Where competence spreads

Where Competence spreads

AIDS Competence Process

tailors in DR-Congo

Going to scale with the AIDS Competence Process

DR-Congo

Communities throughout DR-Congo start to take the response to HIV in their own hands. Stimulated by 216 SALT team, they use their own strengths to make HIV a virus of the past. The Constellation, RDCCompetence and PNMLS recently started working together to scale out the AIDS Competence in the country. More about the process in DR-Congo supported by PNMLS

SALT visit with truckers and PLHIV in Ruhuha, Rwanda

Truckers and PLHIV become agents of change

Burundi, DR-Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda

Networks of truckers and PLHIV in the six GLIA countries work in teams to stimulate their communities to take action on HIV. "We, truckers in Burundi, are now managing the lodging at the truckers stop. You can now rent a room without necessarily sharing it with a sex workers." The World Bank through the Great Lakes Initiative on AIDS supports this process. More about the process in the GLIA countries

SALT visit in Indonesia

Asian NGOs adopt a strength-based approach

Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand

473 NGO representatives from six Asian countries use the AIDS Competence Process to stimulate more than 543 local communities to act. "Projects may come and go but I am confident that this process will last," explained Father Joe Ngamkhuchung, from India. More about the process in six Asian countries

Teams in six Asian countries support the spread of the AIDS Competence Process in their country

Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand

The Constellation and the Asian Development Bank support the development of country teams in six countries -Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Thailand. For one year, the teams in each country will develop strategies to spread the AIDS Competence Process at scale in their context.

More about the process in six Asian countries

Walis Station, Papua New Guinea

Settlements in Papua New Guinea address their vulnerabilities- like drugs and alcohol

Papua New Guinea

Communities in 5 provinces in Papua New Guinea have a new perspective in life. Where alcohol, drugs and domestic violence used to be part of daily life, people build on their own strengths to organize youth groups, skills building sessions, cleaning the community, open the discussion about HIV, etc. More about the process in PNG

Villages in Ethiopia assess their own HIV risk

Ethiopia

Facilitation teams will stimulate nomadic or pastoral communities in Ethiopia to assess their own level of risk to HIV and to act. IIRR, Cordaid and the Constellation will collaborate on integrating the AIDS Competence Process into Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction Assessment.

More about the process in Ethiopia

A SALT revolution in Guyana

Guyana

Five teams in Guyana are learning about the facilitation of the AIDS Competence Process since February 2010. “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. The process is supported by UNAIDS.

More about the process in Guyana

Cities of Pontianak, Singkawang and Merauke take action on HIV

Indonesia

Since September 2007, teams in the cities of Pontianak, Singkawang and Merauke stimulate their communities to respond to HIV, with support of UNFPA. District leadership are playing a key role in supporting the approach by word and deed.

More about the process in Indonesia

SALT visit, the team and the community

Associations of PLHIV and disabled people turn into agents of change

Mozambique

Associations of disabled people (blind, deaf, physically disabled) and AIDS organisations across 3 provinces developed their capacity to facilitate the AIDS Competence Process. “Many people (with HIV or a disability) who were hiding at home come out and disclose.” explained the communication officer of Rensida. More about the process in Mozambique

Blended learning: a mix of online modules and practical application in the field

Teams around the world will be able to learn and practice the AIDS Competence Process through the Blended Learning, a new online course. This course has been developed by the Constellation and the Norwegian Center for Telemedicine to bring the AIDS Competence Process to scale.

More about the blended learning course

Institutions -like schools, factories or hospitals- strive for AIDS Competence

Kenya and Mali

In Kenya and Mali, institutions have integrated HIV in the work policy, many employees go for testing and discuss about HIV. The Aga Khan Development Network supports network facilitation teams. More about the process in Kenya

More about the process in Mali

AIDS Competence transferred to all BTC projects and the National AIDS Council in DR-Congo

DR-Congo

All projects and partners of the Belgian Technical Cooperation and the National AIDS Council are now stimulating communities in 10 provinces to respond to HIV. Today, many results are there.

More about the process in DR-Congo supported by BTC

Burundi SALT visit in Bungere Villages and health zones in Burundi and DR-Congo address their vulnerabilities

Burundi, DR-Congo

Community leaders and health staff in Burundi and DR-Congo formed facilitation teams and stimulate villages to take action on HIV. Demand for information and testing increased. This process is supported by Health Net TPO.

More about the process supported by Health Net TPO

Capacity Building for Hivos partners

East and South Africa, India

Building forth on the workshop at ICASA in 2008, the process aims to to promote co-operation among Hivos AIDS partners for effective sharing, capacity building & advocacy. More about the process with Hivos

Accompaniment of 'Support and Learning Team in Mali

Mali

Based on the Constellation's approach, Groupe Pivot established throughout the country Equipes d'Appui et Apprentissage (support & learning teams). With support from the Global Fund, they are now scaling up the approach in the majority of communities in the region of Sikasso. Constellation coaches regularly go to Mali to support the facilitation teams. More about the process in Mali.

Capturing good practices of Cordaid partners in South Africa

South Africa

Cordaid has worked in South Africa with 14 partners on HIV/ AIDS who have a lot of valuable experiences and practices. Cordaid asked the Constellation to support its partners to capture good practices.

More about the process in South Africa

Thailand Interfaith Network on AIDS shares about SALT with dutch Togetherness Foundation

Togetherness Foundation, an intercultural organization from the Netherlands, visited the InterFaith Network on HIV/AIDS in Thailand (INHAT). Together with Constellation coaches, INHAT introduced the SALT approach and did several SALT visits together. This exchange is supported by Oxfam/Novib from the Netherlands. The focus of the exchange was about how SALT can be a bridge between different religions.

More about the exchange between INAT and Togetherness Foundation

Belgium learns from DR-Congo

Belgium

Fondation Roi Baudouin supported two exchange visits of Eric Ngabla, facilitator of RDCCompetence. Twenty six facilitators from BelCompetence, the Belgium national facilitation team, improved their facilitation skills during the learning event and several SALT visits to refugee centres, youth houses and Belgian politicians. More about the exchange between Belgium and DR-Congo.

Malaria Competence Process

“Now, in health centres, we can find empty beds in the peak malaria period”

Togo and the Gambia

This is what Mr Ismail Njie, Chief Nursing Officer, from the Gambia explained. Today, results in communities are astonishing. Roll Back Malaria supported the Constellation to adapt the AIDS Competence Process to malaria since 2005. More about the process in Togo and the Gambia