EveForLife - Supporting Women and Children Living with HIV
 
Rosemarie Wignall Stone Women and Family Life Coordinator of EVE for Life : Author; the autobiographical “No Stone Unturned” (2007) chronicling her “confrontation with the reality of her HIV-positive status” and “with husband Carl’s illness and his rapid decline to death as a result of AIDS.” Face; Ministry of Health (Jamaica), National HIV/STI Programme, Anti-Stigma Campaign 2009-2010 “Yes You Can” A Graduate of Mandeville Teachers’ College (Diploma; 1969), University of the West Indies (BA General 1975; Graduate Diploma in Education; 1977. Rosie is an outstanding and passionate advocate in the HIV response. She is a Teacher/Trainer/Facilitator and has served many groups. As a senior member of the Stone Polling Team (Prof Carl Stone) 1976 – 1993; Owner and CEO of the Stone Team 1996 – 2006, she has a wealth of information and intimate understanding of the Jamaican Psycho-social culture and its impact on women and families. Co-Writer: GIPA* Toolkit: Positive Partnerships; UNESCO-EDC; 2008 The toolkit aims to assist education sector staff and networks of people living with or affected by HIV and AIDS, and others to apply the principles of greater involvement of PLHIV/AIDS, in a comprehensive approach to the education sector’s response to HIV and AIDS * GIPA – Greater Involvement of People Living with and Affected by HIV and AIDS Speaker/Presenter - Numerous presentations on HIV/AIDS and • Workplace policy • Stigma and discrimination • Love and relationships Other: • Patron for Project Smiles since September 2007. Project Smiles is a campaign to collect needed items for children affected by HIV/ AIDS and to raise money for the O.V.C. (Orphans and Children made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS) Fund. Rosie’s Advocacy has National and International Impact, she Participant; Dominican Republic; Coalition of Latin American First Ladies Women Leaders on Women and AIDS (2008), Member of Jamaican Delegation; United Nations – New York; 2008 High Level Meeting On Aids (2008) She has served as panelist, guest speaker, counsellor, patron, and facilitator, however Rosie really loves to keep it simple. She is very close to her family, loves to read and cook and wants to share her life with women all across the universe.
Rosemarie Wignall Stone
Women and Family Life Coordinator of EVE for Life

Author; the autobiographical “No Stone Unturned” (2007) chronicling her “confrontation with the reality of her HIV-positive status” and “with husband Carl’s illness and his rapid decline to death as a result of AIDS.”
Face; Ministry of Health (Jamaica), National HIV/STI Programme, Anti-Stigma Campaign 2009-2010 “Yes You Can”
A Graduate of Mandeville Teachers’ College (Diploma; 1969), University of the West Indies (BA General 1975; Graduate Diploma in Education; 1977.
Rosie is an outstanding and passionate advocate in the HIV response. She is a Teacher/Trainer/Facilitator and has served many groups. As a senior member of the Stone Polling Team (Prof Carl Stone) 1976 – 1993; Owner and CEO of the Stone Team 1996 – 2006, she has a wealth of information and intimate understanding of the Jamaican Psycho-social culture and its impact on women and families.
Co-Writer: GIPA* Toolkit: Positive Partnerships; UNESCO-EDC; 2008
The toolkit aims to assist education sector staff and networks of people living with or affected by HIV and AIDS, and others to apply the principles of greater involvement of PLHIV/AIDS, in a comprehensive approach to the education sector’s response to HIV and AIDS
* GIPA – Greater Involvement of People Living with and Affected by HIV and AIDS

Speaker/Presenter - Numerous presentations on HIV/AIDS and
• Workplace policy
• Stigma and discrimination
• Love and relationships

Other:
• Patron for Project Smiles since September 2007. Project Smiles is a campaign to collect needed items for children affected by HIV/ AIDS and to raise money for the O.V.C. (Orphans and Children made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS) Fund.
Rosie’s Advocacy has National and International Impact, she Participant; Dominican Republic; Coalition of Latin American First Ladies Women Leaders on Women and AIDS (2008), Member of Jamaican Delegation; United Nations – New York; 2008 High Level Meeting On Aids (2008)

She has served as panelist, guest speaker, counsellor, patron, and facilitator, however Rosie really loves to keep it simple. She is very close to her family, loves to read and cook and wants to share her life with women all across the universe.
Rosemarie Ryder - Orphan and Vulnerable Children Coordinator (OVC) : Rosemarie is a vibrant, ambitious and selfless young professional, she hails from St.Andrew, Jamaica. A mother of four children and married for over fifteen years, Rosemarie’s passion for family makes her a suitable fit for EVE for Life’s mission to provide meaningful support to families affected by HIV. Employed to the University of the West Indies as an Office Attendant from October 1994 to July 2004, she is now a graduate of the University of the West Indies, BSc. Social Work (Hons), and is now pursuing her Masters in Communication for Social & Behaviour Change. She has coordinated numerous HIV/AIDS sensitization workshop training individuals to the issues faced by Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV). Mentorship for PLHIV is one of her specific skills. She has worked as an Orphans and Vulnerable Coordinator from August 2004 to August 2008 with Jamaica AIDS Support. And is a certified Voluntary Counselling and Testing skills provider. Rosemarie has excellent personal motivation with a proven ability to build and work collaboratively in a strong team concept environment, as well as independently. Focused, versatile, dependable, multi-task oriented, flexible, positive, able to adapt effectively to challenging and emergency situations. Well developed skills in prioritizing, organization, decision making and time management skills. A passion for the vulnerable, Rosemarie is always serving.
Rosemarie Ryder - Orphan and Vulnerable Children Coordinator (OVC)

Rosemarie is a vibrant, ambitious and selfless young professional, she hails from St.Andrew, Jamaica. A mother of four children and married for over fifteen years, Rosemarie’s passion for family makes her a suitable fit for EVE for Life’s mission to provide meaningful support to families affected by HIV.

Employed to the University of the West Indies as an Office Attendant from October 1994 to July 2004, she is now a graduate of the University of the West Indies, BSc. Social Work (Hons), and is now pursuing her Masters in Communication for Social & Behaviour Change.

She has coordinated numerous HIV/AIDS sensitization workshop training individuals to the issues faced by Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV). Mentorship for PLHIV is one of her specific skills.

She has worked as an Orphans and Vulnerable Coordinator from August 2004 to August 2008 with Jamaica AIDS Support. And is a certified Voluntary Counselling and Testing skills provider.

Rosemarie has excellent personal motivation with a proven ability to build and work collaboratively in a strong team concept environment, as well as independently.
Focused, versatile, dependable, multi-task oriented, flexible, positive, able to adapt effectively to challenging and emergency situations.
Well developed skills in prioritizing, organization, decision making and time management skills.
A passion for the vulnerable, Rosemarie is always serving.
Paula Samuels Advocacy Officer
Paula Samuels
Advocacy Officer