Call for Applications: Women Leadership and Mentorship Training (WLMT)

Positive Action for Treatment Access (PATA) is a non-governmental
organization working to ensure that every individual has access to
treatment education and every person with a disease condition can
access qualitative, affordable, ethical and humane treatment which
would empower them take charge of their health and lives.

PATA is in the third year of a project to train and mentor women
living with HIV to become HIV Treatment and Policy Advocates.

The project objective is to increase the capacity of women living
with HIV to participate in HIV Programming in Nigeria. To achieve
the above, PATA calls for applications from Women Living with HIV to
participate in a one year intensive training program. The training
program will include the following:

- Three intensive on-site residential workshops
- Three internship programs in participant’s community
- Experiential learning in HIV treatment centers

Each fourteen day residential workshop will be followed by an internship
period during which the women will be expected to volunteer in their
communities as advocates and educators using skills they have acquired.

The training is open to Nigerian women living with HIV committed to
developing their leadership and advocacy skills. The women must meet the
following criteria:

- Presently employed by, affiliated to or volunteering with a Community
Based Organization or HIV Treatment center
- Good command of spoken and written English
- Willing to promote and commit to gender equity
- Ability to meet deadlines, and work under pressure
- Capacity to take initiative and work with minimal supervision

How to apply:
- Interested applicants should download and complete the application form
at www.pata-nigeria.com
- Send the completed application form, Curriculum Vitae (maximum 2 pages)
and one paged Capacity Statement as a Microsoft Word attachment in an
email addressed to womenleaders@pata-nigeria.com

All three documents can also be posted to:

Women Leaders,
Positive Action for Treatment Access (PATA)
1st Floor Holy Trinity Hospital Plaza,Adesina Street,
Off Obafemi Awolowo WayIkeja, Lagos
Tel: +234-1-8993426

All duly completed applications must be received on or before
Monday 21st December, 2009. Posted applications must be post-marked
before Friday, 18th December, 2009.

For further clarifications please send an mail to:
titilola.babalola@pata-nigeria.com or temitayo.oyedemi@pata-nigeria.com

Women living with HIV in prominent organizational leadership positions
are not eligible for this program. Please note that this is not a job
opening. PATA cannot provide employment for participants during or
after the training period.