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OFFICE Launch St. MAARTEN AIDS FOUNDATION

What you need to know …. OFFICE Launch St. MAARTEN AIDS FOUNDATION. 25 October 2012. HIV Presentation St. Maarten AIDS Foundation/ AIDES Saint-Martin. Aids Foundation et AIDES. AUC Volunteers. Aids Foundation : V ision

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OFFICE Launch St. MAARTEN AIDS FOUNDATION

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  1. What you need to know…. OFFICE Launch St. MAARTEN AIDS FOUNDATION 25 October 2012 HIV Presentation St. Maarten AIDS Foundation/ AIDES Saint-Martin

  2. Aids Foundation et AIDES AUC Volunteers • Aids Foundation: • Vision • St. Maarten AIDS Foundation is committed to eliminate new HIV infections as well as other STIs through comprehensive prevention education and behavior change programs, while securing universal access to care and treatment for all people living with HIV/AIDS in an environment free from stigma and discrimination • Missions • The St. Maarten AIDS Foundation seeks to prevent the transmission of HIV and other STIs and reduce their negative impact, including stigma and discrimination, while providing compassionate care, practical support services, and advocating on behalf of those living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. • The St. Maarten AIDS Foundation is a non-governmental, not-for-profit organization serving the population of Sint Maarten since 1990. Its objectives are to: • Promote awareness among the general population about the existence and risks of HIV, AIDS and STDs • Prevent HIV infection in the community via comprehensive educational and behavioral change programs • Prevent and reduce the possible negative social, economic and/or personal consequences of the HIV/AIDS-epidemic • Assist with the care and support for Persons Living with HIV and AIDS • .

  3. Aids Foundation et AIDES AUC Volunteers • The Foundation runs its programs along two pillars of Prevention and Care: • Under Prevention, the Foundation has for a number of years run educational workshops and outreach programs through schools, communities, businesses and faith-based organizations that promote awareness of HIV/AIDS, help assess risk factors and enable easy and rapid testing. • Girl Power, introduced in 2006, is one such program that has successfully armed teenage girls with practical knowledge, as well as self-empowerment and negotiation tools to effectively combat infection risks. • Study conducted on the island showed that secondary school students are at high risk for STI/HIV infection, due to various factors such as early initiation of sexual experiences, poor communication skills with adults, poor negotiation skills, lack of self efficacy and low risk perception. • The goal of the program is to change the behavior of adolescent female students in an attempt to decrease or stabilize the number of STI/HIV infections on the island. • Real Talk ,introduced in 2013 ,is 3-day workshop that is both knowledge- and skills-based, seeking to motivate young men to think about their life goals, build their self-awareness, manage peer pressure, and gain useful knowledge to successfully navigate decision-making and relationships to protect their health. • The Foundation is actively involved in treating people living with HIV and providing individual counseling and support to those individuals and family members who seek such assistance • .

  4. Aids Foundation et AIDES AUC Volunteers • Association AIDES Saint-Martin: • - Implantée à Saint-Martin le 1er janvier 2008. 18 militants et 8 salariés • - Principales actions: • Réductions des risquesauprès des publics clés avec propositions de dépistagerapide VIH et VHC: HSH, TDS, Consommateurs de ProduitsPsychoactifs, Migrants et population locale. •  Avec nospartenaires: Croix-Rouge, CEGIDD de l’hôpital de Saint-Martin, AIDS Foundation • Ateliers santé sexuelleenvers les TDS et le public migrant • Intervention auprès des TDS dans les lieux de consommationsexuelle •  Intervention auprès de la communauté LGBTQI: EROS et plage CUPECOY, au local avec les Apérosmeks, organisation •  Interventions auprès des squat et lieux de vie des consommateurs de crack •  Participation aux événementslocaux: telles que les journées des drapeau, evenementsfestifs •  ProjetBassin de vie avec nospartenairesd’Anguilla et de Sint-Maarten •  Plaidoyer •  Soutien/accompagnement des PVVIH-hépatites: ACT, permanence d’accueil, accès aux droits humains, ateliers thématiques, WES • .

  5. HIV Prevalence: Dutch Caribbean (1) AUC Volunteers • Sources:Public Health Service Curacao 2008UNAIDS Country Progress Report Aruba 2008 2.8% 3.3% 0.7% ST. MAARTEN ~1.0 – 1.5% 1.7% 2.1% 0.4% 0.9% CURACAO BONAIRE 1.6% 0.6 - 1.0% 0.4 - 0.7%

  6. HIV Prevalence: St. Maarten/St. Martin (1) AUC Volunteers 1.0-1.5% of SXM Population ~800People Living with HIV/ AIDS Under Care: ~500 French side ~300 Dutch side Aware Unaware ? Source: St. Maarten AIDS Foundation 2013

  7. HIV Prevalence: St. Maarten/St. Martin (2) AUC Volunteers Source: UNDP First Millennium Development Goals Report 2011, p88 3 Times as Many Women than Men are Tested, Suggesting a Higher Overall Prevalence Rate in Men

  8. Age at HIV diagnosis in St. Maarten/St. Martin AUC Volunteers Source: St Maarten Epidemiology Profile Report 2011 15-24 years old 29% 25-44 years old 50% 45-64 years old 21% Average Age at Diagnosis: 38 years old

  9. HIV Transmission: St. Maarten AUC Volunteers Source: UNDP First Millennium Development Goals Report 2011, p88-89

  10. Our differences-Nos différences AUC Volunteers • L’accès aux moyens de prévention/soins: • - Hormisl’offre de aids Foundation: les tests de dépistages des • IST sontpayants • - Pas de sécuritésociale pour les personnes sans papiers et • celles qui n’ont pas de ressources • - Un accès à la Prep différent • - Un gouvernementpeuconcerné par la problématique du VIH • et de l’accès aux soins pour tous • .

  11. One solution: the partnership/le partenariat AUC Volunteers • Associations AIDS Foundation et AIDES Saint-Martin: •  Début du partenariaten 2012, à partir des actions de dépistagerapide hors les murs (orientation des • personnesdépistées) •  WEEKEND Santé HSH et PVVIH en décembre 2012 • Campagne de communication Stronger Together dans le cadre du PANCAP en 2013 •  Actions de réduction des risques avec TROD dans les maisons closes et dans les quartiers dits”migrants” •  Focus sur les actions envers les travailleuses du sexedans les maisons closes de Sint-Maarten: • Description de deux actions (au local avec la participation du CEGIDD et dansunemaison close)  Participation aux événementslocaux: telles que les journées des drapeaux, carnaval • Pour cetteannée: •  Projet Bassin de vie avec nos partenaires d’Anguilla et de Sint-Maarten •  Soutenir le plaidoyer de AIDS Foundation: accès aux soins des PVVIH à Sint-Maarten et viabilité de la fondation •  Travail sur l’accès à la PREP à Sint-Maarten avec les partenaires du soin des deuxcôtés de l’île • .

  12. StrongerTogethercampaign 2013

  13. We work together to bring service to the communities

  14. We visit the different brothels

  15. Free HIV Testing Offers FREE and CONFIDENTIAL HIV testing!mONday- FRIDAY from 9 am till 5 noonResults in 15 min!Located in the Blue Point building in Cole Bay opposite Tropicana CasinoCall for an appointment outside these times to: 553-2626 www.sxmaidsfoundation.org facebook.com/sxmaidsfoundation Take the test, Take control!

  16. AIDES Saint-Martin Permanencesd’accueil37, route de spring ConcordiaInformation, tests de dépistage VIH-VHC, materiels de prévention, accès aux droitsMardi,jeudi et vendredi de 9h à 12h30OU sur Rendez-vous: 05 90 58 65 23 – 06 96 30 40 62 www.aides.org facebook/AIDES Saint-Martin

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