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Ownership of practices / elements of self assessment

A community that is competent takes ownership and responsibilities based on its strengths. In the process of being competent they build their own dream of an ideal community and develop specific actions to achieve that ideal situation. The specific actions the community develops are based on self- assessing themselves as to where they are now with respect to achieving their dream.…

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Added by Autry Haynes on May 21, 2011 at 4:45pm — 4 Comments

Connecting Local responses around the World

An amazing sentence! Connecting not creating, not building, not capacitating!!

 

At the Knowledge Fair organised by the India Care Emphasis team in New Delhi, someone asked." What is new about SALT? As development professionals we have been appreciative and participatory even before. We have been listening to communities." It got me thinking:  what was new ? Was it that earlier we involved communities but the agenda was…

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Added by Sanghamitra Iyengar on May 21, 2011 at 4:30pm — 7 Comments

Knowledge Fair in Delhi

Last week, I was in Delhi learning from an amazing effort of bringing the CLCP and SALT approach into an extremely difficult environment of cross border migration attempted by the Care Emphasis team inspired by Mohammed Rafique.. The teams were working within the constraints of a highly structured programme with largely quantitative deliverables. They were pushed, challenged by the donors and felt dejected about what they could do. Yet when the community stories began to be shared, they were…

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Added by Sanghamitra Iyengar on May 21, 2011 at 4:00pm — 3 Comments

The Lethem Experience

So i am a very late in sharing my experience in Lethem. Sometimes we fail in telling a story when at the right time, it has dawned upon me that time waits on no man and that we should tell even if its in a couple of words the story. I have been busy, yes, but i could have made the time to share the story. Better late than never...

 

Travelling in to Lethem was a nightmare, the journey was long and tiring; what it does however is provide lots of time to reflect on life and what…

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Added by Michael Mc Garrell on May 19, 2011 at 10:21pm — 5 Comments

Community based Organizations reflection during ACP in Mozambique

 

Members of 40 Community based Organizations from Matola and Boane in Mozambique had opportunity to participate and deeply engage on ACP by participating in the  invent hosted by Handicap international in Mozambique with the support of constellation coaches. The reflections were so deep in a way that revels the capacity and strength of people and communities to identify, care, stimulate and change…  …

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Added by Virgilio Suande on May 19, 2011 at 5:16pm — 2 Comments

SALT TRAINING WITH NATIONAL AIDS PROGRAMME SECRETARIAT

On May 12th 2011 at a one-day Training Session, which was held with the Social Workers, Counselor and Leaders of Support Groups on AIDS Competence, the participants were drawn from 13 Treatment Sites across Guyana.

 

The training was geared to empower persons living with HIV, Social Workers, Nurses along with TB personnel who are involved in the care and treatment of PLWA.

 

The way of Thinking was introduced to the participants through topic:  “ARE…

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Added by Lyndon Welch on May 18, 2011 at 7:30pm — 1 Comment

Become A Better Listener

Want to become a good leader? become a good listener! A good listener respond to advice or a request. Here are two stories of what happens when we don't take time to listen. The first is from a young woman hurt by a manager who constantly cut her off: We expected he would wait and give us answers to serious questions about our work. Many times he walked off when we were in mid sentence, having heard nothing.

The next is from a youth director who was fired: after serving the boss for 3…

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Added by ukeme okon on May 18, 2011 at 1:09pm — 1 Comment

Introducing SALT in the WORKPLACE on 10th May, 2011

On 10th May, 2011 Nicole Cole along with Marlyn Waterman conducted a STI Awareness Workshop in the Work Environment among employees of the Guyana Power and Light Company. The AIDS Competency Process was also introduced with the SALT model to Community Development i.e making Communities AIDS Competent. Two Power Point Presentations were conducted explaining the most common Sexually Transmitted Infections. Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea, Herpes Simplex, Syphilis, Genital Warts, Human Papilloma Virus…

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Added by Nicole Rhonda Cole on May 16, 2011 at 2:39am — 4 Comments

Introducing SALT and the AIDS Competency Process to Social Workers, Nurses, and VCT Personnel

On 12th May, 2011 the Guyana Competence Team led by Nicole Cole and accompanied by Mr.Lydon Welch and Ms.Marlyn Waterman conducted a one day workshop at the National AIDS Programme Secretariat Head Office. The Participants were diverse with Regions 4, 6, 7, and 10 being represented. Mr. Welch and Ms. Waterman are junior facilitators who are practicing SALT in order to become AIDS Competent Facilitators. The audience was very warm and welcoming to the SALT…

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Added by Nicole Rhonda Cole on May 16, 2011 at 1:15am — 4 Comments

SALT e Fiera de Partilha de Conhecimentos

Bem, todos devem imaginar a minha… Continue

Added by Joao Arnaldo Vembane on May 13, 2011 at 5:43pm — 2 Comments

SALT visits and Knowledge Fair in Mozambique (Africa)

Well, you all know about my passion with the Community Life Competence Process since I first went into contact with... there are no words to describe it. Always learning and learning form everywhere. I mean, the process teaches us to explore to a maximum possible extent opportunities that surround us with many hints for our own benefit and therefore our social networks (in all different dimensions). For those of you who were with me in the last visit organized in India -…

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Added by Joao Arnaldo Vembane on May 13, 2011 at 5:28pm — 7 Comments

Good news story. TRIBE: Introducing a new initiative for youth in UK

It's not every day that I get this excited. But today I heard about something which embodies all the elements of community development that I believe in - and, believe it or not, it is happening right here in my new home of London, UK!

 

TRIBE! http://www.allthetribes.co.uk/

Tribe is a new breed of extra-curricular activity for youth in UK. It will bring together young people in small groups, known as Tribes,…

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Added by Olivia Munoru on May 13, 2011 at 6:30am — 1 Comment

Mainstreaming CLCP at UNFPA Indonesia - What a journey!

Dear friends,

 

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I share with you my thesis (attached) which documents and reflects upon the journey of mainstreaming CLCP and SALT at UNFPA in Indonesia. I hope you enjoy reading it.

  • Section one gives an outline of the journey, from the history of CLCP (and ACP) in…
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Added by Olivia Munoru on May 12, 2011 at 6:00pm — 3 Comments

AIDS COMPETENCE PROCESS IS A REALITY IN OUR ORGANISATION ---TEMWEK ORGANISATION

Community, families, individual can find solution to their issues that affects the way of living, what they only need is accompaniment .

Kenya competence trust host TENWEK organization 2 days for a salt visit in Kithituni  to learn and also share experiences ,As a local team we take them through our time line since 1999 ,we tell what has been the motivation and the challenges along the journey .we become one community on the first day ,we mingle as family ,there is…

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Added by ABEDNEGO KITHEKA MUTUNGWA on May 11, 2011 at 1:35pm — 5 Comments

Revolution Sveta

A young hairdresser Sveta from a large family in the Chuvash village (Russia) had to move out from her home village as her neighbors, friends and relatives did not accept the fact that she is HIV positive. She moved to another city, won the title of Miss Positive 2005, got married, born two children, made through the court permission to patronize her younger brother after the death of parents (according to the Russian legislation, HIV-positive people can not adopt or patronize children),…

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Added by Kolomiiets Snizhana on May 11, 2011 at 1:00pm — 6 Comments

Best of luck…Murgesh

[My sincere thanks to Vivek Anand, Ashok Row Kavi and Sridhar of Humsafar Trust for sharing this story. Humsafar Trust (HST) has led the way in developing innovative and effective programs targeting MSM and transgender populations in India. I am very proud of the Humsafar team. Vivek narrates this story. Enjoy! Rituu]



Today: At Humsafar…

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Added by Rituu B. Nanda on May 10, 2011 at 6:30am — 3 Comments

LEGACY EXPLORERS Message on WORLD AIDS ORPHANS DAY Jalukie

 As yet another round of the calendar comes it is yet another special moment and reminder to all that 7th May 2011 is Word AIDS Orphans Day, a grassroots campaign to draw attention to and advocate on behalf of the more than 16 million children orphaned by AIDS. World AIDS Orphans Day was founded in 2002 by FXB International.

The Legacy Explorers humbly joint the honourable initiative in the most humble manner and voiced our voice, tabled our commitment and appeal to all on behalf of…

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Added by irangbui on May 7, 2011 at 6:30am — 2 Comments

Déclarons le Droit Universel au Rêve

« Jean-Louis, rédigeons ensemble la déclaration universelle du droit au rêve ! ». Hakim revient du travail de son groupe lors de l’atelier que la Constellation organise à Casablanca sur le développement de la compétence face au sida.  La question était  simple : «  Nous sommes en 2025. Tout le monde parle de la réussite du Maroc dans la lutte contre le sida. Décrivez en 10 phrases ce que les Marocains font pour réussir ». Hakim est rayonnant. « Cela…

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Added by Jean-Louis Lamboray on May 4, 2011 at 7:00pm — 1 Comment

DONORS FATIGUE

Donor fatigue is a phenomenon in which people no longer give to charities, although they have donated in the past. There are a number of causes for donor fatigue, including pressure to donate, overstretched budgets, and frustration with mis-managed charities and donation campaigns. Many charities work hard to avoid donor fatigue, since it negatively impacts their collected funds for the year. There are an assortment of ways in which donor fatigue can be avoided by both donors and…

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Added by ukeme okon on May 4, 2011 at 5:39pm — 1 Comment

Barefoot in Church

In the midst of media blitzes such as the current one, I long for something real and human more than ever. The following story from the “Readers Write” section of The Sun Magazine, fit the bill for me yesterday. And I was delighted to come across this poignant personal story from its pages on the experience of being at the receiving end of help. It offers… Continue

Added by Jennifer Lentfer on May 4, 2011 at 1:30am — 2 Comments

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