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April 2008 News July 2008 News |
New energy in the General Assembly "The AIDS Competence approach has affected my entire life including my profession, family and personal development. I am a new person today," explains Joseph Senesie as a motivation to become a voting member of the Constellation. Read the list of active members and their motivation |
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350 SALT teams with religious leaders and PLHIV appreciate communities strengths in Thailand
More about the experience of the Norwegian Church Aid with the ACP |
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Appreciating people's strengths makes me happy
Rituu B. Nanda, Research Associate of the Solution Exchange, India |
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The AIDS Competence Process will be adapted to face the next influenza pandemic
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Constellation reinforces its support to SALT teams in Papua New Guinea
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Sharing of experience with the AIDS Competence Process (ACP) in India
Joe Ngamkhuchung, North Eastern Drug/HIV Training Centre, Nagaland, India |
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Join us on a week of SALT visit in Northern Thailand
This is an opportunity to understand how communities in Northern Thailand have brought down the prevalence rate from 18% (1992) to less then 1% (2008) (for 21 year old men). More about the progress of communities in Northern Thailand. Read the invitation to the SALT visits |
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When Belgium learns from RD-Congo BelCompetence organizes a workshop on 6 and 7 June with Eric Ngabala, a Constellation coach from RD-Congo and vice-President of RDC Competence. Any interested person can participate by sending an email to Aude Picavet (audepicavet@hotmail.com) or Aicha Benyaich (benyaicha@hotmail.com). This is a unique opportunity for Belgian facilitators to learn from the experience of RD-Congo where hundreds of communities took ownership of the HIV issue with the support of RDC Competence. |
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News to come Representatives of the networks of truck drivers and People Living with HIV of the Great Lakes Region will come together in Kinshasa for a learning event on "measuring change". Constellation coaches visit NGO in Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Thailand in April and May. |
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Article about the Constellation Learning from youth groups in Ban Pang Lao on AIDS response, posted on Health Development Network website Use 'both sides of the brain' to respond to AIDS, posted on Health Development Network website |
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During the General Assembly, voting members of the Constellation agreed on the constitution of the new membership and approved the 2007 activity report. Four of the twelve voting members will be replaced. 
The 
"The AIDS Competence approach helped me a lot in my work. I now look for the positive things in people and I try to appreciate the strengths of members of the Solution Exchange network. I'm on the outlook for experiences instead of opinions. It really makes me happy."
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies want to adapt the AIDS Competence Process to the Human Preparedness to Pandemics. The first step is to develop a draft self-assessment and to test it in three countries. 
Since one year, the Constellation and local SALT teams stimulate local responses toward HIV in 5 provinces in Papua New Guinea with the support of the World Health Organisation and UNICEF. 
NGOs and organisations involved in stimulating local responses in India shared their experiences with the ACP on the 
From 19 to 26 of September 2008, the Constellation organizes another week of SALT visits in Northern Thailand. The strengths of people in Northern Thailand have inspired the Constellation from its foundation: come and experience by yourself!