Game Changers, Success Stories, Lessons Learned

Download or read book Game Changers, Success Stories, Lessons Learned written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ADB Cooperation Fund for Fighting HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific benefitted from a $19.2 million grant from the Government of Sweden with the goal of assisting ADB's developing member countries meet their commitment to Millennium Development Goal 6, target 6A: to have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV. The objective of the fund was to support these countries to develop a comprehensive AIDS response; enable them to partner with ADB in areas that play to the bank's strategic value and advantages; and particularly to benefit subregions, countries and communities that are most vulnerable to HIV.This report summarizes the experiences and lessons learned of the Cooperation Fund.