Communities have the strength, the commitment and the resources to make an effective HIV responses. Communities can mobilize not just material resources, they can also give the invaluable resource of their time, and their concern for the affected people.

In a village in Koppal district, Rajamma, was a HIV positive woman, living in poverty. With the assistance of a developmental initiative, she had been able to put up a temporary structure covered by some sheets, for living, but her dwe… Continue

The Competence facilitators trained the secondary school teachers with intention to be extended. The teachers that were trained as Competence facilitators went back to their school and self-assessed their pupils.

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We have in the past shared about the role of AIDS Action Committees, an informal group of people, mostly opinion leaders of the community (political or religious leaders, writers, teachers, social activists etc), who encourage, and initiate community actions. Specially, they act as an effective stigma redressal body, from within the community, who by setting up their own examples of inclusi

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Chers amis,

« Moi, je suis un gangster. La police me connaît. Jusque là, mon boulot c’était de braquer des banques et de violer les filles. Maintenant, je me rends compte que ma vie est plus importante que cela »- C’est Kasure qui parle. Il habite à Goroka, en Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée. Maintenant, il rend visite aux personnes malades du Sida, et encourage les jeunes à prendre leurs responsabilités face au VIH. On lui demande : « Qu’est-ce qui a provoqué ce changement ? » « Pendant 20 ans des ONG sont venue… Continue