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Toolkit: Scaling Up HIV-Related Legal Services
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To support the involvement of people living with HIV as educators in law and human rights. To hold forums on human rights and HIV, bringing together different sectors, for example law enforcement officials, representatives of public health institutions, government authorities and journalists.
Advocacy a To engage in advocacy regarding changes to practices, laws and policies and for increased resources informed by cases that come to the service. b To conduct research and analysis of trends in cases coming to the attention of the service and research on laws and legal policy to inform campaigning. c To document and analyse the most common forms of human rights abuse against clients living with and affected by HIV and key populations so as to inform legal and policy reform. d To maintain a national clearinghouse to document cases of HIV-related human rights abuse so as to provide evidence for advocacy campaigns. e To maintain a national network of HIV and human rights advocates. Appendix 5. OUTCOME EVALUATION AND PROCESS EVALUATION It can be useful to monitor and evaluate both outcomes and processes. Outcome evaluation An outcome evaluation assesses whether the legal service has resulted in the desired outcomes for clients and the community. Information about the outcomes of a legal service can be an important tool for advocacy. This information can assist legal services to persuade funders, the government and the general public that legal services that enforce the legal rights of marginalized populations are a central part of an effective HIV response. Examples of outcome indicators from approved grants of the Global Fund for HIV-related legal services include: • The number of persons from the target population (judiciary, health care, people living with HIV, trade union members) who have knowledge about the law. • Percentage of people living with HIV who state that their human rights are respected. • Percentage of people living with HIV who know their rights based on law. It is important to collect baseline data so that trends can be measured. Process evaluation Process evaluation focuses on examining and describing the way a legal service operates. It asks how well the service is functioning and whether services have been implemented as planned. It considers the management of the organization, 61