PLHIV & Key Population

Our interventions

It is estimated that there were 543,100 people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Indonesia in 2020, with the majority of them in the productive age between 15-49 years old. With a large proportion of PLHIV in productive age and considering the impacts of the pandemic against their livelihood and persistent discrimination in the workplace, it is crucial to include PLHIV and key populations in all national efforts for economic recovery and to eliminate HIV-related discrimination at the workplace.

Responding to this situation, UNAIDS collaborated with Yayasan Kusuma Buana (YKB) and Jaringan Indonesia Positif (JIP) to implement two interventions to mitigate the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic against PLHIV and key populations. These two interventions are the following:

1. Economic recovery through building access to an inclusive job market
   This is done through identifying participants from PLHIV and key populations (KPs) across Indonesia to participate in the skills training provided by ILO and the basic entrepreneurship training provided by UNDP.
2. Policy advocacy for an inclusive job market
   This is done through the following activities:
   • Conducting policy advocacy to the government, companies, and trade unions to promote gender equality, non-discrimination, and inclusiveness at the workplace.
   • Developing an online learning platform consisting of online learning materials regarding health (HIV, TB, and COVID-19), gender equality, and inclusiveness at the workplace.
   • Providing a series of training of trainers for 15 PLHIV and KPs on health (HIV, TB, and COVID-19), gender equality, and inclusiveness at the workplace.

Outputs

1. Training of Trainers of 15 PLHIV and Key Populations on Health Issues (HIV, TB, and COVID-19), Gender Equality, and Inclusiveness at the Workplace
   
   UNAIDS, with the implementing partners, conducted training of trainers (ToT) on 13-17 September 2021 and 26-29 December 2021 on health issues (HIV, TB, and COVID-19), gender equality, and inclusiveness at the workplace. The ToT was participated by 15 representatives from the community of people living with HIV (PLHIV) and key populations from 9 regions (North Sumatra, DKI Jakarta, Banten, West Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta, East Java, Bali, and South Sulawesi).
   
   [PHOTO] Following the ToT, 15 PLHIV and key populations have delivered sensitization sessions on the inclusive workplace to participants of the ILO’s training of entrepreneurs in October 2021. Furthermore, advocacy on the inclusive workplace has also started in some regions, such as North Sumatra and Bali. It is hoped that the advocacy works will continue beyond the duration of this project.
   
   
2. Online learning platform on Health (HIV, TB, and COVID-19), Gender Equality, and Inclusiveness at the Workplace
   
   
   
   To sustain the effort to increase knowledge and awareness on the principles of inclusivity and non-discrimination at the workplace, an online learning platform consisting of materials on inclusive workplace has been developed. This online learning platform serves as a knowledge hub for key workplace stakeholders, such as the government, companies, and trade unions. The online learning platform can be accessed through the following link https://kusumabuana.org/ruang-belajar/