once under the wing of UNAID but has since become an independent NGO. UNAIDS and its partners have introduce education programs, medical services, condom distributions, childcare for orphans of parents who died from AIDS, and advocacy campaigns to stem the gender stigmatism and prevent the spread of AIDS. They also address the issue to the sub-Saharan governments to enact laws to grant the women more rights and freedom.

I believe that UNAID and its partners’ are already working their best to tackle the problem. No matter what these organizations do, it all lies in the stakeholders (the sub-Saharan Africans) to make the correct and ethical decision to prevent the spread of AIDS. I would suggest that UNAID step up on contraceptive measures. UNAID should also encourage the African women to take on high positions in society such as political positions to further advocate UNAID’s cause on gender equality. UNAID and its partners could give out loans to the African women to purchase farming resources or start businesses to allow them to be independent. This would motivate the women to stand up for their own rights. UNAID should seek cheap and affordable sources of medical supplies to treat AIDS so that they can look towards reaching out to rural African communities to treat the virus.

BRYAN WONG T01
Overview of International Systems

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