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CRS to discuss innovative approach to HIV prevention at global AIDS meeting

CRS will be sharing one of its successful approaches in HIV prevention and care at the International AIDS conference in Vienna from July 18-23. In an oral presentation, the organization will discuss the use of traditional burial societies in Ethiopia as an avenue for helping people living with HIV and AIDS, and caring for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC).

In addition to this presentation, CRS will be sharing information about its experience with AIDSRelief, a five-member consortium that provides care and antiretroviral treatment to people living with HIV in nine countries. CRS was appointed lead agency for AIDSRelief in 2004 by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The agency will make numerous other presentations and also distribute materials via an information booth at the conference.

Free vegetable seed could harm Haiti’s agriculture sector

by Dr. Tom Remington, CRS Principal Agriculture Advisor
5 March 2010

CRS discourages the direct distribution of vegetable seed in response to the earthquake in Haiti because the seed may be of new varieties that are not yet proven in the location of intended use. There could be problems related to temperatures (high and low), daylength, and market acceptability. Though unintended, this may put farmers at risk. By bypassing the existing seed supply chain, there is also the risk that retailers will lose sales because customers will be receiving free seed, which may damage the existing system and delay the long-term recovery of the seed system.
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CRS’ Wellness and HIV in the Workplace Program in Southern Africa

By Ana Maria Ferraz, Regional Technical Advisor for HIV, CRS Southern Africa Regional Office

CRS is committed to creating a compassionate and just workplace with well informed and sensitive employees who have access to quality medical and psychosocial support. Since 2005, CRS has had a workplace HIV policy which promotes staff education and awareness on HIV, ensures access to HIV prevention, treatment and care services, and encourages staff to be involved in HIV-related community service outside of work. In 2009, some of the SARO country programs expanded the HIV in the workplace program to include wellness in the workplace. This new focus promotes adoption of healthier behaviors by staff and their families in addition to continuing supporting those living with or affected by HIV.
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Community leaders encourage greater demands for VCT services in Timor Leste

by Michael Johansson, CRS Technical Advisor, Timor Leste

CRS Timor Leste has implemented the Smart & Safe (S&S) prevention project as a sub-grantee of the Ministry of Health’s Global Fund Round 5 HIV grant since January 2008. The S&S project targets clients of sex workers in four districts using A and B social behavior change communication strategies and promotion of early (VCT) testing as a partner to the MoH HIV prevention program that focuses its intervention on higher risk groups such as Commercial Sex Workers (CWS), Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) and Clients of Sex Workers (CSW).
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CRS helps caregivers in Cameroon build savings

by Kenneth Muko

Everyone has heard the saying: “Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach him to fish, and he’ll eat for a lifetime.” It’s a touching story and a useful parable, but how will the man be able to fish if he can’t afford a fishing pole? And what if the man has many dependents — children, grandparents, brothers and sisters? How can he feed all of those people?
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