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Promoting Standards for Socio-Cultural Research on the Issues of HIV/AIDS and Trafficking

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Purpose

Contextual factors (including cultural norms and practices, power structures and gender relations) play a vital role in determining people’s vulnerability to HIV/AIDS and Trafficking, and the effectiveness of interventions on these issues. Socio-cultural research can potentially provide valuable insights into these factors and how to incorporate them into appropriate prevention and education activities.

Yet limited socio-cultural research exists to inform HIV/AIDS or Trafficking policies and programs in the Asia Pacific region. There are also few links between socio-cultural researchers and those involved in HIV/AIDS or Trafficking program delivery.

This workshop will discuss the role of socio-cultural research in responses to HIV/AIDS and Trafficking, and ways in which this role can be strengthened. Emphasis will be placed on the quality of ongoing research efforts in terms of agenda setting, methodology and ethics, and the publication, dissemination and use of research findings.

Format

The workshop will consist of both plenary sessions and small group work on gaps and barriers to social-cultural research, methodological and ethical issues, vulnerable populations, and on ways forward in terms of research priorities, the dissemination and use of research and greater collaboration between researchers, institutions and agencies working in relevant areas.

Expected Attendees

Funding is available to support attendance by socio-cultural researchers working on the issues of HIV/AIDS and/or Trafficking. All applications are welcome, though preference will be given to researchers focusing on the Greater Mekong Subregion of Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar and the Yunnan Province of China.

Those interested should fill out the attached questionnaire and submit, along with a recent CV, to Praveena Gunaratnam g.praveena@unescobkk.org by 30 June 2005.

Representatives from donor agencies and NGOs in the region will also be invited.

For more details on the workshop see http://www.unescobkk.org/index.php?id=401#5485