5TH SAHARA CONFERENCE JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

THEME: “Socio-cultural responses to HIV”

TOPIC: The Unusual and the Unexpected: A successful

heterosexual African HIV prevention project/programme

under the management of a homosexual-focused

organisation

DATE: 30 November 2009 - 3 December 2009

PRESENTER: K Tuwe [MBA, MIPMZ & FICB (SA)] Programme Manager– African CommunitiesNew Zealand AIDS Foundationk.tuwe@nzaf.org.nz

Agenda / Topics

• Background and Objectives:History of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF)

and African Health Promotion Programme (AHPP)

HIV Statistics in NZ

• Method : How we operate

• Results

• Conclusion

History of the NZAF

The New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) is New Zealand’s leading HIV prevention and care organisation. The NZAF provides positive health services to anyone affected by HIV and HIV prevention programmes to the communities most at risk, as well as research, analysis and policy leadership.

Bruce Burnett, 1954 - 1985 Sr. Paula Brettkelly, 1944 - 2008

History of the AHPP

NZAF Organisational Structure

AFRICAN COMMUNITIES PROGRAMME

Other NZAF Programmes

Takatāpui

Pacific Peoples’ Programme (PPP)

HAKA Poster (controversial)

NZAF Volunteers

NZ: HIV/AIDS Statistics

HIV/AIDS Adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2007 est.)

People living with HIV/AIDSabout 3000

African People living with HIV/AIDS in NZ 440

Results Analysis

Ethnicity 2006 % 2007 % 2008 % Comment

Total new diagnoses

204 195 184

European/ Pāāāākehāāāā(mostly gay)

79 38.7 83 42.6 98 43.2 - 4.5% (constantly up)

African 61 29.8 42 21.5 39 17.2+12.6%(constantly down)

Some of the Community Events

• Regional Community Educators’ Workshops

• Religious and Community Leaders Workshops

• Community Functions and Events (Miss Africa, Soccer)

• Community Consultation (on-going process)

• Sponsoring of Community Events

• Advocacy on Settlement issues (eg. immigration, employment)

• Resource Distribution (Culturally appropriate material)

“Our lives being to end the day we become silent about things that matter”

Dr Martin Luther King Jnr.

Miss Africa 2008

Miss Africa 2009 (Congolese Performance)

Taste of Africa Group

2009 Africa Day Winners: Somali Team

Jambo Newsletter

Social Marketing: New Brand Get it On!

Social Marketing: New Brand Get it On!

Social Marketing: Get it On! TV Commercial

Social Marketing - NZAF Website

NZAF Website

AHPP and the Community

AHPP and Community Empowerment

Results: Epidemiology Figures (2006)

Results: Epidemiology Figures (2007)

Results: Epidemiology Figures (2008)

My Inspirational Heroes

Conclusion• There is convincing evidence that it works:

(12.6% drop in newly diagnosed HIV cases within NZ-based African communities over 3 years (2006-08))

• Heterosexual and homosexual programmes can work together professionally, in harmony to achieve the desired outcomes

• In my view what is needed, among other things is;RESPECT, PASSION, COMMITMENT, SENSITIVITY and above all, PROFESSIONALISM

• So you see, it works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kia Ora Tatenda Siyabonga Thanks

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter”

Dr Martin Luther King Jnr