02 tuwe sahara 5th conference jburg (latest compatibility nov dec 2009
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5TH SAHARA CONFERENCE JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
THEME: “Socio-cultural responses to HIV”
TOPIC: The Unusual and the Unexpected: A successful
heterosexual African HIV prevention project/programme
under the management of a homosexual-focused
organisation
DATE: 30 November 2009 - 3 December 2009
PRESENTER: K Tuwe [MBA, MIPMZ & FICB (SA)] Programme Manager– African CommunitiesNew Zealand AIDS [email protected]
Agenda / Topics
• Background and Objectives:History of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF)
and African Health Promotion Programme (AHPP)
HIV Statistics in NZ
• Method : How we operate
• Results
• Conclusion
History of the NZAF
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) is New Zealand’s leading HIV prevention and care organisation. The NZAF provides positive health services to anyone affected by HIV and HIV prevention programmes to the communities most at risk, as well as research, analysis and policy leadership.
Bruce Burnett, 1954 - 1985 Sr. Paula Brettkelly, 1944 - 2008
History of the AHPP
NZAF Organisational Structure
AFRICAN COMMUNITIES PROGRAMME
Other NZAF Programmes
Takatāpui
Pacific Peoples’ Programme (PPP)
HAKA Poster (controversial)
NZAF Volunteers
NZ: HIV/AIDS Statistics
HIV/AIDS Adult prevalence rate
0.1% (2007 est.)
People living with HIV/AIDSabout 3000
African People living with HIV/AIDS in NZ 440
Results Analysis
Ethnicity 2006 % 2007 % 2008 % Comment
Total new diagnoses
204 195 184
European/ Pāāāākehāāāā(mostly gay)
79 38.7 83 42.6 98 43.2 - 4.5% (constantly up)
African 61 29.8 42 21.5 39 17.2+12.6%(constantly down)
Some of the Community Events
• Regional Community Educators’ Workshops
• Religious and Community Leaders Workshops
• Community Functions and Events (Miss Africa, Soccer)
• Community Consultation (on-going process)
• Sponsoring of Community Events
• Advocacy on Settlement issues (eg. immigration, employment)
• Resource Distribution (Culturally appropriate material)
“Our lives being to end the day we become silent about things that matter”
Dr Martin Luther King Jnr.
Miss Africa 2008
Miss Africa 2009 (Congolese Performance)
Taste of Africa Group
2009 Africa Day Winners: Somali Team
Jambo Newsletter
Social Marketing: New Brand Get it On!
Social Marketing: New Brand Get it On!
Social Marketing: Get it On! TV Commercial
Social Marketing - NZAF Website
NZAF Website
AHPP and the Community
AHPP and Community Empowerment
Results: Epidemiology Figures (2006)
Results: Epidemiology Figures (2007)
Results: Epidemiology Figures (2008)
My Inspirational Heroes
Conclusion• There is convincing evidence that it works:
(12.6% drop in newly diagnosed HIV cases within NZ-based African communities over 3 years (2006-08))
• Heterosexual and homosexual programmes can work together professionally, in harmony to achieve the desired outcomes
• In my view what is needed, among other things is;RESPECT, PASSION, COMMITMENT, SENSITIVITY and above all, PROFESSIONALISM
• So you see, it works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kia Ora Tatenda Siyabonga Thanks
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter”
Dr Martin Luther King Jnr