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CICETE, as national execution institution, recently
announced the start-up of UNAIDS/UNDP "Fighting AIDS related
stigma and discrimination (FARS) in China and Poverty alleviation
project". Leading Group Office on Poverty Reduction (LGPR)
is designated as the project implementing agency.
FARS and Poverty Alleviation, one of sub-project of the UNAIDS
funded "FARS in China through GIPA, using an integrated UN
system response" programme, is placing its focus on poor rural
areas where HIV/AIDS has been seriously affecting the normal life
of poor households. The project is divided into two phases: first
one is concentrating on the base-line survey and model design associated
with FARs and poverty alleviation at the community level; the second
is on the establishment of pilot site and model improvement. The
whole project activities are expected to finish by the end of 2003.
The project will, through a series of approaches including in-depth
survey, evaluation, training and pilot building-up, encourage greater
involvement and participation of people living with or affected
by HIV/AIDS and promote an effective FARs system/model in combination
with poverty alleviation at the rural community levels.
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