Our Mission
The HEAIDS mission is to reduce the prevalence of HIV/AIDS among students and staff at institutions of higher education and to mitigate its impact on these institutions enabling them to maintain their core functions of teaching and training, research, and community engagement.
The purpose of HEAIDS is to:
HEAIDS undertakes research that is essential to the development of policy frameworks, the planning of a range of interventions, and the mobilisation of funding for sustained HIV/AIDS programmes across the higher education sector.
Policy, planning and financing
HEAIDS operates indirectly to strengthen HIV/AIDS programmes at higher education institutions through the development of policy frameworks, the provision of planning expertise, evidence-based advocacy for sustainable funding mechanisms and sharing of good practice.
Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS into teaching
HEAIDS has developed and is currently testing an HIV/AIDS module for student teachers countrywide. The aim is to produce a module that will be permanently incorporated into the teacher training curriculum of every education faculty.
Campus HIV/AIDS programme development
HEAIDS has allocated funding to the majority of institutions to help them strengthen their HIV/AIDS programmes for students and staff. HEAIDS closely monitors the use of this funding to ensure that the planned improvements are implemented.
Workplace programme development
HEAIDS has identified the underdevelopment of HIV/AIDS workplace programmes at institutions as a threat to higher education. It is undertaking the research necessary to inform such programmes and will subsequently facilitate the development of a sector-wide policy framework and institution-specific programme plans.
The purpose of HEAIDS is to:
- Reduce the threat of the spread of HIV/AIDS in the higher education sector.
- Mitigate its impact through planning and capacity development.
- Manage the impact of the pandemic in a way that reflects the ethical, social, knowledge transmission and production responsibilities of higher education institutions.
HEAIDS undertakes research that is essential to the development of policy frameworks, the planning of a range of interventions, and the mobilisation of funding for sustained HIV/AIDS programmes across the higher education sector.
Policy, planning and financing
HEAIDS operates indirectly to strengthen HIV/AIDS programmes at higher education institutions through the development of policy frameworks, the provision of planning expertise, evidence-based advocacy for sustainable funding mechanisms and sharing of good practice.
Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS into teaching
HEAIDS has developed and is currently testing an HIV/AIDS module for student teachers countrywide. The aim is to produce a module that will be permanently incorporated into the teacher training curriculum of every education faculty.
Campus HIV/AIDS programme development
HEAIDS has allocated funding to the majority of institutions to help them strengthen their HIV/AIDS programmes for students and staff. HEAIDS closely monitors the use of this funding to ensure that the planned improvements are implemented.
Workplace programme development
HEAIDS has identified the underdevelopment of HIV/AIDS workplace programmes at institutions as a threat to higher education. It is undertaking the research necessary to inform such programmes and will subsequently facilitate the development of a sector-wide policy framework and institution-specific programme plans.
