Posts Tagged as ‘hiv and aids’

June 24, 2009

East Timor: A story of hope and dignity

I had the pleasure of meeting Lita and Mika (both in their mid 20s) who are female sex workers - the most vulnerable groups in terms of HIV and AIDS.
Thanks to training from our partner Caritas Dili on how to prevent infection, they have recently been helping to promote awareness among the many other sex workers living in Dili – [...]

May 18, 2009

Congo: First sight of the work gangs

OK it only took four hours but that’s still an average speed of 15mph. And Abbe Alfred told us as we squashed into the back of the truck that the road had been much improved in the past few months.
As we bounced and bumped our way out of Bunia and up the dirt road to [...]

May 15, 2009

Congo: Thousands of miners could face poverty

Inside the headquarters of Caritas Bunia in northern DR Congo, 12 of us sat round an enormous table in the fading light.
Representatives of CAFOD, Caritas, Congolese environmental charity Ocean, local civil society network CdC and academics from South Africa had gathered to discuss the present and future social and environmental impacts of the AngloGold Ashanti [...]

May 13, 2009

Zambia: Aid is a precious lifeline

I spent the end of March and the beginning of April in the UK at the invitation of CAFOD to be part of the Put People First campaign during the G20 Summit in London.
When I arrived back in Zambia I was confronted with the news that things were getting more desperate for people. I found [...]

December 1, 2008

World AIDS Day – 20 years of raising awareness

Marking the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day (December 1), this gallery shows the transition over time in how CAFOD has tackled HIV, from the early focus on care and treatment, through to the innovative, wide-ranging education, preventive and awareness work of today