| Members of the Guyana Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GBCHA) are again partnering with Lifeline Counselling Services for their Annual Walkathon which is scheduled for tomorrow.Contributions this year total $369,620 in cash and kind to the Annual Philip Vanderhyden Walkathon which aims to increase awareness of HIV/AIDS and to show support for persons infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.The following GBCHA member companies donated to this year’s Walkathon: A.H. & L Kissoon, Bank of Nova Scotia,holesale Soccer Jerseys, Banks DIH Limited, Cara Hotels, Farfan and Mendes, Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners’ Association (GGDMA), Guyana Lottery Company,Cheap Jerseys, Hand in Hand Mutual Life Insurance, Kaieteur News, National Milling Company of Guyana (NAMILCO), Pegasus Hotel Guyana and Sterling Products Limited.(left to right) GBCHA,Cheap Jerseys China, Executive Director, Ms. Suzanne French handing over the donations in cash and kind to Lifeline Counselling Services, Executive Director, Mrs. Falicia Adams.The GBCHA is urging all individuals to come out and participate in the Walkathon which is scheduled for Sunday, October 28,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, 2012. The walk commences at 6:00am and begins at the Bank of Guyana and culminates at the National Park. This year the walkathon is held under the theme “Getting to Zero”.The GBCHA continues to work with member companies and other partners in the national response to HIV/AIDS and to reduce stigma and discrimination in the workplaces. The Voluntary Counselling and Testing site at the GBCHA continues to serve employees of member companies and the community. Persons are invited to visit the GBCHA site or any other VCT site during the week of November 19 to November 23, 2012 as the Ministry of Health hosts the Annual National Week of Testing. All persons are urged to go out and know their status.Additionally,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, the GBCHA Secretariat will be embarking on a Gender Based Violence project, through USAID support, that would seek to widen the skills of new and existing peer educators to address the issues related to Gender Based Violence in the workplace and beyond. Employees of member companies and their families will benefit significantly for this project.The GBCHA will continue to mobilize and assist the private sector in their response to HIV/AIDS, GBV and other non communicable diseases in the workplace and beyond by facilitating technical assistance as well as helping organisations apply their core competencies, products,Cheap Hockey Jerseys, services and resources to the national response to health and wellness issues in Guyana. |
