Eastern Africa National Networks of AIDS Service Organisations (EANNASO)

The Eastern Africa National Networks of AIDS Service Organisations (EANNASO) is a regional network comprising of national networks of AIDS Service Organisations (ASOs). EANNASO's mandate is to facilitate coordination, effective joint advocacy, networking and information sharing among its member networks in Eastern Africa.

Our Values

In its endeavor to serve its target population, EANNASO cherishes the outlined core values which guide the individual staff, programming and operations of the organization as a whole:

Integrity: We are stewards that believe in professionalism at all levels of service delivery and puts transparency and accountability at the forefront of program implementation.

Unity: We support consultation and participation of all stakeholders at all stages of their interventions and works towards creating a sense of belonging through sharing and promoting a common voice. EANNASO values the strength of team work to achieve its goal.

Equity: We promote rights-based programs which stand for fairness, respect, and compassion.

Leadership: We foster leadership development at all levels, encourages innovation and promotes excellence through continuous learning.

Our Vision:

An empowered civil society working to free Eastern Africa of HIV and AIDS and its associated impacts

Our Mission:

To foster national and regional networking among CSOs for a collective voice towards an effective HIV and AIDS response

Our Strategic goal:

To strengthen the capacity of national networks and civil society organizations to respond to the effects of HIV and AIDS through policy advocacy, research, knowledge management and institutional development in the Eastern African region

Our Governance Arrangements

EANNASO is governed by the (i) General Assembly (comprising of member networks) which is the highest decision-making organ (ii) A Board of Governors elected from among member networks (iii) and a secretariat of professional staff charged with the day-to-day management of the organization. The three layered structure of the organization fosters institutional ownership, transparency and accountability.

Disability HIV and AIDS Trust

The Disability, HIV and AIDS Trust (DHAT) is a not-for-profit regional organization promoting HIV and AIDS responses that address the needs and empowerment of disabled people, through building and strengthening the capacity of Disabled Peoples' Organizations (DPOs) in southern Africa.

DHAT was founded by people with disabilities who have a strong foundation and experience of working in DPOs, supporting persons with disabilities (PWDs) to develop capacity to design and implement supportive programs at grassroots level. Although DHAT was formed by people with disabilities, it is not a membership organization.

DHAT has developed a strategic partnership with the Southern African Aids Trust (SAT) in scaling up the capacity of DPOs response to HIV and AIDS needs. A number of local DPOs from the region have benefited from the partnership through capacity building training and lesson sharing workshops.

Other regional organizations collaborating with DHAT in the region are, the Southern African AIDS Network (SAT), Southern African Aids Organization (SANASO), Regional Aids Non-Governmental Organizations (RANGO), and Africa Network of Religious Leaders Living with Aids (ANERELA+). 

Better care Network

Children need and have a right to be cared for by their parents and to grow up in a family environment. This has been recognized through years of experience and research as well as formally recognized under national and international laws, including the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

The mission of the BCN is to facilitate active information exchange and collaboration on the issue of children without adequate family care and advocate for technically sound policy and programmatic action on global, regional, and national levels.

Africa Platform for Social Protection

The African Platform for Social Protection (APSP) is a network of individuals and organizations operating at sub-national, national and regional levels, with a commitment to promoting and strengthening the social contract between states and citizens. This is done through promotion of active engagement of African civil society in the shaping of social protection policies, programmes, and practices in 25 countries in Africa.

To achieve this, APSP has adopted a range of strategies, including:

• Fostering national discussions on social protection aimed at developing national consensus on what constitutes workable, home-grown approaches.
• Creating awareness on the urgency of adopting social protection approaches in order to respond to the more intractable challenge of poverty and vulnerability
• Carrying out training for several CSO representatives on identification of, and responding to, social protection needs.
• Establishing collaborative partnerships with a cross-section of institutions, donors, and professionals with a stated interest in addressing the challenge of poverty and vulnerability in Africa.

Our mission

APSP exists to strengthen civil society engagement with the articulation, formulation and implementation of social protection policies and programmes in Africa.