Resources

• The HIV Vaccines Awareness Raising Programme
  • SAAVI Fact Sheets
    

    Masikhulisane, SAAVI’s Community Involvement Programme has developed several Fact Sheets. They are used to raise awareness about topics related to HIV vaccine research and development. The Fact Sheets are written for the lay person, in plain English and cover the following topics:

    • The background to HIV vaccines (pdf format, 1541 kb)
    • Science and research (pdf format, 899 kb)
    • HIV vaccine research and development (pdf format, 1412 kb)
    • Ethical issues (pdf format, 954 kb)
    • Human and legal rights (pdf format, 458 kb)
    • Community involvement and participation (pdf format, 620 kb)
• The HIV Vaccines Community Education Programme
  • The HIV Vaccines Facilitator’s Manual
    

    This Manual was developed by Masikhulisane, SAAVI’s Community Involvement Programme and is for use by trainers who facilitate educational workshops about the HIV vaccine research and development process. There are seven modules in the Manual. Module 1 gives guidelines for facilitators on how to run participatory workshops while Modules 2-7 are divided into two sections: Section 1 includes information for the facilitator to help develop his or her messages while Section 2 includes suggested activities to help deliver the information in a participatory way.

    • Cover (pdf format, 79 kb)
    • Contents (pdf format, 152 kb)
    • Module 1: Facilitators guidelines (pdf format, 405 kb)
    • Module 2: Understanding the background to HIV vaccines (pdf format, 889 kb)
    • Module 3: Science and research (pdf format, 723 kb)
    • Module 4: HIV vaccine research and development (pdf format, 2316 kb)
    • Module 5: Ethical issues (pdf format, 621 kb)
    • Module 6: Human and legal rights (pdf format, 506 kb)
    • Module 7: Community involvement and participation (pdf format, 897 kb)
  • The HIV Vaccines Learner’s Handbook
    

    This Learner’s Handbook was developed by Masikhulisane, SAAVI’s Community Involvement Programme for adult learners who attend the educational workshops based on use of the HIV Vaccines Facilitator’s Manual. During these workshops, participants go through modules 2-7 of the Handbook which include:

    • Cover (pdf format, 496 kb)
    • Contents (pdf format, 57 kb)
    • Module 1: How to use the Learner’s Handbook (pdf format, 111 kb)
    • Module 2: The background to HIV vaccines (pdf format, 615 kb)
    • Module 3: Science and research (pdf format, 485 kb)
    • Module 4: HIV vaccine research and development (pdf format, 921 kb)
    • Module 5: Ethical issues (pdf format, 294 kb)
    • Module 6: Human and legal rights (pdf format, 405 kb)
    • Module 7: Community involvement and participation (pdf format, 837 kb)
  • SAAVI Overheads
    

    Masikhulisane, SAAVI’s Community Involvement Programme has developed the following overheads to deliver information on HIV vaccine research and development. These overheads are used to assist in delivering the educational workshops together with the HIV Vaccines Facilitator’s Manual and the HIV Vaccines Learner’s Handbook. These overheads cover the following topics:

    • The background to HIV vaccines (pdf format, 3221 kb)
    • Science and research (pdf format, 1075 kb)
    • HIV vaccine research and development (pdf format, 1862 kb)
    • Ethical issues (pdf format, 671 kb)
    • Human and legal rights (pdf format, 1377 kb)
    • Community involvement and participation (pdf format, 2486 kb)
• SAAVI Guidelines for Community Advisory Groups (CAGs)
• SAAVI Preventative HIV Vaccine Trial Participant Charter of Rights.
• SAAVI Annual Report 2004/2005 (pdf format, 756 kb)
• SAAVI Annual Report 2003/2004 (pdf format, 586 kb)
• Finding the Way comic book - contact Patricia Southwood at patricia.southwood@mrc.ac.za