The Toolkit was developed to assist the South African corporate sector to engage more effectively with HIV/AIDS affected children, following Save the Children’s survey with large South African companies of current practice in addressing the issues facing children affected by HIV/AIDS.
It is recognised that the practice and examples are drawn mainly from the experience of large companies often operating in urban areas, although where possible rural experiences have been sought.
The Toolkit does not include guidance on current national employment practice and legislation – references to these are given in the tool entitled Resources and Contacts.
The Toolkit is Intended For:
- managers
- board members
- heads of divisions
- shop stewards
- shareholders
- pertinent staff members
Sections
The Toolkit is divided into THREE sections, each with a number of tools
- Section One: Context Section
- The context Section one contains three tools:
- THINKER presents the facts to inform corporate thinking in respect of children affected by HIV/AIDS, globally and in South Africa.
- ANALYST makes the case for corporate engagement with children affected by HIV/AIDS.
- NAVIGATOR offers a roadmap for corporate engagement with children affected by HIV/AIDS.
- The context Section one contains three tools:
- Section Two: Tools for Action
- Tools for action Section two contains five tools:
- LEADER identifies critical areas where corporate leadership can drive change regarding company engagement with affected children.
- MOBILISER suggests ways to internalise, mainstream and integrate HIV/AIDS affected children into existing company policy and activities.
- PROVIDER identifies how companies can support affected children within a broad corporate citizenship framework.
- PARTNER is a guide to developing partnerships that will benefit affected children.
- REPORTER provides a framework for measuring and reporting the impact of company interventions for affected children.
- Tools for action Section two contains five tools:
- Section Three: Additional Information
- Additional information Section three contains two tools:
- The EXECUTIVE SUMMARY of the research report entitled Childhood Challenged
- CONTACTS AND RESOURCES which is a brief list of international and national contacts and references.
- Additional information Section three contains two tools:
You can download this toolkit for free here.
