Panos: Media training activities at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna

[Guest guest]

Panos Global AIDS Programme (GAP) is conducting a series of media training

activities at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna.

Our media training activities also include a global village session, “Making HIV

and AIDS Programming More effective for the most affected and marginalised, on

21 July 2010 from 2.00-3.00 PM at the Global Village, Session Room 2”.

The session aims to highlight the challenges faced by two marginalised

communities: MSM and women. The speakers are:

Meena Seshu, SANGRAM, India on challenges faced by sex workers and rights based

approach to prostitution

Shukriya Gul, Positive Woman, Pakistan Plus Society , Living with HIV

Kent Klindera, Programme Manager, MSM Initiative, AMFAR who will provide a

global perspective on challenges faced by MSM

A MSM representative from Zambia personal expereince of living as MSM

Gail Steckley, Senior Civil Society Officer, Partnerships Unit,The Global Fund

to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Global Fund and gender equality

stategies

Cheikh Traore, Senior Policy Advisor, HIV & Sexual Diversity, UNDP

Policies and programmes for MSM and women

The primary audience is the media. In addition to helping the media understand

the challenges faced by the two communities , the session also aims at

facilitating linkages between the two communities and the media and how they can

work better.

Come join us in the session to enrich the discussion.

The session is on 21 July 2010 from 2.00-3.00 PM at the Global Village, Session

Room 2 , International AIDS Conference, Vienna

Anushree Mishra

e-mail: <anushreemishra@...>