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Ayoko Bahun-Wilson is regional coordinator for West Africa for the World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiatives and Advocacy programme. She hosted a weekly radio show for churches in Benin called “Zero Rape, Zero Violence.” The show was offered in collaboration by the WCC, Deborah Network, INACES and Hosannah Radio.

Below, Bahun-Wilson reflects on how the radio show, offered every Wednesday for three months, has heightened awareness—but there are many challenges that remain.

In Cameroon, adolescents and young people ages 15-24 partly account for high new HIV infections, which largely occur through unprotected sexual intercourse. This current HIV prevalence among youth may compromise the present and future development of this country.

In the West African countries of Togo and Benin, adolescents and young people are confronted by various obstacles in accessing sexual and reproductive health services. Organized by the World Council of Churches Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiatives and Advocacy West Africa regional office in Lomé, Togo, a workshop for 25 adolescents and young people from Benin and Togo helped participants make safe, responsible choices that prevent HIV infection.

Women from churches across Africa have gathered in Kenya to focus on the achievements, challenges and opportunities of women's ministry in African churches over the past 30 years, as well as their responses to the HIV and AIDS pandemic.

Kamerun ist laut einem Bericht von UNAIDS ein HIV/AIDS-Hochprävalenzland. Was tun die Kirchen des Landes, um die von HIV/AIDS heimgesuchten Gemeinschaften in ihrem Heilungsprozess zu unterstützen? Inwiefern kann die christliche Theologie eine Inspirationsquelle für die Heilung und für den Umgang mit Diskriminierungen sein, aufgrund derer Frauen der Krankheit stärker ausgesetzt sind?

Cameroon has been identified as a nation with a high prevalence of HIV and AIDS, according to a UNAIDS report. What are churches in the country doing to aid in healing communities faced with the threat of this disease?

Camerún, en África occidental, ha sido identificado como el país con más alta prevalencia de VIH y sida, según un informe de ONUSIDA. ¿Qué están haciendo las iglesias en el país para contribuir a la salud de las comunidades amenazadas por esta enfermedad? ¿Cómo puede la teología cristiana fomentar la salud y combatir la discriminación de género que hace que las mujeres sean más vulnerables a la pandemia del VIH?

Le Cameroun est un pays où la prévalence du VIH et du sida est élevée, d'après un rapport de l'ONUSIDA. Que font les Églises dans ce pays pour aider à guérir les communautés confrontées à cette maladie? Comment la théologie chrétienne inspire-t-elle la guérison et comment lutte-t-elle contre la discrimination qui rend les femmes plus vulnérables à la pandémie de VIH?