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Our Mission |
A Unique Approach |
Nigeria |
Kenya |
Tanzania |
Côted’Ivoire |
Our Team |
A Theological Call to Action!
Coalition of Religions Against HIV/AIDS in Cote d'Ivoire (CORAS-CI) - new!
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The Balm in Africa - A Unique Approach
The focus of The Balm In Gilead's work in these five countries in Africa includes
working with the religious leadership, as well as those responsible for the daily
activities of building the infrastructure capacity of each faith organization,
to address the crisis of HIV/AIDS within their respective country. In collaboration
with its faith partners, The Balm In Gilead identified the following strategic
areas as the critical implementation steps of this work:
1. Infrastructure Development
2. Capacity Building
3. Community Mobilization
4. Training and Technical Assistance
5. Assessment/Evaluation
6. Communication/Media
In these six areas, The Balm In Gilead specifically works to assist its faith
partners in the following areas:
Develop and conduct community asset assessments to determine the previous
and current levels of involvement in HIV/AIDS related activities and the barriers
reducing the participation of faith communities in HIV/AIDS prevention, education
and care.
Develop or strengthen the infrastructure of an HIV/AIDS office within the
national headquarters of each faith partner.
Build the capacity of each HIV/AIDS office within the national headquarters
of faith partners to effectively design and support the delivery of HIV/AIDS intervention
services through local churches and mosques.
Develop effective, culturally appropriate, HIV/AIDS education materials for
mass distribution through each country’s faith community.
Develop and implement proven strategies for effective mobilization of the faith
community.
Conduct a series of in-country skills-building training programs to build and
support strong HIV/AIDS service delivery networks via local church and mosque
communities.
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The believers are but brethren,
therefore make peace between your brethren and be careful of (your duty to) Allah
that mercy may be had on you.
The Holy Q'uran: Surah 49:10
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Neither death, nor life, nor angels,
nor
principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height,
nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love
of God.
The Holy Bible: Romans 8:38-39
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The Balm In Gilead
130 West 42nd Street, Suite 450
New York, New York 10036 USA
Tel: 212.730.7381
Fax: 212.730.2551
Email: info@balmingilead.org
The Balm In Gilead’s Africa HIV/AIDS Faith Initiative is sponsored by:
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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