The Constellation for AIDS Competence

What we do Links Malaria Competence Diabetes Competence Alka Gogate, Project Director of the Mumbai AIDS Control Centre, Mumbai, India view transcript of video clip Usa Duongsaa, AIDS Education Programme, Chiang Mai,Thailand introduces the AIDS Competence Process view transcript of video clip Usa Duongsaa, AIDS Education Programme, Chiang Mai,Thailand describes the Constellation's Way of Thining view transcript of video clip	To any network or organisation, the Constellation proposes to stimulate the development of a Facilitation Team. This Facilitation Team : builds on the strengths of the community with which the network or organisation works , works as a SALT Team offers a set of tools for these communities to develop their AIDS Competence.
	Our Way of Thinking We believe in people's capacity to identify opportunities and threats. People do respond, take charge, expand, transfer, learn from each other, care and change. That is the Human Capacity for Response (HCR).
	Our Way of Working - SALT SALT is the DNA of the Constellation. Team members Stimulate further action through their appreciative questions, Support each other in the Appreciation of individual and community strengths, exchange their perspectives about what they have Learned from each visit, and prepare to Transfer lessons learned to their own context. More on SALT
	Our Tools
	Building the Dream What is your dream? The first step towards AIDS Competence is to be clear about your ambitions. Where do you want to go? Because until you have a picture of your destination, you won't be able to decide what you need to do in order to get there. More on Building the Dream	Self Assessment How competent is your community to deal with HIV/AIDS? Communities need to discuss HIV/AIDS in order to own the problem. The Self Assessment opens up the dialogue. Communities assess their own strengths, decide on their own actions, and measure their own change. More on Self Assessment.
	Measuring Change How do I know that I have made progress? When our community progresses towards AIDS Competence, we want to measure this progress. More on Measuring Change	Sharing lessons learned How can we share our good practices and help each other to progress? Knowledge Management tools can help us. More on Sharing lessons learned
	Why choose the Constellation? For its results: the AIDS Competence process makes a difference. The evaluation of the AIDS Competence process by UNAIDS found that 83% of users are convinced of its community impact. All Constellation partners are reporting positive results. More on results For its innovative approach: The Constellation links local action with institutional and policy change. Its approach enables large scale responses to AIDS and is applicable to other development challenges. For its global reach: The Constellation is actively participating in the Global Reconciliation Network which has been created between the AIDS Education Programme (AEP) of Chiang Mai University, the Salvation Army, and Monash University, Australia. With the Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine (NST), it is developing an online course which will enable people to combine e-learning with the practice of the AIDS Competence approach.