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August 2008: AWiSA Zambia, Focal Persons Workshop
by Dando Mweetwa
(AWiSA Volunteer)
| AWiSA (AIDS Workplace Programmes in Southern Africa)conducted a focal persons workshop for small and medium seized enterprises from August 18 - 22, 2008.
15 participants attended the training from DED Partner organisations (Germany Development Service), GTZ (German Technical Cooperation) and from private companies.
Among the participants were also people living with HIV (PLHIV) who disclosed their status during the workshop.
The main objectives of the workshop was to focus on the implementation of workplace programmes to intensify and strengthen the mitigation of HIV and AIDS in workplaces.
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The topics 'basic facts', 'transmission and prevention', 'business facts on HIV and AIDS', 'food and nutrition', 'role of a focal person' and 'stigma and discrimination' were discussed in the seminar.
The workshop was also accompanied with a lot of activities such as the role play and the JIC (Join-in Circuit) sessions.
Several resource persons covered the areas of 'stages of HIV and AIDS', 'opportunistic and sexual transmitted infections', and 'living positively'.
A practical example of how an organisation can implement their HIV and AIDS activities was presented by the exploration company 'Zambezi Resources'.
Also 'voluntary, counselling and testing' was a subject and the participants were given an opportunity to go for HIV testing.
Having learnt a lot on HIV/AIDS in workplaces, the participants developed the zeal and confidence to act as a focal persons and to introduce and
implement their own HIV and AIDS workplace programmes effectively,
with the help of an action plan as a guiding tool.
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SABCOHA and InWEnt enter into a Best Practise Partnership in the Eastern Cape
By Mr.Hugo Canham, 2008
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December 2007: 3rd Round Table Meeting for AWiSA Focal Persons in Zambia
by Myriam Sikaala
| The third Round Table with the purpose to support Focal Persons trained by AWiSA (AIDS Workplace Programs in Southern Africa) was held at the end of December at Chita Lodge in Lusaka. 23 HIV/AIDS Focal Persons from different small and medium sized companies attended the Round Table. The aim was to exchange different experiences, successes and challenges encountered by Focal Persons in implementing HIV/AIDS Workplace Programs.It was also designed to provide updates and recent trends to the participants.
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The Round Table was polished up with a presentation by Mike Chabala, an HIV and AIDS Specialist, who addressed the issue of HIV/AIDS Policy Implementation. In AWiSA's experience, unfortunately many organizations own a policy, however it is not being communicated to the staff members nor is it being implemented in many instances. These challenges and other problems were discussed during the Round Table and solutions were being found.
In addition, the AWiSA Advisor lead the Focal Persons through two interactive games, where the Focal Persons were able to win long-awaited t-shirts and caps. To end the Round Table the group enjoyed snacks and refreshments to also prepare themselves for the festive season. All Focal persons wished each other a Merry Christmas and promised to come together in the new year.
June 2007: AWiSA 5th Refresher Workshop in Zambia
| AWiSA (AIDS Workplace Programmes in Southern Africa) Zambia held its fifth Refresher Workshop for trained Focal Persons from June 19 - 21, 2007. Twelve participants from nine different small and medium sized enterprises and NGOs as well as participants from DED (German Development Service) projects, that are already implementing HIV/AIDS Workplace Programmes, attended the seminar.
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The goal of the Workshop was to provide the participants with new ideas and knowledge as well as to bring the Focal Persons together, encourage them to interact and exchange experiences.
On the first day, the participants shortly presented their workplace activities in relation to HIV & AIDS from the last six months. Consequently main challenges, that all organisations are facing, were identified and the Focal Persons were asked to find answers for the core problem with the help of a "problem tree" and a "solution tree".
On the second day, new topics presented by outside resource persons were introduced, addressing the needs of the workplaces: 1) Mobile VCT (with the possibility of accessing VCT for free for all participants), 2) Community Outreach Programmes and 3) Antiretroviral Therapy. Furthermore, AWiSA introduced an interactive game on 'Reflection of Risk Behaviour'.
On the last day the participants had time to work on their new action plans for the next six months and everyone returned back to their workplaces 'refreshed', equipped with new knowledge and motivated.
April 2007: AWiSA Focal Person Workshop in Zambia
| AWiSA (AIDS Workplace Programmes in Southern Africa) Zambia held another Focal Person Workshop from April 16 - 20, 2007 in Lusaka. Participants from small and medium sized enterprises as well as participants from DED (German Development Service) projects attended the training.One of AWiSA's main focus this year is 'Voluntary Counselling and Testing" (VCT). Therefore, on the second day of the training a mobile VCT centre was invited to give the possibility of accessing VCT for free for all participants. |  |
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The aim of this activity was to expose the Focal Persons to the VCT process, thus gaining experience but also to be able to set a good example later on in their function as Focal Persons and to be a role model for their peers. Most of the participants welcomed this exercise and half of the group went for testing, some of them going for the first time.
The atmosphere at the workshop was eminently pleasant. The participants were very open and after the first introductions felt save to talk about HIV/AIDS issues related to their families or even disclose their positive status to every one. This recent openness and willingness to discuss these personal matters might be due, among other things, to the possible declining of Stigma and Discrimination in the country itself.
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December 2006: AWiSA Refresher Workshop in Zambia
| AWiSA (AIDS Workplace Programs in Southern Africa) Zambia held its fourth Refresher Workshop for trained Focal Persons from December 19 - 21, 2006. Ten participants from six different enterprises and NGOs, that have already started to implement their individual HIV/AIDS Workplace Programmes, attended the seminar. The participants were able to share information and experiences with colleagues from other organisations, thus focusing on the difficulties and challenges in the implementation of the Workplace Programmes.
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The aim of the workshop was to indetify core problem of each workplace programme and provides adequate answers and activities to counter these problems. The second day was reserved for guest speakers to re-fresh every ones minds and give new knowledge on following topics: Malaria and its co-relation to HIV and AIDS, introduction to the 'Join in Circuit on AIDS, Love & Sexuality', practical insights of an AWiSA workplace programme and 'How to access funds from Zambia National AIDS Network (ZNAN)'.
At the end of the workshop the participants improved their action plans with the newly aquired knowlede of the previous days focusing on practicability and feasability. One main topic that evolved during the three days, was the difference of implementing a Workplace Programme in an urban set-up compaired to a rural area, as some of the participants came from NGOs outside of the main cities. Every one agreed that it is especially hard to set up a programme in the rural area due to a lack of financial support and logistical problems, however, that if one manages to set up even a small programme, the impact can often be much higher than the one of its urban counterpart.
August 2006: Seventh Sensitization Seminar of AWiSA Tanzania in Mbalizi
| On August 30th 2006, AWiSA (AIDS Workplace Programs in Southern Africa) conducted its seventh HIV/AIDS sensitization seminar in the Tanzanian Region of Mbeya. Like the preceding seminars it had been organized in cooperation with the Tanzanian project partner TCCIA (Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture). So far, 200 people have been sensitized throughout the region.
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| The AWiSA trainers Hilda Bukuku and Jafari Akiberali informed the 26 participants, mostly farmers or petty traders, about the present situation of HIV/AIDS in Tanzania, about the effects the epidemic has on the country's economy and about how HIV/AIDS Workplace Programs can be used as a countermeasure against it. After every session there was room for questions and discussion. |
| A condom demonstration was included in order to bring some change from the different presentations. First, every participant was given a balloon and asked to blow it up so as to take away possible shyness of condoms. These were distributed afterwards and one of the trainers demonstrated the correct use with a wooden penis. Then one of the participants repeated this in front of the group. Next, female condoms were distributed and their use was explained. This aroused much interest among the participants because many had never heard of these. One male participant remarked that he wished, the government would start an advertising campaign for female condoms since they could contribute to women's ability to protect themselves of HIV independently from their partners.
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1.6.2006 Inwent Logistics Seminar in Lilongwe, Malawi
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On the 1st June AWiSA-Malawi sensitized 42 participants of various Southern African countries who participated in a regional InWEnt seminar on logistics in Lilongwe. After AWiSA Regional Coordinator shortly introduced the audience in AWiSA's work,George Kampango from MANET+ (Malawi Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS) invited the trainees to discuss issues like stigma and discrimination and how to live positively with HIV/AIDS.
He laid particular emphasis on social behaviour and misconductions at workplaces
towards people who are HIV-infected. Many participants gave their opinions
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positive and in spite of the fact that nearly everybody has at least one
family member or a friend who is HIV-positive or who has died due to an
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April 2006: Good Practice Workshop in Zambia
by Christoph Schalk, AWiSA Advisor Trainee - Zambia
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The Zambia AIDS Workplace Partnership (ZWAP), where AWiSA (AIDS Workplace Programs in Southern Africa) is one of the ten member organisations, organised a two days conference in Lusaka on "Good Practices in Workplace Responses to HIV and AIDS in Zambia" from April 11 - 12, 2006.
Many companies in Zambia already have a successfully implemented Workplace Programme, therefore the conference created a forum, where 80 Senior Managers, Human Resource Managers and Focal Persons from different enterprises and organisations came together to share their individual experiences about their Workplace Programmes and to learn from other examples.
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Following the eleven presentations, which emphasised on different topics of a Workplace Programme, the participants broke into working groups, discussing the presentations and developing action lists for the various pillars of a successful HIV/AIDS Workplace Programme.
The action lists and positive examples will be compiled in a "Good Practice Manual" and will be officially launched by ZWAP in July this year.
Zamcapitol Enterprises and Colgate/Palmolive Ltd. have both implemented an HIV/AIDS Workplace Programme in conjunction with AWiSA. Both organisations were represented at the conference with the Focal Person presenting the topic "Managing HIV/AIDS in a small / medium sized entreprise".
The positive feedback of the participants on the conference convinced ZWAP to organise another event of this kind where more companies are able to share experiencies and good practices in future.
HIV/AIDS Sports Activities from MSDP
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The Mining Sector Diversification Project (MSDP) in Lusaka / Zambia established its own HIV/AIDS Workplace Programme (WPP) in March 2004 in conjunction with AWiSA (AIDS Workplace Programmes in Southern Africa). MSDP now has the HIV/AIDS Workplace policy and an action plan for the WPP.
MSDP plans and organises sensitisation sessions and different activities on HIV/AIDS issues for all employees and the management.
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David Nyirongo, one of the employees took the initiative to organise a "HIV/AIDS sport activities" afternoon on the Barclays' Sports ground, which took place on Friday, 11th of November 2005.
MSDP invited some people from the Ministry of Mines and they mixed up for the different sport activities like football, volleyball and table tennis. This event was financed with the HIV/AIDS budget from MSDP
Promoting a healthy living in relation to HIV/AIDS (e.g. living positively) and team building have been the aims for this activity. The team was able to share time outside the working context, and this is a very important prerequisite for a general good atmosphere during the colleagues in the workplace. It makes it easier for implementing the WPP and the action plan, e.g. to talk more easier and also informally about HIV/AIDS related topics and to reduce stigma and discrimination in the workplace.
There was a very good atmosphere during the whole afternoon. The people were motivated and had a lot of fun, they really enjoyed all the different activities and that kind of "informal meeting".
It was the first time MSDP organised an event like this. Because of the big success and a lot of very good feedback from the participants, David Kalaba, the HIV/AISD focal person is looking forward to January or February next year, when another HIV/AIDS sport activity shall take place.
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December 2005: Focal Person Workshop in Zambia
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individual action plans which enables the participants to implement a HIV/AIDS workplace programme in their companies.
On the first two days of the workshop the focus was on sensitisation and information about general and specific HIV/AIDS issues, followed by the next three days, where participants got in-puts about workplace programmes and started to work on their individual action plans.
The participants showed a lot of interest on the "Stigma and Discrimination" topic and the talks of the invited Resource Persons about "Living Positively", "Practical example of a Workplace Programme" and "Medical aspects about HIV/AIDS, including ARVs and ART". But also the information of HIV/AIDS basic facts like ways of transmission and prevention and the sensitisation sessions on VCT enabled and motivated the participants to work concentrated on practicable action plans, which came out as the results of the workshop.
Some participants noticed, that the inadequate involvement, consent or support of the Senior Management or the fact, that every focal person also has to follow their "normal" work might play a role in the view of challenges or problems.
Because of the professional and at the same time very sensitive and empathetic dealing from the trainer, the participants came up with open and serious questions and discussions without any feelings of shame or fear.
Most participants left very motivated to start immediately with their HIV/AIDS workplace programmes and were very happy and proud about the certificates, they got from AWiSA at the end of the successful workshop.
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December 2005: AWiSA Tanzania conducts HIV/AIDS workshop in Kiswahili language
| AWiSA Tanzania conducted its first four-day Workshop for Focal Persons (WSfFP) in Kiswahili language.
The 11 participants were trained on the economic impact of HIV and AIDS and how one could start a workplace programme.
Conducting workshops in Kiswahili enables the message to spread to entrepreneurs who are not versed with the English language.
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During the first week of December, AWiSA conducted a further two-day seminar targeting local NGOs dealing with entrepreneurship and agricultural development.
The seminar sought to provide NGOs with information on the economic impact of HIV and AIDS and suitable nutrition to improve the immune system of infected people.
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October 2005: AWiSA at the InWEnt Course "Literacy and Language" at the Malawian Institute
of Education (MIE)
| On October 6th, AWiSA-Malawi sensitized 16 teachers who participated
in the InWEnt Course "Literacy and Language" at the Malawian Institute
of Education (MIE) in Domasi/Zomba. AWiSA Coordinator Norbert Roesch
introduced the participants to the issue of "Stigma and Discrimination
at Workplace" by applying a practical exercise, in which he asked the
participants to swap their shoes. The purpose of this lesson was to make
teachers leave their so-called "comfortability zone" and to learn to
cross borders, like in the case of HIV/AIDS that affects all of us.
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with HIV/AIDS), informed the audience about his own experience as a
person that had been living with the virus for over 10 years. During the
last 45 minutes of the session, which took place in the evening after
regular class hours and which lasted over 2 hours, the participants had
a very vivid and fruitful discussion with Mr. Kamakunga, in particular
about issues like stigma, discrimination and positive living. Many of
the participants emphasized the importance of taking action against the
pandemic. As a first step, AWiSA has agreed with the management of MIE
to train 2 focal persons of the institute in order to implement an
HIV/AIDS Workplace Program.
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May 2005: First HIV/AIDS Sensitisation Seminar of TCCIA, Mbeya
successfully conducted
On 17th of May the Tanzanian Chamber of Commerce, Mbeya (TCCIA) in co-operation with AWiSA (AIDS Workplace Programs in Southern Africa) conducted their first sensitisation seminar on HIV/AIDS for members of TCCIA. Twelve representatives of small and medium sized enterprises as well as of other organisations participated in this seminar which is the first of a whole series. Target group of this first seminar were members of TCCIA who are based in Mbeya Municipal.
Frank Terhorst, AWiSA Project Advisor for Tanzania explained stepwise the economic aspects of HIV/AIDS for businesses. Afterwards, as a respond for companies to tackle this economical challenge, he demonstrated the concept and the content of an HIV/AIDS Workplace Program. At the end of the seminar Terhorst showed the interested auditorium in which ways AWiSA can support companies and organisations to build and follow up an HIV/AIDS Workplace Programm.
Between the presentations, open minded and fruitful discussions took place. One reason for this success was the support of the expert for HIV/AIDS Workplace Programs from GTZ, Ms. Ute Papkalla. Ms. Papkalla, who is cooperating with AWiSA very close under the umbrella of Tanzanian German Programme to Support Health (TGPSH), leaded two group works. These group works were placed between the presentations. The first work for the participants was to value the affects of HIV/AIDS for their own businesses. The aim of this practice is that the participants better realize the actual threat of HIV/AIDS. During the second group work participants already planned the first five steps to start their own HIV/AIDS Workplace Program. During this second group work they have seen how important a good planning. Besides, they have seen that it is not a burden one can not manage. Nevertheless in this way the participants actually did already their first steps to establish an HIV/AIDS Workplace Program.
It was no surprise that at the end of the seminar half of the participants decided to start an HIV/AIDS Workplace Program in their companies. Nowadays, four participants are in close contact to the AWiSA office because they want to participate at a Workshop for Focal Persons as soon as possible. During such a workshop employees who are responsible for an HIV/AIDS Program in their workplace will be trained how they can start it and how to do follow up. Trainers who got a special training from AWiSA for this topic will conduct the Workshops for Focal Persons.
The first two AWiSA Trainer, both members of TCCIA, got a one week training of trainers in beginning of June in South Africa. Probably in August the first Workshop for Focal Persons can be held. Until the workshop will be conducted further sensitisation seminars for members of TCCIA will be organize to reach members in the rural districts of Mbeya as well. This will be done in order to show them how their businesses will be affected by HIV/AIDS.
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April 2005: AWiSA Workshop in Lusaka
Exclusively for former InWEnt participants
and their direct counterparts, AWiSA (AIDS Workplace Programs in Southern Africa)conducted another workshop on “Managing HIV/AIDS at the Workplace” in Lusaka, Zambia,from April 4-8, 2005.
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March 2005:seminar for former InWEnt participants in Blantyre
On the 5th March AWiSA Malawi has carried out a sensitization seminar
for 42 former InWEnt participants at the French Cultural Center in
Blantyre/Malawi.
Regional Coordinator Norbert Roesch informed the
audience of the negative effects of HIV/AIDS on businesses and
organizations and how AWiSA implements workplace programs to cope with
the pandemic.
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After the presentation an intensive discussion took place
and many participants expressed their interest to see an HIV/AIDS
workplace program also run at their workplace and that they would
support it. At the end of the 2 1/2 hous event a group of 10 actors from
the organization CAPLWHA (Caring for People Living with HIV/AIDS) held a
20 minutes play about stigma and discrimination at workplaces.
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30.11.2004: AWiSA-Office in Tanzania now opens officially!
On 30th of November 2004 the AWiSA-Office in Tanzania was opend officially by the Regional Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA) Mbeya, Mr. Abeid A. Mwasajone. TCCIA is the project partner of AWiSA in Tanzania.
In Mbeya a network of private companies, NGOs and partners from the public sector organized for the first time a so called "HIV/AIDS-Week" from 25th to 30th of November which ended with a main event at the World-AIDS-Day. Different events run through out the whole week or took place at a single day. Being a member of this network, the official opening of AWiSA-Office was part of this week.
About forty invited guests joined this event. Besides guests from the private and public sector as well as NGOs, also some Journalists from the radio and the newspapers were present.
After being welcomed by Mr. Mwasajone, Frank Terhorst the AWiSA-Program-Coordinator for Tanzania presented AWiSA to the very interested audience. Meanwhile some refreshments and bites were prepared, so that after the presentation the guest discussed in an open and relaxed atmosphere details of the program as well as there personal experiences and suggestions.
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September 2004: AWiSA Training at the Mining Sector Diversification Programme (MSDP) in Zambia
MSDP is one of the first projects in Lusaka, Zambia that called on the service of InWEnts "AIDS Workplace Programmes in Southern Africa (AWiSA)".
So far two sessions on 'Basic Facts on HIV/AIDS' were held by two local AWiSA trainers and a third session on 'The Impact of HIV/AIDS in the Workplace' was conducted by the AWiSA Advisor Myriam Sikaala.
All training was based on the in South Africa developed training module "Beyond the Balance Sheet". Following example of the module, MSDP is now able to implement their first HIV/AIDS activities.
During the third training the MSDP staff was divided into small groups and came up with various ideas which included:
a) make time available for voluntary counselling and testing;
b) include HIV/AIDS topics in the MSDP newsletter;
c) provide free condoms and ICE materials;
d) organise sport and recreation events;
e) formulate an HIV/AIDS policy and
f) monitor behaviour change and attitudes.
These issues amongst many others are now being put into action at MSDP. At the same time MSDP also made a plan to transfer the newly acquired knowledge to their clients and support HIV/AIDS activities for their customer base.
This introduction of the first steps of a workplace programme is one of the success stories for AWiSA, Zambia. However, the impact of the training can only be assessed in the long run when the outcomes will hopefully be behavioural change among the participants, the implementation of a successful health management at MSDP and the means to work on full capacity despite of having the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the workplace.
Ms Myriam Sikaala
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AWiSA revives Malawi German Cultural Society (MAGECUSO)
Among others, one of the tasks of the AWiSA project is to get in touch with former students of InWEnt (Carl Duisberg /DSE) to introduce the HIV/AIDS workplace programs in their respective work environment.
In Malawi we were lucky to trace Mr. Wilson Kafumbi Njewa, wo is a former CDG scholarship holder and participant of various other programs which took place in Germany, Kenya and South Africa. He also is the chairman of the Malawi- German Cultural Society which has been officially founded in 1997 by the German Embassador.
In 1996 Mr. Njewa attended a CDG course in Joghannesburg South Africa, which brought together former CDG students to exchange ideas and to form Associations in their countries. The 30 students came from Malawi, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Gambia, Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania and South Africa.
This seminar in Johannesburg resulted in the formation of the Malawi German Cultural Association in 1997 of which Mr. Njewa is the chairman.
The training that has been offered to Mr. Njewa through CDG has opened him the world and equipped him with the tools to participate in any international forums in France, Canada, USA, Switzerland and a number of countries in Africa; he views this as a milestone in his professional career and is very grateful having had this tremendous opportunity of learning through CDG.
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4.9.2003: AWiSA Office opens in Zambia
More great news come from Zambia, where on September 4, 2003 the official opening of the new AWiSA office in Lusaka was celebrated. The office is located in the CHAMP Building (Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Management Programme), one of AWiSA's local partners in Zambia.
Among the approximately 50 invited guests were the representatives of different NGOs working in the same field, various Micro Finance Institutions, Health Service Providers, free-lance consultants and the German community at large.
The Regional Director of the German Development Service, Mr Manfred Dassio, welcomed the guests and gave a short introduction to the HIV/AIDS mainstreaming approach of the German Development Service and its health projects in Zambia. Following his presentation Ms Susanne Kraemer, AWiSA Co-ordinator in Malawi, spoke about the history of the programme and the implementing countries Malawi, Zambia, South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania and partly Namibia. The German Ambassador Dr. Erich Kristof contributed with interesting facts on HIV/AIDS and stressed the importance of HIV prevention. Lastly, the implementing development worker in Zambia, Ms Myriam Sikaala, gave a short overview of the planned activities of the AWiSA programme in Zambia.
Following that, the guests enjoyed refreshments and snacks and took the opportunity for an informal exchange of ideas and to network with the representatives from other organisations. The Zambian National Broadcasting Cooperation (ZNBC) recorded the event and broadcasted it on the late news the same day.
For further information please contact:
Ms Myriam Sikaala,
AWiSA Office, Lusaka,
P.O. Box 50301, Lusaka, Zambia
Tel./Fax: ++260-1-295029 / 295041
Email: ded-InWEnt@zamnet.zm
Left to right: Nale Siame, AWiSA Trainer, Myriam Sikaala, AWiSA Advisor, Manfred Dassio, Regional Director, Susanne Kraemer
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26 June 2003:AWiSA starts its online activities
16-21 June 2003: AWiSA Kick-off in South Africa
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