Nine “Best of the Best Awards” recognising excellence in Workplace Wellness Programming were presented to the Private Sector on Friday the 2^nd of December at our World AIDS Day Commemoration Dinner.  

Nearly 200 guests attended the evening at the Royal Swazi Convention Centre, where in addition to the Awards presentation the Honourable Minister of Agriculture Mr. Clement Dlamini spoke on the importance of Workplace HIV-AIDS programming and how it is integral to the country “Getting to Zero” (zero new infections) (zero deaths) (zero stigma & discrimination) which is this year’s World AIDS Day theme.

The Songa Umcebo Project was officially launched by Honourable Senator J. Mashwama, Minister of Commerce, Industry & Trade at a Breakfast Ceremony held at the Royal Villas Ezulwini on the 7th of October. The project intends to reduce the HIV vulnerability among workers in the textile and apparel industry in Swaziland and the communities with whom they interact, by providing a comprehensive and evidence-based HIV prevention and HTC program. We will implement the program in partnership with Swaziland Investment Promotion Authority (SIPA) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) throughout the period of the 1st of October 2011 to September 30th 2013, with funding through PEPFAR and USAID.