Community reports from Zambia

Vacancy: Regional Advocacy Officer - Save the Children UK Save the Children UK Save the Children UK (SCUK) seek a Regional Advocacy Officer to support SCUK’s regional programme:Regional advocacy for children’s rightsStarting date and duty station:The assignment period starts as soon as possible. The programme is scheduled to run until the end of 2009. Duty station is Pretoria, South Africa, with regional and local travel required.Main Tasks:Strategy devel

Action: Application for Global Fund Round 8Liang Yanyan * Dear PZim members Please notice that Global Fund Round 8 application has been launched, and the deadline of proposal submission will be July 1, 12:00 Geneva Time. Please download the proposal guidelines and propose forms at: http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/apply/call8/ Please also notice that in order to facilitate the applicants' understanding on Global Fund policies, the Global Fund Secretariat has prepared

News: Canada Donates C$2,4m for HIV and AIDS ProjectThe Herald 1 March 2008 * HARARE (The Herald) — THE Canadian government last Wednesday injected C$2,4 million into the Expanded Support Programme for HIV and AIDS Prevention, Treatment and Care in Zimbabwe while the Conglomerate of Farm and Industry has launched an HIV programme for the workplace.ESP, an initiative of the United Nations Development Programme, has 16 districts in Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwe National HIV and AIDS

Action: Call For Consultancy Services to Conduct a Baseline Survey on ‘Redefining Child Rights within a Cultural Framework in the Era of HIV and AIDS; Engaging Communities in Exploratory Dialogues’SAfAIDS Southern Africa HIV and AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS) is a regional NGO based in Harare. Established in 1994, SAfAIDS mandate is to develop, document, and/repackage quality and targeted HIV and AIDS information, addressing the diverse information and capacity n

Event: Invitation To A Strategic Planning MeetingFambai Ngirande, Zimbabwe Dear Colleagues,REF: Invitation to a Strategic Planning Meeting, 4 March 2008 at the Cresta Oasis Hotel, HarareKindly accept this invitation to send a representative of your Organisation to attend a Strategic Planning meeting on Civil Society participation in the Millennium Development Goals and the Global Call to Action Against Poverty processes. This important half day meeting is schedul

Action: Certificate & Diploma in of HIV & AIDS at the WorkplaceFredrick Mandizvidza The African Institute of Biomedical Science & Technology (AIBST) www.aibst.com, a registered biomedical and training institute, specializing in research, training and optimum clinical use of drugs in HIV & AIDS, TB and malaria, is offering the above intensive evidence-based course commencing 3 March 2008.Target Group: Focal Point personnel, HIV & AIDS Workplace Committees, Programme

News: Assist in provision of ARVs , NGOs urgedHerald Reporter23 February 2008 *HARARE - People living with HIV have criticised some non-governmental organisations involved in HIV and Aids programmes for exposing persons tested positive to stigma and further deterioration of their health by providing incomplete services.Speaking at the official hand-over of anti-retroviral drugs worth over $100 billion from Varichem Pharmaceuticals to the Zimbabwe HIV and Aids Activis

Action: Training of Trainers on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights.ARASA 2008 Annual Training of Trainers Programme on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights.Dear PZim members,Applications are invited for participation in the AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) 2008 Annual Training of Trainers Programme on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights.This training programme is held on an annual basis for 28 participants (2 from each country) with a view to developing a pool of expertise

News: Zim gets US$40m from global fundHerald ReporterThe Herald6 February 2008 *Zimbabwe has so far received nearly US$40 million out of the approved US$87,9 million from the Global Fund to Fight HIV and Aids, Malaria and Tuberculosis, a Cabinet minister has said.Speaking at the official hand-over of the vehicles, office equipment and furniture purchased through GFATM funds in Harare yesterday the Minister of Health and Child Welfare Dr David Parirenyatwa said time

Event: Harare Chapter MeetingObert Manyeza, Zimbabwe *Harare Chapter Member Re: Invitation to the first Harare Chapter Meeting,05 March 2008 Zimbabwe Aids Network Harare Chapter will be holding its first chapter meeting for the year 2008 on the 05th of March. As an important player in all Chapter activities we are therefore inviting you to this meeting. It is our hope that you realize how key you are to the smooth running of the provincial network and as such