UNAIDS Philippines partnered with The Library Foundation (TLF), an
MSM advocacy group, to strengthen local governance capacity of key affected
populations to work with local governments in six Category A cities (cities
with highest reported new HIV infection).
The interactive workshop from 26 to
29 November 2013 on “Bridging the divide between the HIV response and good local
governance” involved local political mapping, development of HIV-supportive
local policies/ordinances and budget advocacy to increase funding for its local
HIV response through the bottom-up budget initiative of the government's Local Poverty Reduction Program (LPRP).
Quezon City (QC) shared how it assessed the resource needs of the city, developed an investment plan, and managed to
secure additional P11 million ($275,000) from LPRP for its local AIDS response
focused on MSM services. Historically, QC allocates only P5 million annually.
