HIVAIDS Portal/LearnShare HIVAIDS Africa/Workshop Outline DRAFT

LearnShare Africa (part of LearnShare HIV/AIDS)

 * Sharing HIV AIDS Learning Resources and Wisdom for Treatment Literacy in sub-saharan Africa)
 * Prep for AMARC Ivory Coast Workshop, April 27-30, 2009 (as part of Pan African conference)

Leadup to the Conference

 * Participants write a short document (750-1000 words) based around 3-4 questions relating to the workshop goals. We can encourage people to share their docs on the group list, publish on the wiki, etc. (Suggestion by AMARC Secy. General Marcelo Solericens)
 * LearnShare HIV AIDS online discussions
 * Wiki skills training online with facilitator support (L4C) - from 30 March - 3 April, 2009
 * Co-Facilitators' teambuilding / dry run exercise - 1 or 2 days before conference
 * Finalising of Workshop Agenda (incorporating feedback from co-facilitators)

How We Got Here
{{Activity|Role Play Facilitators clarify in a role play the objectives of LearnShare and the workshop to establish the following:


 * That everyone understands what Learn Share objectives are
 * Clarify the purpose of the workshop – to start the process of making effective learning programmes

Expectations
Identification of process/wiki reporters
 * Reporters will rotate now and then, two per session
 * Records the workshop process, assignments, strategies, unresolved issues and reports in the next session/wiki
 * Keeping a running memory on flipcharts or cards/wiki for every one to see ‘what we are talking about now’

Agenda Setting
''To involve pps. in setting the agenda collaboratively on how we will reach our objectives of learning to make learning programmes on HIV AIDS''

Outcomes of Opening
Everyone has:
 * understood the objectives of the workshop
 * agreed on an agenda to reach these objectives
 * unblocked their baggage and tensions
 * understood roles of different people
 * developed a basic level of trust

= Treatment Literacy as a Strategy for Fighting HIV/AIDS =

Objectives

 * An opportunity to draw upon participants' prior experience and beliefs about HIV AIDS
 * An opportunity to introduce some ways in which treatment literacy has been used by HIV community groups TAC and SAfAIDS
 * An opportunity to consider how the ideas introduced could be developed into content for effective learning programmes via community media

Workshop II

 * Follow-up on Workshop I, but not recant of Workshop I
 * COL Statement: Community Radio is a powerful force for Effective Learning Programs that teach people new methods, tools and techniques, beyond simple messaging.

=Session I (45 minutes): Marketplace of ideas (Working Groups)=

Outputs

 * To set up working groups around HIV treatment literacy programmes
 * Deepening knowledge and understanding on HIV/AIDS treatment literacy

Procedure

 * A short brainstorm and agreement on the nature and composition of the Working Groups(WG)
 * Breakout sessions of the working groups
 * Plenary report back
 * Mapping of key areas and issues on treatment literacy
 * Questions to make clear the understanding on treatment literacy

Outcomes

 * An opportunity to draw upon participants' prior experience and beliefs about HIV AIDS
 * Inquiry and deepening understanding on treatment literacy
 * Collaboration through the working groups to enable knowledge sharing and experiential learning

=Session II (45 minutes): Circle of practices=

Outputs
Sharing some good practices on HIV/AIDS treatment literacy

Procedure

 * Participants sit in a circle
 * Sharing of experiences and practices from TAC and SAfAIDS
 * Emphasis on the key steps and issues in the development of the practices
 * Identify the community media aspects of the practices

Outcomes

 * An opportunity to introduce some ways in which treatment literacy has been used by HIV community and media groups
 * An opportunity to consider how the ideas introduced could be developed into content for effective learning programmes through community media

=Session III (45 minutes): Brainstorm on community media=

Outputs
Understanding community media and LearnShare online tools

Procedure

 * Brainstorming – participants sit in a circle
 * Share ideas on community media
 * Focus on community radio
 * Introduction to the online LearnShare tools-wikieducator/e-mail discussion list/online learning activities

Outcomes

 * Deepened understanding on community media and radio
 * Increased knowledge on LearnShare online tools

=Session IV (45 minutes): Clinics on effective learning programmes=

Outputs
To develop a better understanding of the principles and of effective learning programmes

Procedure

 * Identification of resource persons
 * Working Groups breakout
 * Working Groups reflections on the good practices and principles on effective programmes and their application in community media and online tools

Outcomes

 * Development of the principles on effective programming for community media
 * Development of action plans for working groups engagement with community media and LearnShare online tools

=Session V (45 minutes): Brainstorm on Key messages=

Outputs
To develop key messages concerning HIV/AIDS treatment literacy to feed into the AMARC conference

Procedure

 * Process reporters to highlight issues of the workshop process
 * Identification of key messages
 * Feedback

Outcomes
A draft statement on the progress of HIV/AIDS literacy treatment using community media and online tools