IMG_2177 Title Training of hotel Staff in Mexico

IMG_2177 Title: Training of hotel Staff in Mexico July 2008 – Hotel for Life Initiative UNAIDS is involving the Mexican hotel industry in a prevention campaign around the International AIDS Conference in August 2008 and in the longer term through the development of sustainable long term HIV workplace policies & programmes © 2008 UNAIDS. All rights reserved. Photos by Regina Castillo

IMG_2226 Title: Training of hotel Staff in Mexico July 2008 – Hotel for Life Initiative UNAIDS works with IMPULSO - a network of NGOs experts on the provision of technical assistance on HIV in the workplace. IMPULSO is the technical partner implementing the “Life Initiative- Hotels addressing AIDS” initiative. Speaking: Carlos García de León, the Coordinator of IMPULSO. © 2008 UNAIDS. All rights reserved. Photos by Regina Castillo

IMG_2197 Title: Training of hotel Staff in Mexico July 2008 – Hotel for Life Initiative Capacity building trainings provided by IMPULSO to hotel staff on HIV prevention © 2008 UNAIDS. All rights reserved. Photos by Regina Castillo

IMG_2200 Title: Training of hotel Staff in Mexico July 2008 – Hotel for Life Initiative …. and non discrimination © 2008 UNAIDS. All rights reserved. Photos by Regina Castillo

IMG_2204 Title: Training of hotel Staff in Mexico July 2008 – Hotel for Life Initiative 2, 000 staff have been trained so far. © 2008 UNAIDS. All rights reserved. Photos by Regina Castillo

IMG_2218 Title: Inaugural meeting with all hotels July 4, 2008 – Hotel for Life Initiative A first inaugural meeting of all the participating hotels took place at the Hotel Marquis in Mexico City on July 4 th 2008. © 2008 UNAIDS. All rights reserved. Photos by Regina Castillo

IMG_2222 Title: Inaugural meeting with all hotels July 4, 2008 – Hotel for Life Initiative Participants included, among others, representatives of the hotel sector, Alejandro Rojas, the head of the Secretariat of Tourism in Mexico City, César Nuñez, Director of UNAIDS Regional Office for Latin America & Caribbean, Regina Castillo, UNAIDS Chief of Private Sector Partnerships, Eduardo Zebadúa from the Tourism Commission of the Legislative Assembly of Mexico City, Patricia Ortega representing the census, Carlos Garcia de León, the Coordinator of Impulso. © 2008 UNAIDS. All rights reserved. Photos by Ricardo Alion

IMG_2251 Title: Inaugural meeting with all hotels July 4, 2008 – Hotel for Life Initiative César Nuñez, director of UNAIDS Regional Office for Latin America & Caribbean, © 2008 UNAIDS. All rights reserved. Photos by Ricardo Alion

IMG_2225 Title: Inaugural meeting with all hotels July 4, 2008 – Hotel for Life Initiative Regina Castillo, UNAIDS Chief of Private Sector Partnerships and a Representative from the Group Accor Mexico © 2008 UNAIDS. All rights reserved. Photos by Ricardo Alion

IMG_2266 Title: Condom Project – Hotel for Life Initiative Condoms will be distributed at all participating hotels via the CONDOM PROJECT which has been financed with the generous support from UNFPA. Condoms are packed for distribution © 2008 UNAIDS. All rights reserved. Photos by Regina Castillo