 Signs in synod of Livingstonia Malawi. Photo by Bob Ellis.
The International Health Ministries’ AIDS Office works in partnership with overseas churches to address the devastating AIDS pandemic in Africa. Church partners develop their own programs to meet the urgent needs of people dying with AIDS and to assist their families and children. Our church partners work to prevent the spread of HIV through education and tackle the impact and root causes AIDS.
Our work in Africa primarily centers on Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Malawi and Kenya. Each country’s needs vary due to the economic, political, and social situation within the country. Many countries face a variety of challenges such as inadequate number of healthcare workers, lack of access to basic healthcare, increasing numbers of vulnerable children and orphans, low agricultural production, widespread unemployment, deficient food security, unsafe drinking water, insufficient income, lack of access to education and deteriorating infrastructure. These issues are compounded by AIDS and also place people at risk for HIV, creating a vicious cycle.
PC(USA) supports our church partners in two primary ways. First, our AIDS Consultants and Health Liaisons in Africa provide technical support to assist our partners in developing their own solutions to the AIDS pandemic. The field staff works individually with partners to meet their unique needs and build capacity. Second, grants are provided to partners for their ongoing work with orphans and vulnerable children, income-generating activities, education, home-based care and other AIDS-related programs.
Keep up with our overseas work by reading mission worker updates. Also read the Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study January 2009 entries about our work in Africa.
AIDS curriculum development workshop for theological institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa
In July 2008, PC(USA) AIDS Consultant in Southern Africa Janet Guyer facilitated the second curriculum development workshop for the Network for African Congregational Theology (NetACT) — a network of 11 theological institutions in the Presbyterian and Reformed tradition in Sub-Saharan Africa — at Stellenbosch University in South Africa.
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Lifting up our ministries in Congo
Watch this three-minute video about the women in Kinshasa who created more than 3,000 bags for General Assembly participants. Income-generating activities like this enable women in Congo the opportunity to make enough money to support their family — which can help prevent them from turning to prostitution as a means to survival.
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