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Marlou's Blog (48)

Now that I know your story, your problem is mine

“I only regret one thing”, says the young Elena, “and that is that I did not dare to let my tears flow”. During the After Action Review on this mornings SALT visit to a Roman Catholic Community in Samara (Russia) I see a new Elena. After this SALT visit she is full of energy and sees a new way forward for herself and the people around her.

The day before… Continue

Added by Marlou on July 5, 2011 at 3:52pm — 6 Comments

A refill with fresh SALT

“This one is to Kazan, a new star in the Constellation”, I hear myself saying. My fingers dip in a small wooden tin. With two fingertips I take a few grains, I put them in my mouth. The SALT is strong, pure and tasty. Then I pass the tin on to my new friend, Svetlana (the small), from Kazan – Russia. She is sitting next to me on a large table with smiling…

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Added by Marlou on April 15, 2011 at 3:00pm — 4 Comments

Mobilising Commitment

“Whatever work you do, where-ever you are, do your work with my village in your hart”. Those were the fare well words of I Wayan Maka the kepala kampung (village head) in Desa Sangeh, in Bali.

Raymond (my husband), Lois (my oldest…

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Added by Marlou on September 26, 2010 at 8:40pm — 2 Comments

With more listening time care will deepen

In the context of his reconfirmation as Constellation coach Ian Campbell is sharing his learning during a Mildway…

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Added by Marlou on August 17, 2010 at 10:00pm — 2 Comments

Mobilising our efforts for a voice at Vienna

Friends,

Can we as a constellation of connected people, groups and organizations who have experience with facilitating local responses, mobilize to share our experiences and results at the upcoming XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna? This is the challenge UNAIDS recently put to us. The invitation by UNAIDS signals a much greater openness to non bio medical approaches and related results.

Here is the catch: we need to submit as many abstracts as possible by… Continue

Added by Marlou on January 29, 2010 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments

Constellations first Lustrum : a purification ?

Today, 7 December 2009, is a grey and rainy day in my part of the world. And the day risks to go by without further mentioning. But it is not that we have no reason to celebrate. Exactly 5 years ago on a day that was exactly as grey as today, eleven people came together in a dark meeting room just outside Geneva. They lightened up that day with a vision of a Constellation of connected stars supporting each other in becoming AIDS Competent. They made that vision concrete with the foundation of… Continue

Added by Marlou on December 7, 2009 at 3:00pm — 3 Comments

It is all in the way you look at people

Probably the least inspiring place on beautiful Bali is Kuta Beach: Highly touristic with all side-effects as a deplorable result; a polluted beach, red burnt and drunken Aussies in a Karaoke Bar, prostitution, no room for authentic culture or nature – and the continued fear for another bomb attack that would undo Bali’s current source of income and identity. And then these vendors - omnipresent! Young children, teenagers and mothers with children… Continue

Added by Marlou on January 6, 2009 at 3:32pm — 5 Comments

A new milestone in connecting virtually

Today is a special day. We are inviting coaches to our virtual platform that is linking people accross the globe around the issue of competence.

I am excited about this new milestone in connecting virtually with my good friends in all places in the world.

I remember so well my first 'AIDS' workshop, in Bulawayoo 1998. Thirty facilitators of local responses came together - and in the room was a clear sense of agreement on the importance of learning from these local responses. The… Continue

Added by Marlou on November 11, 2008 at 12:49pm — 5 Comments