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Working with boys and men is critical to the success of the UNAIDS Fast Track agenda, said Pierre Somse, UNAIDS senior advisor for Fast Track Innovation, speaking at a symposium in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Twenty-five people took part in a workshop in Lome, Togo on 9-11 July jointly organized by the World Council of Churches Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiatives and Advocacy (WCC-EHAIA) and the Church of Sweden.

As Rev. Pauline Wanjiru Njiru preached on 18 June at the Malawi United Methodist Church in Blantyre, she acknowledged that parenting adolescents is not an easy task.

Rev. Pauline Wanjiru Njiru, eastern Africa regional coordinator for the World Council of Churches Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiatives and Advocacy (EHAIA), has worked with young people, church leaders and parents for several years now.

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.

Meeting under the theme of the International Women’s Day, #BeBoldforChange, the St Dorcas United Methodist Church Dzivarasekwa Circuit in Harare, Zimbabwe, brought together on 2 April diverse actors to recommit to the struggle for gender justice.

“She is HIV positive too. No need to inherit her late husband’s title deed. She will die soon and leave it anyway.”

These man’s thoughts during his brother’s funeral were used by Jane Ng’ang’a, national coordinator, International Network of Religious Leaders Living with or Personally Affected by HIV (INERELA+) Kenya Chapter, to push the debate on property and inheritance rights linked to HIV. The discussion was held during the 61st Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), on 16 March, at the headquarters of UNAIDS, in New York.

The leadership of the WCC Central Committee met in Geneva on 14-15 March to prepare for the Executive Committee meeting in June in Geneva. The WCC continues to focus on its pilgrimage of justice and peace, preparations for the 11th Assembly in 2021 as well as its upcoming 70th anniversary. The WCC was formed in October 1948 in Amsterdam. During 2018, the WCC fellowship will not only celebrate significant milestones in the history of the WCC but also continue to address modern injustices and the ongoing struggle for a just peace.

Los dirigentes del Comité Central del CMI se reunieron en Ginebra el 14 y 15 de marzo para preparar la reunión del Comité Ejecutivo que tendrá lugar en junio también en Ginebra. El CMI sigue centrándose en su peregrinación de justicia y paz, los preparativos de la XI Asamblea, que se celebrará en 2021, y su próximo 70º aniversario. El CMI fue creado en octubre de 1948 en Ámsterdam. Durante 2018, la comunidad del CMI no solo celebrará hitos significativos de la historia del CMI, sino que seguirá abordando las injusticias modernas y la lucha continua por la paz justa.

La direction du Comité central du COE s’est réunie à Genève les 14 et 15 mars afin de préparer la réunion du Comité exécutif qui se déroulera en juin à Genève. Le COE continue à mettre l’accent sur les préparations de son Pèlerinage de justice et paix pour la Onzième Assemblée de 2021, et pour son 70e anniversaire qui approche. Le COE a été créé en 1948 à Amsterdam. L’année 2018 marquera un moment important de l’histoire de la communauté fraternelle du COE, mais c’est également une année pendant laquelle le Conseil œcuménique des Églises poursuivra la lutte contre les injustices modernes et pour une paix juste.

Das Führungsteam des Zentralausschusses des ÖRK hat sich am 14. und 15. März in Genf getroffen, um die Tagung des Exekutivausschusses im Juni in Genf vorzubereiten. Friedens, die Vorbereitungen auf die 11. Vollversammlung 2021 sowie das anstehende 70. Gründungsjubiläum. Der ÖRK wurde im Oktober 1948 in Amsterdam gegründet. Im Jahre 2018 wird die ÖRK-Gemeinschaft nicht nur wichtige Meilensteine in der Geschichte des ÖRK feiern, sondern weiterhin Ungerechtigkeiten unserer heutigen Zeit und den anhaltenden Kampf für einen gerechten Frieden thematisieren.

“In our community, HIV is not spoken about openly. And the challenge is, it’s like people are both informed and not informed. They know what HIV is, that it’s an illness that can be treated, but still they don’t want to really talk about it, like they don’t really want to know about it…”

«Dans notre communauté, on ne parle pas ouvertement du VIH. Or, le problème, c’est que les gens sont à la fois informés et ignorants. Ils savent ce qu’est le VIH, que c’est une maladie qu’on ne peut pas soigner mais, pour autant, ils ne veulent pas trop en parler, comme s’ils ne voulaient pas vraiment en savoir plus.»

”We are here to listen. To learn what others do, so we can contextualize our understanding of HIV issues, and journey together in our work ahead. Because on HIV, we do not compete. We work together.”

„Gibt es eine Möglichkeit, Stigmatisierung und Diskriminierung innerhalb von Glaubensgemeinschaften zu thematisieren und ein Beispiel zu geben, damit die, die Leistungen für Betroffene erbringen und sie pflegen, sie nicht selbst stigmatisieren? Denn beim Thema HIV und Aids ist es egal, ob wir Christen oder Muslime, Männer oder Frauen sind. In Bezug auf HIV und Aids müssen wir als Menschen mit Menschen umgehen.“

“Is there a way we can address stigma and discrimination among faith communities, to set an example, so that those who are there to provide services, to give care, do not themselves stigmatize? Because when it comes to HIV and AIDS, it doesn’t matter if we are Christians or Muslims, women or men. With HIV and AIDS, we need to deal with it as human beings.”