ActionAid International recognizes that its employees are its most important resource. ActionAid International recognizes the distress and trauma that HIV/AIDS presents to employees and their families. ActionAid International has therefore developed this HIV/AIDS policy aiming to support all its employees, their immediate families and declared dependants who, in some ways, may be affected by HIV/AIDS so that they are not denied the right to lead a normal life. ActionAid International realizes that without proper health care people cannot optimize their physical and intellectual potential and their ability to participate fully in the process of development can be hampered.