ACTIVITIES
“Accelerating and Ensuring the Sustainability of National Response to HIV / AIDS” with the financial support of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection.
Date: 21.11.2018
Title:“Training with outreach workers which work in the programs of prevention and medical intervention with sex workers”.
Aim: To inform outreach workers with the concept and importance of being on-site / as well as presenting some of the basic elements of communication.
Date: 19.12.2018
Title: “Training with staff of “Aksion Plus” related to sex workers, psychological advice, reference in other services and reporting “
Aim: To inform the staff about sex workers, psychological counseling, testing and referral to specialized institutions.
Date: 24.01.2019
Title: “Training with outreach workers who work on prevention and behavioral intervention programs with sex workers” within the project:
Aim: Inform the participants about the legal rights of this category as well as the referral system and access to public health, local government, police and justice institutions.
Date: 21.02.2019
Title: Training with representative staff from prisons for sex workers within the project:
Aim: Informing participants on the needs, legal and health issues that have this category as a whole, as well as human rights when CSW (Commercial Sex Workers) are in prison or Police Commissariats.
Participants: Aksion Plus staff, Prisons staff, toxicologist consultant, psychiatrist
During this training lectured Dr. Pasho Maksuti (psychiatrist) and Dr. Andrin Tahiri (toxicologist).
Date: 03.05.2019
Title: Workshop with representatives from municipal units of the city of Tirana in the focus sex workers within the project:
Aim: Informing participants about the needs, social, economic and health problems that sex workers face the most.
Participants: Aksion Plus staff, representatives from municipal units and some representatives from social centers locates in Tirana
Date: 30.05.2019
Title: Workshop with representatives from the Police Stations with the sex workers within the project:
Aim: Informing the participants about the legal needs and issues that the CSW (Commercial Sex Workers) faces.
Date: 27.05.2019/ 03.06.2019
Title: Training with representatives staff from prisons related to behavioral prevention and intervention programs with sex workers in the frame of the project:
Aim: Informing participants about the needs, health and psycho-social problems most evidenced by this category as well as CSW (Commercial Sex Workers)rights.
Participants: Aksion Plus staff, representatives from prison staff (medical & psycho-social team) in Tirana and in other districts.
Date: 28.05.2019
Title: Family planning & Sex workers
Participants: Beneficiaries from community center “Gonxhe Bojaxhi”
Date: 10.09.2019
Title: Training with sex workers of “Aksion Plus” and “Open doors” organization within the project:
Aim: To inform sex workers about sexually transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS, their causes and psycho-social problems.
Participants: Sex Workers
Date: 17.09.2019
Title: Training with outreach workers of Aksion Plus and other partner organizations who work in preventive intervention programs within project framework:
Aim: To inform outreach workers about HIV / AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, identify problems they face and how to resolve them.
Date: 24.09.2019
Title: Training with staff of Aksion Plus who work in preventive intervention programs within project framework:
Aim: To inform the staff about HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections and identify problems at work. Medical and psycho-social issues with the clients. Referrals and connections with other local institutions. Other technical matters.
Date: 18.07.2019/ 24.07.2019/ 03.09.2019/ 12.09.2019
Title: Training on effective communication elements for outreach work and reduction of discrimination to sex workers.
Participants: Outreach Workers/educators
Date: 06.11.2019
Title: Training with the students of the Faculty of Social Sciences, volunteers of the “Aksion Plus” organization within project framework:
Aim: To inform the students of the Faculty of Social Sciences, volunteers at Aksion Plus about sexually transmitted infections, HIV / AIDS, their causes and psycho-social problems.
Participants: Students of the Faculty of Social Sciences
Date: 27.11.2019
Title: Workshop with representatives from the Police Stations for sex workers within the project:
Aim: Informing the participants about the legal needs, problems that the CSW faces and identifying ways of cooperation.
Participants: Aksion Plus staff, representatives from the Police Stations
Date: 17.12.2019
Title: Training of Voluntary Advisory and Testing Center (VCT) staff and representatives from the Regional Health Authority in the project:
Aim: Informing VCT staff about HIV / AIDS counseling and testing, as well as problems they face.
Strengthening National Response in adressing issues related to HIV, AIDS and STIs.
Date: April 2018
Title: HIV / AIDS, Hepatitis B & C tests and counseling for the most vulnerable groups: sex workers and injecting drug users. In collaboration with ASHR (Regional Health Authority) Tirana.
Awareness campaigns with young students in high schools (Donor UNFPA)
Date: 09.05.2019/ Kuçovë
Date: 23.05.2019/ Golem
Date: 14.06.2019/ Tiranë
Aim: Informing the students about the phenomenon of drug use, its prevention and STIs.
Workshop and training sessions with clients from vulnerable groups that are beneficiaries in MMT centers.
Date:23.05.2018/Elbasan
Date:25.06.2018/Durrës
Date:01.06.2018/Shkodër
Date:26.10.2018/Tiranë
Date: 20.06.2019/Berat
Date: 18.07.2019/Fier
Date: 24.07.2019/ Shkodër
Date: 15.10.2019/Tiranë
Date: 25.10.2019/Korçë
Aim: Informing about the services offered by Aksion Plus (Methadone Maintenance Therapy, Psycho-social counseling, testing, HIV/AIDS, sexual health).
Date: 16.10.2019
Title: Workshop and training sessions with staff of orphanage Zyber Hallulli (Tiranë).
Aim: Informing the staff about HIV/AIDS.
Advocacy workshops & Capacity building of volunteers on SRH (Sexual and Reproductive Health)
Date: 18.07.2019/Fier
Date: 30.10.2019/Tiranë
Aim: Informing the volunteers about HIV/AIDS, IST and drug use
Title: “Support, Don’t Punish” Campaign
Date: 26.06.2018
Under the auspices of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Drug Trafficking (June 26th ), Aksion Plus conducted the “Support, Do not Punish” campaign in the city of Fier. Together with volunteers from ‘Epoka e Re’ Center, we distributed leaflets, brochures to inform the general public about drugs, Harm Reduction and HIV/AIDS. At the end was held a meeting with the representatives of the Municipality of Fier.
Date: 26.06.2019
Last year we organised a sensitization campaign in the cities of Durrës and Tirana in May and June 2019 as a contribution to the Support. Don’t Punish campaign.
Date: 22-29 November 2019
Title: European Testing Week Activities
– Focus groups in MMT centers in other towns with clients in order to identify the importance and promote voluntary testing.
– Focus group with the volunteers of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Aksion Plus Tirana.
– Focus group with MMT clients in Tirana.
– Coordination meeting with ASHR (Regional Health Authority) for this purpose.
Training’s through the years:
Aksion Plus is a very experienced in providing training to various target groups such as:
- peer educators
- volunteers
- health personnel
- journalists
- drug users
- students and teachers
- social workers
- psychologists
- Training of trainers
- Police officers
- representatives from LGU
Training topics
- Adolescence and AIDS/STI prevention
- What is a peer educator project (by Tirana trainers)
- Symptoms of various STI and their treatment
- Training of trainers
- Communication skills with other peers
- Drug use, general presentation (by Tirana trainers)
- Drug users and the reduction of harms related to drug use
- How to deal with a person infected by HIV-AIDS/STI
- Relationships with parents
- Family planning
- Gender roles in adolescence (Tirana trainers)
- Managing a project, sustainability, linking the project with other projects (by Tirana trainers)
(Note: Training topics are not only limited to peer education/AIDS/STI/Drug use. In several cases our volunteer social workers develop complementary topics as required from the participants; life skills in general, gender issues, stress and crisis management, managing a project, reporting, PR activities, how to set up networks etc.
Other complementary topics
- Information about Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD), how to know them, symptoms, complications, treatment and partner notification.
- HIV/AIDS as one of the most dangerous STD s that affects youth. Basic facts
- How to respond to myths and misconceptions about HIV/AIDS
- Prevention of STD s transmission, protection means, condom use
- Consulting a doctor on how to cure a STD
- Facts about HIV antibody testing
- Information, Education and Communication between youngsters
- Why peer education is needed especially with youth?
- The connection between STD s and drug use.
- Attitudes and values people have about illness and sexuality.
- Approaching a peer and beginning a dialogue
- Presenting clear information and getting feedback
- Using local resources for referrals, care, support and information
- Understanding social norms and peer pressure and their role in behavior change, follow up activities
- Sexual decision making
Training styles
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- Practical on-the-job training
- Case studies
- Role plays
- Discussion/sharing of experience
- Classroom/lecture format
- Multimedia (video/computer based)
- Workbook/manuals
- Database or website of training providers