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Nairobi Layout #2 BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS FOR LIFE: The Role of Religions in Caring for Children Affected by HIV/AIDS 1 BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS FOR LIFE: The Role of Religions in Caring for Children Affected by HIV/AIDS Report from The African Religious Leaders Assembly on Children and HIV/AIDS 9-12 June 2002, Nairobi, Kenya Sponsored by World Conference on Religion and Peace and The Hope for African Children Initiative The opinions expressed in the speeches and statements in this report belong to the speakers and do not necessarily reflect those of the World Conference on Religion and Peace or its International Governing Board. © 2003 by the World Conference on Religion and Peace Published in 2003 in the United States of America by World Conference on Religion and Peace 777 United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017 USA Tel: 1.212.687.2163 Fax: 1.212.983.0566 Writer/Editor: Sara Friedman Editor: James Cairns Production Coordinator: Mikaela Rejbrand Design, Typography + Production: ascienzodesign.com Printing: Remco Press, NYC CONTENTS Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Letter from Dr. William F. Vendley, Secretary-General, WCRP ........................................................................................... 7 Remarks from Dr. Pat Youri, Executive Director, HACI....................................................................................................... 8 1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................................. 9 A Groundbreaking and Transformative Gathering The Outcome The HACI Partnership 2 THE CHALLENGE OF HIV/AIDS, THE CHALLENGE OF LEADERSHIP .......................................... 13 The Grim Global Picture The Long-Term Impact on Children and Societies A Gender-Based Pandemic The Challenge of Stigma The Challenge of Sexuality A Call for Stronger Religious Leadership 3 ORGANIZING THE POWER OF RELIGION: Marrying Scripture and Practice .................................................................................................................... 19 Looking to the Sacred Texts Breaking Down the Wall of Stigma Providing Care and Support Strengthening Messages of Prevention 4 THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP: Mounting a United Campaign against HIV/AIDS .............................................................................. 29 Building Multi-Religious Pan-African Collaboration Partnering with Government, UN Agencies and Civil Society Partnering with Local Communities Storming the Ramparts: Advocating with Government and the International Community 5 THE ROAD AHEAD....................................................................................................................................................... 35 6 ANNEXES .......................................................................................................................................................................... 41 1. Assembly Program Agenda 2. Poem by Salim Yasin 3. Keynote Address by Ambassador Stephen Lewis, UNSG Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa 4. Address by Ms. Carol Bellamy, Executive Director, UNICEF 5. Address by Rt. Rev. Johannes Seoka, Bishop of Pretoria 6. Address by Sheikh Shaban Mubajje, Mufti of Uganda 7. Closing Charge by Canon Gideon Byamugisha, Church of Uganda 8. Nairobi Assembly Declaration and Plan of Action 9. Women’s Pre-Assembly Caucus Statement 10. Youth Forum Declaration 11. Working Session Reports 12. Description of Site Visits 13. Participants List 14. List of Assembly Preparatory Committee and Pan-African Multi-religious Task Force members HACI Background Information .............................................................................................................................. 95 WCRP Background Information............................................................................................................................ 99 Building Partnerships for Life: The Role of Religions in Caring for Children Affected by HIV/AIDS 4 Building Partnerships for Life: The Role of Religions in Caring for Children Affected by HIV/AIDS 5 Acknowledgements he African Religious Leaders Assembly on Children and HIV/AIDS was a truly remarkable event. Many elements contributed to the T energy and sense of purpose that was present throughout the meeting: the seniority and diversity of participants, the impact of the site visits, excellent speeches and working sessions, and the presence of children and young people as a constant reminder of the fundamental reason for the meeting. Putting all of these pieces together required tremendous amounts of work and it is important to recognize the many people who helped make the Assembly a success. Let me begin by thanking our partners in the Hope for African Children Initiative (HACI) – Care, Plan International, Save the Children, and the Society for Women against AIDS in Africa – who understood the essential role that religious organizations must play in efforts to provide care and support to children affected by AIDS and who gave WCRP a particular mandate to convene this meeting of Africa’s religious leaders. Particular thanks to Dr. Pat Youri, Executive Director of HACI, and his assistant Pamela Rasugu for their great support in much of the logistics and planning in Nairobi; and to Beatrice Spadacini, HACI Communications Manager, and her team for coordinating the media and public relations strategy. WCRP received generous support from the Government of Kenya, which was pleased to host the Assembly. We must express our great appreciation to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Immigration and Customs who were extremely helpful in expediting visas and other procedures for the delegates arriving from all over the world. The staff and management of the Intercontinental Hotel-Nairobi provided an excellent venue for the meeting and were true partners in making sure that everything ran smoothly. Great thanks as well to the team at Express Travel Group who managed to arrange the travel for delegates from every corner of Africa. Holding a meeting of this scale also requires considerable financial resources. Thank you to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for its lead grant to HACI, which supplied most of the Assembly budget. WCRP also received generous support from the Norwegian Ministry of Development Cooperation (NORAD), the CORE Initiative, and UNICEF, all of whom have been key partners in this work. Thanks as well to the Arigatou Foundation and the Konko-kyo Church of Izuo for funds that enabled the WCRP Governing Board to attend the Assembly and bring international solidarity to their colleagues in Africa. My most heartfelt thanks must go to the entire WCRP team that worked tirelessly both in New York and in Nairobi to make this Assembly a reality. WCRP-Kenya organized a tremendous team of volunteers to coordinate all of the local logistics – transportation, registration, hospitality, and much more. They were ably led by three Co-Chairpersons: Sheikh Al-hadj Yussuf Murigu, Mrs. Rattan Channa, and Rev. Chalton Ochola. Special thanks also goes to Mr. T.S. Nandhra, Honorary President of WCRP/ International, and a founder of WCRP-Kenya, who has worked steadfastly to promote inter-faith cooperation in Kenya. Building Partnerships for Life: The Role of Religions in Caring for Children Affected by HIV/AIDS 6 Dr. William F. Vendley, Secretary General of WCRP/International, offered great vision and leadership in getting WCRP involved in HACI, laying out the idea of this kind of gathering of Africa’s religious leaders, and encouraging us that we could pull it off. Thanks as well to the whole staff team at the WCRP/International Secretariat in New York for their encouragement and assistance, particularly to Dr. Azza Karam, Director of the Women’s Program, for organizing and conducting the Women’s Pre-Assembly Caucus. And I must express my special appreciation and gratitude to Mikaela Rejbrand, Program Associate for the Program on Children, who worked on every aspect of this process before, during and after the Assembly, including compiling much of this report. She also went many extra miles all across Nairobi to make sure the site visits were well planned, and thanks to her efforts they were one of the most valuable parts of the conference. Finally, I must express a deep personal thanks to one person who more than any other was a partner in conceiving, planning, and coordinating this Assembly. Abubakar Francis Kabwogi serves as WCRP’s Special Representative in Africa for developing inter-religious cooperation, and from the first day he grasped the importance and potential transforming opportunity that this Assembly represented. He personally convinced many religious leaders across Africa, particularly in the Islamic communities, that they should participate in this meeting; he coordinated all aspects of the Assembly preparation in Nairobi, serving as the liaison between New York and WCRP-Kenya; and he worked tirelessly during the meeting to ensure its success. His confidence and enthusiasm throughout the process helped sustain and inspire me that we could and must make this Assembly a success, and it was, in no small part because of his efforts. As important as this Assembly was in bringing together Africa’s religious leaders, men and women, from many faiths and many countries, and galvanizing
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