Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2012 2013

Details for Mechanism ID: 14399
Country/Region: Guyana
Year: 2013
Main Partner: International Labour Organization
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Multi-lateral Agency
Funding Agency: enumerations.USDOL
Total Funding: $0

The DOL/ILO partnership will work on further strengthening the capacity of the national partners and will established key milestones for the sustainability of coordinated reponse to HIV in the world of work involving all the key actors in Guyana. Special attention will be given to the integration of HIV and the world of work issues in existing training curricula of established institutions as well as to the consolidation of the work understaken in the partner enterprises.

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Other Sexual Prevention (HVOP): $0

The DOL/ILO partnership will focus on the:

1. Development and revision of the HIV/AIDS workplace policy and workplace programmes in 15 partner workplaces. An assessment conducted in August 2011 in the 15 partner enterprises indicated the need for additional support to further strengthen programmes and ensure sustainability. In addition, some workplaces that started collaboration with the project in 2011 have not yet developed their workplace policy.

2. Integration of HIV-related issues into the curricula of the Critchlow Labour College and the GAWU Labour College which comes under the auspices of respectively the Guyana Trades Union Congress and the Guyana Agriculture and General Workers Union.

3. Training and skills development of lecturers from the Labour Colleges to deliver the programmes.

4. Integration of HIV-related issues in the curricula of training institutions partnering with the project.

5. Training and skills development of lecturers of the training institutions partnering with the project.

6. HIV/AIDS workplace policy and programmes development for the Upper Berbice Forest and Agricultural Producers Association.

7. "Community" Competence Training for Labour, Occupational and Safety (LOSH) Officers from the Ministry of Labour.

Key Issues Identified in Mechanism
Implement activities to change harmful gender norms & promote positive gender norms
Increase gender equity in HIV prevention, care, treatment and support
Increasing women's legal rights and protection
Mobile Populations
Safe Motherhood
Workplace Programs
Family Planning