Caribbean Education Sector HIV and AIDS Capacity Building Workshop

 

June 27-29, 2007

Amaryllis Beach Resort

Barbados, W.I.

 

AGENDA

 

Objectives

 

The objectives of this workshop are to:

 

1. Deepen participants’ knowledge and skills to implement HIV prevention strategies by drawing on products and tools developed as part of the Caribbean Education Sector HIV/AIDS Capacity Building Programme in policy development, NGO service delivery in schools, delivering HIV and AIDS services within existing youth centres, and replicating a peer-to-peer programme for college students to mentor youth in and out of school on HIV and AIDS and life skills.  

 

2.  Strengthen in-country partnerships between the Education Sector HIV Coordinators and the National AIDS Coordinating Committees.

 

3.  Strengthen in-country partnerships between the Education Sector HIV Coordinators and the Caribbean Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS.

 

4.  Share experiences and “best practices” on a variety of topics including: a) GIPA and Education, b) HIV in the context of HFLE, c) Voluntary Counselling and Testing, and d) Reducing stigma and discrimination.

 

5.  Share information, experiences and challenges relating to the role and responsibilities of the Education Sector HIV Coordinator or focal point person at an Education Sector HIV Coordinator Network meeting, and identify an action agenda for the Network Secretariat to support over the next six to twelve months (Education Sector HIV Coordinators or focal point persons only).

 

 

8:00-8:30         Registration and coffee

 

8:30-9:30         Formal welcome

   Minister from Barbados, Honourable Anthony P. Wood, Minister of Education

   UNESCO Office for the Caribbean, Jenelle Babb, Project Officer

   University of the West Indies, Christine Barrow, Professor

   Education Development Center, Cheryl Vince Whitman, Vice-President

 

 

Key messages:

 

1. Importance of building the capacity of the education sector HIV  

    Coordinators to address the issues of the epidemic for the education 

    Sector.

2. Importance of collaboration among the Ministry of Education,  

National Aids Coordinating Committees, and Caribbean Regional Network of    Persons Living With AIDS.

 

9:30-10:00       Overview of workshop

                        Facilitator: Connie Constantine

 

10:00-10:15     Break

 

10:15-11:00     Getting To Know One Another!

Presenters: Pauline Russell-Brown, Maureen Lewis (Education Coordinators Network), and Ricky Pascoe (CRN+).

Who we are, what we do, our organizational priorities, and benefits and challenges of collaboration.

                       

11:00-11:45     Strengthening in-country partnerships

                     Facilitator: Connie Constantine

                        Working in country teams, participants will assess their national HIV and AIDS response in view of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges to cooperation based on organisational priorities.

 

11:45-12:15     Update on the Epidemic

                        Presenter: Dr. Adomakoh (Ladymeade Reference Unit, Barbados)

An update on the effects of the epidemic in the region over the last 12 months will be presented.

 

12:15-1:15       Lunch

 

Evidence–based initiatives to combat HIV and AIDS in the education sector

 

1:15 -1:45        Why is using data so important in planning programmes?

                        Presenter: Beverly Bonaparte

 

1:45-3:15         Is Policy Vital to Success and Sustainability of HIV Initiatives?  

                        Presenters: Connie Constantine, Christopher Graham, and Patricia Downer

                        Steps to developing an HIV education sector policy will be discussed.

 

3:15-3:30         Break

 

3:30-4:30         Panel: GIPA and Education

                        Presenters: Jenelle Babb and Ricky Pascoe

                        The UNESCO GIPA and Education Paper will be presented.

 

4:30-5:15         What are “Good Practices” for Youth Drop-in Centres?

                        Presenters: Scott Pulizzi, Pauline Russell-Brown, and Saskia Woodly

How can the Ministry of Education play a leadership role especially for youth at risk?

 

5:15-5:25         Evaluations

 

5:30-7:00         Reception

                       

                

                       

8:30-9:00         Coffee

 

Evidence–based initiatives to combat HIV and AIDS in the education sector

(continued)

 

9:00-9:30         Panel: HIV in the context of HFLE

                        Presenters: Elaine King (UNICEF, Barbados), Patricia Warner (MOE, Barbados), and Maureen Lewis (MOE Antigua)

                               

9:30-10:30       How do we Ensure “Quality” NGO Service Delivery in Schools?

                        Presenters: Scott Pulizzi, Pauline Russell-Brown, and Carolyn Codd

Discuss quality control measures, monitoring and evaluation indicators, and contracting procedures for NGO service delivery in schools. Belize will share their “lessons learnt”.

 

10:30-10:45     Break  

 

10:45-11:15     St. Lucia VCT Experience

                        Presenter: Alvina Reynold

 

11:15-12:15     Are HIV &AIDS Peer Education Programmes Successful in Higher Education?  

                        Presenters: Scott Pulizzi and Pauline Russell-Brown

Explain the structure of the peer education programme involving university residence hall students, including new activities.

 

12:15-1:15       Lunch

 

1:15-1:45         Reducing Stigma and Discrimination

Presenters will share experiences of implementing programmes or activities for the education sector.

 

1:45-2:45         Pulling It All Together

                        Facilitator: Connie Constantine

Based on the capacity building activities and tools presented over the past 2 days, teams will develop an action plan aimed at strengthening the education sector response to HIV and AIDS.

       

2:45-3:00         Break

 

3:00-4:15         Plenary report out

 

4:15-4:30         Evaluations

              

 

8:30-9:00         Coffee

 

9:00:-11:00      Fundraising and Proposal Development Strategies

Presenters: Cheryl Vince Whitman and Beverly Bonaparte

 

11:00-11:30     Closing (EDC, UNESCO) and evaluations

 

12:00-1:00       Lunch

 

1:00-4:00         Education Sector HIV Coordinators Network Meeting

Facilitators: Network, Connie Constantine and Beverly Bonaparte

 

 

Outcomes

 

For Education Sector HIV Coordinators:

 

1.  Every country that does not have an HIV education sector policy will have developed a plan

     estimating how long and what it will take to formulate such a policy.

 

2.   Education Sector HIV Coordinators will have identified specific ways to implement one or two of the interventions and tools presented in this workshop.

 

3.  Education Sector HIV Coordinators will have identified three strategies for strengthening in-country partnerships with the National AIDS Coordinating bodies and how the Education Sector HIV Coordinator Network Secretariat can facilitate these activities.

 

4.  Education Sector HIV Coordinators will have identified three strategies for strengthening their in-country partnerships with the Caribbean Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS, and how the Education Sector HIV Coordinators Network Secretariat can facilitate these activities.

 

5.  Education Sector HIV Coordinators will continue to share information and experiences at meetings of the Education Sector HIV Coordinators Network.

 

6.  The Education Sector HIV Coordinators Network will establish three to six action priorities for the Secretariat to undertake on behalf of the Network over the next twelve months.

 

 

HIV Programme Coordinators

 

1.   HIV Programme Coordinators will have identified three strategies for strengthening their in-country partnerships with the Education Sector HIV Coordinator and the Caribbean Network of People Living with HIV and AIDS.

 

2.   Ministry of Health HIV Programme Coordinators will partner with the Education Sector HIV Coordinators to share evidence-based strategies and best practices regarding the evolution of the HIV Programme Coordinator role.

 

 Caribbean Network of People Living with AIDS (CRN+)

 

1.   CRN+ representatives will have identified three strategies for strengthening their in-country partnerships with the Education Sector HIV Coordinator and the Ministry of Health/NACC.

 

2.   CRN+ representatives will have renewed their commitment to assisting the education sector sensitize and educate staff, students, parents, and the community around issues of living with HIV and AIDS.