Tibetan doctor to visit Durban

Dr Tenzin Namdul, a senior member of the Medical & Astrological Institute in Dharamsala, India and a qualified doctor in the Tibetan healing tradition is visiting South Africa during February. He will be giving talks on "The Power of Tibetan Medicine" at various venues in KwaZulu-Natal.

HIVAN and KZNCAN launch HIV/AIDS Directory

In their ongoing effort to support and strengthen community initiatives to combat the HIV/AIDS crisis in KwaZulu-Natal, the Centre for HIV/AIDS Networking (HIVAN) and the KwaZulu-Natal Church AIDS Network (KZNCAN), have collaborated to produce the HIVAN/KZNCAN 2003 HIV/AIDS Directory.

Morals and messaging in the fight against HIV/AIDS

"We need to seek moral positions rather than to be moralists," said David Harrison, CEO of the loveLife anti-AIDS campaign, "starting where young people are at - and not where we expect them to be." Harrison was addressing an HIV/AIDS researchers and religious leaders' forum held in Durban during March 2003, co-hosted by the World Council on Religion and Peace (WCRP) and the Centre for HIV/AIDS Networking (HIVAN).

South Africa's new bill will prioritise child rights

The Draft Children's Bill, to be tabled in Parliament for debate and passage during 2003, moves away from an emphasis on the welfare needs of children already experiencing abuse and neglect, and focuses on the need to prevent abuse and neglect from occurring and to support families to care for their children.

Invitation to the 2003 Abstinence Walk launch

The H.O.P.E Centre is a Faith Based HIV/AIDS organization that is actively involved in HIV/AIDS prevention, Training and Care.

Religion and HIV

There is a growing momentum for churches to become involved in the fight agains HIV/AIDS. Essentially they have no choice as increasing numbers congregants or their loved ones die and nowadays, according to one pastor, €œyou see more people at the cemeteries than at the soccer stadiums.€

Religious leaders unite in battle against HIV/AIDS

Ethiopian religious leaders have, for the first time, united in the battle against the devastating AIDS pandemic sweeping the country.

African Anglicans to improve pastoral care for people with AIDS

Anglican churches from seven Southern African countries have united in an attempt to reduce the stigma and prejudice surrounding AIDS. Cape Town Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane announced (in April 2003) that churches from South Africa, Angola, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique and St Helena would be involved in the programme.

Research report on gender, poverty and HIV/AIDS

The Pietermaritzburg Agency for Christian Social Awareness (PACSA) have released Phase One of their Research Report on their project entitled Gender, Poverty and HIV/AIDS: How Do Women Survive and What Support Do They Need? This report documents the first phase of a joint research project conducted by the Gender and Poverty and Economic Justice Desks of PACSA.

From reflection into action

"Change only takes place through action, not through prayer or meditation" - His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, Cape Town, South Africa, 1999. When delegates convened at the South African National Interfaith AIDS Conference in May 2002, they affirmed their joint commitment to adopting and developing a "...theology of love, compassion, responsibility, dignity and non-judgmentalism" in addressing the HIV/AIDS pandemic.