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STRENGTHENING HIV AND AIDS WORKPLACE RESPONSES: AN INTERNATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP, 25-29 FEBRUARY 2008, LILONGWE, MALAWI (Note: This Workshop has already been successfully concluded)

Many organizations are struggling to respond to HIV and AIDS in the Workplace. This course aims at providing practical knowledge and skills for participants in order to strengthen the response to HIV and AIDS in the Workplace. We will explore cutting edge approaches to designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating workplace responses to the pandemic, including the design of policies, development of appropriate and tested methods of implementation, and the development of M&E systems. More importantly, participants will get an opportunity to share experiences, ideas and knowledge on addressing HIV and AIDS in the Workplace with their peers.

Topics:

The Workshop topics will include:

• Current developments in the HIV and AIDS Response
• Conducting Situation Analyses, including Staff Vulnerability Analysis
• Linking the HIV and AIDS Workplace Response to Workplace Wellness
• Workplace Policy Development
• The Policy Review Framework
• Mechanisms for improved peer support in the workplace
• Strengthening Staff Understanding of HIV and AIDS and their roles and responsibilities
• Increasing Staff Ownership and Participation
• Monitoring and Evaluation of the response
• The Learning Organization: Learning from within and from others

Participants:

Chief Executives, Programme Managers, HR/Personnel Managers, HIV and AIDS Coordinators, HIV and AIDS Focal Persons from Government Departments, HIV and AIDS Workplace Coordinators and other interested individuals

Proposed Dates:

25-29 February 2008 (Successfully Concluded)

Venue:

City: Lilongwe
Country: Malawi

Workshop Venue: Cresta Cross Roads hotel, situated in an upmarket shopping mall about 600 Metres from the city centre, with modern conferencing facilities. The cotacts for the Hotel:

Zione Musipole (Functions Coordinator),
Cross roads Hotel,
Crossroads Complex,
Tel: +265 1 750 333/ 444,
Fax: +265 1 750 336,
Cell: +265 8 203 520,
Email: functions@crossroadshotel.net

Duration:

5 days

Course fees:

US $900

Costs are exclusive of international travel, accommodation, dinners.

MAINSTREAMING HIV AND AIDS INTO FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMMES, 28 APRIL-02 MAY 2008, LILONGWE, MALAWI (Note: This Course has already been successfully concluded)

This 5-day International HIV and AIDS Capacity Building Workshop will primarily focus on fostering a shared understanding of the concept, principles and processes of HIV and AIDS Mainstreaming into livelihoods and food security programmes as a foundation of effective HIV and AIDS mainstreaming in livelihoods work. The workshop will build on existing best practices in mainstreaming to come up with practical tools and guidelines for addressing HIV and AIDS internally in the workplace and externally in food security/livelihoods programmes.

Course Content:

• Concept, Practice, Principles and Processes of HIV and AIDS Mainstreaming in Food Security.
• Mainstreaming HIV and AIDS using the Livelihoods Framework, food security project cycles and logical frameworks.
• HIV and AIDS vulnerability analysis in relation to Food Insecurity – Evidence at individual, households, communities.
• Practical HIV and AIDS mainstreaming approaches and tools.
• Approaches to Greater involvement and Participation of PLWHAs in Food security and livelihood programmes.
• The links between Livelihoods, Food, Nutrition and HIV and AIDS
• Appropriate technologies for enhancing food and Nutritional security for PLWHA, affected HH and communities.
• Analysis of selected National food and livelihoods policies using a HIV and AIDS lens
• Workplace HIV and AIDS interventions for Food security organisations.
• Food and nutrition related interventions for HIV and AIDS workplace responses.
• Identifying and targeting Vulnerable Groups
• Aligning food security responses to with HIV&AIDS Universal Access Principles and Targets
• The tri-focal lens analysis tool in Food security and Livelihoods programming- (Gender , HIV and Rights)
• Monitoring and evaluation tools and frameworks for mainstreamed food security and livelihoods programmes.

Participants:

The training workshop is targeting all development practitioners, but specifically the following: Food Security and Livelihoods Programme and Project Managers and officers; HIV and AIDS Sector Managers, Programme Managers and Project Managers and officers , Policy makers, academicians, researchers and Health Sector Coordinators and HIV and AIDS programme managers.

Proposed Dates:

28 April-02 May 2008

Venue:

City: Lilongwe
Country: Malawi

Duration:

5 days

Course fees:

US $800

Costs are exclusive of international travel, accommodation, dinners. A discount of 10% will be given to organizations sending more than two participants.

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STRENGTHENING THE RESPONSE TO HIV AND AIDS IN THE WORKPLACE A CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGERS, 12–15 MAY 2008, NAIROBI, KENYA

*This course has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. Details of the new dates will follow soon. We sincerely apologize for any inconveniences.

Existing evidence indicates that HIV and AIDS-related illness and death has adverse effects on an institution's abilities to achieve its objectives. However, many businesses are struggling to respond to HIV and AIDS in the Workplace, with most responses stopping at Workplace Policy design, and some activities.

It is felt that whilst HR/Personnel Managers are critical in the effective implementation of the HIV and AIDS Workplace response, inadequate effort has been put in place to strengthen their skills in dealing with the complex issue that is the pandemic. In most cases, HR Managers find themselves confronted with expectations that they are not adequately equipped to address.

In most cases, uptake of services as a result of HIV and AIDS Workplace Policies is minimal, as a result of a variety of issues, including insufficient staff participation in the design of policies, inappropriate methods of implementation; and insufficient processes for reviewing and revising the policies and the attendant policy implementation processes. More importantly, HR Managers rarely get an opportunity to engage with their peers in discussions around addressing HIV and AIDS in the Workplace.

This Workshop aims at building the capacity of HR Managers to design, implement, and review HIV and AIDS Workplace Responses using tested participatory approaches and processes.

Course Content:

The Workshop topics will include the following:

• Current developments in the HIV and AIDS Response
• Conducting Situation Analyses, including Staff Vulnerability Analysis
• Linking the HIV and AIDS Workplace Response to Workplace Wellness
• Workplace Policy Development
• The Policy Review Framework
• Mechanisms for improved peer support in the workplace
• Strengthening Staff Understanding of HIV and AIDS and their roles, responsibilities
• Increasing Staff Ownership and Participation
• Monitoring and Evaluation of the response
• The Learning Organization: Learning from within and from others

Participants:

The workshop is for 35 participants (to be selected on a first come first served basis) and drawn from NGOs, Private sector organizations; NGOs, INGOs, and educational institutions. We are specifically targeting the following: Programme Managers, HR/Personnel Managers, HIV and AIDS Coordinators, HIV and AIDS Focal Persons from Government Departments, HIV and AIDS Workplace Coordinators, and Other interested individuals.

Proposed Dates:

12–15 May 2008

Venue:

City: Nairobi
Country: Kenya

Duration:

5 days

Course fees:

US $800 for tuition, lunch, teas, materials and certificate. Costs are exclusive of international travel, accommodation, dinners.

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PARTICIPATORY, EVALUATION AND REPORTING SYSTEMS FOR HIV & AIDS PROGRAMMES, 26-30 May 2008, LUSAKA, ZAMBIA (Note: This Workshop has already been successfully concluded)

In recent years, HIV&AIDS responses have grown significantly. however, the impact of such programme is seldom adequately documented. The need to demonstrate impact and change in the quality of lives of people is becoming a critical concern for donors, NGOs and other stakeholders. Unfortunately, the capacity to assess impact on an on-going basis and make the results of such assessments part of the continuous process of planning and implementing HIV & AIDS programmes is still weak in many developing countries. This course provide hands-on skills in designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation systems and tools in HIV & AIDS programmes.

Course Content:

• Participatory Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting concepts and practices
• Logical framework as a tool for HIV&AIDS programme design
• Designing of baselines and HIV&AIDS impact evaluation designs
• Use PLA/PRA tools in M&E
• Building performance monitoring and evaluation plans
• Development of qualitative and quantitative indicators
• Collecting and analyzing monitoring data
• Utilization and feedback of M&E results
• Most Significant change stories
• Aligning organizational ME&R systems of universal access targets, National HIV&AIDS strategic frameworks
• Design Community Based M&E Systems
• Designing community Based Information Management systems.

Participants:

Programme managers, programme officers in charge of monitoring and evaluation, and staff of government departments and NGOs who wish to improve their reporting systems and promote impact assessment.

Proposed Dates:

26-30 May 2008

Venue:

City: Lusaka
Country: Zambia

Duration:

5 days

Course fees:

US $800

Costs are exclusive of international travel, accommodation and food.

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STRENGTHENING THE RESPONSE TO HIV AND AIDS IN THE WORKPLACE: AN INTERNATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP, 23-27 June 2008, LUSAKA, ZAMBIA (Note: This Workshop has already been successfully concluded)

Many organizations are struggling to respond to HIV and AIDS in the Workplace. This course aims at providing practical knowledge and skills for participants in order to strengthen the response to HIV and AIDS in the Workplace. We will explore cutting edge approaches to designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating workplace responses to the pandemic, including the design of policies, development of appropriate and tested methods of implementation, and the development of M&E systems. More importantly, participants will get an opportunity to share experiences, ideas and knowledge on around addressing HIV and AIDS in the Workplace with their peers.

Course Content:

The Workshop topics will include the following:

• Current developments in the HIV and AIDS Response
• Conducting Situation Analyses, including Staff Vulnerability Analysis
• Linking the HIV and AIDS Workplace Response to Workplace Wellness
• Workplace Policy Development
• The Policy Review Framework
• Mechanisms for improved peer support in the workplace
• Strengthening Staff Understanding of HIV and AIDS and their roles, responsibilities
• Increasing Staff Ownership and Participation
• Monitoring and Evaluation of the response
• The Learning Organization: Learning from within and from others

Participants:

The workshop is for 35 participants (to be selected on a first come first served basis) and drawn from NGOs, Private sector organizations; NGOs, INGOs, and CBOs and educational institutions. We are specifically targeting the following:

• Chief Executives
• Programme Managers
• HR/Personnel Managers
• HIV and AIDS Coordinators
• HIV and AIDS Focal Persons from Government Departments
• HIV and AIDS Workplace Coordinators
• Other interested individuals

RECABIP Workshops will be repeated several times a year depending on demand.

Proposed Dates:

23-27 June 2008

Venue:

City: Lusaka
Country: Zambia

Duration:

5 days

Course fees:

US $800. Costs are exclusive of international travel, accommodation, dinners. Local participants to be offered a discount of at least 10%.

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MAINSTREAMING HIV AND AIDS INTO CONFLICT, POST-CONFLICT AND EMERGENCY CONTEXTS, 23-27 JUNE 2008, NAIROBI, KENYA(Note: This Workshop has already been successfully concluded)

Whilst many organizations have made attempts to respond to the pandemic, the reality of emergencies is that HIV and AIDS and its implications are rarely prioritized by those responding. This workshop provides an opportunity for participants to strengthen their knowledge and skills in designing, implementing, monitoring an evaluating HIV and AIDS responses in conflict, post-conflict and emergency situations. It will explore practical mechanisms designing mechanisms that reduce people’s vulnerability to HIV, safeguard the rights of people living with HIV and AIDS, while at the same time reducing the impact on affected communities.

Course Content:

• Conducting situation analysis
• Targeting in Conflict, Post-Conflict and Emergency contexts
• HIV and AIDS mainstreaming frameworks
• Vulnerability analysis
• Gender, rights and HIV and AIDS
• Concept, practice, principles and processes of mainstreaming
• HIV and AIDS policy development, analysis and reviews.
• Workplace responses to HIV and AIDS
• Identifying and targeting Vulnerable Groups
• Aligning with Universal Access Principles
• Developing and implementing policies
• HIV and AIDS mainstreaming Tools
• Discrimination, stigma and social exclusion
• Treatment access and availability
• Ethical issues in program design and implementation in social sciences, including codes of practice and professional ethics
• Monitoring and evaluation of the response

Participants:

This training is targeted at, Emergency Coordinators, Conflict Coordinators, and staff working in emergencies; HIV and AIDS Sector Managers, Programme Managers and Project Managers. Other individuals who are responsible for designing conflict, post-conflict and emergency programmes.

Proposed Dates:

23-27 June 2008

Venue:

City: Nairobi
Country: Kenya

Duration:

5 days

Course fees:

US $800

Costs are exclusive of international travel, accommodation, per diems and meals.

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MAINSTREAMING HIV AND AIDS INTO WATER, HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION PROGRAMMES, 14-20 JULY 2008, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (Note: This Workshop has already been successfully concluded)

Many development institutions have done very little to understand the contextual impacts of HIV and AIDS on Water, Hygiene and Environmental Sanitation programmes and have not integrated programmatic actions to halt the spread of HIV and AIDS, and mitigate its impact in their programmes. Similarly, AIDS service organizations have not analyzed the role of safe water, sanitation and Hygiene in fostering quality care, prevention, treatment, impact mitigation services at individual, household and community level. The Course focuses on strengthening skills, knowledge and understanding practical mainstreaming tools and processes.

Course Content:

• Concept, practice, principles and processes of HIV and AIDS Mainstreaming in Water, Sanitation and Environmental hygiene programmes
• HIV and AIDS policy development, analysis and reviews.
• Workplace responses to HIV and AIDS
• Identifying and targeting Vulnerable Groups
• Aligning with Universal Access Principles
• HIV and AIDS mainstreaming frameworks
• Developing and implementing policies
• Monitoring and evaluation of the response
• HIV and AIDS mainstreaming Tools

Participants:

Water & Sanitation Programme and Project Managers, Water engineers, Nutritionists, Home Based Care Coordinators, HIV and AIDS Programme Managers and Project Managers and officers, Health Sector Coordinators and policy makers from NGOs, Governments, Private Sector, academic institutions, among others.

Proposed Dates:

14-20 July 2008

Venue:

City: Addis Ababa
Country: Ethiopia

Duration:

7 days

Course fees:

US $1,000

Costs are exclusive of international travel, accommodation and food.

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DESIGNING AND MANAGING HIV AND AIDS PROGRAMMES IN SUB- SAHARAN AFRICA, 18-27 AUGUST 2008, LILONGWE, MALAWI

The HIV & AIDS epidemic continues to spread, with the majority of infections occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. While prevention of HIV infection remains the most important approach to the control of the epidemic, care and support for the infected and affected is becoming crucial – as is the need for designing longer-term integrated HIV and AIDS Programmes. This course will equip participants with practical strategic management skills for developing effective interventions to address HIV & AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support issues.

Course Content:

• Scientific and experiential facts basic facts of HIV and AIDS
• Behaviour Change Communication interventions
• Targeted HIV & AIDS interventions
• Organizational development and institutional capacity Building approaches
• Leadership, Governance and management for change
• Community -Based HIV&AIDS management systems
• Community -Based HIV&AIDS Monitoring and Evaluation systems
• Understanding HIV and AIDS Mainstreaming
• Community -Based HIV&AIDS Information systems
• Community -Based accounting systems
• Human resources management
• Financial and non Financial Resources mobilization
• Organizational Policy reviews and Development
• Strategic Planning and operational planning
• Programme design and development
• Basic Financial management systems
• Facilitation, documentation, sharing and learning
• People management , team building and Group dynamics
• Managing HIV&AIDS as a workplace issues.
• Building strategic alliances in HIV & AIDS
• Communication and counseling skills

Participants:

Potential and current programme managers in the field of HIV & AIDS in various sectors including the government, NGO and private sectors. We also target individuals who would like to strengthen their skills in designing HIV and AIDS programmes.

Proposed Dates:

18-27 August 2008

Venue:

City: Lilongwe
Country: Malawi

Duration:

10 days

Course fees:

US $1,500

Costs are exclusive of international travel, accommodation and food.

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MAINSTREAMING GENDER AND RIGHTS IN HIV&AIDS PROGRAMMES, 22-26 SEPTEMBER 2008, NAIROBI, KENYA

The course uses participatory, practical and experiential learning approaches to enable participants use their experiences and to understand the various concepts while constructing their own knowledge. The content reflects the regional interests and the new thinking in relation to the MDGs and universal access targets.

Course Content:

• The gender concept and HIV&AIDS
• Gender analysis in the context of HIV&AIDS
• Gender and Rights mainstreaming frameworks, approaches and tools.
• HIV&AIDS vulnerabilities in relation to Gender and rights.
• Rights-based Approaches to HIV and AIDS programming
• Targeting the most vulnerable groups
• Gender mainstreaming in Reproductive Health and HIV & AIDS programmes
• Health systems analysis
• Sexual Reproductive Health and rights
• Advocacy as tool in gender and rights mainstreaming
• Gender policy approaches
• Social mobilization approaches

Participants:

Senior and middle-level managers, HIV&AIDS programme planners and policy-makers in private, government and NGO sectors.

Proposed Dates:

22-26 September 2008

Venue:

City: Nairobi
Country: Kenya

Duration:

5 days

Course fees:

US $800

Costs are exclusive of international travel, accommodation and food.

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ADVANCED HIV AND AIDS LOBBYING AND ADVOCACY SKILLS COURSE: AN INTERNATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP (5 DAYS)

This international capacity building workshop will explore critical skills required to effectively lobby and advocate on HIV and AIDS issues. The links between effective communication, advocacy and lobbying will also be investigated. Participants will exchange practical ideas, experiences and knowledge on how to strengthen HIV and AIDS-related lobbying and advocacy through the employment of appropriate capacity building initiatives. Targeted at NGOs, CBOs and other stakeholders, the workshop is particularly useful for those who are responsible for influencing policies, strategies and programmes either at the local, regional, national or international levels.

Course Objectives:

• To enhance participants’ understanding of the advocacy and lobbying and how its application in development work, specifically HIV and AIDS interventions.
• To share experiences, skills and expertise on the links between communication and advocacy and lobbying.
• To explore approaches to Advocacy, Lobbying, Communications and Dissemination.
• To enhance participant understanding of tools and methodologies used in advocacy and lobbying.
• To expose participants to skills and knowledge of designing advocacy and lobbying HIV/AIDS programmes.
• To deepen participants’ understanding of Monitoring and Evaluation of HIV and AIDS advocacy and lobbying.

Course Content:

• Understanding advocacy and lobbying for HIV and AIDS interventions.
• Advocacy and Lobbying approaches, processes and practices.
• Designing advocacy and lobbying HIV and AIDS programmes.
• Resource mobilization techniques for advocacy and lobbying HIV and AIDS programmes.
• Monitoring and Evaluation of HIV and AIDS advocacy and lobbying.

Participants:

• Programme Managers, Project Managers, in NGOs, CBOs
• Government departments
• Researcher.
• Advocacy coordinators
• Staff in charge of policy influencing
• Policy makers

Proposed Dates and Venues:

Lilongwe, Malawi, 8-12 September 2008
Nairobi, Kenya, 9-13 February 2009

Duration:

5 days

Course fees:

US $1,200 for course work, certification, lunches, teas and snacks BUT excludes accommodation, dinner, travel and per diems.

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Research, Documentation and Dissemination

In order to enhance information sharing, RECABIP will deliberately ensure that the documents emerging from its work are published and disseminated in an easily-accessible manner to as wide a group of stakeholders as possible.