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Partnering for ChangeGTZ and Private Sector Collaboration in the Fight

Against HIV/AIDS at the Workplace in Africa

Dr. Birgit Lampe, Team Leader, GTZ-SPAA

Anita Chávez, Project Officer, GTZ-SPAA

MSc Master Course in Public Health

Heidelberg, 17 December 2009

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Overview

Public Private Partnerships (PPPs)

State of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

GTZ and Private Sector Collaboration on HIV/AIDS

Exercise: Why engage?

Business Engagement on HIV/AIDS

Components of an HIV/AIDS Workplace Program (WPP)

PPP between Cornelder de Moçambique and GTZ

Considerations of Partnering with Business on Health Issues

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Public Private Partnerships (PPP)

Types of PPPs Global health initiatives Business and public organisations Privatization of public services Jointly planned cooperation projects between development

aid organizations and companies in which the participating organisations:

cooperate transparently on a basis of equity to achieve a common goal in sustainable development. For these purposes, the partners contribute their complementary

competences and resources and agree to share the risks and benefits of the joint project

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PPP: Advantages for all Parties

Advantages for companiesAdvantages for companies

Mobilization of additional resources for development cooperation

Providing job opportunities for local population

Transfer of technologies and instruments

Securing sustainability

Advantages for development cooperation

Advantages for development cooperation

Networks and contacts to governments, NGOs and unions

GTZ sector- or country specific know-how

Introducing cooperate social responsibility

Financial and personnel contribution by GTZ

Principles of Effective Partnering:Equity, Transparency, Mutual benefit

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State of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

Globally (2008) 33.4 million people living with HIV 2.7 million people newly infected with HIV 2.0 million AIDS-related deaths

Sub-Saharan Africa (2008) 67% of all HIV positive people live in SSA 22.4 million total number of people in SSA living

with HIV

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GTZ & Private Sector Initiatives on HIV/AIDS 1999 PPP Program initiated by the BMZ

Joint projects in more than 70 emerging/developing countries across a wide-range of sectors

2000: WPP through PPP between DaimlerChrysler South Africa and the German government

Extended to the SA subsidiaries of Robert Bosch,T-Systems, Roche, Volkswagen.

2002: AIDS Control in Companies in Africa (ACCA) Established cooperation with subsidiaries of multinational

companies (MNCs) in several African countries; Directed technical and financial support of all GTZ-supported

HIV/AIDS workplace programs; Extended support to six national business coalitions on

AIDS.

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GTZ & Private Sector Initiatives (cont.)

2008: Support of the Private Sector in Africa to fight AIDS (SPAA) Objective: Strengthen and expand private sector

contribution to combating HIV/AIDS at the national level through regional organizations.

Regional mediative structures can help: Raise awareness of members on health-related

interventions at work; Opportunities for discussing cross-border and

standard-setting processes

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GTZ & Private Sector Initiatives (cont.)The SPAA Partners

Support of the Private Sector in

Africa to fight AIDSSPAA

GermanyProject management

Knowledge managementIntn’l cooperations

EABC(East African Business Council)

-120 member companies and associations

- Arusha, Tanzania

SADC HIV/AIDS Unit(South African

Development Community)- Gaborone, Botswana

PABC(Pan-African Business Coalition

on HIV/AIDS)- 27 member coalitions

- Johannesburg, South Africa

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Exercise: Why engage?

Working with the person next to you, brainstorm and write down what you think are the main interests of the private sector (business) to engage in combating HIV/AIDS?

Time: 5 minutes

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Business Engagement in HIV/AIDS: Impact of HIV/AIDS on Labor

Two out of three people living with HIV go to work each day.

9 out of 10 people living with HIV are adults in their most productive years

Global labor force had already lost 28 million people to AIDS (2006)

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Business Engagement in HIV/AIDS: Other Reasons

Decrease costs Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Healthy workplace Innovation Sustainability Sector-based arguments

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Main Components of an HIV/AIDS WPP

Analysis, Planning & Coordination

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Prevention & Education Awareness-----------------

Monitoring & Evaluation

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Workplace Policy

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Health Management

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Situation analysis

Concept development & planning

Awareness campaigns

Promotion of VCT

Social Marketing

Access to existing health services

Health posts for treatment

Condom provision

Formulate workplace policy

Appoint coordinator & committee

Select peer educators

Recording and reporting activities

Systematic evaluation of all WPP components

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PPP Cornelder de Moçambique (CdM) - GTZBackground Sofala province adult prevalence rate 26% Capital Beira adult prevalence rate 34% 24 subcontracted Companies with about 1,000 permanent employees and 2,000 part time workers

ObjectiveCreate awareness on HIV/AIDS & improve access to prevention, counseling, testing and treatment measures for employees of sub-contractors operating along the value chain of the Beira harbor.

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Results to Date 26 MoUs signed, 26 HIV/AIDS policies Agreement between CdM and Beira private

clinic 34 focal persons, 85 peer educators trained > 14,000 people reached through sessions Two VCT campaings held Informal sector workers and employers Contributions from third parties (90

PSI/HAI- sponsored theater groups)

WPP Cornelder de Moçambique (CdM) - GTZ

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Considerations when Partnering with Business on Health Issues

Project-specific National level Company level Donors level

General Profit motives of

corporations Finding a balance

The Way Forward: Healthy Workplaces

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Thank you for your attention and interest!

Contact:Dr. Birgit Lampe: birgit.lampe@gtz.de

Anita Chávez: anita.chavez@gtz.de

http://www.gtz.de/aids-at-the-workplace