|HIV/AIDS Networking Guide - A comprehensive resource for
individuals and organisations who wish to build, strengthen or
sustain a network (International Council of AIDS Service
Organisations, 1997, 48 p.)| |Chapter 1 - Networking for a More
Effective Response To HIV and AIDS| Most networks have some or
all of the following characteristics. They are: a group of
organizations and/or individuals who come together to pursue
joint goals or common interests; venues for social action
through exchange and mutual learning; sustained through some
form of communication; committed to a jointly developed
structure and shared responsibility; and they are based on
member-ownership and commitment to shared objectives and means
of action.