1ST CATHOLIC CONFERENCE ON HIV/AIDS IN KENYA

The Catholic Church in Kenya marks 20 years of her involvement in combating the scourge of HIV&AIDS by hosting the first Catholic Conference on HIV & AIDS in Kenya scheduled for 24th to 28th June 2007 at the Kenya Institute of Education (KIE) in Nairobi.

The conference is an opportunity to review and celebrate twenty years of Catholic AIDS ministry. The official policy of the Catholic Church, This We Teach and Do, will be launched at the conference. The policy was approved by the Catholic Bishops of Kenya at the Plenary Assembly of November 2006. On that occasion, the Bishops mandated the Kenya Catholic HIV/AIDS Taskforce (K-CHAT) to organize a national Catholic AIDS conference. K-CHAT collaborates with the Kenya Episcopal Conference through the Catholic Health Commission and brings together Catholic Groups and NGOs that are involved in the AIDS Ministry.
The objectives of the conference are:

  • To review and celebrate the twenty years of Catholic AIDS ministry since The Challenge of AIDS of 1987
  • To learn about foundations of Catholic AIDS ministry - building on “The Church Speaks and Teaches” (This We Teach and Do, Chapter 1)
  • To enhance collaboration and networking amongst everyone involved in the Church’s AIDS ministry; to develop planning and collaboration, building on “The Church Presents Her Strategy” (This We Teach and Do, Chapter 2)
  • To share what we are doing (on This We Teach and Do Part Two-Inventory)
  • To discover what others in Kenya are doing to stem the AIDS pandemic, especially government policy and practice.
  • To launch This We Teach and Do throughout the Church in Kenya – to bring the Policy to all those carrying forward the Church’s AIDS ministry
  • To communicate a more positive image of the Church’s loving and compassionate response to those infected and affected.

Registration for the conference will take place from 21st – 23rd June 2007 (8.00 am – 4.00 pm) at Radio Waumini town office at the Holy Family Basilica Nairobi.
All are welcome

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