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Trade union rights are human rights 25 February 2016 South African students take HIV/AIDS education programme to the US
Students from a Cape Town high school are heading to California as part of an ongoing joint initiative of South African and American teachers’ unions to bring HIV/AIDS education into the classroom.
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Trade union rights are human rights 1 December 2014 World AIDS Day 2014: Education crucial to curbing infection rates
As the world marks the 26th annual World AIDS Day, a renewed effort is underway to ensure that today’s youth generation receives the education they need to bring the virus to an end.
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Trade union rights are human rights 27 March 2012 Dutch Ministry lauds success of EI EFAIDS programme
In its evaluation of the recently completed EI Education for All/AIDS (EFAIDS) solidarity and development programme, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which funded the programme, praised highly the outstanding impact the of the programme during its six-year duration.
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Trade union rights are human rights 25 November 2011 On December 1, in your school or your union, talk about HIV and AIDS!
Each year on December 1, millions of people throughout the world commemorate World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day is about raising awareness of HIV and AIDS and is a great opportunity to take action on HIV and AIDS education in schools.
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Trade union rights are human rights 18 May 2011 Crucial role of Teacher Unions’ voices in HIV/AIDS prevention worldwide
The EI EFAIDS Closing Conference, held in Brussels on 16-17 May, came to an end with the session "On the path to 2015." Affiliates and partner organisations representatives from far and wide reflected on lessons learned as well as on teacher unions’ role and sustainability within Education for All (EFA)...
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Trade union rights are human rights 16 May 2011 Teacher unions look forward to building on successful EFAIDS programme
Education International (EI) brought together affiliates and representatives of partner organisations, which were involved in the EFAIDS programme, for the Closing Conference of the project, on 16-17 May in Brussels. The participants reaffirmed their commitment to achieving the right to education for each child, and, as a consequence, their continued...
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Trade union rights are human rights 31 March 2011 EFAIDS project ends but EI’s drive to achieve the MDGs goes on
EI’s EFAIDS Programme is ending after five successful years of activity in Education for All (EFA) and HIV and AIDS education. Life-saving skills training has been implemented by 80 member organisations in 48countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Trade union rights are human rights 24 March 2011 Unions commit to HIV activism to ensure quality education in West Africa
Challenges to secure quality education in the West African countries of Senegal and Mali include overcrowded classes, over-stretched teachers and under-resourced schools. The impact of HIV and AIDS is another factor with the potential to complicate access and provision of education.
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Trade union rights are human rights 22 February 2011 EI launches new teachers’ guide to healthy living and learning
EI has worked with the Education Development Center and World Health Organisation to present their latest EFAIDS resource: ‘Healthy Action: An activity book for teachers and learners’.
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Trade union rights are human rights 1 December 2010 World AIDS Day: Teachers take lead on HIV prevention and support
Teachers pledge to continue engaging in strategies that improve prevention and treatment of HIV as the year for achieving Universal Access to HIV prevention, treatment and care draws to a close.
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Trade union rights are human rights 30 November 2010 Chinese teacher fights HIV job discrimination
An HIV-positive teacher has lodged an appeal against a district court ruling that said an education bureau in China's Eastern Anhui province did not employ him after learning of his HIV status.
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Trade union rights are human rights 22 July 2010 EI and Global Unions advocate for workplace action on AIDS
EI and the Global Union Federations have been advocating for the active participation of workers in response to the AIDS pandemic as they participate in the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 June 2010 Teacher activists review the EFAIDS Programme in Ghana
Thirty leaders and master trainers converged at the Volta GNAT Conference Centre in Ho, Ghana, on 8 June, 2010, at the launch of a three-day workshop to evaluate the EFAIDS programme in Ghana.
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Trade union rights are human rights 8 June 2010 Burundian teacher union investigates support to teachers living with HIV
Burundian union STEB is eager to see a visible, national campaign to respond to HIV and AIDS. Specific to the education sector, the union believes that coordinated strategies could see teachers living with HIV “make their professional expertise and personal experience” contribute to overcoming the impact on education quality. Committed...
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Trade union rights are human rights 8 June 2010 Sexual health education and soccer in St Lucia
Ensuring that school-children in St Lucia get consistent and age-appropriate information on HIV and AIDS is a key priority of the St Lucia Teachers’ Union (SLTU).
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Trade union rights are human rights 8 June 2010 Interview with Laouali Issoufou, EFAIDS Coordinator in Niger
Laouali Issoufou of SNEN, one of six unions in Niger coordinating the EFAIDS Programme talks about quality in education and breaking down HIV stigma.
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Trade union rights are human rights 4 June 2010 Francophone conference on HIV/AIDS in Casablanca
More than one thousand participants from 40 different countries attended the fifth Francophone Conference on HIV/AIDS which took place in Casablanca, Morocco, from 28-31 March.
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Trade union rights are human rights 6 April 2010 EI shows support for HIV-positive teachers at the Francophone Conference on HIV/AIDS in Casablanca
The 5th Francophone Conference on HIV/AIDS took place recently in Casablanca from 28-31 Mar with more than a thousand participants from 40 countries.
EI shows support for HIV-positive teachers at the Francophone Conference on HIV/AIDS in Casablanca