The CG works actively to identify gaps, critical issues and emerging areas of need and interest related to ECCD. 

One such gap -- and therefore a high priority -- to the CG consortium is the virtual absence of attention to and information on the impact of HIV/AIDS to children under the age of 8 and particularly under the age of 5 and their various caregivers.

The current purpose of this Working Group is to raise the profile of the care and support needs of young children affected by HIV/AIDS.

Key Activitites

The CG and it's various Partners participated in the following 2 key international events:

(1) Children and HIV/AIDS: Action Now, Action How  jointly hosted by CCABA, The Teresa Group and La Casa de la Sal, August 1st and 2nd, 2008 at the Hotel Nikko México for information sharing, collaboration and networking in order to strengthen the response to children’s needs. 

The 2-day think-tank and networking opportunity brought together service providers, donors, researchers, advocates and policy leaders working within affected communities and on national, regional and global platforms. It provided opportunities for stronger linkages between program design and implementation, policy, research, and advocacy efforts, while never forgetting that the most effective, responsive and far-reaching interventions are led by front-line organizations in collaboration with national governments.

The topics and discussions raised at the symposium resonated in the subsequent International AIDS Conference in a plenary speech on children and HIV/AIDS given by Professor Linda Richter. To view the plenary presentation click here.

Download program for Now Action How Symposium--August 1 & 2 2008
Download presentations from the Action Now Action How Symposium--August 1 & 2, 2008

(2) 2008 International AIDS Conference (IAC), August 3-8, 2008
Mexico City, Mexico  Roadmap on Children--Mexico City--AIDS 2008 Conference: This document includes all session at AIDS 2008, including: plenaries, abstract-driven sessions, non-abstract driven sessions, satellites, audio-visual presentations and films, Global Village sessions, and sessions being held in the Networking Zone at the Global Village.