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SUSTAINING GROWTH, SECURING PROSPERITY
CHAPTER 5: REVIEW OF SOCIAL PROGRAMMES
AND INITIATIVES FOR 2013
INITIATIVE
MEDIUM
TERM
PRIORITY
(Where
Applicable)
BENEFICIARY
CATEGORY
PROJECT
OUTPUT
ACHIEVEMENTS
OUTCOME
MINISTRY OF THE PEOPLE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
•
Human Rights and the Elderly in
Trinidad and Tobago
The aim of this legal seminar was to
examine and highlight the increasing
incidents of elder abuse and the
violation of the rights of older persons.
N/A
Senior
Citizens
Hosting of
seminar
The Division of Ageing hosted
2
seminars on Human Rights and the
Elderly.
The first was held at the Centre of
Excellence, Macoya in March, 2013 and
the second at the Magdalena Grand
in Tobago in the month of May, 2013.
Approximately
300 persons
were in
attendance at each event.
Increased Education
and Sensitisation
on the various Legal
concerns of the
Elderly
HIV/AIDS COORDINATING UNIT:
The HIV Coordinating Unit of the
Ministry of the People and Social
Development is responsible for
integrating the national HIV/AIDS
response into the MPSD’s process
including poverty reduction strategies,
budgeting instruments and sectoral
programmes/initiatives and projects
Poverty
Reduction
and Human
Capital
Development
Citizens of
Trinidad and
Tobago
Increased
Public
Awareness/
Sensitisation
toward
Change in
Attitude with
respect to the
Vulnerable
The following were achieved during the
period October 2012 to March 2013.
•
A workshop on
Understanding
Adherence and the effects
of treatment and promoting
Nutrition and Healthy Living for
PLWHIV
was held. Approximately
3
0 staff members
benefited from
the exercise.
•
HIV Sensitisation Programme for
Deportees.
During the reporting
period approximately
40 men
benefited
from sensitisation
programmes.
•
Annual HIV Quiz – for out of
School students.
Approximately
65 teenagers participated in this
Quiz.
An efficient and
effective social
system for the poor
and vulnerable
&
Staff better
equipped to provide
both nutritional and
social support to
their clients living
with HIV/AIDS.
&
Increased
awareness of
HIV/AIDS among
deportees in
Trinidad and Tobago
