|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.