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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. Read More
Educatation For Life is Often called forth to some advocacy meetings to share our experience and new ideas in the HIV/AIDS field. Our Coordinator Fredrick Olweny was invited to London for a meeting entitled St George’s House Windsor Castle Leadership Initiative on HIV/AIDS 'Catalysts for Change' read More
Education
For Life Kenya is involved in Networking with other organizations
that are situated both in Kenya and even outside the country.
Last year Education For life was invited to Ethopia by the
Catholic Relief Services CRS and to Sudan by the Sudan Catholic
Bishops to train some of key people involved in fighting
HIV/AIDS.To view our photo gallery click
here
New! New! New! We have started a new page that will be dedicated to orphans and vulnerable children. There is lots of things that we can do to help the orphans, one of the ways we can achieve these is by writing articles to the public about the plight of orphans and vulnerable children and what can be done to help the orphans. We invite “you” to write to us about your experience with orphans and vulnerable children. Read more.
The Education For Life Family met during the K- Chat Meeting and took part in several activities in the conference. The Regional Forum was seen by many Team members as a time to re-enkindle the EFL- Family spirit and at the conference the EFL-Family was seen as a time to show case what we do. The conference was a success and to view our gallery clicks here
Couples
On The Way
Education For Life Kenya has started a new programs that
aims at journeying with couples that are yet to make the
decision of getting married. The program is called COUPLES
ON THE WAY. The first couple on the way was successful and
the couples are preparing for the Second Phase. For more
information
click here.
Children:
HIV/AIDS has resulted in increased deaths of parents
and guardians, therefore many children have been left without
hope and are vulnerable to many societal injustices for example
child Labour, trafficking, abuse and many other issues. Education
For Life is committed to empowering the children with life
skills and psychosocial support through our Behaviour Formation
Program and our BCP- Orphans and Vulnerable Children programs
.For more information on children click the links Below:
http://www.savethechildren.org/news/releases/release_091206.asp
http://www.angelcovers.org/africa.html-what
others are doing
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/10/29/news/africa.php-child
labour
Everybody
is left wondering, what is happening to the children but
ask yourself are you doing something towards helping a child?
What have you done this week to put a smile on a child
who has no hope in life?
Human
trafficking is one of the evils talking route in the world
today. Last year a country like Kenya experienced lots of
this evil, you might be wondering why then haven’t
I heard of “ Human Trafficking” its because
all this is done in secret and sometimes its done with people
you will not suspect could be human traffickers. Learn more
how the human trafficking is done click
here
Education
for Life, Elimu ya Maisha Radio Programme gives updates on
HIV/AIDS and seeks viable interventions to the root causes
of HIV/AIDS as well as bridging the gap between policy and
grass root levels. For more information click
here
On
The Frontlines : Faith Responses to HIV and AIDS. Members
of the Franciscan family all over the world are working
courageously to fight the scourge of HIV/AIDS. Franscicans
on frontlines care for children orphaned by HIV/AIDS, life
– extending drugs and other medical support, develop
educational and counselling services to prevent new infections
; and fight stigma and discrimination associated with HIV
and AIDS For more information log on to
WWW.FRANSCISCANSINTERNATIONAL.ORG
Visit
the following links for information on HIV/AIDS
http://www.unaids.org
http://www.hiv/aids.org
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