PANCAP has succeeded in raising the political profile of AIDS in the Caribbean, mobilizing resources, establishing a culture for collaboration and coordination and creating an understanding about the Caribbean epidemic within the global context….. an international best practice.



By Claire Keeton
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Special Youth Programme (SYP)
The UNAIDS Special Youth Programme seeks to recruit young people aged 20-24 from developing countries with some programme experience in HIV related issues to join UNAIDS for a 9-month remunerated fellowship. The fellowship is divided into two sections: an initial fellowship in UNAIDS Geneva, followed – upon satisfactory performance - by a continued fellowship in the UNAIDS country office (UCO) in the fellow’s country of origin. The expected dates of the fellowship are from May 2010-
February 2011.
The programme seeks to achieve the following objectives:
• To create opportunities at appropriate levels of the organization to engage youth in policy development and programming;
• To help build the capacity of young people and strengthen their leadership skills to contribute to the AIDS response, especially at the country level;
• To sensitize both young people and UNAIDS staff on various modalities of working together to address issues related to HIV, particularly youth concerns, gender, human rights and greater involvement of people living with HIV.
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: February 12, 2010
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| Country | Projects |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 5 |
| Aruba | 3 |
| Bahamas | 2 |
| Barbados | 12 |
| Belize | 7 |
| Bermuda | 0 |
| British Virgin Islands | 0 |
| Caribbean Region | 109 |
| Cayman Islands | 0 |
| Cuba | 1 |
| Curacao | 0 |
| Dominica | 6 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 |
| DOTs | 0 |
| FDA-BOT-DOT (French, British & Dutch Territories) | 0 |
| French Guiana | 0 |
| Global | 32 |
| Grenada | 9 |
| Guadeloupe | 0 |
| Guyana | 6 |
| Haiti | 14 |
| Jamaica | 11 |
| Martinique | 0 |
| Mexico | 0 |
| Montserrat | 3 |
| Netherlands | 8 |
| OECS | 0 |
| Puerto Rico | 0 |
| St. Kitts & Nevis | 8 |
| St. Lucia | 12 |
| St. Maarten | 0 |
| St. Vincent & the Grenadines | 6 |
| Suriname | 20 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 15 |
| Turks & Caicos Islands | 2 |
| US Virgin Islands | 1 |
| Total Projects: 296 | |
| Total Budget: US$ 1310542488.07 | |
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| German Technical Cooperation |
| GTZ |
Stop Aids. Keep the promise
The second highest HIV prevalence rate in the world after sub-Saharan Africa.
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