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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME: THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE
Project objective
To reduce stigma and discrimination of People living with HIV & AIDS through targeted public
enlightenment programs and legislation.
Activities
Targeted advocacy visits to legislators of the National House Committee on Health in
Abuja and the executives of ISPAN (Internet Service Providers Association of Nigeria).
Conducted awareness/sensitization seminars to five (5) schools and one PTA meeting.
Achievements
• The group has successfully sensitized members of ISPAN and this has led to
collaboration with owners of CYBER Cafés to put an end to pornography browsing in
their shops.
• The group printed stickers (with HIV & AIDS messages) for Cyber Café owners to stick
on their computers to ban pornography. (A number of Notices were put up in Cyber
Cafés warning against browsing for pornographic materials)
• ISPAN promised to have messages put on Internet to warn against pornography
• A meeting was held with members of NACA and National Assembly to put issues of
HIV anti- discrimination and stigmatisation into a Bill
• Globacom, a Mobile Telecommunications Company has agreed to sponsor the groups
programmes
• A secretariat has been established for the group. It is hoped will help secure funding
for future activities.
Future Activities
“Walk for Peace” – designed to discover and invent ways to change attitudes and
assumptions that perpetuate stigma, denial and silence; enhance effective qualities in the
lives of individuals and acquire new skills and qualities to bear on HIV & AIDS, thus giving rise
to creativity, innovation, commitment to quality, team effectiveness, open and honest
communication and achievements results.
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