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Dynamics of the HIV epidemic in Suriname
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Dynamics of the HIV epidemic in Suriname

3.1. Youth

Similar to other countries in the region, young persons in Suriname are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. Sixty to eighty percent of annual new HIV cases are in the age group 15-49. The data also suggests that young girls are particularly vulnerable. The high prevalence of teen pregnancy (around 20% of annual births) confirms behavioral patterns of early sexual initiation and unprotected sex.

3.2. Maroon & indigenous in the hinterland of Suriname.
According to the currently available data, the maroons are disproportionately affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Since 2002 the Maroons have the highest relative AIDS morbidity and mortality.
Based on the income poverty ratio, 91% of the population living in the interior, mainly Maroons and Indigenous, live below the poverty line . Forced migration, poor educational and health infrastructures and high levels of disease during the years of socio-economic unrest (1980 – 1999) have further deteriorated their living conditions. The particular living conditions in the interior, where a relatively small population (50,000 persons) lives in a large geographical area (80% of the land surface) and the tribal setting and cultural practices including polygamy and early marriage and cultural beliefs regarding sexuality increase the risk for HIV infection for this population.

3.3. Commercial Sex Workers (CSW)
The vulnerability of CSW is well-documented and includes their marginalized position, in particular in a context like Suriname, where commercial sex work is forbidden by the law and tolerated in the margins of society. Therefore CSW have no recognized status or recourse if their human rights are violated by clients, law enforcers, or others. Due to their vulnerability they are at increased risk to become infected with HIV. A recent study (2004) in Suriname among street CSW recorded a high HIV prevalence of 20.4% and inconsistent condom use. Therefore CSW can be considered one of the fuelling factors for the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Suriname.

3.4. Men who have sex with Men (MSM)
Similar to elsewhere in the Caribbean, public MSM behavior is not tolerated and takes place mostly outside of the public eye. One of the concerns raised by the data of a 2005 study is the fact that the MSM community includes a variety of profiles, including self-identified heterosexuals and bisexuals, married men and men living in union with a woman. The data indicates that MSM can potentially be a entry point for the epidemic into the general population.

Source: Country profile HIV in Suriname 2006

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The wise way
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Believed written by Kent M. Keith age 19 but tributed to Mother Teresa of Calcutta since she has a copy on her wall.

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centred;
FORGIVE THEM ANYWAY.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
BE KIND ANYWAY.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends, some true enemies;
SUCCEED ANYWAY.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
BE HONEST AND FRANK ANYWAY.
What you spend years building, someone may destroy overnight;
BUILD ANYWAY.
If you find serenity and happiness, others may be jealous;
BE HAPPY ANYWAY.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
DO GOOD ANYWAY.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
GIVE THE WORLD THE BEST YOU'VE GOT ANYWAY.
You see, in the final analysis, it's all between you and God;
IT WAS NEVER BETWEEN YOU AND THEM ANYWAY.

January 16, 2008 | 12:04 PM Comments  0 comments

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SURINAME
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Map of Suriname
Map of Suriname
Republic of Suriname

National name: Republiek Suriname

President: Ronald Venetiaan (2000)

Prime Minister: Jules Ajodhia (2000)

Current government officials

Land area: 62,344 sq mi (161,471 sq km); total area: 63,039 sq mi (sq km)

Population (2006 est.): 439,117 (growth rate: 0.2%); birth rate: 18.0/1000; infant mortality rate: 23.0/1000; life expectancy: 69.0; density per sq mi: 7

Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Paramaribo, 217,300

Monetary unit: Surinamese dollar

Languages: Dutch (official), Surinamese (lingua franca), English widely spoken, Hindustani, Javanese

Ethnicity/race: East Indians (Hindustanis) 37%, Creole (mixed white and black) 31%, Javanese 15%, “Bush Negroes” (also known as Maroons) 10%, Amerindian 2%, Chinese 2%, white 1%, other 2%

Religions: Hindu 27.4%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), Roman Catholic 22.8%, Islam 19.6%, indigenous 5%

Literacy rate: 93% (1995 est.)

Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2005 est.): $2.081 billion; per capita $4,100. Real growth rate: 2%. Inflation: 9.5%. Unemployment: 9.5% (2004). Arable land: 0.4%. Agriculture: paddy rice, bananas, palm kernels, coconuts, plantains, peanuts; beef, chickens; shrimp; forest products. Labor force: 156,700 (2004); agriculture 8%, industry 14%, services 78%. Industries: bauxite and gold mining, alumina production; oil, lumbering, food processing, fishing. Natural resources: timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold, and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore. Exports: $881 million f.o.b. (2004 est.): alumina, crude oil, lumber, shrimp and fish, rice, bananas. Imports: $750 million f.o.b. (2004 est.): capital equipment, petroleum, foodstuffs, cotton, consumer goods. Major trading partners: Norway, U.S., Canada, Belgium, France, UAE, Netherlands, Trinidad and Tobago, Japan, China, Brazil (2004).

Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 64,000 (1997); mobile cellular: 4,090 (1997). Radio broadcast stations: AM 4, FM 13, shortwave 1 (1998). Radios: 300,000 (1997). Television broadcast stations: 3 (plus seven repeaters) (2000). Televisions: 63,000 (1997). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 2 (2000). Internet users: 14,500 (2002).

Transportation: Railways: total: 166 km (single track) (2001). Highways: total: 4,492 km; paved: 1,168 km; unpaved: 3,324 km (2000). Waterways: 1,200 km; most important means of transport; oceangoing vessels with drafts ranging up to 7 m can navigate many of the principal waterways. Ports and harbors: Albina, Moengo, New Nickerie, Paramaribo, Paranam, Wageningen. Airports: 46 (2002).

International disputes: area disputed by French Guiana between Riviere Litani and Riviere Marouini (both headwaters of the Lawa); area disputed by Guyana between New (Upper Courantyne) and Courantyne/Koetari [Kutari] rivers (all headwaters of the Courantyne); territorial sea boundary with Guyana is in dispute.

Major sources and definitions
Flag of Suriname
Geography

Suriname lies on the northeast coast of South America, with Guyana to the west, French Guiana to the east, and Brazil to the south. It is about one-tenth larger than Michigan. The principal rivers are the Corantijn on the Guyana border, the Marowijne in the east, and the Suriname, on which the capital city of Paramaribo is situated.
Government

Constitutional democracy.
History

Suriname's earliest inhabitants were the Surinen Indians, after whom the country is named. By the 16th century they had been supplanted by other South American Indians. Spain explored Suriname in 1593, but by 1602 the Dutch began to settle the land, followed by the English. The English transferred sovereignty to the Dutch in 1667 (the Treaty of Breda) in exchange for New Amsterdam (New York). Colonization was confined to a narrow coastal strip, and until the abolition of slavery in 1863, African slaves furnished the labor for the coffee and sugarcane plantations. Escaped African slaves fled into the interior, reconstituted their western African culture, and came to be called “Bush Negroes” by the Dutch. After 1870, East Indian laborers were imported from British India and Javanese from the Dutch East Indies.

Known as Dutch Guiana, the colony was integrated into the kingdom of the Netherlands in 1948. Two years later Dutch Guiana was granted home rule, except for foreign affairs and defense. After race rioting over unemployment and inflation, the Netherlands granted Suriname complete independence on Nov. 25, 1975. A coup d'état in 1980 brought military rule. During much of the 1980s, Suriname was under the repressive control of Lieut. Col. Dési Bouterse. The Netherlands stopped all aid in 1982 when Suriname soldiers killed 15 journalists, politicians, lawyers, and union officials. Defense spending increased significantly, and the economy suffered. A guerrilla insurgency by the Jungle Commando (a Bush Negro guerrilla group) threatened to destabilize the country and was harshly suppressed by Bouterse. Free elections were held on May 25, 1991, depriving the military of much of its political power. In 1992 a peace treaty was signed between the government and several guerrilla groups. In March 1997, the president announced new economic measures, including eliminating import tariffs on most basic goods, coupled with strict price controls. Later that year, the Netherlands said it would prosecute Bouterse for cocaine trafficking.

Public discontent over the 70% inflation rate prompted President Jules Wijdenbosch to hold elections in May 2000, a year ahead of schedule. The New Front for Democracy and Development, a coalition led by former president Ronald Venetiaan, won the election. Venetiaan was reelected in Aug. 2005.

In May 2006, torrential flooding left more than 20,000 homeless.

See also Encyclopedia: Suriname.
U.S. State Dept. Country Notes: Suriname

Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

August 24, 2007 | 1:40 AM Comments  1 comments

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the award winner is

As i promised i writing the entry to inform you about the award winner this year. The caricom youth ambassadors awarded Drs. Lilian Ferrier this year for their award.the award is given to someone who is fighting against discrimination and racim.

About 4000 person participated in the walk against racism and discrimination.

So that's it for now. Guillermo you're a little quite these days.

March 22, 2007 | 12:15 PM Comments  1 comments

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CARICOM unite for children

Youth participation to fight discrimination

The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is marked every year on 21 March with activities led by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, New York and at the field-presences.

The CARICOM youth ambassadors for Suriname organize a walk against racism and discrimination for the 5th time in 2007.

The initiator Sergio Belfor former CARICOM youth ambassador (CYA) for Suriname participated in the anti – racism tour in Canada in 2000. The large set-up of the activity made impression on him, so he decided to try and have a similar project in Suriname. In 2001 the CYA’s for Suriname organized the first Anti – discrimination activity. That year the organized a sign and essay game coupled to a mini demonstration to show the work that the different youth send in.

In 2002 the organized a walk on the 21 march. More than 1500 youth participated. The CYA’s invited youth from several schools and youth organizations to participate. Because of the success they decided to try and make this activity an annual annually returning event.

So we had this walk again in 2003 and in 2004 the CYA Vallerie Lalji decided together with her youth officers corps to ad something to the activity. For this reason they have revealed a monument to remind especially the Surinamese community and everybody that sees it that we maybe look different but we are all the same, humans.

In 2005 the new CYA’s Yldiz Beighle and Harris Monorath continue this activity. And in 2006 they gave an award. The criteria for award winner International day against every form of Discrimination and racism are:
1. Outstanding work in the field of awareness/ advocacy against every sort /form of discrimination and racism. (Justify this with feasible works (literature) or activities of nominee.
2. Work done in the field of HIV/AIDS for children /youth for over 2 years.
3. Participated / contributed in community/national programme interventions related to some sort of anti stigma and discrimination activities. ( think of specific groups in society such as children/youth with disabilities( or in the interior), Children/youth in conflict with the law , activities for the girl/boy child in disadvantaged positions)
In 2006 Ms. Juanita Altenberg was awarded. She is the chair of the Stichting Maxi Linder Associatie (SMLA). That is a NGO which comes up for commercial sex workers. They advocate for them and they also provide them with information and care and support. Ms. Altenberg organization is also working with the children of these people who are facing the consequences.
This year we have two new CYA’s, Feranto Dongor (a.k.a Feranto Cadogan) and Stephany Kasketie.
The anti – discrimination activity will be held for the 5th time this year. The set will be the same as last year. After Wednesday I will inform you over the person who got the award this year and how many people participated. The theme is CARCOM unite for children and the sub - theme is Youth participation to fight discrimination.


March 16, 2007 | 9:14 AM Comments  0 comments

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who are the Surinamese youth working on HIV

As I promised you I would inform you about the Surinamese youth active in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
In Suriname we have four youth groups who are working in the field of HIV/AIDS. There are some other groups who are active in the fight against HIV/AIDS but that are not there main goal/ task.
The well known youth groups working in the field oh HIV/AIDS are:
- Pepsur; is a youth initiated and youth led group working on HIV/AIDS by educating their peers through drama.
- YAM; is the youth group of our family planning association
- YAH; is the youth group of our PLWHA organization
- Red Cross youth; is the youth group of the red cross

These young one have different activities. Pepsur is popular because of their drama and acts about HIV/AIDS. Yam is working in the field of SRHR and Yah is working on stigma and discrimination. The Red Cross youth are working on behavior change and healthy life style.

March 8, 2007 | 12:02 PM Comments  0 comments

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Do I desert my county?

I know I haven't been posting lately, however I am dedicated to start posting again.
I have been asking myself the question: are you still a patriot if you leave your country to study elsewhere but in order to come back and to contribute to your country? It is a discussion that I believe is not easy to answer with a yes and a no.
I am asking this because I have been strugling to leave to study elsewhere....I love my country very much.....and I don't want my fellow ctizens to think that I am betraying them or leaving them to rot. I am in a dillema right now.
I am a very active young guy and I don't want start all over again when I come back after several years.
Well I think this is not an easy question. It has been keeping me busy for while but I'll get through eventually.

bless, from sweet Suriname.

By the way..I have to thank Tanja for supporting me..thank you sweetie!!

March 3, 2007 | 6:44 PM Comments  0 comments

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Welkom to my TIGblog
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Hello all,
I will use this blog to tell you about things I come across during my work.
I work on the prevention department of the Stichting Mamio Namen Project and that is an NGO in Suriname working on HIV/AIDS.
It was a pleasure for me to read some articles of my friend Guillermo who is also a tig member.
So Guillermo I just want to support you by letting the world know more about our beloved Suriname.
Suriname is on the north coast of South America between Guyana and French Guyana. A proximally 500.000 people live in our country with a percentage of 70 youth.
There are different cultural groups in this country and also lots of foreigners.
As it is we have lots of groups working on HIV/AIDS, because we also endure the pain of HIV.
The Stichting Mamio Namen is one of the oldest and the only one providing care and support for PLWHA and their relatives. I will get you information about the work of the several NGO’s working on HIV and AIDS.


February 27, 2007 | 7:05 AM Comments  2 comments

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I have 3000 blog visitors

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope u have enoyed the recent pictures. I promise that I will start posting again as soon as I have more time to work on my blog.
Blessings from sweet Suriname

January 21, 2007 | 8:02 PM Comments  0 comments

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Caricom Youth Ambassador's elctions

Saturday is the big day, the elections will be held at 7 p.m. After the elections I will get back at you with the results. I will keep u updated. BTW it's not to late to react on my call for collaboration.
Greetings from sweet Suriname

January 16, 2007 | 5:11 PM Comments  0 comments

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seeking colaboration....

Hi friends. As I have anounced, I am the most likely candidate to win the Caricom Youth Ambassadors election next week. So I am seeking colaboration with different persons and or organizations from around the world. So if you are interested in such a colaboration just drop me a note and we will work something out. I can tell you that the office of Caricom Youth Ambassador is a very prestigiuos youth position in Suriname and has great resources both financialy as socialy. So don't let a good cooperation pass us by like that.
waiting for your response from sweet Suriname:

regards,
Guillermo

January 12, 2007 | 9:35 AM Comments  1 comments

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picture of Mosque and Synagogue right beside each other

Suriname is very multi-ethnic and even though we have our differences sometimes, still different religions can live peacefuly amongst each other. this picture stands as a symbol in our country for peaceful religious coexistence.

January 9, 2007 | 10:40 AM Comments  1 comments

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Mosque

This mosque is the largest in our country, I need to get more information on its background etc. but I can tell you that it is built right besides a synagogue. For us it represents that in our country all religions can live peacefuly amongst each other. I will also post the picture of the synagogue.

January 9, 2007 | 7:28 AM Comments  2 comments

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Thanks guys!!

I noticed that I am almost at 2000 blog visiters . I hope you all have enjoyed the few images of Suriname I exposed. I promise that I will post more of them and keep you up-to-date. Rite now I am preparing full speed for the Caricom Youth Ambassadors elections which will be held on january 20th in a special Youth Parliamant meeting. I am the most likely candidate to win. So that's why I am trying to get more support from the Youth Parliamantarians themselves(25 in total). Some other time I will unfold my strategy if or when I become Caricom Youth Ambassador. Have a splendid week. BTW this week I am resuming my study (int'l law) at the University after a well deserved x-mas vacation. And for all of you resuming your study too...be blessed!!

January 8, 2007 | 8:54 PM Comments  0 comments

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just a peek of the city


January 3, 2007 | 6:21 PM Comments  0 comments

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