Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Contact number: 1-876-867-9202 or 1-876-513-6390
Ms. Althea Leonie Cohen is a 38 years old female advocate.
She is a leader of caliber, she is open minded, helpful, down to earth and have years of experience in HIV work. To mention a few of her
achievements; she is one of the Directors of the Jamaica Community of Positive Women Organization (JCW+) were she also serve on the
Steering Committee, as a volunteer. Her roll is the Women Living With HIV (WHIV) Mobilization and Gender Officer. Ms. Cohen is the
current Female Person Living with HIV (PLHIV) Representative on the Jamaica Country Coordinating Mechanism (JCCM) for the Global Fund.
She has being involved in edutainment films for HIV awareness. She has been trained with the GIPA Capacity Building Program, and attending
various seminars, workshops and leaderships sessions has contributed to her capacity building, making her input in policy making, mobilization,
facilitation, peer support and monitoring and evaluation more effective.
As a cosmetologist, her clients, through their satisfaction have commended her in applying her skill to their elegant appearance. As a
mother of four children, her income is used to ensure her children receive an education and for her to achieve her goals.