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<h4>News</h4>   <h4>Learning events</h4> <img alt="guyana UNAIDS learning event" width="200" height="150" align="left" src="/uploads/Image/News/News%20Feb%202010/guyana1.jpg" />A SALT revolution in Guyana 2-10 February, Guyana Five teams in Guyana learned about the facilitation of the AIDS Competence Process during a 9 day learning event. This first learning event in the Americas was financed by UNAIDS. “After 28 of years being involved with drugs and crime, the old Marc has died, a new Marc is implanted and it has been a remarkable transformation,” shared Marc Dannett, one of the participants who works with prisoners. <a href="http://PAGE_#11">More about the learning event in Guyana</a> <img alt="Sikasso" width="200" height="197" align="left" src="/uploads/Image/News/News%20Feb%202010/ML-Sikasso.png" />Mali learning event à Sikaso 8-12 February, Mali About fifty participants from Sikasso, a region in Mali, met for 3 days to learn about the facilitation of the AIDS Competence Process. Participants were introduced to the new Apprenticeship programme or ‘Blended Learning’ available on CD-rom. Teams throughout Sikasso will go through the programme together with the accompaniment of a coach, reading the modules and practicing every step of the process in the field. Within the next five years, 50% of communities will be reached. <a href="http://PAGE_#12">More about the learning event in Sikaso, Mali</a> <hr /> <h4>Learning together</h4> <img alt="hivos partners meeting" width="200" height="150" align="left" src="/uploads/Image/News/News%20Feb%202010/hivos3.jpg" />Hivos partners from India, Eastern and Southern Africa exchange their experience 8-10 February, Kenya Participants from 11 Hivos partners from India, Eastern and Southern Africa came together from 8-10 February in Nairobi. During this first meeting, partners identified issues and learned methods to exchange their experience and they planned to do joint activities with other partners. Indumathi (SIAAP) added that “One person at a lower level does not need to reinvent the wheel to get to a higher level in a certain practice. They need only to connect with someone with higher experience”. <a href="http://PAGE_#13">More about the Hivos partners meeting in Nairobi</a> <hr /> <h4>Member of the month</h4> <img alt="Dadi Ndeli" align="left" src="/uploads/Image/News/News%20Feb%202010/dadi.jpg" />“The SALT approach saves lives” “My name is <a href="http://aidscompetence.ning.com/profile/dadindeli?xg_source=profiles_memberList">Dadi Ndeli</a>. I am facilitator of RDC Competence, the National Facilitation Team in DR-Congo. Since my childhood, I dreamt of contributing to the development of human beings. In the beginning when I was peer educator, I felt more important than all the rest because all the information came from me. With the SALT approach, I discovered that that most of the solutions to problems of the community are in the community itself. In the village of Djese, in Kasai, for instance, the SALT approach even saved lives.“ <a href="http://PAGE_#14">More about Dadi Ndeli, and how the village of Djese in Kasai saved lives</a> <hr /> <h4>Blog of the month</h4> Not easy to be gay in Burundi I'm Diomede, I'm gay, I'm 27. I am the eldest of four children, from a peaceful family who gave me everything (I mean all that was necessary without giving in to all my desires). I was born and I grew up in town. Currently I work for an NGO where I am responsible for social issues. Before having this job, I volunteered in the association Humure that fights against all forms of discrimination and supports the development of those who suffer. Being Gay in Burundi is not easy, but compared to other African countries I would say that we live in a fairy tale. <a href="http://aidscompetence.ning.com/profiles/blogs/pas-facile-detre-gay-au">More on the blog on Community Life Competence community</a> <hr /> <h4>News from national facilitation teams</h4> <img alt="Sierra Leone Imperi" width="200" height="160" align="left" src="/uploads/Image/News/News%20Feb%202010/sierra-leone.jpg" />Sierra Leone Competence: The Fight against Malaria in Imperi February 2010, Sierra Leone The Malaria Competence Approach is having tremendous impact in reducting malaria sicknesses and deaths in the community particularly children and women in Imperi Chiefdom as reported by the local communities. “To date, no infant, child and maternal deaths were recorded since April 2009 after the facilitation of the Malaria Competence Approach,” shared a community members. Funded by World Vision Ireland, the Malaria Competence Approach was piloted by World Vision Sierra Leone to Roll Back Malaria in 9 villages in the Imperi ADP, Bonthe district, Southern Sierra Leone. Four villages that chose to intervene on malaria such as Momaligie, Samahun, Mowonde and Sokoloh implemented a targeted LLIN distribution for school children, pregnant women and lactating mothers in June 2009. <a href="/uploads/File/News/2010-02/Malaria%20Competence%20in%20Imperi%20-%20Article.doc">More about progress in Sierra Leone</a> <img alt="TB Competence" width="150" height="200" align="left" src="/uploads/Image/News/News%20Feb%202010/TBcompetence.jpg" />BarnaCompetence: Spain also starts dreaming... On Monday we had our first meeting in Barcelona with about 30 people to start working on TB Competence. A group with an incredible energy and motivation and enthusiasm with which they could change the world. In just four hours, we have built a common dream and started to outline some 12 practices to become TB Competent.<a href="http://aidscompetence.ning.com/profiles/blogs/espana-tambien-empieza-a-sonar">More about TB Competence in Spain</a>   <hr /> <h4>Upcoming events</h4> One week SALT visits by Mexit together with INAT From 1-5 March, Mexit, a group of intercultural consultants based in Amsterdam, is going to visit the Interfaith Network on AIDS of Thailand to learn about the SALT approach. Membership meeting on coaches nomination From 8-12 March, the voting members of the Constellation will discuss and decide on the nomination process of Constellation coaches. Knowledge Fair in Mozambique From 22-24 March, associations working on HIV and handicap will exchange their experiences during a a Knowledge Fair in Maputo, Mozambique. Virtual Board meeting On 19 March, the Board of the Constellation will discuss the narrative report and approve the accounts of 2009. <hr /> Join us!  You can join us at any event. Please contact Marlou de Rouw at derouwm[@]gmail.com. <iframe src="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?showTitle=0&height=600&wkst=2&bgcolor=%23FFFFFF&src=usu9dqi0g30svn5hf4va8609q0%40group.calendar.google.com&color=%231B887A&ctz=Europe%2FBrussels" style=" border-width:0 " width="670" height="600" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>

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