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Learning events
Fishermen in Kisangani obtain condoms
1-30 June, DR-Congo
“The SALT approach can reverse the increasing trend of HIV here in Kisangani,” said a newly trained facilitator, in DR-Congo. RDCCompétence, the Constellation and PNMLS organized learning events in eleven cities in DR-Congo and four more will take place in July. They transferred the approach to 505 facilitators who will be using it in their work with communities. This is the first important step in spreading the approach throughout DR-Congo and make HIV an issue of the past. Communities throughout the country are already taking action, like the fishermen association in Kisangani.
More about learning events in DR-Congo and local responses that already took place
Appreciating strengths to respond to domestic violence in Jayapura
14-18 June, Indonesia
“I feel that people in Nolokla village are more open to share their story,” shared Paula from Nolokla village near Sentani. Together with 11 other community members, Paula attended a learning event facilitated by the Constellation, IndoCompetence and UNFPA in Jayapura, in Indonesia. They adapted the AIDS Competence Process to domestic violence and already see the benefits of the approach in their communities.
More about the learning event in Jayapura and an exclusive interview with Paula
Facilitators meetings
Facilitators met in Thailand to decide on their future as a team
June, Thailand
With support from the Asian Development Bank, facilitators in Thailand met in June. They spent three days to share how they integrated the AIDS Competence Process (ACP) into their work, what they had learned and they build a dream for Thai ACP Network. “The AIDS Competence Process had an impact on individuals, organizations and on society,” said Khun Sompong from UNAIDS. In the other five countries –India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines- supported by the ADB, the teams are also making progress.
More about the facilitators meetings in Thailand and the progress in the other five countries
Member of the month
Amerindian communities of Guyana gain self-confidence with the AIDS Competence Process
“Even though I am from Amerindian decent, I have never experienced indigenous life because my mother moved away from the settlement where she was born. My experience with indigenous people has now become my passion. I was so happy when I was invited in February to the AIDS Competence training. From the opening I said to myself, my colleagues and then to the assembly that, “this is what I was looking for: an approach that would contribute to the empowerment of people.”
Autry Haynes works for the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs in Guyana and he is a strong supporter of the AIDS Competence Process at the country level.
Blog of the month
PLEASE PASS THE S.A.L.T.
"Esther had come to collect her photo and frame. The day we all had collected ours, Esther had gone to the hospital to pick her Anti Retroviral drugs. You should have seen the smile in her eyes as she looked at her photo and frame. As she turned round the corner, I found myself thanking God for the experience and privilege. I thanked God for the years I had spent in Chikankata where the Home Care concept was first practiced as the option to respond to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The experience has continued to define my work and responses to personal, community tragedies and/or celebrations. Especially in the area of HIV/AIDS. "
Read more on the blog "Please pass the SALT"
The Constellation
Constellations 2009 accounts closed
The Constellation board closed the Constellation’s 2009 accounts with a loss of 18,923.43 Euro for the period, leading to a negative equity of 12,401.14 Euro. The Membership Meeting approved the 2009 accounts in a virtual meeting from 28-30 June 2010.
More about the Membership Meeting
AIDS Competence at the Vienna Conference
18-23 July, Austria
Some Constellation friends will participate at the International Conference on AIDS in Vienna. John-Piermont Montilla invites all of us to speak in the name of ‘Community Life Competence Community’ at the opening ceremony of the Global Village on July 19. If you want to participate, please go to ‘Vienna Conference group’ and participate in the discussion ‘Message in Vienna’. John-Pierre also proposed to meet at the KGPP boot in the Global Village. (The image represents the artwork made by streetchildren supported by KGPP)
SALT visit in North Karnataka, India, end of October
From 23-30 October 2010, the Constellation and IndiaCompetence invites you to participate in a week of SALT visits in North Karnataka, to experience the Constellation’s strengths-based approach.
During this week, we would like you to experience first hand the AIDS response by the people of Koppal district and to explore with them important lessons. Koppal district was one of the hardest hit by the epidemic but over the last four years, the HIV prevalence has been consistently declining.
If you are interested to join, please contact lawan@communitylifecompetence.org.
Download the invitation and spread the word!
Knowledge asset on Inclusion
Do you want to know the key lessons learned on inclusion by communities in Thailand, India, Kenya, Belgium, Burma, Spain, Mozambique, South Africa, Cambodia, Indonesia, Uganda, RDC in just one click? Then, visit the ever-growing Knowledge asset on inclusion here. You can share this Knowledge Asset with your community or the communities you work with to assist them to raise their level of competence.
We will now work on the practice of ‘Mobilizing Resources’. If you are interested to get involved follow the link below.
More about the Knowledge asset on Inclusion and how you can get involved
Upcoming events
Exploring visit in Myanmar
From 5-7 July, two Constellation coaches will introduce the AIDS Competence Process to NGOs in Myanmar.
Mainstreaming Community Life Competence in UNFPA Indonesia country plan
The Constellation will meet for three days with UNFPA staff to discuss the mainstreaming of CLCP into UNFPA's plan.
Support visit to DRC
Mimi Gerniers will co-facilitate a learning event in Kinshasa with RDCCompétence.
Support visit in Sikasso
Constellation coaches will support Groupe Pivot in Mali who is implementing the AIDS Competence Process in the whole province of Sikasso
Join us!
You can join us at any event, as well as the events of the national facilitation teams. Please contact Marlou de Rouw at derouwm[@]gmail.com.