CONFERENCES |
RECABIP organizes Symposia and Conferences aimed at promoting dialogue on pertinent issues affecting communities in Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond.
| Upcoming Conference |
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Summary
Conflicts and emergency situations interrupt people’s lives and increase their vulnerability to HIV infection, and causing the deterioration of the circumstances of people living with HIV and AIDS. Furthermore, social and economic instability, poverty of girls, women and children combined with gender-based violence further complicate the living conditions for those caught in this highly disempowering environment. If your organization is working in this area and would like to strengthen your understanding and response to HIV and AIDS in such contexts, then this Workshop is for you.
Target Participants
This workshop is targeted at 40 participants drawn from INGOs, NGOs and Civil Society Organisations working especially in Eastern, Central and West Africa. If you are an Emergency Programme Officer, and HIV and AIDS Programme/Project Managers, a GBV Coordinator, Health Sector Coordinator or Workplace HIV and AIDS Coordinator OR Volunteer, then this workshop is for you. We also welcome individuals who are involved/interested in development interventions in Conflict, Post-Conflict and Emergency Contexts.
What you will get out of this Course
- An improved understanding of issues related to HIV and AIDS, vulnerability analysis and response design in conflict or emergency contexts
- Practical experience in mainstreaming HIV and AIDS into Programmes in Conflict, Post-Conflict and Emergency Contexts.
- Strengthened capacity to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate HIV and AIDS responses within conflict, post-conflict and emergency contexts
Course Content
Course Content will include the following:
- Analysis of the current responses to the impact of HIV and AIDS by represented organizations.
- HIV&AIDS Vulnerability analysis in conflict, post conflict and emergency situations.
- Defining HIV & AIDS mainstreaming in the context of Conflict, Emergencies and Post Conflict Situations
- Addressing sexual exploitation in conflict and emergency situations.
- Analysis of the needs of PLWHAs and others affected by HIV and AIDS in Conflict, Emergencies, and post conflict and designing of appropriate interventions for affected households, individuals and communities.
- Application of Gender, HIV and Rights analytical lenses in Conflict and Emergencies programming.
- Technical approaches to HIV&AIDS mainstreaming into Conflict, Emergencies and Post Conflict Situations.
- Practical Approaches to Greater and Meaningful involvement and Participation of PLWHAs affected HHs in conflicts and emergency programmes.
- Social mobilization and advocacy for HIV and AIDS response in conflict and emergency situations.
- Partnerships and Advocacy for HIV&AIDS in Conflict and Emergency programmes.
- Creating HIV and AIDS resilient Relief organizations.
- Designing and implementation of HIV Workplace interventions for staff working in Conflict and Emergency Situations.
- Creating a supportive environment for the implementation of mainstreamed HIV and AIDS interventions in conflict and emergency projects.
Course fees
US$ 900. Course fees are exclusive of international travel, accommodation, dinners. A discounted rate is available for local participants, and organizations sending more than one participants
Participants of our past workshops
Our Facilitators are amongst the best in their field and so we continue to offer a high quality services. Our past participants have been from organisations such as CARE, Concern Universal, Action AID, World Vision, UNAIDS, MSF-Spain, Concern Worldwide, Christian Mission Aid, UNICEF, Family Health International, Goal Ireland among others.
Contact
For more information and enquiries, contact:
Mr. Wilson Kaikai
Executive Director/Workshop Coordinator
Regional Capacity Building Partners (RECABIP)
P.O. BOX 9648-00100, NAIROBI
Tel: +254 202154396
E-mail: info@recabip.com
Website: www.recabip.com
| Symposia and Conferences |
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AFRICA REGIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON HIV AND AIDS IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING
18-22 MAY 2009, NAIROBI, KENYA (POSTPONED, DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER)Theme: Exploring Evidence, Strengthening Action
Call for Papers
The Organizers are glad to issue a Call for Papers based on research or practitioner experiences on addressing HIV and AIDS in post-secondary Higher Education Institutions. Papers should be linked to the above Symposium theme. If you are interested in presenting a paper, please send an Abstract of no more than 300 words by 30th December 2008. Selected presenters will be informed by 15th February 2009. Full Papers, written using Harvard Referencing, should be submitted to info@recabip.com by 15th April 2009.
Abstracts
Abstracts/Papers should be broadly linked to the Symposium theme: Exploring Evidence, Strengthening Action and should focus on post-secondary education in Africa. Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be received by 30th December, 2008. Notification of acceptance will be done by 30th January 2009. Full Papers, written using Harvard Referencing, should be submitted by 15th April 2009
Symposium Sub-Themes:
The Symposium topics will include the following:
- Impact of HIV and AIDS on Institutions of Higher Learning
- Policy Responses to the Pandemic – including policy development & implementation
- Institutional Responses to the pandemic
- Role of research, documentation and learning
- Developing relevant workplace policies for staff
- Exploring the issue of curricular review
- Developing the Learning Organization
- Budgetary implications of HIV and AIDS and the response.
- HIV and AIDS mainstreaming: definitions, context
- HIV and AIDS mainstreaming Frameworks
- Promoting Staff self-awareness
- Student-led interventions in African Universities
- Supporting Student Organizations
- Designing effective multi-layered responses
- Effective Prevention Strategies
- Collaborative linkages with Civil Society
- Linking to Universal Access Targets
Participants
Researchers, Policy makers, Lecturers, Deans of Students, Student Leaders, Senior Administrative and Academic Staff, NGOs, among others.
Proposed Dates
18-22 May 2009(Postponed, Dates to be announced later)Venue
City: Nairobi
Country: KenyaRegistration
Registration is open. Deadline for registration and payments is 28th February 2009.
Registration fees:
US$900
Costs are exclusive of international travel, accommodation and food. 10% discount shall be given to local participants.
Why Focus on Institutions of Higher Learning?
Institutions of higher learning in Africa provide the bedrock for socio-economic and political development. These institutions have lost, and continue to lose, critical numbers of academic staff, non-academic staff and students to the pandemic. Each of these categories have to deal with the different ramifications of the pandemic – chief of which is insufficient care and support mechanisms due to stigma and discrimination, and absent policy and structural mechanisms for responding to the pandemic. Without proper structures and processes in academic institutions, there is a dim possibility of enhancing prevention, care and support and impact mitigation processes/activities.
However, there is also evidence to suggest that institutions of higher learning are at the forefront of the response to the pandemic. To what extent are they succeeding in responding to the needs of staff and students? What role should academic institutions be playing in strengthening action on the pandemic in their institutions and in communities?
The Symposium will reflect on the response to HIV and AIDS in institutions of higher learning - which is perhaps one of the slowest in most countries affected by the HIV and AIDS pandemic in Africa
Contact
For more information, contact:
Symposium Coordinator
Regional Capacity Building Partners (RECABIP)
House D09, Simba Apartments (Old Airport),
P.O. Box 9648-00100, G.P.O. NAIROBI.
Tel: +254-20-2154396
Email: info@recabip.com