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Alumni
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For more than 30
years, CEDPA has trained developing-country women, men and youth to become change
agents for effective international development. These CEDPA alumni, more than
5,000 strong, are leading change in over 150 countries.
CEDPA alumni are
improving the lives of hundreds of thousands of people each day. They are also
leading change at the highest levels of their nations, including as vice presidents,
ministers and parliamentarians.
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Indonesia
Nafsiah Mboi
 As Secretary of the National AIDS Commission in Indonesia, Nafsiah faces multiple challenges. One is the stigma associated with the populations most affected by the epidemic in her country: injecting drug users, sex workers, men who have sex with men. Another is confronting the gender inequity that leads to women’s increased vulnerability to HIV. Today, as Secretary of Indonesia’s National AIDS Commission, Nafsiah speaks out—both nationally and internationally—on the consequences of gender inequities and women’s increased vulnerability to HIV. She traces her knowledge of gender equality to her training at CEDPA, back in 1982. Thinking back to her participation in CEDPA’s Supervision and Evaluation workshop in Washington, D.C., she remembers that “the whole concept of gender was new to us.” Now, though Nafsiah occasionally finds herself a lone voice on these issues, she sees positive signs of change and greater understanding among the younger generations. (Feb. 2008)
Completed Supervision and Evaluation 1982 (S&E 3)
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Barbados
Merlene Blackett
 Merlene Blackett has been a longtime advocate for HIV/AIDS rights and services. Her involvement in the HIV/AIDS arena has recently brought her to Washington DC to serve on the Global Health Council’s International Advisory Board for the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial. The elite board, made up of 12 experts from 6 global regions, meet to discuss the organization of the global event. This year marks the 25 anniversary for the candlelight memorial. In addition to her work on the board, Merlene and her co-workers at the AIDS Society of Barbados, Inc. are responsible for organizing the event in her home country of Barbados. They have tentative plans for an outdoor ceremony and anticipate that the number of attendants this year will surpass last year’s 150 participants. Merlene became a CEDPA alumna after attending last year’s Advancing Women’s Leadership in HIV/AIDS Action workshop. (Feb. 2008)
Completed Advancing Women's Leadership in HIV/AIDS Action July 2007
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