Dear End-Violence Members, The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) would like to cordially invite you to attend the following events we are organizing during the XIV International AIDS Conference in Barcelona, Spain:
* Official Satellite Meeting on The Care Economy, HIV/AIDS, and the World of Work (Jointly organized by the International Labour Organization and the United Nations Development Fund for Women) WHEN: Sunday, July 7, 2002 from 5:00 7:00 pm WHERE: Room 5:6, Palacio 5, Level 3, Fira de Barcelona Conference Center. The ILO and UNIFEM have launched a collaborative programme in the follow-up to the UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS that addresses the gender dimensions of the social and economic impact of HIV/AIDS in the world of work. Its aim is to raise awareness about the care economy, (which is understood as the unpaid household tasks and social provisioning which is generally performed by women) and to alleviate the burden of care for women and men workers in the context of HIV/AIDS with the long-term aim of achieving the goals of decent work and gender equality. The Meeting will be Chaired by Noerine Kaleeba, Founder of TASO, Uganda, and currently UNAIDS Programme Development and Community Mobilization Adviser; and Moderated by Stephanie Urdang, UNIFEM Senior Advisor on Gender and HIV/AIDS. Speakers include: Madhu Bala Nath, UNIFEM Regional Gender Adviser HIV/AIDS in Asia & Pacific; Nalini Burn, Technical Expert on Gender and Economics; Lin Lean Lim, Director, ILO Gender Promotion Programme; Bolelwa Fako-Falten, AIDS educator in Taiwanese garment factory in Lesotho, and an AIDS activist; and Cindy Berman, Coordinator, ILO/UNIFEM Programme on The Care Economy, HIV/AIDS and the World of Work. * Skills Building Workshop entitled "Gender, HIV/AIDS and Safe Sex: How to Empower Women in Self-esteem and Negotiation Skills WHEN: Wednesday, July 10, 2:00 5:00 p.m. Facilitator: Madhu Bala Nath, UNIFEM Regional Advisor for Gender and HIV/AIDS, Asia and the Pacific Co-facilitator: Mona Lisa Mishra, UNIFEM Consultant Today there is enough empirical and anecdotal evidence to support the assumption that the central issue that needs to be grappled with in efforts to prevent the spread of the epidemic in women is that of disempowerment. The empowerment process must challenge all oppressive structures, thus creating possibilities for women to reclaim liberty, dignity and self-esteem. This participatory workshop is aimed at providing a training space to understand the gender construction of sexuality, to learn how to talk about sex and sexuality, and how to negotiate safe sex. Participants will enhance understanding and skills in how to empower women to negotiate safe sex, and to identify key entry points to integrate components on self-esteem development, assertiveness and negotiation in their work. * Poster Session on UNIFEM-sponsored Community Based Research in Senegal entitled "Myths and Sexual Practices: A Gender Approach to the Analysis of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Senegal." Presented by: Charlotte Faty N'daiye, Society for Women and AIDS in Africa WHEN: Tuesday, July 9, 2002 12:00 2:00 p.m. WHERE: Palacio 4, Fira de Barcelona Conference Center This session will present findings from Community Based Research conducted in Senegal sponsored by UNIFEM. The main objectives of the research were to identify socio-cultural factors related to sexuality and sexual practices among urban and rural populations in order to analyze the contribution of these practices in increasing the spread of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, especially among women. Other events UNIFEM is involved in: * Satellite Session on Gender and HIV/AIDS: Bringing Women and Men Together WHEN: Sunday July 7, 2:00 4:00 p.m. WHERE: 2A Fira de Barcelona UNIFEM's Regional Advisor for Gender and HIV/AIDS for Asia and the Pacific who developed UNIFEM's Training Manual on Gender, Human Rights, and HIV/AIDS is participating in this Satellite Session being organized by the Atlantic Center of Excellence for Women's Health (ACEWH) from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and their partners. The Session will focus on gender-based health policy and HIV/AIDS. Discussions from this interactive session will help to inform the design of curriculum modules for a proposed International Institute on Gender Mainstreaming and HIV/AIDS. The proposed Institute will serve to increase the capacity of programme managers and policy makers to incorporate gender-based perspectives into their HIV/AIDS work. * Pre-Conference On-line Discussion for the Women @ Barcelona Satellite Meeting UNIFEM, Health & Development Networks (HDN), and International AIDS Society's Women's Caucus are collaborating on a special e-mail discussion on women and HIV/AIDS using the Gender-AIDS forum. Using the Gender-AIDS electronic forum, approximately 2000 members have been expressing their views and sharing their experiences on issues related to women and HIV/AIDS with a focus on research and treatment; advocacy and policy; and the care economy. These issues are also on the agenda at the Conference in Barcelona and, in particular, the Women At Barcelona pre-conference satellite on July 7, 2002. Information compiled will also strengthen the declaration, which will be an important part of the Women at Barcelona and beyond. To join the discussion on-line, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * UNIFEM Exhibition Booth at the UN Village WHEN: Sunday 1:00 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday 10:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. WHERE: Fira de Barcelona (Hall 2) UNIFEM will have a booth within the UNAIDS stand at the UN Village. This will be where you will have the opportunity to learn about UNIFEM's work on gender, human rights, and HIV/AIDS; meet with UNIFEM staff and network with others interested in gender and HIV/AIDS; and access UNIFEM's HIV/AIDS publications. UNIFEM will be distributing two new publications: "Empower Women, Halt HIV/AIDS" which highlights key UNGASS targets and what they mean for women as well as actions that must be taken to reach the targets. The second publication, "Act now: A Resource Guide for Young Women on HIV/AIDS" is a joint collaboration with the Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) and provides highlights of an on-line discussion on young women and HIV/AIDS, useful information for those who want to start campaigns and raise awareness on issues affecting young women. Regards, Nazneen Damji Programme Specialist Gender and HIV/AIDS UNIFEM ***End-violence is sponsored by UNIFEM and receives generous support from ICAP*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe end-violence OR type: unsubscribe end-violence Archives of previous End-violence messages can be found at: http://www.edc.org/GLG/end-violence/hypermail/
