Bridging the Gap: Conference Workbook [International Conference on AIDS (12th: 1994: Geneva, Switzerland)]

Monday, June 29

S PL K^ ^IS BUILDING WORKSHOPS

SB 11 Tecnicas basicas de evaluaci6n para programas
y organizaciones (en espaiol)
Venue: Room E
Time: 15.00-18.30
Esta evaluacion ayuda al personal de un proyecto a localizar las debilidades de
programacion y de organizacion y a reaccionar ante ellas, asicomo a aumentar la
eficacia y el impacto de un programa. En este taller se introduciran las tecnicas
basicas de evaluaci6n. A traves del estudio de casos, los participantes podran
aprender a desarrollar una estrategia de evaluacion y a analizar los resultados de la
evaluaci6n para mejorar sus programas y para responder alas demandas de los
patrocinadores. Este taller esta dirigido a todo aquel que desee aprender las tecnicas
basicas de evaluacion.
Impartido por: Ruth Gunn Mota, Public Health Institute, USA; Timothy Frasca,
Corporacidn Chilena de Prevencion del Sida, Chile
SB 12 Designing and Sustaining Peer Education Programmes
Venue: Room F
Time: 15.00-18.30
Peer education programmes can be truly effective when they are properly
designed, structured and monitored. Join us to share ideas on how to: conduct a
rapid assessment; map project sites; recruit and train peer educators; develop simple,
structured, interactive outreach activities; combine peer education with systematic
condom distribution; and monitor and evaluate programme efforts, both for selfimprovement and convincingly to demonstrate value for money and'real-world'
impact.This workshop is aimed at educators and programme planners and
managers.
Facilitated by: Patience Chirenda, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe;
Julian Jayaseelan, Pink Triangle, Malaysia; Lezlie Wagman,
Vancouver-Richmond Health Board, Canada; Bella Luk, AIDS Concern, China
SB 13 Using Participatory Community-Based Research to
Improve HIV Programmes
Venue: Room G
Time: 15.00-18.30
Prevention programmes must move beyond raising awareness in order to
challenge people to examine their own behaviour and reduce their risk. This
workshop will use case studies to help participants design a participatory research
strategy,and is aimed at people interested in better integrating their target groups
into prevention activities.
Facilitated by: Brent Allan, AIDS Council of New South Wales, Australia;
Madhu Deshmukh, DFID, India; Dan Allman, University of Toronto, Canada;
MaryJane Musungu, TASO, Uganda
SB 14 Using Interactive Training Methods
Venue: Room H
Time: 15.00-18.30
How do you teach technical or science-based information to peer educators,
parents or community workers without using boring lectures? How do you
personalise statistics and research when you are presenting to policy makers, a
church council, or a school board? How do you help your audience form a personal
understanding of a complex issue? In this hands-on workshop, participants will
learn and share interactive techniques for delivering information in a way that
motivates and inspires learners and audiences. Case studies and sample training
plans will be included. It is aimed at educators, trainers, scientists and community
activists who need to communicate information or facilitate discussion on complex
issues.
Facilitated by: Lisa Heft, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, USA;

Juan Jacobo Hernandez, Colectivo Sol, Mexico; Jackyie Coleman,
National Minority AIDS Council, USA; Moustapha Gueye, ENDA-Santd, Senegal

SB 15 Practical Epidemiology: How to Survey and Report
Data to Support Your Programme
Venue: Room I
Time: 15.00-18.30
Participants will become familiar with basic survey design principles, methods of
interpreting data and reporting data to support activities. Using research questions
suggested by participants,a questionnaire will be designed.This workshop will
explore how data gathered in an epidemiological survey can support a new or
existing programme, and is open to participants with little or no epidemiological
experience and background but who are interested in learning basic techniques.
Facilitated by: William Osei, Saskatchewan Department of Health, Canada;
Noleen Dube, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe; Amoke Alakoye, Research
Triangle Institute, USA
SB 16 Internet: Acceso y utilidades (en espaiol)
Venue: Room K
Time: 15.00-18.30
Que es Internet? C6mo se accede a Internet? Como funciona? Por que nos es util en
el trabajo? Estas son algunas de las cuestiones que se analizaran en este taller bisico
sobre Internet. Los participantes podrin familiarizarse con los sitios ciberneticos
relacionados con el VIH/SIDA y aprenderin a navegar en el World Wide Web (Red
cibernetica mundial).
Coordinado por: Francisco Mingorance; Tim France, and Norbert Ayer, Fondation
du Present, Switzerland; M. David Haerry, Sida Info Doc Suisse, Switzerland

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