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Theme
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Time & Format of Session
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Speaker
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Day 1
9:00 a.m.
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Opening Ceremony
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Keynote
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Day 1
9:45 a.m.
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Keynote Address
Stephen Lewis, United Nations Special Envoy on AIDS in Africa
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BREAK - 10:30 - 10:45 A.M.
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Psychosocial / Education
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Panel
Day 1
10:45 a.m.
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Moderator:
Louise Zimanyi, Co-Director, The Consultative Group on Early Childhood Development
- Raising the Profile of the Care and Support Needs of Young Children Affected by HIV/AIDS
Panel:
Dr. Fraser Mustard, Founding President and Institute Fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
- Early Child Development and HIV/AIDS
Dr Patrice Engle, Senior Advisor on Early Childhood Development, UNICEF
- ECD and HIV/AIDS: The Newest Programming and Policy Challenge
Betty Juma, Local Project Director, Speak for the Child, Kisumu, Kenya Academy for Educational Development
- Health, Nutrition and Psychosocial Interventions: Scaling up issues and the need for monitoring and support to community based organizations
Jolly Nyeko, Action for Children, Uganda
- Linking HIV/AIDS and ECD: Models of community care from Uganda
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Children’s Rights
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Panel
Day 1
10:45 a.m.
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Moderator:
Micheal Montgomery, Canadian International Development Agency, Children's Rights & Protection Unit, Human Rights and Participation Division, Policy Branch
- Children’s Rights and Protection and HIV: 3 Perspectives, using examples from northern Uganda and South Africa
Panel:
Cati Vawda, Director, Children’s Rights Centre, South Africa
- Children's Rights...Children's Realities: Connecting the Dots
Patricia Spittal, Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia
- Exploring Traditional Mechanisms of Child Protection to Combat the Spread of HIV/AIDS among Adolescents in Northern Uganda
Sara Austin, Senior Policy Advisor - Child Rights, World Vision Canada
- Children’s Rights, HIV and AIDS: Norms and Gaps in International Human Rights Law
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Education
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Panel
Day 1
10:45 a.m.
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Moderator:
Kate Harrison, International HIV/AIDS Alliance
Panel:
Dr. Felton Earls and Dr. Maya Carlson, Harvard University
- Adolescent children as agents of change in conveying information about social causes of HIV/AIDS in Tanzania
Dr. Gabriel Urgoiti, Senior Researcher, Children’s Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Growing up in a time of AIDS: Children producing their own documentary radio programs (5 min tape included)
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Treatment
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Panel
Day 1
10:45 a.m.
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Moderator:
Georgina MacDougall, RN, HIV Clinic Coordinator, Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
Panel:
Dr. Philip Berger, Chief, Department of Family and Community Medicine and Medical Director, Inner City Health Program, St. Michael's Hospital, Canada
Sr. Christa Mary Jones, St. Bernards Convent, Canada
Dr. Stanley Read, Director, HIV/AIDS Family Centered Care Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
Cheryl Arneson, RN, BScN, HIV Consultant
- Insights from Canadian medical personnel working in the field of HIV/AIDS internationally
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Psychosocial
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1½ hr Session
Day 1
10:45 a.m.
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Nicola Ward, Healthlink Worldwide
Annet Biryetega, Executive Director, National Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda (NACWOLA)
- Adapting an approach to memory work from Uganda to other African contexts and beyond
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Psychosocial
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1½ hr Session
Day 1
10:45 a.m.
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Dr. Larry Gurney and Beatrice Jonas, MADaboutART, United Kingdom
Simone Shindler, The Teresa Group, Canada
-The therapeutic value of using art with HIV/AIDS affected children
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LUNCH BREAK - 12:15 - 1:15 P.M.
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Keynote
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Day 1
1:15 p.m.
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Dr. Linda Richter, Executive Director, Child, Youth and Family Development, South Africa
- “Where the Heart Is” - a holistic approach to the care and support of vulnerable children
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Keynote
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Day 1
2:00 p.m.
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Peter McDermott, Chief of the HIV/AIDS Section, UNICEF
- Joining forces to make a more effective response for children, The Global Campaign on Children
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BREAK - 2:45 - 3:00 P.M.
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Psychosocial / Care and Support
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Panel
Day 1
3:00 p.m.
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Moderator:
Tricia Smith, Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
Panel:
Siphelile Kaseke, Hope HIV and Salvation Army Masiye Camp, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
- Psychosocial Support for children affected by HIV under 5 years of age
- Fostering resilience in children - Tree of Life
Beven Mwchande, Esandleni Sothando Trust, Plumtree, Zimbabwe
- Community based orphan care
Dr. Geoff Foster, Founder, Family AIDS Caring Trust, Zimbabwe
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Psychosocial
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Panel
Day 1
3:00 p.m.
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Moderator:
Cheryl Arneson, RN, BScN, HIV Consultant
Panel:
Liesl Jewitt, Social Worker, Rob Smetherham Bereavment Service for Children, South Africa
- Grief and Loss: the power of play to generate hope and change the face of HIV/AIDS
Carol Levine, Director, Families and Health Care Project, United Hospital Fund, New York
- Grief and loss when HIV and AIDS is a chronic disease
Lorraine Sherr, Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology, Head of Health Psychology Unit, Royal Free and University College Medical School
- Psychological considerations of grief and loss associated with HIV/AIDS
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Care and Support
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Panel
Day 1
3:00 p.m.
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Moderator:
Dr Pierre Humblet, Coordinator of the HIV/AIDS working group of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Panel:
Dr. Felipe Garcia Ped, MD, DTCH, Médecins Sans Frontières
- From Cambodia to Cape Town: Understanding the needs and programming for children living with HIV/AIDS in developing countries
Dr Myrto Schaefer, paediatrician, MSF Australia
- Offering Highly Active Antiretroviral Treatment under routine program conditions in resource-limited settings : review of MSF programs outcomes
Dr Johan Van Griensven, MSF Rwanda
- Success and challenges of paediatric antiretroviral treatment : the experience of MSF in Kigali, Rwanda
Dr France Roblain, MSF Thailand
- Disclosure, adherence to ART and psycho-social support to HIV infected children and caregivers : the experience of MSF in Thailand
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Education
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1½ hr Session
Day 1
3:00 p.m.
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Marnie McBean, three-time Olympic champion
Melissa Bedard, Program Officer, Right To Play, (East and Southern Africa)
Julie Staples, Senior Program Officer, Right To Play, Africa I (West & Francophone Africa)
- Right To Play: Using the Live Safe, Play Safe model to teach children about HIV prevention
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Psychosocial
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1½ hr Session
Day 1
3:00 p.m.
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Fortune Thembo, REPSSI Advocacy and Regional Partnerships Manager, Regional Psycho Social Initiative, South Africa
- Using evaluated models to position psychosocial support as a basic human right for HIV affected children
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Education
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1½ hr Session
Day 1
3:00 p.m.
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Dr. Charlotte Cole, Vice President of International Research, Sesame Street Workshop, New York
- Developing an HIV/AIDS Education Curriculum for 'Takalani Sesame'
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Education
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Panel
Day 1
3:00 p.m.
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Moderator:
John Monahan, Project People Foundation
Panel:
Dina Craissati, UNICEF
- The School Fee Abolition Initiative
Changu Mannathoko, UNICEF
- Quality in education: schools as centers of learning and delivery of other services for children
Dr. Aben Ngay, World Vision, Uganda
- Schools as support systems for orphans and vulnerable children
Lynette Mudekunye, Senior OVC Advisor, Save the Children UK
-CASNET (Caring Schools Network) South Africa
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Education
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1½ hr Session
Day 1
3:00 p.m.
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Dr. Beverley Antle and Tutsirai Makuwaza, The Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
Anna Laziri, The Teresa Group, Canada
- Rising above stigma: Learning from HIV+ parents from Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean
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Interactive Plenary
Day 1
4:30 - 5.15 p.m
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Funders Forum: Mobilizing Resources for a Sustained Response
Moderator:
Elan Garonzik, Vice President, Programs, The Elma Philanthropies Services
Panel:
Fikile Ngcobo, Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund
Dr. Shaffiq Essajee, Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative
Kerry Olson, CEO, Firelight Foundation
Peter Laugharn, Executive Director, Bernard van Leer Foundation
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Reception
Day 1
5:15 - 6.30 p.m
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Networking Reception and Children’s Art Exhibit in the Atrium
Sponsored by The Teresa Group
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Theme
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Time & Format of Session
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Speaker
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Keynote
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Plenary Panel
Day 2
9:00 a.m.
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Moderator
Dr. Stanley Read, Director, HIV/AIDS Family Centered Care Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
Panel
Dr. Jerry Coovadia, Nelson Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa
- Including HIV/AIDS strategies in the broader child survival agenda
Dr. Cathy Wilfert, Scientific Director, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
- Lessons from the Field
Dr. Philippa Musoke, Chairperson, Department of Pediatrics, Makerere University
- Linking children to treatment
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BREAK - 10:30 - 10:45 A.M.
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Care and Support
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Panel
Day 2
10:45 a.m.
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Moderator:
John Miller, Coalition for Children Affected by AIDS
Panel:
Sunette Pienaar, Founder, Heartbeat, Centre for Community Development, South Africa
- Heartbeat as a model of care for orphans and vulnerable children
Moses Zulu, DAPP Children’s Town, Zambia
- The promise of a future of HIV affected children
Sr. Tiebe Mako Bule, Founder, HIWOT HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Support Organization, Ethiopia
- Models of care, support and outreach for orphans and vulnerable children
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Prevention and Treatment
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Panel
Day 2
10:45 a.m.
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Moderator:
Dr. Cathy Wilfert, Scientific Director, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Panel:
Dr. Denis Tindyebwa, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Tanzania
- How to reach HIV infected children with ARV programs
Dr. Werner Schimana, Founder, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Clinic, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Tanzania
- Pediatric formulations
Dr. Jintanat Ananworanich, Physician/Clinical Trials Coordinator, Thailand
- Helping children cope and live with HIV in Thailand
Dr. Michel-Ange Desulme, pediatrician, Partners in Health
Dr. Sara Stulac, pediatrician, Partners in Health
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Care and Support
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1½ hr Session
Day 2
10:45 a.m.
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Dr. Geoff Foster, Founder, Family AIDS Caring Trust, Zimbabwe
- Future Imperfect? Charting the roadmap after two decades of responses to vulnerable children
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Psychosocial
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1½ hr Session
Day 2
10:45 a.m.
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Dr. Leslie Snider, Tulane University , USA
- Developing indicators for the monitoring and evaluation of psychosocial programs to serve orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS
Lorraine Sherr, Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology, Head of Health Psychology Unit, Royal Free and University College Medical School
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Psychosocial
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1½ hr Session
Day 2
10:45 a.m.
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Jonathan Morgan, REPSSI , South Africa
- Presentation on Hero Books as a tool for children's participation and empowerment (includes video)
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Children’s Rights
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Panel
Day 2
10:45 a.m.
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Moderator:
Sara Austin, Senior Policy Advisor - Child Rights, World Vision Canada
Panel:
Betty Makoni, Director, Girl Child Network, Zimbabwe
- Girl Child Empowerment as leveraging strategy on girls affected and infected by HIV and AIDS in Zimbabwe
Brenda Siajunza, Law and Development Association, Zambia
- Development of children’s paralegal program
Dr. Aben Ngay, World Vision, Uganda
- Orphans and vulnerable children engaged in Child Labour
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1½ hr Session
Day 2
10:45 a.m.
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Adern Nkandela, Program Manager, Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, Goelama Project
- Overview of the needs of orphans and vulnerable children and defines the principles and values for their care
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LUNCH BREAK - 12:15 - 1:15 P.M.
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Keynote
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Day 2
1:15 p.m.
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Hon. Sheila Tlou, Minister of Health, Botswana
- Turning the Tide on AIDS - ramifications for children in Botswana
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BREAK - 2:45 - 3:00 P.M.
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Psychosocial
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1½ hr Session
Day 2
3:00 p.m.
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Esther Kangave, PIDC, Mulago Hospital
Robyn Salter, Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
Jennifer Kindy-McPherson and Megan Porter, The Teresa Group, Canada
- Disclosure of HIV status to children (includes short video)
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Care and Support
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1½ hr Session
Day 2
3:00 p.m.
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Stellar Zulu, CINDI, Pietemaritzburg, South Africa
- Lessons from the 10 year development of a network of over 80 community agencies geared to assisting children affected by HIV/AIDS
Fortune Thembo, REPSSI Advocacy and Regional Partnerships Manager, Regional Psycho Social Initiative, South Africa
- Lessons from the development of a REPSSI's mult-country network of psychosocial support programs
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Care and Support
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1½ hr Session
Day 2
3:00 p.m.
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Kate Harrison, Senior Technical Adviser: Children, International HIV/AIDS Alliance, England
- Introduction to the Orphans and other Vulnerable Children support toolkit
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Prevention and Treatment
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Panel
Day 2
3:00 p.m.
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Moderator:
Philippa Musoke, Chair Pediatrics, Makerere University
Panel:
Dr. Edward Bitarakwate, Pediatrician ,Tec. Dir. EGPAF Uganda
- Experience with Family Care Model: Linking prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV to treatment services
Dr. Glenda Gray, co-founder and co-director of the Perinatal HIV Research Unit at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, South Africa
- Regional and cultural factors in providing PMTCT services
Prof. Tih Pius Muffih, Cameroon Baptist Convention, Cameroon
- PMTCT services and linking to orphan care
Dr. Natalia Akatovia, University of North Carolina
- Russia: Reaching high risk populations with PMTCT services and orphan prevention
Dr. Narasappa Mathew Samuel, DR MGR Medical University, India
- India: Reaching rural populations with PMTCT services
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Care and Support
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Panel
Day 2
3:00 p.m.
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Moderator:
John Miller, Coalition for Children Affected by AIDS
Panel:
Kathleen Okatcha, Director, Kenya Orphans Rural Development Programme
- Mobilizing and empowering rural communities in Kenya to work with AIDS affected children
Chung To, Chi Heng Foundation, China
- Developing community based care for children impacted by AIDS in rural China
Luminita Vasilioglu, Youth Club Coordinator, Close to You, Romania
- Care and support for children infected and affected by AIDS in Romania
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Care and Support
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Panel
Day 2
3:00 p.m.
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Moderator:
Steve Bowler, Visionledd
Panel:
Rev. Christo Greyling, Advisor, HIV and AIDS and Church/FBO Partnerships World Vision International, Johannesburg
George Snyman, Hands at Work in Africa, South Africa
Frank Dimmock, Health Coordinator with Livingstonia, Nkhoma, and Blantyre C.C.A.P. Synods in Malawi
- The role of faith-based organizations in working with children affected by HIV/AIDS; a case study in Southern Africa
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Psychosocial
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Panel
Day 2
3:00 p.m.
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Moderator:
Louise Zimanyi, Co-Director, The Consultative Group on Early Childhood Development
- Raising the Profile of the Care and Support Needs of Young Children Affected by HIV/AIDS
Panel:
Dr. Chloe O'Gara, Director of Education, Save the Children, USA
- HIV/AIDS in Africa: Why focus on early childhood development?
Dr Patrice Engle, Senior Advisor on Early Childhood Development, UNICEF
- ECD and HIV/AIDS: The Newest Programming and Policy Challenge
Betty Juma, Local Project Director, Speak for the Child, Kisumu, Kenya Academy for Educational Development
- Health, Nutrition, and Psychosocial interventions: Scaling up issues and the need for monitoring and support to community based organizations.
Jo Maher, HIV and AIDs Coordinator, HelpAge International
- The Link Between HIV/AIDS, Elderly Caregivers and the Care and Education of Infants and Young Children
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Education
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Panel
Day 2
3:00 p.m.
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Moderator:
Dr Geoff Foster, Government Paediatrician, Harare, Zimbabwe
Panel:
Dr. Anna Miller, EGPAF Technical Advisor, Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe National Situational Analysis for Children Living with HIV and AIDS
Dr Christine Chakanyuka, National ART Coordinator, Ministry of Health & Child Welfare, Zimbabwe
Dr Filda Bwakura-Dangarembizi, Government Paediatrician, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Plenary
Day 2
4:30 - 5.15 p.m.
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Peter Laugharn, Executive Director, Bernard Van Leer Foundation
Linda Richter, Executive Director, Child, Youth and Family Development, South Africa
- Where Do We go from Here? Keeping the momentum around children’s issues.
Jennifer Delaney, U.S. Director, Global Action for Children
- Mobilizing resources necessary to implement expanded, comprehensive response to the orphans and vulnerable children crisis
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Reception
Day 2
5.15 - 6:30 p.m.
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Reception sponsored by Taylor & Francis Group publishers of Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies
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