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Mapping microbicide interest and advocacy efforts in East Africa
For three weeks in May and June 2008, the Global Campaign for Microbicides and the African Microbicides Advocacy Group (AMAG) collaborated on conducting a mapping exercise in Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and Kenya to determine the needs of advocates engaged in, or interested in becoming involved with advocacy for woman-initiated HIV prevention tools. The exercise sought to gain insights into accessibility of the female condom as a woman-initiated HIV prevention tool and its potential use among women in the region; and the interest, knowledge gaps and technical support needs among NGOs in East Africa to enable them engage in advocacy for microbicides.
The goal of this exercise was to familiarise target NGOs, relevant government officials, clinical trial sites and other stakeholders with GCM’s and AMAG’s mission, as well as projects and opportunities like the newly introduced ‘Microbicide Essentials’ course and the ‘Vaginal Health Training Module’ under development. The mapping exercise also sought to identify common areas of interest that could be strengthened through the provision of capacity building services and training. 
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