Caribbean Region

From 2001–2006, FHI managed the IMPACT Project in St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Guyana, the Bahamas, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. Working with national AIDS control programs, NGOs, and local and regional partners, FHI built local capacity to deliver sustainable HIV/AIDS prevention and care programs, increased the quality of behavior change communication activities, and decreased stigma and discrimination.

FHI established and strengthened NGO networks, providing training, technical assistance, and small grants to implement HIV/AIDS-related activities.

To learn more about FHI's work in the Caribbean region, browse below for news about activities at the time they were implemented.

FHI Builds Belize Ministry of Health Leadership Skills 

APRIL 2005 — FHI's IMPACT Project and Management Sciences for Health delivered a Virtual Leadership Development Program (VLDP) in the Caribbean region, addressing workplace challenges while teaching leadership skills. The Belizean VLDP team successfully completed their mission to increase HIV testing among newborns of HIV-positive women.      

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FHI Concentrates on Youth in the Caribbean

FEBRUARY 2004 — The Caribbean Regional Program leads FHI's work with HIV/AIDS nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), national AIDS programs, and other regional programs to build the strength and capacity of NGO efforts in St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Tobago, and Trinidad. 

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• Executive Summary of BSS in Six Countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (2005-2006)

• The Caribbean Quarterly, a newsletter from FHI in the Caribbean.

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Featured Partner: USAID

Through our partners, such as USAID, FHI supports the Caribbean region and its organizations in preventing the spread of HIV and improving HIV/AIDS care and support among those at highest risk.

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