Our Achievements and Track Record

The table below highlights some of the innovative projects, which have been pioneered by ACET Jersey over the past thirteen years.

1995

A programme of HIV education was established and delivered to students in island Secondary Schools.

The ACET Parenting Programmewas developed and established to provide parents in primary and secondary schools with the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to provide good sex education for their own children.
 

1996

A Portuguese translationof ACET's popular booklet for secondary school students - HIV Facts for Life was undertaken and launched on World AIDS Day.
 

1997

Ana de Oliveira was recruited from Portugal to fill the new post of Portuguese Community Development Officer. Her role was to research the health promotion needs of members of the local Portuguese community and to develop initiatives that would ensure that they had equal access to sexual health information and services.
 

1998

ACET published "Towards a Healthier Community"- a research report into the health and welfare needs of the Portuguese community in Jersey. 

A Community Development Project was established to provide a focus for educating people whose first language is not English about health-related issues. Special classes were provided with a focus on English and health literacy, and life-skills.

An HIV and sexual health programme for Portuguese inmates was established and delivered at La Moye Prison.

ACET launched and distributed a quarterly Portuguese Newsletter-Boletim Informativo, which provided practical information about sexual health and social services in Jersey.
 

1999

ACET hosted the first Portuguese Health Information Fairin Jersey, which enabled more than 30 health and social care agencies to showcase there services to the Portuguese community.

A Family Literacy Project for people whose first language is not English was launched in partnership with Highlands College and a Portuguese Children's Project was launched in partnership with Jersey Child Care Trust. 

1,500 attendances were recorded at the Community Development Project on Saturday afternoons. 12,000 copies of Boletim Informativo were distributed to Portuguese households.
 

2000

A second Portuguese Health Information Fairwas held and a further 100 Portuguese workers joined ACET's Family Literacy Classes.
 

2001

ACET published the first bi-lingual Guide to Sexual Health for Health Professionals and Portuguese adults - Adam and Eve. 

ACET also initiated a Review of States policy for Interpreting and Translation Services and worked with a Portuguese linguist from Lisbon University to complete a report on the subject which was commissioned by Policy and Resources. 

Over 500 people attended a third Portuguese Health Information Fair.
 

2002

ACET developed a new practical resource pack for parents of young children. A Parent's Toolkit was launched in December and free copies were made available through Health Visitors, nurseries and primary schools to all households in Jersey with a child under the age of 12 years.
 

2003

10,000 copies ofA Parent's Toolkit were distributed and the new publication was awarded the CIM award for Marketing Excellence. 

A new Open Learning Centre was established on the Community Development Project in Partnership with BBC Radio Jersey who also broadcast a series of language and literacy programmes developed by ACET entitled 'Learn while you Listen'.

The Community Development Project hosted, Bringing People Together, a celebration of the achievements of 80 students who had attended ACET Skilled for Health courses in 2003. 

ACET provided HIV/AIDS training for 200 Children's Workers. A partnership is established with Centre Point Trust to expand ACET's Children's Project for marginalised and vulnerable children.
 

2004

ACET formed a new partnership with Standard Chartered Bank, a founding member of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, to challenge complacency about HIV/AIDS in Jersey. 

A further 155 Children's Workers received ACET training on HIV/AIDS. A second reprint of A Parent's Toolkit was commissioned and a further 1,000 copies distributed. 

109 vulnerable and hard to reach children benefited from ACET's Kids Club. 

ACET's Outreach Worker provided one-to-one information about HIV/AIDS for an average of 36 people from 15 different countries every week.
 

2005

ACET lobbied government and key policy-makers for the introduction of an Unlinked Anonymous Testing programme to provide more reliable evidence of the prevalence of HIV in Jersey.

133 teachers, children's workers and social workers were trained by ACET. 

A new HIV Educator for young people was appointed and began work in schools.

HIV Facts for Life, a new publication for teenagers, was published with sponsorship from Standard Chartered and distributed to all secondary schools and doctors surgeries. ACET achieved Investor in People status.
 

2006

ACET participated in the drafting of a new Sexual Health Strategy for Jersey and published a series of health Fact Sheets for newly arrived immigrants.

A Research Project collected evidence of the health needs of the Polish community to inform future provision.

ACET delivered HIV/AIDS education to1,500 students in secondary schools.

Provided the keynote address at a Symposium on HIV in the Workplace, which was hosted by Standard Chartered Bank and lobbied and campaigned for legal protection from discrimination for people living with HIV in Jersey from the point of diagnosis.
 

2007

ACET worked with Standard Chartered Bank to establish the HIV Business Forum to harness theresources and expertise of business in educating people about HIV and challenging stigma and prejudice. 

HIV in the Workplace, a new programme of diversity and equality trainingwas launched to help employers manage and protect HIV positive employees.

ACET worked with the Children and Young People HIV Network in the UK to raise awareness of the damaging effects of stigma and discrimination on children and young people living with HIV in Jersey.

ACET highlighted the need to revise and update the States of Jersey HIV anti-discrimination policies and practices.

ACET secured government funding to further develop health improvement education and access to health and welfare services for Portuguese people living in Jersey.

ACET developed and delivered a new Parenting course for Portuguese parents in partnership with Parenting Services at The Bridge.

ACET developed Working towards an HIV-friendly School, a new training course staff and teachers, designed to protect children and families from the damaging effects of HIV-related stigma and discrimination.
 

 

 Last updated April 2010

 

Our Achievements and Track Record