Kaiser Family Foundation Traveling Media Seminar

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1 Kaiser Family Foundation Traveling Media Seminar South Africa July 14 22, 2007 Schedule of Activities S a t u r d a y, J u l y 1 4 Participants arrive in Johannesburg and check into Westcliff Hotel, Parktown 3.30pm - Guided tour of Apartheid Museum - Dinner-discussion: An Overview of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in South Africa and the National Response Approx. 9.00pm - Return to the hotel S u n d a y, J u l y am - Depart hotel with baggage to airport 10.40am - Board flight to Phalaborwa, Limpopo Province 12.00pm - Arrive in Phalaborwa and travel to Lenyenye a rural township near Tzaneen - Orientation to the area and local issues, lovelife Lenyenye Y-Centre - Visit local households affected by HIV - Participate in discussions with community leaders, parents and young people followed by informal barbecue 6.30pm - Travel to Coach House Hotel, Tzaneen and check in

2 M o n d a y, J u l y am - Drive to Acornhoek 8.30am - Arrive Tintswalo Hospital, Acornhoek, Mpumalanga Province - Participate in briefing and discussion of health care service provision (including AIDS treatment) in rural environment including tour of hospital am - Visit local school to observe lifeskills education 11.45am - Discussion with women leaders of IMAGE project using economic self-sufficiency as tool in HIV prevention among rural women 1.00pm - Drive to Nelspruit for flight to Durban 3.20pm - Depart Nelspruit by air to Durban 5.00pm - Arrive in Durban and check in at Beverly Hills Hotel, Umhlanga Rocks 7.00pm - Dinner-discussion on Non-Health Sector Impact of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in South Africa with Prof. Allan Whiteside, Director of Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and other guests. Tuesday, July am - Meet in hotel lobby for short walk to beach am - Short boat ride on the Indian Ocean to observe and visit with bottle nose dolphins 9.30am - Drive to McCords Hospital (privately run denominational hospital), Berea, Durban for discussion about health care provision and AIDS care at the epicenter of the South African epidemic - Visit McCords outpatient AIDS treatment facility 12.45pm - Drive to Ghandi Settlement (South African home of the Mahatma) for briefing on integrated economic development programs for re-development of Inanda/Kwamashu areas - Visit school founded by John Dube, one of the founders of the African National Congress - ANC (South African governing party and predominant anti-apartheid liberation group)

3 Approx 5.00pm W e d n e s d a y, J u l y am - Depart hotel with baggage to airport for flight to East London, Eastern Province 6.00am - Depart by air to East London 7.30am - Arrive East London and drive to Dimbasa, a former apartheid tribal homeland resettlement area - Visit Dimbasa Community Health Centre for discussion of HIV/AIDS services and treatment in poor rural environment - Visit local households for discussion with community members about HIV/AIDS and other issues - Meet with grannies participating in lovelife HIV/AIDS education and support programs 4.00pm - Board flight to Cape Town 5.30pm - Arrive Cape Town and check into Table Bay Hotel Thursday, July am - Depart hotel for site visits in Cape Town metropolitan area visiting clinics, households and community-level programs together with African journalists participating in annual CNN African Journalism Awards Program pm - Participate in ceremony for the annual Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights, The Castle, Cape Town, followed by lunch. [Keynote speaker: The Deputy President of South Africa Award recipients: former South African Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson and Kenyan Nobel Laureate, Wangari Maathai] pm - Roundtable discussion on The Politics of HIV/AIDS in South Africa with local HIV/AIDS activist including the Treatment Action Campaign and the Congress of South African Trade Unions 7.00pm - Dinner-discussion on The State of South African Politics and Presidential Transition with invited leading political commentators. F r i d a y, J u l y am-10.30am - Contribute to CNN/MultiChoice hosted panel discussion together with finalists for annual CNN MultiChoice Africa Media Award followed by lunch.

4 10.30am - Depart on visit to Table Mountain National Park hike short trail and participate in lunch discussion on the role of environmental conservation in HIV prevention 3.00pm 3.30pm - Depart hotel to District Six Museum [District Six was an historically colored (mixed race) residential neighborhood in the center of Cape Town bulldozed by the apartheid regime as part of its notorious forced removals policy enforcing residential segregation. The District Six removal marked a turning point in the resistance to apartheid and international attention to the injustice of the apartheid regime.] pm - Participate in moderated roundtable discussion on The Role of the Media in Informing Public Awareness and Shaping the Public Agenda together with top Africa HIV/AIDS journalists participating in Kaiser training on HIV/AIDS reporting, and leading South African editors 6.00pm - Informal dinner together with Kaiser workshop participants and South African media reps including historical overview of District Six and its relevance to the anti-apartheid struggle S a t u r d a y, J u l y am - Participate in Kaiser-CNN forum on The Role of Gender Equity, Human Rights and Good Governance in Combating HIV/AIDS in Africa. Moderated by CNN Anchor, Jonathan Mann with university president and author Njabulo Ndebele, publisher Trevor Ncube and UN AIDS Envoy for Africa, Elizabeth Mataka 12.00pm - Depart hotel for lunch at historic Groot Constantia wine estate and tour of Cape Peninsula 4.00pm 6.30pm - Depart hotel for Cape Town International Conference Centre pm - Attend CNN MultiChoice Annual African Journalism Awards Gala Banquet S u n d a y, J u l y 2 2 At leisure 5.00pm - Transport departs hotel for Airport departures

5 Kaiser Family Foundation Traveling Media Seminar Cape Town, South Africa July 14-22, 2007 Participants List INVITED JOURNALISTS Mr. Monroe Anderson Columnist Chicago Sun-Times Mr. Greg Branch Managing Director Black Entertainment Television News Ms. Katherine Butler Foreign Editor The Independent, London KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION Ms. Penny Duckham Executive Director Kaiser Media Fellowships Program Mr. Matt James Senior Vice President Media and Public Education Dr. Michael Sinclair Senior Vice President South Africa Program Mr. Fruto Corre Freelance Cameraman Black Entertainment Television Ms. Christine Gorman Health Reporter TIME Magazine Mr. Joe Neel Health Reporter National Public Radio