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Item Community Participation and Sustainability of HIV Aids Care: A case study of TASO, Tororo(Uganda Management Institute, 2018-01) Bagala, IreneThe study focused on examining the relationship between community participation and sustainability of HIV/AIDS care at TASO Tororo. Specifically, the study analyzed the relationship between community participation in planning, implementation & monitoring and sustainability of HIV/AIDS care at TASO Tororo. The study adopted a correlation research design using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The researcher sampled 108 respondents. Quantitative data was analyzed by use of Pearson‘s correlation co-efficient to establish the relationship between community participation (IV) and sustainability of HIV/AIDS (DV). Qualitative data was analyzed through quoting and paraphrasing of statements. Findings of the study revealed that there is a moderate positive significant relationship between community participation in planning & implementation and sustainability of HIV/AIDS care at TASO Tororo. Furthermore, there is a strong positive relationship between community participation in monitoring and sustainability of HIV/AIDS care at TASO Tororo. Key lessons learnt include the need for budgeting and cost allocation to be determined by project stakeholders including the community, the need for community members to be involved in selection of potential partners, the need for community members to be equipped with capacity to manage funds and need for community members to uphold monitoring of HIV/AIDS related activities. The study recommended that; TASO Tororo should increase access and control of its budget to community members as well as actively involving community members in budgeting and cost allocation. Further still TASO Tororo should offer trainings in financial resource management to community members and also create more avenues for community members to be involved in the monitoring of HIV/AIDS activities.