About ARC

The National AIDS Resource Center (ARC) in Addis Ababa serves as Ethiopia's premier source of HIV and AIDS information. The ARC is a central library and clearinghouse for the most up-to-date and accurate multimedia materials on HIV and AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and tuberculosis (TB). These resources provide a broad range of health, policy professionals and the general public with crucial information to fight the battle against HIV and AIDS.

The ARC was created in December 2002 through a multi-dimensional partnership and was launched as the first center of its kind in Ethiopia to support the Ethiopian Government's HIV and AIDS Programs. The ARC is supported by United States through President Bush's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR, www.pepfar.gov) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC-Ethiopia, www.cdc.gov) with technical assistance from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/Center for Communication Programs (CCP, www.jhuccp.org).

One of the mandates of the ARC is to engender capacity building and sustainability of HIV and AIDS information and resources provision by expanding its services to other Ethiopian regions by establishing regional AIDS Resource Centers in each of Ethiopia's 11 regions. The regional sites will replicate the activities and services of the national ARC at the regional level. HAPCO, the ARC, CDC, and CCP opened the first regional center in Oromia Region in late March 2005.

As with the national ARC, the SNNPR ARC in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region (SNNPR), serves as a regional hub for a host of resources and services, such as a comprehensive multimedia reference collection, high-speed computer terminals with internet access, audiovisual equipment, and access to the databases of local and international HIV and AIDS organizations and funding opportunities.

Background

Established in 2007, the South nation nationality Regional state (SNNPRS) AIDS Resource Centre In Ethiopia. The Resource Centre is the program of the national AIDS prevention and Control Office.

ARC Debub is a regional not-for-profit Centre supported By Regional HAPCS (HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Sector), DCI(Development corporation of Ireland), Global Fund and national ARC.

ARC provide tangible relevant and up-to-date E-information and printed media for the public specially for youth, researcher on HIV and Health, NGOs, Governmental organizations freely through internet, Web site, Library and Audio Visuals in the region and out side the regional state.

Mission

Constitute a special Regional Resource in the region that advocate for the reduction of HIV/AIDS and improvement of community health according to the national health policy.

The ARC mandates and core values

Mandate

The mandate of the SNNPR HIV/AIDS Resource Center is to provide information on HIV prevention, care, treatment and support to community-based organization, health and Education professionals and researchers, resource centers, NGOs, youth, and others with HIV/AIDS information needs in the Region. And establish the same Centres in the towns of the region.

CORE VALUES

The Resource Centre staff continued their organizational development activities to strengthen program and service delivery. Included in the outcomes of these activities was the new ARC Values statement:

Respect

We approach our work, each other and those we serve with respect.

We demonstrate this by making people feel welcome, being good listeners, encouraging feedback and value and encourage inputs from the clients/stalk holders.

Passion/commitment

We care and devote.

We show this through hard work, job satisfaction, pride in our work, creative thinking, camaraderie, focus, laughter & listening

Teamwork

All for one, one for all

We demonstrate this through positivistic, consultation, camaraderie, open discussion, valuing every member, celebration, pride-team pride, validation/encouragement, listening/attentiveness & respectfulness.

Honesty

We tell it like it is-plain simple.

We demonstrate this through expressing feelings (in a constructive way), clear communication, good will/integrity, willingness/initiative to discuss differences of opinion, trustworthiness, healthy decision-making processes, good decision-making & demonstrate discretion and judgement.

Service Excellence

Helping you to make a Difference

We demonstrate this through provision of referrals(internal and external), interviewing service users, finding creative solutions, demonstrated approachability, ensuring service user satisfaction, encouraging feedback.