Coalition Corner Podcast

There’s no doubt that young people across the Caribbean face unique challenges when it comes to sexual and reproductive health. While they grow up in societies where sex is often openly discussed in music, media, and everyday life, access to comprehensive, factual, and judgment-free sexual and reproductive health education remains limited. So how do young people navigate these issues? We're e...

The Caribbean has made tremendous strides in eliminating the mother to child transmission of many diseases including HIV and syphilis. In this episode of the Coalition Corner podcast we discuss the issue with representatives from Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis and Antigua and Barbuda. For more information about the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities (CVC) and the work we do please visit our website at...

In this episode of the Coalition Corner podcast we're taking a closer look at the challenges in the Caribbean's HIV and human rights response and what can be done to reset amid recent global developments. For more information about the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities (CVC) and the work we do please visit our website at www.cvccoalition.org. Follow on social media Facebook: @CaribbeanVul...

Across the Caribbean, arts and culture have become powerful tools for advocacy, education, and social change. Through theatre, music, spoken word, and visual storytelling, edutainment-based initiatives are breaking down stigma, sparking conversations, and empowering people affected by HIV. In this episode of the Coalition Corner podcast we’re exploring how the arts have been instrumental in HIV ad...

As more men living with HIV grow older, they face unique challenges, from managing long-term treatment to navigating stigma, relationships, and overall well-being. In this episode, of the Coalition Corner podcast, we’re exploring what aging with HIV looks like for men, the barriers they encounter, and the support systems that can make a difference. For more information about the Caribbean Vulnerab...

The first episode of our Coalition Corner Podcast Season 2 explore the issue of growing older while living with HIV.  As the HIV-positive population ages, new challenges emerge that require urgent attention. Older adults living with HIV face a unique intersection of health issues, including age-related co-morbidities, medication interactions, stigma, and the need for specialized healthcare service...

In this episode we’re talking with two individuals who have worked more than a decade each with CVC in the HIV response. We sat down with CVC’s Contracts and Procurement Officer Andrea ChinSee and Technical Programme Officer Marlon Thompson to look at the work they’ve been doing in the regional HIV response and how things have changed. For more information about the Caribbean Vulnerable Communitie...

In this episode we’re discussing the rollout of PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis)   in Jamaica and Guyana as a new and innovative tool in the HIV response. Dr. Sasha Blackwood  from the Centre for HIV/AIDS Research and Education Services (CHARES) at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Jamaica and  Joel Simpson  from the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) in Guyana  ...

In this episode of the CVC-produced Coalition Corner podcast, we explore issues around spirituality and sexuality. Can someone be Christian and gay? Our guests, Theologian Damien Williams and Unitarian Universalist Minister Angeline C. Jackson, who are also members of the LGBTQ+ community, help us tackle the issue. For more information about the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities (CVC) and the work...

The first episode of the Coalition Corner Podcast is a special World AIDS Day conversation. World AIDS Day 2023 is being commemorated under the theme 'Let Communities Lead' we therefore explored the importance of Civil Society Organisations across the Caribbean in the regional HIV response. CVC Executive Director Ivan Cruickshank sat down with Kandasi Levermore Executive Director for the...