Africa Employee HIV/AIDS Programmes - Africa

A hallmark of the TCCAF programme is cultivation of contacts at the local level. In each of the nine countries so far reached by the project (Cameroon, Cote D'Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Kingdom of Swaziland, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe), local AIDS committees made up volunteers from Coca-Cola offices have been central in the launching of local workplace programmes. Local nonprofit and community-based organisations are full partners in educating the public about the risks associated with HIV/AIDS. In addition, international oganisations such as UNICEF, UNAIDS, and Population Services International (PSI) partner with Coca-Cola to, for example, deliver printed HIV/AIDS educational materials and free condoms to employees working in hard-to-reach areas.

Communicating risks associated with, and means of preventing, HIV/AIDS to employees and the public in general is a central strategy in initiatives such as HIV/AIDS prevention campaigns. Detailed information about Coca-Cola's country-specific endeavours is available on the Coca-Cola site. To cite a few examples, the Maisha campaign ("Wewe ndiye uhai wao", or "You Are Their Life") supports the National AIDS Control Council in its efforts to reach young Kenyans through radio, newspaper, posters, TV commercials, and outdoor advertising. And in Morocco, Coca-Cola is working with the Ministry of Health to provide training for 100 peer educators in the workplace.

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100% of Coca-Cola's 40 independent bottling companies in 54 countries on the continent are enrolled in the programme. All their employees, spouses and children will be eligible to receive benefits, including access to anti-retroviral drugs, testing, counseling, prevention, and treatment.

The programme is based upon guidelines and standards developed by UNAIDS, International Labour Organization (ILO), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO).