Past activities - Capacity building and advocacy:
Coordinated by PR Concra, the Pre-implementation workshop for 12 new grantees of the fifth funding cycle was intended to provide basic knowledge on M&E and introduce new grantees to the reporting format. Some basic theory of treatment literacy, network and advocacy and harm reduction at the workshop was also incorporated into the workshop which participants found very useful.
The Coordinator spent considerable time to update Caribbean Treatment Action Group (CTAG) membership through open applications and voting systems. The Regional Secretariat convened a meeting for membership selection and rotation and recruited three new members from Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic to serve on their governing Board.
In collaboration with Caribbean Vulnerable Community, CTAG was instrumental in planning the regional campaign “My Body = By Business”, which aims to support sex worker’s movement in Dominican Republic, Guyana and Jamaica, where the regional sex trade is driven by both local and tourist demands. The campaigns also target increase recourse of sex workers to law for protection, child sex work and substance use among this key population. Campaigns involve raising awareness of sex workers & HIV issues through the use of media and press conferences were held in Guyana, Trinidad and Jamaica.
Current and future activities
The Regional Secretariat is planning the upcoming Regional Advisory Committee meeting in Curacao in which members will discuss a new fundraising strategy, technical assistance and M&E workplan, and develop regional advocacy agenda. Patricia will also conduct site-visits to Suriname, Dominican Republic, Curacao and Guyana.
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