committee for women and family affairs at the government of tajikistan: addressing hiv based...
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Committee for Women and Family Affairs at the Government of Tajikistan:
Addressing HIV based violence, stigma and discrimination in communities
Project title: Addressing HIV based violence, stigma
and discrimination in communities
• Starting date: 01.07.2010
• End date: 30.09.2011• Donor GFATM/UNDP• Implementing agency:
CWFA• Implementing partners:
local governments, communities, women-leaders, religious leaders
MAJOR OBJECTIVES
• Hold national and regional training workshops on vulnerability of women and girls to HIV for Committee of Women and Family Affairs and local civil society organizations.
• Conduct sessions on HIV/AIDS prevention, role of local governments and communities in decreasing stigma and discrimination towards vulnerable groups, vulnerable women and PLWH.
PROJECT ACTIVITIES
• Awareness sessions with women in communities
• Training for local governments
• Public events
Focus on men
• Dominant role in the traditional Tajik society
• Violence against women is seen as normal in Tajik mentality
• Seasonal labor migration (men to migrate to Russia) makes them and their wives vulnerable to HIV/AIDS
Approaching young men and boys
• Behavior change communications should start from childhood
• Boys educated on HIV/AIDS prevention, transmission routes, norms of communication in the society
• Special focus on equal rights of women’s/girls and unacceptability and inexcusability of violence
RECOMMENDATIONS• Involve both parents in HIV
dialogue in the family• Teachers could be strong
promoters of HIV prevention and non-violence messages
• Peer-to-peer approach to educate young generation
• Use religious leaders who have a strong voice and influence in BCC
• Use public events, quizzes, community gatherings to deliver key messages
• CWFA could be a strong partner in approaching communities