MASIBAMBISANE

Civil Society coming together in Limpopo

UNITING IN ACTION TO OVERCOME THE CHALLENGE OF HIV AND AIDS

Draft agenda

Day 1: 20th

February

Time

Session

10h00 -12h30

ARRIVAL AND

REGISTRATION

12h30 - 14h00

LUNCH

14h00 -14h30

Opening of summit,

welcome & purpose

PLENARY: DEPARTMENT

OF HEALTH

14h30 - 15h00

HIV/AIDS in SA

& the Limpopo: Setting the scene, what

do the statistics tell us & district surveys

15h00 - 15h30

Overview of the

Provincial Integrated AIDS Plan - Progress made & challenges

15h30-16h00

Funding for the

NGO/CBO HIV/AIDS sector

16h00 -16h30

TEA BREAK

SHORT WORKSHOPS:

16h30 -18h00

Anti-Retroviral

treatment programmes - Where are we and the Role of the NGO and the CBO

sector

16h30 -18h00

VCT programmes -

Expanding the campaign

16h30 -18h00

Home/community

based care programmes and Palliative care - Models that work in different

communities

16h30 -18h00

Maternal health

19h00

AWARD CEREMONY

& FINGER SUPPER HONOURING OUR “UNSUNG HEROES”

Day 2: 21st

February

Time

Session

PLENARY: DEPARTMENT

OF SOCIAL SERVICES: HIV/AIDS-SOCIAL ASSISTANCE AND DEVELOPMENT

09h00 - 09h15

Opening

09h15 - 09h55

Creating safety

nets and social capital

09h55 - 10h25

Funding for NGO/CBO

HIV/AIDS sector

10h25 - 11h00

Children and HIV/AIDS

- Impacts and effective responses

11h00 - 11h30

TEA BREAK

SHORT WORKSHOPS:

11h30 - 13h00

Working with

children

11h30 - 13h00

Gender dynamics

11h30 - 13h00

Social Grants: The

practical side

11h30 - 13h00

Poverty

Alleviation, food security and nutrition

11h30 - 13h00

Funding by the

Department of Social Development

11h30 - 13h00

Savings and

insurance to cope with financial shocks

13h00 - 13h45

LUNCH AND VIEW

EXHIBITIONS

14h00 - 17h00

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

WORKSHOPS

14h00 - 17h00

Psychosocial support

14h00 - 17h00

Home based care and

medical care

14h00 - 17h00

Memory boxes,

personal finance and preparing for bereavement

14h00 - 17h00

Conflict resolution

and communication skills for counselling

14h00 - 17h00

Working with

children and communication skills for counselling

14h00 - 17h00

Food gardens

14h00 - 17h00

Participatory

methods

14h00 - 17h00

CBO leadership and

management

Day 3: 22nd

February

Time

Session

PLENARY: EDUCATION,

YOUTH, CHILDREN AND HIV/AIDS

09h00 - 09h30

Opening: Department

of Education

09h30 - 10h00

Provincial HIV/AIDS

& Life-skills programme - Where are we at?

10h00 - 10h30

Successful Peer

Education Programmes - What makes them work?

10h30 - 11h00

A youth perspective

on HIV/AIDS

11h00 - 11h30

TEA BREAK

SHORT WORKSHOPS:

11h30 - 13h00

Involvement of

Youth in Advocacy work

11h30 - 13h00

Psycho-social

support in schools

11h30 - 13h00

Teen parenting

11h30 - 13h00

At risk and

out-of-school youth: Getting them involved

11h30 - 13h00

HIV, AIDS, the Law

& Human Rights - Promoting non discrimination and reducing stigma

13h00 - 13h45

LUNCH AND VIEW

EXHIBITIONS

SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

WORKSHOPS

14h00 - 17h00

Psychosocial

support

14h00 - 17h00

Home based care and

medical care

14h00 - 17h00

Memory boxes,

personal finance and preparing for bereavement

14h00 - 17h00

Conflict resolution

and communication skills for counselling

14h00 - 17h00

Working with

children and communication skills for counselling

14h00 - 17h00

Food gardens

14h00 - 17h00

Participatory

methods

14h00 - 17h00

CBO leadership and

management

Day 4: 23rd

February

Time

Session

PLENARY: SOCIAL

MOBILISATION and COMMUNITY RESPONSE

09h00 - 09h30

Opening: Mopani

district municipality

09h30 - 10h00

Social Capital

& community mobilisation: the role of NGOs & CBOs

10h00 - 10h30

Working with the

media / Mainstreaming HIV and AIDS related issues in Municipalities / 10

minutes per nominee to talk

10h30

WORD OF THANKS

10h30 - 11h00

Check out

11h00 - 11h30

TEA BREAK

REGIONAL SESSIONS:

(break into districts)

11h30 - 13h00

Improved networking

and collaboration in the Mopani district

11h30 - 13h00

Improved networking

and collaboration in the Capricorn district

11h30 - 13h00

Improved networking

and collaboration in the Vembe district

11h30 - 13h00

Improved networking

and collaboration in the Waterberg district

11h30 - 13h00

Improved networking

and collaboration in the Sekhukhune district

TAKE AWAY LUNCH

PROVIDED

DEPARTURES