Educators in the Caribbean are developing new ways to respond to the HIV/AIDS crisis and reduce stigma by doing more to involve those who live with HIV and AIDS.
Educators are joining with health professionals to respond to the AIDS pandemic in the Caribbean—the leading cause of death among young people ages 15-29.
Positive Partnerships grew out of EDC’s work with the Caribbean Education Sector HIV and AIDS Coordinator Network (EduCan), which brings together HIV and AIDS coordinators from Caribbean education ministries to create a policy-level response to the region’s HIV/AIDS crisis. It is funded by UNESCO. For more information contact ahusbands@edc.org
EDC and UNESCO Kingston Cluster Office for the Caribbean
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To achieve more meaningful involvement of people living with or affected by HIV and AIDS, and reduce stigma and discrimination against them, this toolkit helps maximize the skills of persons workin
When she began to learn about the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the Caribbean, Husbands decided the time had come to roll up her sleeves and bring some of the experience she had gained in the U.S.
Born in Barbados, Arlene Husbands moved to Brooklyn with her family while she was in high school in 1976.
Pulizzi, S., Russell-Brown, P., Clarke, D., Constantine, C., & Rosenblum, L.
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Inter-American Development Bank
To respond to HIV and AIDS, Ministries of Education in the Caribbean, have found they can benefit considerably from structured partnerships with international, national, and community-based non-govern
The Caribbean Union of Teachers is concerned about violence in their schools and invited HHD to present about effective prevention strategies and the Health and Family Life Education.
For children to really learn at school, they must feel safe—both physically and emotionally; and they also need to be connected to caring adults.
EduCan, the Caribbean Education Sector HIV and AIDS Coordinator Network, is playing a lead role in addressing HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean by developing policies and programs that promote and
EDC's Health and Humand Development division is working with educators in the Caribbean to address HIV and AIDS, and combat the stigma faced by people living with this disease.
An evaluation of the Advocacy and Leadership Campaign found that one of the greatest effects of the campaign was the change in participants’ attitudes toward people who are HIV-positive.
