11/02/2011 • 1:04 pm Comments Off on TV video from the HOPE Gala Dresden
http://www.mdr.de/mdr-aktuell/video21566.html
A TV clip from the HOPE Gala Dresden in German language. But the picture give a good impression of the Gala
HOPE Awardee Prof Dr Rita Suessmuth
Filed under: General, HIV and AIDS, HOPE Cape Town Association & Trust, Networking, Reflection, Society and living environment, Uncategorized, Aids, Dieter Wedel, hiv, HOPE award, HOPE Cape Town Association & Trust, HOPE Gala Dresden, Suessmuth
10/19/2011 • 8:22 pm Comments Off on Second week in Germany
Time is flying and I am already for 10 days in Germany. The BUGA, talks in St. Augustin @ the SVD seminary (Steyler missionaries) and the KHG Aachen (Catholic Students Society) – visits to the Kath. Auslandssekretariat der DBK (German Bishops Conference), the German AIDS Foundation, meeting with individuals from church and NGO background and some interviews – sometimes it is difficult for me to exactly remember the date or the number of the hotel room while coming for breakfast in the morning…
Tomorrow I will be in Wuerzburg to meet with G. Stich from the Missionsaerztliche Institut – and then seeing other people before rushing on Friday morning at 6 am in the morning to be in time at a school in Ueberlingen to spend a morning with students. Friday afternoon I am expected in Freiburg and Sunday in Munich. Time is really flying but until now the talks have been beneficial for the cause of HOPE Cape Town or the RC church – new ideas and new perspectives for the work in Cape Town are being formed in my mind and as it looks I also will do pastoral work for the cruise-liner industry once in a while, organised by the Kath. Auslandssekretariat of the DBK. A new task adding to the variety of my work portfolio.
So until now even the German weather cannot dampen my good mood and spirit and I hope for productive days ahead.
A place where loving couples express their love in a different way - Cologne
Filed under: HOPE Cape Town Association & Trust, HOPE Cape Town Trust, Networking, Reflection, Society and living environment, Uncategorized, Cologne, DBK, Domradio, Dradio, Germany, HOPE Cape Town Association & Trust, Kath. Auslandssekretariat, KHG Aachen, SVD
08/30/2011 • 12:29 pm Comments Off on Donations from USA!?
The world is becoming a village – and HOPE Cape Town has been also approached by other persons in other countries who are willing to support the fight against HIV and AIDS in South Africa.
One problem we are facing is that we don’t have the appropriate USA tax number and so being enabled to issue tax -deductible receipt. If somebody reading this knows of any NGO or PBO in the USA, who would be interested in cooperate in different fields, but also channel funds in a legal and tax-deductible way from USA to South Africa, please let me know.
The prospective partner NGO or church or entity should be well established and interested in the work in Africa.
Filed under: General, HIV and AIDS, HOPE Cape Town Association & Trust, Networking, Reflection, Society and living environment, Uncategorized, cape town, Cooperation, HOPE Cape Town Association & Trust, south africa, usa
08/17/2011 • 9:33 am Comments Off on Young, gay, religious and the thread of HIV.. a deadly mix?
In one of the newsletters relating to HIV issues I found this email. I am touched because once again I am reminded how difficult it is for a young person from a religious background and family to be gay and when HIV is added as a concern – faith becomes a deadly threat. There is so much still to do to get it right and to bring faith to be the liberating factor, not the killing factor… The burden to carry seems for this young man, having life still in front of him, too heavy. The RC youth day in Madrid where so many young people gather now for prayers and to meet the pope – wouldn’t that not be a great opportunity to bring out this powerful message that God loves unconditional – no “but” added. Just love and acceptance.
Young, depressed and confused – Aug 14, 2011
I am 16 year old gay teenager. My 20 year old boyfriend recently found out he may be HIV positive. The doctor told him his viral load is very low and that the virus is almost detectable in his blood and that he needs to revisit in 6 months again to do another hiv test to see if he is really positive. I am confused. We had unprotected sex before his results. I topped him but did not ejaculate inside of him. I am not circumcised and I am really worried about my chances of infection. I got a test done privately with my boyfriend by his doctor but it came back negative. It’s been eight weeks since that incident and I have noticed slight pains under my arms pits, on my legs near my groin areas and even under my chin, but the area is not swollen. I am very depressed because I was being very young and stupid. My parents will surely kill me if they knew I have contracted this disease. There is the possibility of me being thrown out of the house because my father is a pastor. I have not been sleeping nor eating much and it’s really affecting my grades in school. I hate myself of being gay and wonder why this has happened to me. At the same time the pressure of all this is really overwhelming and I don’t want to make the wrong decision in killing myself. Nobody understands besides my boyfriend but this lifestyle is looked down upon from the church and many people in our society. Please sir, I need your advice. Thanks.
Source: http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/Mental/Q216792.html?ic=700101
Filed under: HIV and AIDS, Society and living environment, Aids, Church Matters, faith, hiv, love, people living with the virus, religion, theology, unconditional love, young
07/28/2011 • 7:38 pm Comments Off on POZ Magazine: Angels Travel on Horseback in Southern Africa
In Lesotho, a Southern African country the size of Maryland, health workers on horseback are transporting blood tests, drugs and medical supplies between urban hospitals and rural mountain health clinics. More than four months of the year, bad weather washes out the roads, making them impassable by vehicle, so Horse Riding for Health, started by the United States Agency for International Development and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, allows patients to be treated year-round. One in four adults in Lesotho is living with HIV.
Source:
http://www.poz.com/articles/HIV_Horseback_HIV_2634_20643.shtml
Filed under: General, HIV and AIDS, HIV Prevention, HIV Treatment, Medical and Research, Networking, Society and living environment, Africa, Aids, hiv, Lesotho
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