Report Cards as a Tool for Empowering Communities in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS in Cameroon : A Work in Progress
The use of report cards in a HIV/AIDS prevention program in Cameroon appears to be a promising tool for galvanizing community interest, discussion and action. This paper includes the following content: genesis of the report cards; the report card...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/03/6995373/report-cards-tool-empowering-communities-fight-against-hivaids-cameroon-work-progress http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11191 |
| Summary: | The use of report cards in a HIV/AIDS
prevention program in Cameroon appears to be a promising
tool for galvanizing community interest, discussion and
action. This paper includes the following content: genesis
of the report cards; the report card methodology;
implementation of the report card approach; observations on
the report card process; refining the report card approach;
and suggestions for improving the program. The paper
concludes that people seem to appreciate and to be drawn
into engagement in the difficult discourse on HIV/AIDS by
the innocence and even fun of the report card game. They
feel a sense of power by influencing actions on HIV/AIDS and
judging the quality of health and support services. It
appears that this report card approach may well be
internalized in the HIV/AIDS program of Cameroon in such a
way that it will provide a sustainable contribution to the
prevention of this disease. |
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