Workshop to exchange on community initiatives against AIDS

Partner: Belgian Technical Cooperation

In December, the Constellation organized a « Workshop to exchange on Community Initiatives against AIDS » at the Regional Health Observatory of Casablanca with support from the Belgian Technical Cooperation.

Thirthy people came from different parts of Morocco to learn about the AIDS Competence Process and to build on their experience of local responses.

The facilitators chose to practice the AIDS Competence approach instead of just explaining it. The participants, who were preparing their notebooks to take note of a PowerPoint, left it and became actors of the workshop. Most exchanges were in Arabic. After three day workshop, participants have created strong bonds of friendship and responded as a real team, ready to take action.

They became aware of their strengths and valued their experience in order to work for themselves and to meet their own challenges. Rather than starting from the analysis of problems, they have used their own vision of a AIDS competent Morocco as a starting point of the workshop.

We are ready to take action. » 7 participants suggested potential communities to apply the approach. The seed of a facilitation team of local response has been planted. Some people in the group have decided to become actively involved in monitoring the group. "We must create a group so we can continue to share our experiences of local responses. »

Download the report of the workshop