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Toolkit: Scaling Up HIV-Related Legal Services
Appendix 3. FUNDING PROPOSAL OUTLINE Elements to be included in a funding proposal for an HIV legal service may include the following: Justification 1 Information on the nature, extent and social drivers of the local and national HIV epidemic. 2 Information gathered on the extent of the local need for HIV-related legal services, thorough conducting a situation analysis and participatory needs assessment, for example through holding focus groups and surveys of local communities of people living with HIV about their legal needs. 3 Any available monitoring and evaluation findings from existing legal or HIV services or other research data on the target population, income levels, data on social exclusion and disadvantage relating to membership of key populations. 4 Surveillance data on HIV incidence and HIV prevalence to demonstrate which populations are most affected and that HIV is spreading in the community. 5 A description of the legal issues commonly faced by people living with HIV, people affected by HIV and key populations. 6 An explanation of how the HIV legal service will contribute to improved public health outcomes and improved human rights outcomes, including reference to any relevant social research. A description of how stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV and key populations contributes to the spread of HIV. 7 A clear statement on how legal services will support improved HIV prevention, care, support or treatment and will contribute to improved situations for clients and the community. 8 Information on the achievements of existing HIV legal services, including any available evaluation data that demonstrates the effectiveness of this type of service in similar social settings. Information to demonstrate that the proposed service will not duplicate other existing or planned legal services. 9 Letters of support, for example from local legal and medical professional associations (law society, HIV physicians group), local and national HIV nongovernmental organizations and community-based organization, the national association of people living with HIV, human rights organizations and United Nations agencies (e.g. UNAIDS, UNDP). Description 1 Aims and objectives of the service, including legal advice, legal information and representation services for HIV-related cases, and any additional services such as human rights education, research, documentation of legal problems, and advocacy and campaigning services. 2 A description of the size and characteristics of the target population for the service and the geographic catchment area for the service. An estimate of the coverage the service will aim to achieve in terms of the likely annual number of client contacts within the target populations. 58