Integrating poverty alleviation, good governance, gender and rights, the project focuses on reducing HIV vulnerability and promoting good practice to prevent HIV risks in relation to socio-economic development through:
- capacity building within governments, non-governmental partners and local communities to reduce HIV risk
- social mobilisation to promote resilience to HIV by engaging communities and different sectors of society
- institutional partnership building to broaden sub regional allies in HIV beyond those in health and education sectors
- advocacy and Information dissemination
Since the launch in 1998, Cambodia, China (Yunan and Guangxi), Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam have signed onto the project.