How PLHIV won the war against stigma
Friday, December 09, 2016
In 2003, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Botswana Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (BONEPWA+) introduced a pilot project that sought to engage people openly living with HIV to capacitate teachers and learners in primary schools with vital HIV/AIDS and treatment information.
The project, ‘Ringing the Bell’ aimed to help the ministry contend with teachers, among them HIV positive ones, who were not comfortable with openly teaching about HIV/AIDS. The partnership recruited 30 HIV+ individuals who were attached to primary schools across the country and helped learners with understanding HIV/AIDS and Antiretroviral Therapy (ART).
The Ministry of Agriculture, local producers, retailers, and industry associations must work together to overcome the obstacles hindering vegetable production and distribution.This collaborative approach is essential to improve the availability, quality, and affordability of vegetables in the market.Firstly, the Ministry of Agriculture should provide support and guidance to local farmers to enhance their productivity and efficiency. This could...