A Toolkit for Workplace HIV Health & Wellness Programming in the ...

Acknowledgements
This manual was made possible through the the funding support of of the the Department for for
International Development, UK UK as as a a sub-component of of a a larger larger project project – – Accelerating
the private sector response to to HIV HIV in in the the Caribbean. The The manual manual is is a a result result of of active active
participation of of a large number of of partners who who were were key key in in participating in in training training
sessions that were built built upon upon the the guidance and and tools tools in in this this document. Kind Kind thanks thanks to to
the following implementing and and coordination organisations for for their their contributions contributions to to
the the processes resulting in in the the development of of this this manual: manual:
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! International International HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Alliance Alliance - - The The overall overall regional regional implementation implementation managers managers of of
the
the
Caribbean
Caribbean
Project
Project
Accelerating
Accelerating
Private
Private
sector
sector
response
response
to
to
HIV
HIV
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Associates
Associates
for
for
International
International
Development
Development
(AIDInc.),
(AIDInc.),
the
the
Barbados
Barbados
Project
Project
Managers
Managers
-
-
for
for
Designing,
Designing,
compiling
compiling
and
and
producing
producing
this
this
toolkit
toolkit
and
and
providing
providing
technical
technical
support
support
and managing the design of workplace programmes as described in this toolkit;
and managing the design of workplace programmes as described in this toolkit;
Barbados and Tourism Association (BHTA), the implementation partners - for
! Barbados and Tourism Association (BHTA), the implementation partners - for
coordinating the private sector actions in the design and development of a strategic
coordinating the private sector actions in the design and development of a strategic
HIV, health and wellness response
HIV, health and wellness response
Ministry of Tourism – For their ongoing implementation partnership, technical
! Ministry of Tourism – For their ongoing implementation partnership, technical
support and strategic advice
support
National
and
HIV/AIDS
strategic
Commissionadvice
for their strategic advice and guidance
! National
ILO, through
HIV/AIDS
their
Commissioncountry
representative
for their strategic
- for
advice
their technical
and guidance
advice on the
development
! ILO, through
of workplace
their country
policies
representative - for their technical advice on the
development AIDS Foundation of workplace and the policies Barbados Employers Confederation – for their support in
policy ! AIDS development Foundation for and the the private Barbados sector Employers Confederation – for their support in
! policy Community development Health for Action the private Transformation sector (CHAT), the implementation partners - for
coordinating ! Community the Health community Action response Transformation in the design (CHAT), and the implementation development of partners a strategic - for
HIV, coordinating health and the wellness community response response and in the design development and development of the Peer of educators a strategic
manual HIV, health that accompanies and wellness this response toolkit. and the development of the Peer educators
manual that accompanies this toolkit.
Special Thanks
Not Special least, Thanks to all the community organisations and hotels that committed time,
personnel Not least, and to all other the resources community in ensuring organisations that personnel and hotels were that trained committed and that time,
wellness personnel programming and other resources had been initiated ensuring or that through personnel their organisations. were trained Without and that
them wellness there programming would be no HIV, had Health been initiated and Wellness in or Response through their Action: organisations. MOL, MOH, CARE, Without
UGLAAB, them there Family would Care, be no HIV, NCSA, Health AIDS and Foundation Wellness Response of Barbados, Action: BEC, MOL, BWU, MOH, NCC CARE,
Lifeguards UGLAAB, Family Association, Care, Sandy NCSA, Lane, AIDS Accra Foundation Beach Hotel of Barbados, & Resort, BEC, Discovery BWU, Bay, NCC
Amaryllis Lifeguards Beach Association, Hotel (Palm Sandy Beach Lane, Hotel Accra Group), Beach Hotel Elegant & Hotels Resort, Group, Discovery Hilton Bay,
Barbados, Amaryllis Almond Beach Hotel Beach (Palm Hotel Group, Beach GEMS, Hotel Sandpiper Group), Elegant Hotel, Atlantis Hotels Submarines, Group, Hilton
CTO, Barbados, BTA, ILO, Almond CHA-CAST, Beach JHTA, Hotel Sandals, Group, GEMS, The Plantation Sandpiper Restaurant, Hotel, Atlantis Coral Submarines,
Reef Club,
Premier CTO, BTA, Attractions ILO, CHA-CAST, Group. JHTA, Sandals, The Plantation Restaurant, Coral Reef Club,
Premier Attractions Group.
Sarah Adomakoh
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