Food and Agricultural Organization – FAO
It is the mandate of FAO to improve nutrition, food security, sustainable agriculture and rural development
HIV-related Mission
In relation to HIV, FAO identifies and promotes ways to
- Increase awareness and recognition that food and livelihood security are key elements in preventing the transmission of HIV in rural communities
- Monitor the impact of HIV on food security
- Provide member countries with policy support in their efforts to mitigate adverse effects on food security and nutrition
Activities at macro level
- Policy support in formulating agriculture and natural resources sector-specific strategy for HIV and AIDS
- Project design
- Emergencies and early warning systems
- Advocacy
Activities at meso level
- Capacity building of institutions
- Implementation of agriculture and life skills training programmes for orphans and vulnerable children, Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools (JFFLS) in eight eastern and southern African countries
Activities at household and community level
- Improving access to farm inputs
- Improving food security
- Improving nutrition and addressing the importance of micronutrients for HIV positive people
- Improving access and rights to natural resources
- Improving land and property rights for vulnerable social groups
- Improving the role of community institutions in prevention and mitigation of the impact of HIV and AIDS
- Promoting sustainable use of economic and social safety nets such as forests, woodlands and fishery resources
- Strengthening resilience through labour and time saving practices, recording and sharing local knowledge, and livelihood diversification
- Preventing further transmission through information, education and communication strategies
Key Roles of the Regional Offices
- The overall identification, planning and implementation of FAO’s priority activities in the region. The subregional offices work closely with the respective regional office and are primarily responsible for the overall planning of FAO activities in the sub-region
- The Office of the Emergency Coordinator for Africa in Nairobi supports FAO’s emergency operations in the field and ensures strategic coordination and project development as well as promoting consistent programming, planning and fundraising
- Coordination and operational activities relating to emergencies and rehabilitation for eight southern African countries are handled by the FAO Regional Inter-Agency Coordination Support Office (RIACSO) office in Johannesburg, in close collaboration with other UN institutions
- Support and technical advice for all offices is provided by FAO Headquarters and technical divisions
Key Roles of FAO within the Regional HIV and AIDS Team – RHAT
- FAO is responsible for the area of food security in the Impact mitigation, orphans and vulnerable children working group
- Agriculture and life skills training programme for orphans and vulnerable children such as the Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools (JFFLS) in eight countries
- HIV and women’s land and property rights and livelihoods
Regional Offices and Contacts
Regional Office for Africa
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Edouard Tapsoba
Acting Regional Representative for Africa
FAO Building, Gamel Abdul Nasser Road
PO Box 1628
Accra, Ghana
Tel: +233 21 70 10 930
Fax: +233 21 66 84 27
| HIV Focal Point | Designation | Telephone | |
| Diana Tempelman | Senior Gender and Development Officer | +233 21 7010 930 | diana.tempelman@fao.org |
Subregional Office for Southern Africa
Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Omar Ahmed
Acting Regional Coordinator
PO Box 3730
Harare, Zimbabwe
Tel: +263 4 253655
Fax: +263 4 703 497
| HIV Focal Point | Designation | Telephone | |
| Kaori Izumi | Land Tenure and Rural Institutions Officer | +263 4 253655 | kaori.izumi@fao.org |
Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division Africa Office
All of Africa with emphasis on the Great Lakes region and the Horn of Africa
Daniele Donati
Head of Office
Lion Place, Westlands
PO Box 30470
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254 20 2725359
Fax: +254 20 441198
Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division Southern Africa Office
Angola, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Margaret McEwan
Head of Office
FAO RIACSO
Private Bag X44, Sunninghill 2157
Johannesburg, South Africa
Tel: +27 11 517 1602
Fax: +27 11 517 1642 (mark ATTN: FAO)
| HIV Focal Point | Designation | Telephone | |
| Margaret McEwan | Regional Emergency HIV/AIDS, Nutrition & Livelihoods Officer | +27 11 517 1602 / 1634 | margaret.mcewan@fao.org |
References
- Property and a Piece of Land Give Women Peace of Mind, Report on National Workshop on HIV and AIDS, Women's Property Rights and Livelihoods in Zimbabwe, FAOSAFR 2005
- The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Land Rights – Case Studies from Kenya, FAO and HSRC 2004
- Reclaiming Our Lives – HIV and AIDS, Women’s Land and Property Rights and Livelihoods in Southern and East Africa – Narratives and Responses, FAO. 2006.
- Study of Practices Implemented to Mitigate the Impact of HIV/AIDS at Farm Household Level in Six African Countries (Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe) FAO/GTZ 2003: www.sarpn.org.za/mitigation_of_HIV_AIDS/m0019/index.php
- Addressing HIV/AIDS through Agriculture and Natural Resource Sectors: A guide for extension workers Socio- Economic and Gender Analysis Programme (SEAGA). www.fao.org/sd/dim_pe1/pe1_050103_en.htm
- Policy Brief: Impact of HIV/AIDS on Fishing Communities. www.fao.org/hivaids/publications/fishery_en.htm
- Planning Livestock Interventions with a Gender and HIV/AIDS Lens. www.fao.org/hivaids/publications/livestock_en.htm
- Living well with HIV/AIDS. A manual on nutritional care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS. www.fao.org/hivaids/publications/nutrition_en.htm
Websites
www.fao.org/world/regional/raf/index_en.htm
www.fao.org/hivaids
www.fao.org/es/ESN/nutrition/household_hivaids_en.stm