Roles and Responsibilities of Stakeholders

Ministry of Education (MoE): School Health, Nutrition and HIV&AIDS Coordination Unit (SHN/HIV)

• Give administrative support to the MoE.
• Develop SHN/HIV strategies.
• Communicate SHN/HIV policy and strategic plan.
• Advise the Ministry of Education about SHN/HIV.
• Develop partnerships with key stakeholders.
• Promote advocacy concerning SHN national and regionally.
• Co-ordinate training in SHN/HIV at the national and regional levels.
•  Assist with implementing SHN/HIV activities at regional levels.

 Regional Coordination and Accountability

A. Education Departments:

• identify Regional Programme Coordinators (RPC) to assist in strategic planning and regional implementation.

B. Regional Programme Coordinators (RPC)

• Ensure that the Policy and Strategic Plan are reflected in the relevant work plans.
• Coordinate the Education Department's implementation of the Strategic Plan.
• Communicate the Policy and Plan to education sector employees and other education stakeholders regionally.
• Provide the SHN/HIV Unit with data concerning SHN/HIV activities.
• Submit annual activity monitoring reports to relevant Heads of the Departments.

The Ministry of Health (MoH)

•  Act as the main partner of the MoE in all SHN/HIV activities.
•  Agree on a Memorandum of Understanding with the MoE.
•  Give technical support to the MoE in relation to for SHN/HIV.
•  Function as implementing agency for some SHN/HIV activities

 Development Partners

• Assist with SHN/HIV strategic plan and activities implementation.
• Contribute funding and technical support.

(NGOs, CBOs and FBOs)

• Help develop SHN/HIV Strategic Plan and implement activities.
• Implement activities supportive of strategic plan, policies, and guidelines.
• Follow procedures for SHN/HIV activities of NGOs, CBOs and FBOs in schools.

 Members of the Educational Institutions

A. Ministry staff:

• ensure policy provisions are applied at the work place.

B. Boards of Educational Institutions:

•  provide oversight of implementation.

Administrators/management:

• Advise the Board of policy implications.
• Develop institutional SHN/HIV Plan and Strategies.
• Ensure that the Policy is reflected in School Improvement Plans.
• Agree on appointment of an SHN/HIV Focal Point or Committee.
• Ensure safe and sanitary work and study environments.
•  Integrate strategies and mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation.
•  Provide data to regional and national SHN/HIV coordinators.

D. Teachers:

•  Adhere to the Policy and support its implementation.

E. Representatives of employees' and student organizations:

•  Encourage the implementation of the SHN/HIV Policy and programme.

F. Parent-Teacher Associations:

•  Work with education institutions, school boards and the wider community
•  Mobilise materials, funding, and technical support from stakeholders.