Video Highlights the Story and Experience of NPI Partner

The Botswana Retired Nurses Society (BORNUS), a Round 3 NPI Partner, was founded in 1999 by a group of retired nurses who wanted to contribute their energy and knowledge to the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Drawing on the expertise and experience of a pool of volunteer retired nurses, BORNUS works to relieve the burden of care on caregivers in the Tlokweng, Kanye and Mochudi districts of Botswana.This ten-minute video presents a brief history of the organization, highlights the services BORNUS provides to communities and documents their experience as an NPI partner.

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Capacity Building Series Shares Successful Models and Processes Used by CAP Botswana

The Capacity Building Series documents conceptual models, processes and tools used by the Capable Partners Program (CAP) Botswana project to enhance the technical and organizational capacity of civil society organizations working in HIV prevention in Botswana. The Series consists of seven publications focusing on governance, marketing and fundraising, organizational capacity assessments, management of HIV prevention activities, facilitator communication guides on HIV prevention, and a risk reduction assessment, planning and support toolkit. The publications can be accessed here.

Meetings Capture Lessons Learned and Best Practices as NPI Winds Down

Representatives from NPI grantees and  US Government, as well as experts in organizational development and institutional strengthening gathered at end-of-project meetings in Kampala, Uganda from January 11-13, 2012, and in Johannesburg, South Africa from January 16-18, 2012. 
 
The aim of the meetings was to share lessons learned and highlight best practices that helped bolster grantees' capacity to plan, implement and sustain more effective HIV/AIDS interventions.
 
The video clip below provides an overview of the SA EOP Event. 

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Implementation Tips for USAID Partners 

NPI developed this easy-to-use resource to help NGOs managing a U.S. government (USG)-funded project under a Cooperative Agreement. Designed to fill gaps in available compliance and capacity-building resources, each article responds to a specific question about how to navigate USG rules and regulations.

Implementation Tips also offers strategies to help strengthen systems and processes within an organization. Chapters are arranged by organizational development (OD) domains: governance, financial management, human resources, program management, external relations, compliance, and monitoring and evaluation. Download this free English-language publication here. 

Success Story

Transforming Men into Leaders in the Fight against HIV/AIDS
In rural Zambia, where gender roles and cultural norms create an environment ripe for the spread of HIV, NPI Partner Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) is changing mindsets and saving lives. Through its Men Taking Action program, CMMB has turned men like Phinias Matoto, a father of eight and husband of two, into leaders in the fight against HIV and AIDS. To find out more about the difference CMMB is making, click here.