CITY AIDS AMERICAS
Americas Leadership Initiative for AIDS Competence in Cities

First Annual Workshop and Conference

A Program of CIFAL Atlanta
Hosted by Emory Rollins School of Public Health
Atlanta, GA, June 19-23, 2005
Workshop Home

Session 4: Best Practices Sharing: Development of Knowledge Assets

Topic: Inclusion

Advice

Quotes

Resources

Tackle stigma and discrimination

Visa problems for PLWHA (coming to conference)

Denver principles

Conference in Paris

Partner with human rights organizations to educate PLWHA

*sensitize HR orgs first

Conference in Jamaica- asking what his rights are

UNAIDS has a lot of resources linking human rights organizations and rights of PLWHA

Encourage the hiring of PLWHA- professionals and pertinent to key positions

*and keep them employed

Especially encourage PLWHAs to apply for jobs

International Labor and Organization policies

Positive messaging through the media

*sensitize media first

Radio programs, bulletin, magazines=San Pedro Sula, HN

 

UNDP “Arts and Media” program

Encourage disclosure and inclusion of PLWHA of high socio-economic status/professionals/at high decision-making level

Woman, in Puerto Cortez, HN who went from factory worker, was fired, then started her own machiladora