Sub-Regional Colloquium
Harare,
Zimbabwe, 29 November - 1 December 2004
UNESCO Harare Cluster Office in conjunction with
the UNESCO Division of Teacher Education and Association for the Development
of Education in Africa (ADEA) conducted a Sub-Regional Colloquium with
the theme ‘‘Teaching in a World with AIDS’, held from
29 November to 1 December 2004 at the Meikles Hotel in Harare, Zimbabwe.
The aim of the meeting was:
- To introduce and discuss the global initiative “Towards an
AIDS-free Generation” and the need for a coordinated national
response.
- To discuss with key Ministry Officials and other stakeholders the
main issues.
- Relating to the new role and management of teachers and related
education policies in the face of HIV/AIDS.
- To discuss with Ministry officials on the factors that impede their
Ministries from tackling the issues affecting teachers.
- Identifying and sharing best practices on the main issues.
- To agree on what constitutes a comprehensive response towards teachers
and HIV/AIDS.
56 delegates mainly from Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique,
Zambia and Zimbabwe participated in this meeting. Delegates were from
Ministries of Education, Teacher’s Unions, National AIDS Councils,
UN agencies, International NGO’s, a group of Zimbabwean teachers
that are openly living with HIV and resource people from different parts
of Africa and Europe.
The ADEA ad hoc WG on HIV/AIDS facilitated the participation
of the delegates representing ministries of education and of two ADEA
WGs (WG Teaching Profession and Higher Education). It also supported
the participation of teachers living with HIV/AIDS in the colloquium.
The meeting was officially opened by the Honourable Minister
of Higher and Tertiary Education in Zimbabwe Dr. Herbert Murerwa who
noted that:
- The pandemic witnesses a growing feminization and the need to address
gender inequalities become apparent,
- prevention currently falls well short of its aim and that youth
are insufficiently involved in prevention programmes,
- ARV programmes can be provided in resource-poor settings but that
out-migration of health professionals should be reversed,
- Stigma and openness remains a massive barrier in the fight against
HIV and AIDS.
Countries present noted the following cross cutting priority
areas which include:
- Need to increase and improve monitoring and evaluation mechanism
and skills.
- Need to review teacher education-curricular to integrate HIV&AIDS
and enhance pedagogical competencies.
- Further promotion of gender and girl child rights issues in the
education sector.
- Need to bridge the gap between the school and community.
- Need for ART and treatment education.
At the end of the colloquium, participants agreed that
UNESCO and its partner institutions should provide technical support
in the development of a joint cluster proposal. UNESCO was tasked with
assisting countries raise funds to address identified needs.
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