Gender and HIV/AIDS: A regional workshop

[Guest guest]

Gender and HIV/AIDS: A regional workshop for building of knowledge and

capacity among c

ommunity based organisations and women's groups in the

northern region.

Language: Hindi

Venue: Delhi

Date: 22-26 October, 2002

Institute of Social Studies Trust (ISST),New Delhi is going to

organise a regional workshop with organisations working in North

India in the states of Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,

Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal. The

workshop is being sponsored by UNIFEM. It will seek to bring together

a number the middle level and grassroots workers from a diversity of

organisations working at grassroots. The workshop will help the

concerned organisations to understand the importance of including

HIV/AIDS and its gender dimensions as a part of their organisational

agenda and also build capacity at the individual level.

The core issues for discussion will be as follows:

1. Basic facts about HIV/AIDS and the situation in India.

2. Gender, HIV/AIDS and understanding of vulnerability of women.

3. Discrimination, stigma, legal rights, ethics and counselling.

4. Public health, care and prevention of HIV/AIDS.

5. International and Government policies.

For enquiries please contact: Rajib Nandi, Jyotsna Sivaramayya,

Madhurima

Nundy

Institute of Social Studies Trust

Core6A, Upper Ground Floor, India Habitat Centre,

Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003

Ph: 011- 4647873, 4648724, 4653780, Fax: 011-4648724

email: isstdel@...

isstdel@...

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