Various Workshops

Last Updated 15 June 2007

Main Objectives

• To keep affiliates updated on current issues around HIV/AIDS
• To respond to affiliates needs for information on HIV/AIDS as they arise

Monthly IRP workshop

These workshops are organised by the AC staff to respond to request for information from the affiliates. The focus of these workshops is to provide information to CBOS and individuals working in the HIV/AIDS service. The content for the training is informed by the current issues on HIV/AIDS; requests for information from the affiliates; questions handled by the library and resource centre about HIV/AIDS, and the theme focus of the AIDS CONSORTIUM for that month.

Venue: THE AIDS CONSORTIUM 2nd floor training room

Time: 3 – 4 hours

Examples of trainings conducted in the past are:

• Income generation – skills share workshops (engaging local specialists to conduct local entrepreneur activity to generate income)
• Food Garden – skills share workshops (engaging local specialists to conduct food garden activity for food security and to generate income)
• Basic capacity building workshops – basic financial accounting, administration, fundraising, governance, report writing, presentations and NPO registration.
• Social Grants –community based specialist provide information on knowing your rights, lost certification, procedures for applications and problem solving.
• PWA’s – access to treatment, wellness, social grants and medical schemes
• Human rights – raising awareness of human rights and helping participants identify human right violations
• HIV and gender – highlighting gender inequity as a driver of HIV
• Basic HIV with targeted minority groups – refugees, gender-based violence survivors