What is needed?:
What is needed? Increased global stigma rhetoric
Increased references in international and national documents and strategies
Addressing stigma and discrimination: for policy makers and decision makers; programmes
External and internal stigma
Process:
Process ( ) South Africa Mexico
Generalised epidemic Concentrated epidemic
Similar core areas
Baseline developed
Process is product
Workplace policy Media
environment
Learning from the field: A demonstration of how one reduces HIV/AIDS-related stigma & discrimination in three settings. :
Learning from the field: A demonstration of how one reduces HIV/AIDS-related stigma & discrimination in three settings. South Africa The POLICY Project Centre for the Study of AIDS, University of Pretoria In collaboration with The Department of Health, South Africa & USAID/South Africa
Slide5:
“Being positive never changes – it’s there once and forever, but you must be able to live your dream and live positively with HIV.”
Musa Njoko
HIV Positive South African Background photo courtesy of Musa Njoko’s CD entitled “Victory”
3 Components:
3 Components CHANGING FOR THE BETTER: transforming the representation of PWAs in the media
CHALLENGES TO OUR FAITH: learning from leaders who have embraced their local PWA community
CREATING A SUPPORTIVE WORKPLACE FOR HIV+ EMPLOYEES: exploring the dimensions of a positive response within national government departments
National government departments: leaders in the transformation of good workplace HIV/AIDS practice:
National government departments: leaders in the transformation of good workplace HIV/AIDS practice Introductory meetings to establish a Project Reference Group
Listening to the outcome of previous research – the nature and extent of discrimination
Placing gender on the agenda Background photos courtesy of Gideon Mendel’s book entitled a “Broken Landscape”