Break the Silence: End Child Sexual Abuse REGIONAL CONFERENCE 2011

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A primary component of this conference is the presentation of the project community intervention model and its rigorous analysis. In addition, the conference will facilitate the emergence of recommended policy changes, new strategies, protocols and further interventions related to CSA/Incest and implications for HIV transmission.

 

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the conference are:

1. To provide opportunities for dialogue among stakeholders to develop innovative solutions to addressing the challenges in research and implementation of policies and programmes related to Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) / Incest and HIV risk;
2. To share research findings of the action research project: Breaking the Silence (BTS): A Multisectoral Approach to Preventing and Addressing CSA / Incest and Implications for HIV in Trinidad and Tobago with local and regional stakeholders, and to gain feedback on how to enhance / revise policies and procedures related to CSA / Incest and HIV, in keeping with international human rights standards;
3. To share with local and regional stakeholders an intervention model aimed at preventing CSA and associated HIV risk;
4. To increase public awareness of CSA / Incest and implications for HIV, and influence leaders, including key policy makers and donors / partners, to increase their commitment to gender sensitive, evidence and human rights based interventions that prevent and address CSA / Incest and HIV.