Armenia

UNDP PROGRAMME – ARMENIA

2006-2007

United Nations Development Programme

Armenia

Presentation by:

Gayane Tovmasyan, AWP Coordinator on Multisectoral Response to HIV/AIDS

Armenia

UNDP Joint Program

• Support to People Living with HIV/AIDS and their Families-Improving Quality of Life

Annual work Plan on HIV/AIDS

Armenia

UNDP JOINT PROGRAM

• Support to people living with HIV/AIDS and their Families-Improving Quality of life

• Time Frame: 2006 -2007• Total Budget: 192, 35• Main counterparts/stakeholders PLWA, Civil Society,

NGOs, NCAP, MoH• Funding agents; UNAIDS PAF, UNFPA

UNDP, UNHCR

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Purpose

• Support people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA) and their families by strengthening the community of practice (PLWA organizations and groups) to ensure better quality of life and an increased participation in the decision making processes

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Activities

Activity 1Increase communication and knowledge and information among people living with HIV/AIDS in Armenia • 40 people on internet use.• Establish information points for PLWA in four

selected regions / (Shirak, Ararat, Lori, Gegharkuni)

• Newsletters

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Activities

Activity 2Enabling PLWA to participate in decision-making processes in the country and play an active role in advocating for their rights• Encourage PLWA to speak out in public• Encourage the creation of network of PLWA• Assist PLWA to advocate against stigma and

discrimination• High level political leadership involvement in public

events

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Activities

• Activity 3 Supporting PLWA and their organizations

to explore possibilities in the Armenian labor market and develop business proposals

• Assess education background • Provide social and psychological support

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Issues/ Constraints

• Close and not flexible approach from the side of the stakeholders (PLWA, NGOs).

• Not willingness of the implementing NGO to share information with other counterparts.

• Lack of trust from the implementing agents towards the government authorities at national and local levels.

• General mistrust between the sectors• Stigma and discrimination from the side of general

population and government authorities at all levels