Jerusalem AIDS Project

The Jerusalem AIDS Project (JAIP) is an international HIV/AIDS-focused NGO, founded in 1986 and based in Jerusalem, Israel.{{cite book|last=Valerio|first=Alexandria|author2=Donald A. P. Bundy |author3=Michael Beasley |title=A sourcebook of HIV/AIDS prevention programs|publisher=World Bank Publications|date=2008|series=Africa Region human development series|volume=2|pages=246|isbn=978-0-8213-7440-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O4DGb5bgNeoC&pg=PA87}} It is a national (Israel), regional (Middle East){{cite journal|last=Schenker |first=I |author2=Eshet-Sasson M |author3=Gasco M |author4=el-Hewaihi MM |author5=Ahmead-Ahmad MK |date=1998 |title=HIV/AIDS as a uniting factor in a hostile environment: the success story of a regional network of AIDS educators in the Middle-East |journal=Int Conf AIDS |volume=12 |issue=753 |pages=Abstract no. 34351 |url=http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstracts/ma?f=102230717.html }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and international leader in HIV/AIDS prevention efforts in young people, including school pupils, university students and men and women in uniform, commended by the United Nations in 2006 for its approach.{{cite news|url=http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1159193473695&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull |title=UN commends Israeli AIDS project |last=Krieger |first=Hilary Leila |date=16 October 2006 |work=Jersulem Post |accessdate=2009-08-31 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3317063,00.html|title=UNAIDS: Take Israel's example|last=Nahmias|first=Roee|date=19 October 2006|work=ynetnews.com|accessdate=2009-08-31}}

The major areas of work of JAP include project management, capacity building, advocacy, research and technical assistance to countries and organizations, services and consultation in training, and formal education and non-formal education to youth settings.{{cn|date=March 2022}}

JAIP has developed models for HIV prevention, which have been adopted in 27 countries in Latin America, Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. JAIP's operations are conducted in cooperation with professional international bodies such as World Health Organization and UNAIDS.{{cn|date=March 2022}}