Men In Partnership Against AIDS Presentation

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Men In Partnership Against AIDS
Presentation
Presentation by Councillor Rabi Gobind, eThekwini
Municipality Chairperson S.A. Men in
Partnership against HIV/AIDS Forum 09 September
2005
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GOVERNMENT AIDS ACTION PLAN (GAAP)

• PARTNERSHIP SUPPORT
• COMM./SOC. MOBILIZATION PROGRAMME

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BACKGROUND

• PARTNERSHIP AGAINST HIV AIDS LAUNCHED 1998
• MIPAA COLLABORATIVE VENTURE INVOLVED MEN FROM ALL
  PROVINCES
• PURPOSE OF MIPAA TO STRENGTHEN THE RESPONSES OF
  MEN IN SA TO
• GOVERNMENT RESPONSE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE
  EPIDEMIC
• A CALL FOR ALL SA TO JOIN HANDS
• LAUNCHING OF 10 INDABAS ACROSS ALL SECTORS.
• MIPAA IMBIZO WAS HELD IN OCTOBER 2002

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BACKGROUND CONT.

• THE AIMS OF IMBIZO
• To organize men to join hands in National
  Partnership Against AIDS initiatives
• Formation of an Interim Task Team to organize a
  broad- based country Mens Forum
• Terms of reference was developed

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BACKGROUND CONT.

• Provincial consultative meetings and build up
  events took place prior the march
• AIMS OF THE MENS MARCH WAS TO
• Consolidate the achieved results
• Mobilize resources to address poverty
• Encourage partnership and collaboration with
  stakeholders

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BACKGROUND CONT.

• MEN ARE IN EXCELLENT POSITION TO MOBILIZE
  COMMUNITIES
• STRONG INFLUENCE ON STRUCTURES
• HISTORICALLY CULTURAL MEN ARE IN THE FORE-FRONT
  IN ALL LEVELS OF SOCIALIZATION AND PARTICIPATES
  CHANGING NORMS VALUES OF THE SOCIETY
• FORM STRONG PART IN COMMUNITY STRUCTURES

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BACKGROUND CONT.

• 3 CATEGORIES OF SECTORS
• 1. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES
• 2. COMMUNITY T/L, FBO, MIPAA,WIPAA, DISABILITY
• 3. BUSINESS LABOUR UNIONS

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• Commitment to Action
• To inculcate the spirit of care, love, and
  respect for the women and children of SA
• To respect and protect every woman as our own
  mother, wife, daughter, sister and friend.
• To provide care and support to all persons
  infected and affected by HIV/Aids.
• To stand-up, speak out, and act against all forms
  of violence and abuse against women and children
• To organize ourselves to be able to provide
  leadership to the young generation

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• To protect ourselves and those close to us from
  being infected by diseases including HIV/Aids,
  tuberculosis, etc., and affected by violence and
  abuse
• To mobilize every sector of our community and
  work in partnership
• To build a nation based on high moral ground that
  cares enough to act.

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NATIONAL STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK GOALS

• REDUCE NUMBER OF NEW INFECTIONS
• REDUCE IMPACT OF HIV, AIDS AND TB ON INDIVIDUALS,
  FAMILY COMMUNITIES
• A FIVE YEAR PLAN FOR THE COMPREHENCIVE HIV
  AIDS MANAGEMENT, CARE AND TREATMENT FOR SOUTH
  AFRICA

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OVERALL PARTNERSHIP SUPPORT GOALS

• PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS ON HIV, AIDS, STI'S TB
• ENCOURAGE SAFE AND HEALTHY SEXUAL BEHAVIUOR
• INTENSIFY SECTORAL MOBILIZATION IN CALLABORATION
  WITH KHOMANANI COMMUNICATION PARTNERS
• LINK SECTORS TO RESOURCES

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PARTNERSHIP SUPPORT GOALS CONT.

• ORGANIZE AND SUPPORT CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOPS
  ON HIV, AIDS TB
• POPULARIZE THE CONCEPT OF COMPREHENCIVE HIV
  AIDS CARE, MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT TO MENS
  SECTOR

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ROLE OF MEN IN ACHIEVING HIV AIDS GOALS

• Men have major role to play in the
• achieving the National HIV AIDS Goals that is
• Prevention
• Care and support
• Social mobilization
• Stigma mitigation prevention of discrimination
• Poverty reduction strategies Feed a child
  campaign implemented in Gauteng and Limpopo
  Province
• Implementation of ARVs

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ACHIEVEMENTS

• Mobilization of men in provinces
• Sensitization of men towards their reproductive
  health through workshops
• Encouraged networking between men and other
  stakeholders
• Representation of men in SANAC
• Meetings with the NDoH
• Joint MIPAA WIPAA Imbizo

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ACHIEVEMENTS CONT.

• Feed a child campaign which needs to spread to
  all provinces
• First phase of capacity building on HIV AIDS

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FUTURE PLANS

• Review of Executive committee
• Review representation to SANAC
• Compile database of mens sector
• Focus of strategic plan compiled with National
  Health department
• Second phase of capacity building
• Focus of service delivery

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CURRENT STATUS OF MIPAA

• As a DOH-GAAP initiative, MIPAA works very
  closely with GAAP and Provincial
• The National Task Team has elected a National
  Executive Committee (NEC)
• The MIPAA NEC has prepared and circulated a Draft
  National Constitution to all Provinces and GAAP
  for comments and amendments, etc.

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• Provincial MIPAAs have been formed in most
  Provinces
• In some provinces District MIPAAs have been
  formed
• South African Men in all 9 Provinces on the
  ground are ready to implement and execute the
  MIPAAs commitment to Action and Mandate - But,
  lack Financial and Structural Resources.

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CONSTRAINTS FACING MIPAA

• As a DOH-GAAP initiative, MIPAA is dependant on
  GAAP in every respect
• MIPAA cannot execute its Mandate and Commitment
  to Action very effectively because of lack of
  resources (both financial and infrastructure) and
  lack of capacity
• Lack of funding GAAP is the only source of
  funding

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• MIPAA is totally dependant on GAAP. MIPAA cannot
  even hold NEC meetings due to lack of funds, etc.
• Do not meet regularly but on an Ad-Hoc basis as
  and when necessary or desired by GAAP.
• Very thin line of independence due to MIPAA being
  a DOH-GAAP initiative.