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To share knowledge and facilitate a dialogue on global responses to the needs of children affected by HIV, the Initiative has participated in several conferences and symposia, as well as held its own meetings.
Technical seminar with UNICEF and Partners, June 2, 2009:
Introduction. Peter Bell and Alec Irwin
Family-Centred Care. Linda Richter and Lorraine Sherr
Operationalizing Family-Centred Service Delivery. Lydia Mungherera
Role of Government and Other Actors. Masuma Mamdani
Tehcnical briefing to UNAIDS and Co-Sponsors, April 23, 2009:
Strengthening families to care for children affected by HIV/AIDS through state-supported social protection. Linda Richter, Human Sciences Research Council
The role of “Community” in supporting children affected by HIV and AIDS in Africa. Geoff Foster, Ministry of Health Zimbabwe and FACT Zimbabwe
Assisting Children Rendered Vulnerable by HIV/AIDS: Civil Society Feedback on OVC Guidance and Revision, 26-27 February, 2009:
What is the recent evidence on the value of community action? Madhu Deshmukh, CARE USA
The Interaction between Poverty and HIV and the Effects on Children. Chris Desmond, François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard University
What constitutes a family-centered response and how does it benefit? Miriam Zoll, independent consultant
What is Social Protection and how does it strengthening children’s well-being? Michelle Adato, International Food Policy Research Institute
Global Partners Forum, Dublin, Ireland, Oct. 6-7, 2008:
Please visit the Irish Aid website where all documents have now been posted, including presentations, speeches, the list of participants and the finalised communique.
Regional Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV and AIDS Children's Conference, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Sep. 27-Oct. 2, 2008:
Key note address, Linda Richter, Co-Chair Learning Group 1, Human Sciences Research Council.
Main plenary:
The Role of Government and Other Actors in Designing, Financing and Implementing Social Policy with Regard to Children and HIV/AIDS, Masuma Mamdani, Learning Group 4 Co-Chair.
Enhancing civil society participation in tracking of external resources to support community responses to vulnerable, Nathan Nsakira, Learning Group 2, on behalf of RIATT.
Mini-plenaries:
Social protection, Income Transfers, Linda Richter, Co-Chair Learning Group 1.
An evidence-based argument for the adoption of a family-centered approach to program design and service delivery, Alayne Adams, JLICA Executive Co-Director.
Involving the whole family in prevention, treatment, care and support, Lydia Mungherera, Co-Chair Learning Group 3.
Strengthening faith and community based OVC initiatives in order to reach greater scale, Geoff Foster, Co-Chair Learning Group 2, on behalf of UNICEF ESARO.
Mapping of HIV vulnerability among adolescent girls in Tanzania, Richard Mabala, Learning Group 4, TAMASHA.
International HIV/AIDS Conference, Mexico City, Mexico, Aug. 3-8, 2008:
Plenary presentation, August 6, "No Small Issue: Children and Families," Linda Richter, Co-Chair Learning Group 1, Executive Director Child Youth Family & Social Development (CYFSD),
Human Sciences Research Council
Presentations from Beyond the Orphan Crisis: Findings of the Joint Learning Initiative on Children and HIV/AIDS:
Access complete coverage of the event on the Kaiser Family Foundation site.
Focus on the Family: the Key for Ensuring Children’s Wellbeing, Agnes Binagwaho, JLICA Global Co-Chair, Executive Secretary, National AIDS Control Commission, Rwanda.
Channeling Resources to Children and Families affected by HIV/AIDS through Community-Based Initiatives, Nathan Nshakira, Learning Group 2, FARST Africa.
To prepare as we care: The need for new approaches to link protection for children with HIV prevention, Jerker Edstrom, Learning Group 4, Institute of Development Studies, UK.
Family-Centered Service Delivery Models for Children Affected by HIV and AIDS, Jim Kim Co-Chair Learning Group 3, François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights.
“Through the looking glass" – an analysis of HIV AIDS strategies from a family perspective, Lorraine Sherr, Co-Chair Learning Group 1, University College London.
Read more about JLICA’s participation at the International HIV/AIDS conference.
HIV Implementers' Meeting, Kampala, Uganda, June 3-7, 2008
Plenary presentation, June 4, 2008. The Neglected Part of the Epidemic, Agnes Binagwaho, JLICA Global Co-Chair, Executive Secretary, National AIDS Control Commission, Rwanda
JLICA’s “Meeting Children’s Needs in a World with HIV/AIDS: An International Symposium,” Boston, USA, Sep. 24, 2007
- View additional resources from the symposium and watch video.
- Read papers on the symposium debate “Can a developing country support the welfare needs of children affected by AIDS?”
Inter–Agency Task Team on Children and HIV and AIDS (IATT), Washington D.C., April 23-25 2007
- Learn about JLICA’s participation in the IATT.
- Read the meeting’s final paper: “Cash Transfers: Real Benefit for Children Affected by HIV and AIDS”.
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