Innocent Laison is the Senior Program Manager of the African Council of AIDS Service Organizations (AfriCASO), which he joined in 2003 as Communication Manager to support the transformation and leadership process. Since then, he had dedicated himself to an articulated and relevant community response to the HIV/AIDS in Africa . He is based in Senegal. He represents civil society organization in several national, regional and global health-related committees and events including IHP+ Civil Society Consultative Group. He has contributed to several manuals and guidelines for community involvement in the response to HIV/AIDS in Africa . He is a sociologist with a double specialization in Urban Sociology and Sociology of Work and Organizations. He now becomes the IHP+ southern civil society alternate. He is also an expert in strategic planification and social mobilization and advocacy with locals and international organizations