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Page 1: Payson Center Summer Institutes in Bangkok, Thailand

Thailand  Summer  Ins0tute    June  4-­‐29,  2012  

Chao  Phraya  

Sukhumvit  

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Thailand  Summer  Ins0tute    Bangkok  2012  

•  "HIV/AIDS  Programming  for  Development:  The  Successful  Case  of  Thailand”  – Dates:  4  June  to  15  June,  2012  

•  "Monitoring  and  EvaluaNon  for  HIV/AIDS  PrevenNon  and  Other  Behavioral  IntervenNon  Programs”  – Dates:  18  June  to  29  June,  2012  

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Instructors  •  Dr.  William  Bertrand  

•  Dr.  Elke  de  Buhr  

 With  support  by  Pete  Likitkererat  (Payson  PhD  student  and  local  T.A.)  

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An  Introduc0on  to  Bangkok,  Thailand  

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HIV/AIDS  Programming  in  Thailand  

•  During  the  late  1980s,  Thailand  experienced  a  drasNc  increase  in  HIV  infecNon  among  commercial  sex  workers  and  injecNng  drug  users  (IDUs)  sparking  the  fear  of  a  major  AIDS  epidemic  

•  The  government  of  Thailand  reacted  with  a  comprehensive  strategy  to  promote  safe  sex,  a  program  that  has  let  to  a  sustained  and  dramaNc  reducNon  in  HIV  infecNon  rates  

•  Today,  Thailand  is  considered  a  major  success  in  the  internaNonal  fight  against  AIDS  and  other  sexually  transmi]ed  infecNons    

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Course  #1:  HIV/AIDS  Programming  for  Development:  The  Case  of  Thailand  

•  This  course  will  provide  students  with  the  basic  skills  in  the  design  and  management  of  development  programs  

•  Focus  on  Thailand’s    HIV/AIDS  response,  however,  the  introduced  methods  and  principles  can  be  applied  to  the  context  of  many  types  of  program  acNviNes  

•  Field  visits:  NGOs  working  on  HIV/AIDS  as  well  as  the  sites  of  government  (and  PEPFAR)  supported  HIV/AIDS  prevenNon  and  intervenNon  programs    

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Course  #2:  M&E  for  HIV/AIDS  Preven0on  and  Other  Behavioral  Interven0on  Programs  

•  IntroducNon  to  the  monitoring  and  evaluaNon  (M&E)  of  development  intervenNons  –  Study  M&E  at  the  case  of  the  large  and  successful  HIV/AIDS  response  in  

Thailand  –  Assess  the  ability  of  a  specific  M&E  methods  to  measure  both  the  process  

and  impact  of  an  intervenNon  –  Learn  how  to  design  and  execute  an  evaluaNon  project  with  assistance    

•  Field  visits:  InternaNonal  organizaNons  (including  UNAIDS)  and  local  and  internaNonal  NGOs  working  on  HIV/AIDS  in  Thailand    

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Field  Research  

•  Course  #1:  HIV/AIDS  Programming  –  Students  will  design  and  execute  a  feasibility  study  for  a  prevenNon  or  intervenNon  program    

–  This  research    will  involve  the  collecNon  of  primary  data  in  Bangkok  focusing  on  most  at  risk  populaNons  (MARPs)  such  as  commercial  sex  workers,  men  who  have  sex  with  men  (MSM)  and  IDUs  

•  Course  #2:  Monitoring  and  Evalua0on  –  Case  study:  Within  the  Thai  context,  design  an  M&E  project  with  assistance  covering  process,  outcome  and  impact  measures  

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Course  Logis0cs  •  Teaching:  – Lectures,  incl.  guest  speakers  (mostly  in  the  mornings)    

– Site  visits/field  trips,  and  group  work  (mostly  aeernoons,  someNmes  all  day)  

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•  Housing  and  Meals:    –  Shared  rooms  (2  students  per  room)  

–  Included  meals:  Breakfast,  lunch,  and  two  coffee  breaks  

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Field  Trips  

Grand  Palace    

Ayu]haya    

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Ques0ons?  


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