Business Coalitions

The State of Business Coalitions in Sub-Saharan Africa

In the first-ever study of its kind, The State of Business Coalitions in Sub-Saharan Africa, shows how 27 countries are supporting businesses in addressing HIV/AIDS. At least 20 coalitions exist in sub-Saharan Africa today, with more than 16 having been established in the last 5 years to meet growing demands. The study provides guidance to newly-launched and those soon to be formed coalitions; shares best practices, benefits, achievements; and highlights key challenges facing coalitions. Other businesses and donors are now being urged to back the approach and help strengthen these coalitions as an important part of the solution to the epidemic, which is devastating Africa’s people and economy.

For five years the GHI and World Bank’s AIDS Campaign Team for Africa (ACTafrica) have been working together to catalyse public-private partnerships in health by building and supporting business coalitions across Africa, and hence are well placed to coordinate the mapping and evaluation of the work done to date.
- Read the Report (PDF; 743k; 36 pgs)

- Download the country profiles:

• Botswana
• Cameroon | French version
• Cote d'Ivoire | French version
• Democratic Republic of the Congo | French version
• Ethiopia
• Ghana
• Kenya
• Malawi
• Mali | French version
• Mauritania | French version
• Namibia
• Nigeria
• Rwanda | French version
• South Africa | French version
• Swaziland
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

- Read the article from Perspective, African Journal on HIV/AIDS, Issue 12 2006