AWARE-HIV/AIDS is a five-year project funded by USAID/WARP to contribute to the reduction of STI and HIV infection rates and improve the health of those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in West Africa. The project covers 15 ECOWAS countries in addition to Cameroon, Chad and Mauritania. Efforts under AWARE-HIV/AIDS contribute to the USAID/WARP mission's strategic objective 5 of  "Increased Adoption of Sustainable Reproductive Health, STI/HIV/AIDS, and CS Policies and Approaches in West Africa." They are more specifically relate to the WARP's intermediate results of:

•  Improved approaches to STI/HIV/AIDS Services Disseminated Region-wide

•  Increased Regional Stakeholder Advocacy for Policy Change

•  Increased Capacity of Regional Institutions and Networks

•  Health Sector Reform Models Developed and Disseminated

Led by Family Health International, the project is implemented with the collaboration of 2 key partners and 5 associate partners: