#AskAg Twitter Chat: Intersection of HIV and AIDS & Food Security

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Please join us for the May 23 #AskAg Twitter Chat on the "Intersection of HIV/AIDS and Food Security." The relationship between HIV/AIDS and livelihood/food insecurity is bi-directional: HIV/AIDS can increase the vulnerability of households and communities to livelihood and food insecurity, while livelihood and food insecurity can also increase the risk of a person becoming infected with the HIV virus. We'll have a panel of expert tweeters to discuss approaches to improve food security for vulnerable households, particularly those affected by HIV/AIDS. We look forward to your participation!

This chat is co-hosted by the Livelihoods and Food Security Technical Assistance (LIFT) project. The LIFT project provides technical assistance to U.S. government agencies and their implementing partners in their efforts to improve the continuum of care for people living with HIV and other vulnerable households by increasing their access to context appropriate, market-led economic strengthening, livelihood and food security (ES/L/FS) opportunities. Learn more about LIFT at theliftproject.org.

Guiding Questions

  1. How are you integrating HIV/AIDS and food security programming? Are you starting from a health or food security starting point?
  2. What has/hasn't worked on HIV and food security integration?
  3. What target populations/outcomes are you seeking with food security and HIV/AIDS integration
  4. What role does nutrition play in the integration of HIV/AIDS and food security programming?
  5. What economic strengthening (ES) activities do you find helpful in your work with people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHIV)?
  6. How does working with HIV affected populations affect your selection and implementation of food security or ES activities?

How to participate

  • If you are new to Twitter, visit Twitter.com to sign up for an account. (For more tips on getting started, check out our Twitter 101 Training.)
  • Explore the guiding questions that will be discussed during the chat.
  • Join us for discussion by using the hashtag #AskAg and following @Agrilinks.
  • You can also follow on Twubs or through the livestream below.

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Speakers

Meaghan Murphy

Meaghan Murphy

FHI 360

Kirsten Weeks

Kirsten Weeks

DAI

Kirsten Weeks is the Global Practice Lead for Health, Nutrition, and Livelihoods within Solutions. She provides technical support to DAI’s IMARISHA project in Tanzania, which works to improve livelihoods for HIV-affected populations and communities. Kirsten has more than 15 years of experience in designing, implementing, and managing donor-funded health projects, specializing since 2001 in helping those affected by HIV/AIDS. She joined DAI in April 2011 after six years with the Academy for Educational Development, where she served as Chief of Party on U.S. Agency for International Development and Centers for Disease Control & Prevention-funded HIV/AIDS programs in Botswana and the Dominican Republic, among other leadership roles. Prior to that, Kirsten served for two years at Family Health International, supporting a global HIV program. Over her career, she has supported a broad spectrum of innovative and evidence-based activities for livelihood strengthening and the prevention, care, support, treatment, and mitigation of HIV/AIDS through systems development, workplace programming, public-private partnerships, civil society strengthening, and improved health management information systems. Education: M.S., public health, Emory University & B.A., University of North Carolina.

Jason Wolfe

USAID

Jason Wolfe is Senior Household Economic Strengthening Advisor with USAID's Office of HIV/AIDS, where he supports PEPFAR country teams, projects, and partners to improve the economic circumstances of families affected by HIV and AIDS. Previously he served for five years with USAID’s Microenterprise Development office promoting inclusive value chain development, managing the Enterprise Development Implementation Grant Program, contributing to knowledge management and collaborative learning efforts, and coordinating special initiatives with youth, HIV/AIDS-affected households, and conflict-affected environments. Jason has 14 years of experience designing, managing, and assessing market development and technology transfer projects in 45 countries, with a particular emphasis on poor, rural, and marginalized communities.

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