W3 Project: The impact of peer-led work in Australia’s HIV and hepatitis C response

The W3 Project works with peer-led organisations and programs working in Australia’s HIV and hepatitis C response to better understand their system-level role and to support their ability to evaluate and demonstrate the full impact of their work. This report provides an overview of work undertaken during Stage 3 of the W3 Project with Australian organisations led by people living with HIV (PLHIV) and people who use drugs (PWUD). It is the final in a series of three reports describing this work, the first two being:

1. W3 Project: Creating a set of evaluation indicators for peer-led work

2. W3 Project: Locating evidence against the W3 Indicators for peer-led work

The purpose of this report is to provide a clear snapshot of the steps taken in the effort to evaluate and demonstrate the full impact of peer work, and the evidence found and what it tells us about the role of peer-led organisations in the HIV and hepatitis C response, as well as barriers and enablers that we encountered in demonstrating the system-level impact of peer work.