Short Summary: The first step for agencies planning to undertake work on HIV/AIDS in the community must be to train staff to enable them to work more sensitively and effectively at community level. This guide provides a framework for analysis to help identify links, and facilitate discussions, into gender relations and social/economic/political processes that increase the vulnerability of different community members to HIV/AIDS. The Gender Analysis Matrix, Social Relations Framework and Hierarchy of Needs are some of the tools for gender analysis outlined in this guide. Main methodological approaches that can be used to work on gender and HIV/AIDS in the community include Stepping Stones. This is a short, practical resource to assist staff of international and local non-governmental organisations (NGOS) with carrying out research and planning HIV/AIDS interventions more effectively. Copies can be obtained from: Publication Sales, Save the Children, 17 Grove Lane, London, SE5 8RD, UK, tel: +44 (0) 20 7703 5400, fax: +44 (0) 20 7708 2508, email: publications@scfuk.org. uk.