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« Today is a revelation »
Louis Marie Butoyi, coordinator of the project « Voix d'asile contre le VIH/SIDA » at the Red Cross in Belgium |
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145 facilitators stimulate 297 communities to develop their AIDS Competence in Asia
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Stories from the Great Lakes Initiative on AIDS
Truck drivers give up chasing school girls Truck-drivers in Layanza decide to stop picking up girls from the local college, after discussing their vulnerabilities. More about this story from Burundi Self assessment reveals vocations After doing their self-assessment, People Living with HIV from RBP+ are so enthusiastic that they want to become facilitators. More about this story from Burundi Reconciliation: an added value of GLIA Competence Members of the SALT team in Kenya -from different tribes- organised visits in areas where people had been slaughtered during the political instabilities. More about this story from Kenya During a SALT visit, the community brings its own answers Truckers in the harbour of Uvira discuss their vulnerabilities -for instance having sex with women in exchange for transporting their goods to the next city- and decide to find out their HIV status. More about this story from DR-Congo Truck drivers obtain HIV tests at night A mobile testing centre comes every Thursday from 8pm to 1am with testing kits -an initiative of the truckers. More about this story from Uganda Wives protect their husbands Wives of truck-drivers decide to put a box of condom in their husband's suitcase every time he leaves. More about this story from Rwanda Two visits and a small revolution After a SALT visit at the truck stop in Kibagwa, truckers, sex workers and local communities started a group of people living with HIV: 70 persons have openly declared their status and have joined this group! More about this story from Tanzania |
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Constellation's Membership Meeting approves new Board composition
More about the Virtual Membership Meeting |
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Interview on "Medi1radio, the radio from the Maghreb" In a recent interview, Jean-Louis Lamboray (Chair of the Constellation) explains that local ownership of the HIV problem is key to solve the HIV problem. |
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Visitors on the aidscompetence website
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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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News to come When Belgium learns from Congo: Eric Ngabala, facilitator of RDC Competence shared his experience with BelCompetence |
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I always asked myself: How can we place human being at the centre of the HIV response and not the means? When Jean-Louis, Chair of the Constellation, and Colette, facilitator explained the Constellation's approach to me, I realized that I found what I was looking for.
One year after the launch of the ADB-NGO Competence Process, National Facilitation Teams are emerging in Cambodia, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Thailand. In several countries, NGOs are scaling up the ACP to reach out to an exponential number of communities. The AIDS Competence Process had a real impact on the way participating NGOs work and on the AIDS Competence of the communities they work with.
From 26 to 29 May, truckers, People Living with HIV and Constellation coaches came together in DR-Congo for the fourth GLIA wide learning event, focussing on "measuring change". The following stories, collected by Jean Legastelois, show that the GLIA Competence Process is already a great success..jpg)
The Constellations membership meeting approved (1) the composition of the new Board, (2) the 2008 work plan and budget, (3) the Terms of References of the Core Facilitation Team, (4) the Membership and Financial Committee and (5) the concept of the Single Point of Accountability.
In May 2008, 5146 people from 70 different countries visited the website of the Constellation. This is an increase of more than 50% since December 2007, when 2382 people visited our website. 
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!