NIR Swedish Workplace HIV and AIDS Programme SWHAP2014-2018
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The Swedish Workplace HIV and AIDS Programme (SWHAP) builds on the network of Swedish companies in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in introducing wellness programmes with the aim to prevent the further spread of HIV in the workplace. In this third phase of the programme, the overall outcomes at the end of the project are expected to be; (i) sustaina...
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The Swedish Workplace HIV and AIDS Programme (SWHAP) builds on the network of Swedish companies in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in introducing wellness programmes with the aim to prevent the further spread of HIV in the workplace. In this third phase of the programme, the overall outcomes at the end of the project are expected to be; (i) sustainable workplace programmes responding to HIV, Health and ge
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The Swedish Workplace HIV and AIDS Programme (SWHAP) is a collaboration between the Industrial and Metal Workers’ Union of Sweden (IF Metall) and the International Council of Swedish Industry (NIR). The programme was initially built around the fundamental idea that partnership and close cooperation between employers, employees and their unions could be key drivers to address HIV and AIDS related stigma and discrimination at workplaces, and this gradually expanded into a general wellness-oriented programme addressing other aspects of ill-health and lifestyle choices that negatively affect HIV treatment (malaria, tuberculosis (TB), cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and hypertension) and other issues that drive HIV transmission such as gender-based violence, alcohol abuse and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Overall, SWHAP contributed to a reduction in new HIV infections, an increase in the number of people living with HIV receiving anti-retroviral therapy (ART), and the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of TB. This was achieved by providing access to testing, treatment and care opportunities through the SWHAP network of companies. Through a broad wellness approach SWHAP contributed to SDG Goal 3. Furthermore, through women's leadership programmes and networks focused on women, including entrepreneurial training, gender-transformative training at workplaces and also GBV at workplaces, SWHAP contributed to SDG Goal 5. SWHAP also contributed to SDG Goal 8 by implementing structures and systems of inclusive and effective social dialogue (the workplace committees) that promote specific decent work conditions at the workplace. The rationale being that decent working conditions together with increased employee health are expected to increase trust, decrease sick absence while at the same time increasing production and turn-over of the company. NIR also stated that through the partnership model, SWHAP contributed to SDG Goal 17. By the end of the intervention SWHAP had established 575 workplace wellness programmes in 11 countries in Central, Eastern and Southern Africa, and in doing so achieved the following results (reported in the SWHAP final report as quantative and qualatitive): - 46,553 people undertook HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) through workplaces, - 1 467 566 condoms were distributed at the workplaces, - 17 077 key populations (secondary beneficiaries) were reached through HIV prevention programmes, - 1 731 family members of workers participated in HIV Testing and Counselling (HTC), - About 974 Spousal capacity building trainings were carried out to improve participants financial management skills, and know-how on setting up income generating, - The number of reported incidents related to discrimination fell during the programme, - A gender audit tool guided by ILO recommendations for gender mainstreaming in the workplaces on 10 workplaces was developed, - 328 supply chain and mentorship programmes were carried out by companies that had previously been supported through the programme to reach more workers at suppliers or customers in a more cost-effective and efficient way, - Companies co-funded workplace programmes at an estimated total value of 51.5 million SEK – and 99% of all companies continued to fund workplace programmes after initial financing came to an end. An evaluation of SWHAP in 2017 showed that the workplace programmes reduced stigma and supported behavioural change. Additionally, the workplace committees in many instances had become a strong channel for communication and a forum to raise issues that would otherwise not have been raised - resulting in increasing trust between employers and employees, and exemplifying social dialogue. This, the evaluation showed, led to increased productivity and, in addition, healthier and more motivated workers also meant that companies enjoyed savings from a reduction in sick days and insurance premium contributions. Further, an economic analysis by Karolinska Institutet in 2018 confirmed a positive return on investment for companies which invested in workplace programmes.
The aim of SWHAP was to support the establishment and spread of innovative, effective and sustainable HIV/AIDS and Wellness programmes and help to maximise productivity and improve the health and quality of the life of employees, families and surrounding communities. In order to achieve this, there are three medium-term outcomes: Outcome 1: Sustainable HIV&AIDS and wellness workplace programmes have been established and enhanced in targeted countries. Outcome 2: SWHAP initiatives have expanded to secondary beneficiaries beyond the workplaces. Outcome 3: The SWHAP approach has been made viable and sustainable through its added value to stakeholders and partners.
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