Community HIV counselling and testing – A Handbook on participatory needs assessment

This field handbook on participatory learning and action is a product of inputs from various individuals and institutions. Through UPHOLD, USAID provided support to AIC to conduct the first pilot on
participatory learning and action for community-HIV counselling and testing needs assessment in Kayunga District. This handbook is meant to provide guidance for conducting community needs assessment for HIV/AIDS initiatives and HIV counselling and testing in particular. It provides a menu of tools from which development agencies/ service providers can choose to facilitate planning for access, utilisation of HCT´services; and care and support initiatives at community level.