Large Grants - AfricaGrantee Name: Church World Service
Organization Web Site: http://www.churchworldservice.org/
Project Name: Facilitating Community Particpation in the EAA Global Poster Campaign Against HIV/AIDS Stigma and Discrimination
Region: Global
Location: Asia; Africa
Areas of Focus: Stigma/Discrimination Reduction
Project Description: Church World Service provided small grants in Armenia, India, Indonesia, and Sierra Leone to support and provide leadership for the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA) global poster competition, "The Churches Challenge Stigma and Discrimination: Make a Difference, Make a Statement, Make a Poster." The resulting case studies publication gives a snapshot of community-level experiences and lessons learned during their participation in the poster campaign.
Project Documents: Mobilizing to End HIV/AIDS Stigma; Global Poster Campaign Against HIV/AIDS-Related Stigma and Discrimination and Follow Up Activities in Six Seed Grant Countries: A Compilation
Grantee Name: Pan African Christian HIV/AIDS Network (PACANet)
Organization Web Site: https://www.pacanet.net/
Project Name: Pre-Conference Symposium at ICASA “Consolidating a Christian Response: HIV/AIDS in Africa”
Region: Africa
Location: Africa
Areas of Focus: Networking
Project Description: With support from the CORE Initiative, PACANet hosted a pre-ICASA Christian symposium aimed at consolidating a Christian response to HIV/AIDS in Africa. By harnessing the still fragmented Christian response across the continent, PACANet facilitated broad representation of African Christians at the ICASA conference with a view to voice a Christian presence at the ICASA Conference and articulate their comparative advantage in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Project Documents: PACANet Symposium Final Report September 19-20, 2003
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