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Faith, Human Rights and Justice

2007-01-24T15:05:47Z

Kingsleyngr:

Name of event

Faith, Human Rights and Justice

Time

1:00 pm

Name of Organizers

Caritas ARCC Ecumenical Platform

Number of participants

Male 30

Female 30

Total 60

Key speakers

Nicolas Otieno

Summary of Issues

Human Rights charter adapted by UN in 1948 mainly to defend promote and present human rights. Human beings are born free, their rights must be protected and respected including property, life, liberty, security. Also protection against torture and other crimes

Declaration on Human rights stipulates emphasis on collective responsibility e.g. community rights attract different interpretations related to culture and religion

God is not mentioned but the unity and dignity is unique enables humans to live in unity and dignity. Negative impulses have affected human rights e.g Jihads, Genocide e.g. in Rwanda and terrorism e.g World Trade Centre

Humans have used God as an instrument of manipulation, extortion and exploration at demonstrated where preconceived ideas relegates one to a certain class in society.

Justice without love in Christianity is inadequate. Christianity should be above culture. Love is most important for humanity. Without Love human rights efforts will not create meaning to life.

Human rights efforts should create environment of inclusively for humanity to encompass even the weak in the society.

Culture without love cannot succeed in bettering humans instead of faith and religion uniting humanity, it is causing divisions. Religion can help human rights through love leading to God.

Emergence of liberalization of economy, then freedom of religion leading to too many denominations has led to growth of fundamentalism and intolerance to diversity. Such is anti-human rights and creates animosity

Some cultures are anti-human rights e.g. female circumcision, exploitation of women in society to provide nourishment to the family but are not part of decision making. Here, culture undermines human rights.

Religion should used positively, not to be an impediment to human rights.

Recommendations

Well covered and conducted

Work Labour and Industrial Development

2007-01-24T14:56:21Z

Kingsleyngr:

Name/Title of event/activity

Work Labour and Industrial Development (People's dialogue)

Time

8:30-11:00 am

Name of Organizer

Alternative information and Development Centre

Summary of issues covered/discussed:

-There should be the communication integration between the Trade unions of the two regions i.e. Latin America and the Africa through the intellectuals coming together and talking about their problems and find way forward to them.

-They are asking for financial support from the IMF and the World Bank. In this way they will be able to come up with objectives, rules and recommendations in order to enable them perform and for the implementation of the same.

-There should be the encouragement to the local producers from both the regions, that's Latin America, and Africa for the production of not only goods for their use locally but also for export which will be used as a tool for poverty eradication.

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE ACTIVITY:

The alternative information is currently working on a proposal that will be discussed in the next conference. This will ensure that there is one understanding between the trade unions from both regions.

Barriers to Information Access

2007-01-24T14:52:13Z

Kingsleyngr:

Barriers to Information Acccess

Cultural Barrier
Access for information for the poor and for the rich Gap--Digital Divide

(Way Africa-ADdresses ICTs and Media in Afrrica )

Journalists to be able to access ICTS

Challenges for Africa

Policy
Technology
Audiences

Policy

Even Governments own media its an extension of the ruling party in government.

Forward looking policies that are against people's ownership.

Dilution/Limit the peoples influence and ownership

Deliberate policies that emphasize pluralism in media i.e Public/community media

We can ensure a afair policy in the media

Fear of threats by governements i.e fear of having local voices in partnership

Policies on content.

Technophobia of our politicians
'REsistence from the old times in meida faced by young ones.

Audience have no access to the internet
consume through local media e.g Radio,TVs and newspapers
No access to the internet and what we publicise online.

Issues Audience is a threat

Political Responses-Pan AFricanisms,news agency was a set up to counter south-North News agencies i.e News exchanges
Govetnment,s response to the poor

Africans leadersnare good at signing policies but do n ot implement/support them and they die a natural death

These projects are given private owners to run and this makes it expensive.
Civic response-initiatives and reponses are not sustainable because they depend on donor funding.

Six key issues African governments and media should address
Access/Availability of what is available cost to the access these technologies

Citizenship faces consumerism our governnment policies should ensure state dedicates resourrces to ensure access to information ot citizens instead of Music and adversts.

North-south Relationship.we have to interrogate it because of globalisation what alternatives do we want in place of the current globalilsation

How do we relate to each Other'
Harmony National cheuriuism/Lack of solidarity
Diversity and Pluralism _Range of voices and diverse ownership of the media.

Public media/Community media and not governemnt extension media

We need to help our governments to come up with the necessary environments/best practices7Necessary legislation

African Migration and Violence

2007-01-24T14:49:55Z

Kingsleyngr:

Title

African Migration and Violence

Time

11:30 a.m-2:00pm

Name of Organization

Forum Pour Unautre

No of participants

Male 13
Female 12
Total 25

Key speaker profile

Mamadon Keita
Secretaire general dec e.association Retawi,travail,Dignite,siege Hotel DEfene Bamako(MAli)

Summary of Issues

Causes of migration are numerous. There are forces beyond human control. Travel documents are confiscated and authorities ask for money.

African migrants sometimes are put into Jail while others are sent back home some of them beaten to death. People from developing countries prefer to force violence than stay in their own countries

Recommendations

There is need to go step by step not rushing to migrate due to the negative effects.

People in developing countries especially the youth have to be innovation in order to be productive. Also developed countries that were the colonial masters, need to look into there policies in order to be flexible e.g confiscating passports, Deportation e.t.c because people have a right to travel.

WAR OR PEACE IN THE HORN OF AFRICA

2007-01-24T14:13:58Z

Kingsleyngr:

TITLE OF EVENT

War or Peace in the Horn of Africa

NAME OF ORGANIZER

STS international Solidarity

SUMMARY OF ISSUES COVERED

Update on the situation in Somalia and mobilize against America. The workshop analyses motives of different people and described the situation in Somalia. It also looks forward to achieving peace, stability and respect for human right,

DOCUMENTALIST CODE

Jane Gikandi

TITLE AND DATE OF SUBMISSION

22rd Jan 2007

Global Dialogue on Millennium Development Goals

2007-01-24T14:06:32Z

Kingsleyngr:

Title

Global Dialogue on Millennium Development Goals

Organization

Kenya Youth Education and community Development Programme

Summary

It is not in the United Nations that the goals will be achieved but they have to be achieved. In each country by the joint efforts of the Governments and people.

The campaign advocates for increased resource levels for Africa through debt cancellation, increased investment fair trade and increased quality aid.

The millennium campaign works in partnership with a broad based group of organizations including key policy influencing civil society organizations at sub regional, regional and global levels.

The millennium declaration from which the millennium goals derive is based on six fundamental principles which are:

Freedom

Equality

Tolerance

Solidarity

Shared Responsibility

Respect for environment

Human Rights

They are international legal and moral standards that translate into civil, cultural, economic, political and social entitlements of individuals

There is no greater obstacle to the realization of human rights than the extreme poverty which inspired the millennium declaration and the millennium development goals

Extreme poverty is the most serious form of human rights violation in the world and the elimination of poverty is not an act of charity but a basic entitlement to human rights and so everyone should work at the eliminating poverty

By Patricia Mambo

Mentally ill and their rights

2007-01-24T14:02:56Z

Kingsleyngr:

Title

Mentally ill and their rights

Time

2:30-5:00pm

Issues discussed

Challenges

-stigmatization and discrimination

-neglect

-Lack of support from the government

-Lack of drugs

They are misunderstood and people think they are pretending

-People think it is a disease of people who are bewitched

-Isolation from friends, family members

-Lack of support.

Consequences

-Loss of jobs

-loss of homes

-Depression

-Separation

There are a number of factors that cause psychiatric and these include;

-war

-HIV/AIDS

-Genocide

-Discrimination

-Poverty

-Mistreatment

-illness

Mental illness were categorized in various categories

-Stress and depression

-Psychosis

-Schizophermia

It was noted that even the care takers also encounter the challenges in their course of giving care to th mentally ill.

Recommendations

-Government to assist in form of drugs

-Mentally ill want to be accepted as human beings in the society

-People should understand that mental illness is like any other disease and they can positively contribute to the development of the society.

Date 23/01/2007

By Rose Njoroge

Enabling Fair Trade in Africa

2007-01-24T13:56:04Z

Kingsleyngr:

Title

Enabling Fair Trade in Africa

Time

5:30-8:00pm

Participants

Male 26

Female 23

Male 49

Speakers

Michael Muchelon from COFTA and IFAT

IFAT is a global alternative trade network that provided fair trade alternatives to the disadvantaged producers. has 300 members spread over 70 countries Africa has about 70 members

Fair Trade as defined by the world's leading fair trade players is a trading partnership based on dialogue
Transparency and respect that seeks greater equity in international trade. It contributes to sustainable development by offering better trading conditions to and securing the rights of marginalized producers and workers especially in the south.

For trade organizations are engaged activity in supporting producers, awareness raising and campaigning for changes in the rules and practices of conventional trade

IFAT prescribes a standard which fair trade organizations must follow in their day to day work
These include

Creating opportunities for economically disadvantaged producers by supporting the poorest producers

Transparency and accountability through dealing fairly and openly with trading parties

Capacity building through developing the skills of producers and creating opportunities for trading their products

Promoting Fair trade by telling as many people as possible about fair trade and informing customers where products have come from.

Payment of a fair price by ensuring that producers receive a fair price for their products

Gender equity providing equal pay and opportunities for women and men

Ensuring that producers are working in a healthy and safe place

Ensuring that the UN convention on the rights of child are upheld and respected (child labour)

The Environment ensuring that materials used in production and packing do not damage the environment

Date 22/01/2007

By Patricia Salano

Elections and Social Change in Africa

2007-01-24T13:50:30Z

Kingsleyngr:

TITLE OF EVENT

Elections and Social Change in Africa

NAME OF ORGANIZER

Nigeria Social Forum (NSF)

KEY SPEAKERS

• Cecile Fofana from Guinea

• Jane Nkube from Zimbabwe

• Femi Aborisade from Nigeria

SUMMARY OF ISSUES COVERED

-It responded to the challenges of political and economic governance in developing countries Vis-à-vis elections and its processes

-The social implication for African people in their quest to ensure free and fair elections,

LIST OF PRINT MATERIAL RECIEVED FROM THE EVENT

-Ogoni must survive

DOCUMENTALIST CODE
Jane Gikandi

TITLE AND DATE OF SUBMISSION
23rd Jan 2007

Advocating for a Global Right at Work for Young People

2007-01-24T12:26:05Z

Kingsleyngr:

Title

Advocating for a global Right at work for young People.

Summary

Safety and security for young people at work

Organizers

Global Proogressive forum.org

Speakers Harlem Deir (Member European Parliament Fikile Mbatula (President of IUSY and ANC
South Africa)

Contact

email youth@globalprogressiveforum.org

Web www.globalprogressiveforum.org/section youth

European Union strategies to conquer world markets

2007-01-24T10:19:53Z

Kingsleyngr:

Name of Event

European Union strategies to conquer world markets

Name of organizer

Attac Germany

Number of participants

60

Summary of Issues

Germany has politically empowered all individuals in the country for better production
All laws come from Brussels is like a dictatorship, taking away voters rights in the European Union. This undermines democratization

The myth that economic growth creates wealth in not very true, only the super powers benefit. The poor e.g. in Africa continue to suffer

Free trade agreement lead to a form of colonialism because Europe is able to invest more in Africa and benefit more of Africans remain poor workers in their industries. Big countries remain poor workers in the winner, so not a fair deal Kenyan industry can not equitably trade with Germany. Germany with a stronger economy will invest more and benefit more.

There is illegitimacy and less developed countries

The tax evasion by European investors undermines the African countries economy. This is a loud imbalance

Globalization strategy threatens both Europe and African because the environment is affected in both places, trade unions are affected also e.t.c

European strategies mostly aims at taping where they can tap resources e.g. from Iraq since in Europe will exhaust at the same point in the future

Recommendation

Good attendance and useful contributions

The world has more economic problems than it can handle and that there is dishonesty and a bit of corruption

The Struggle for Food Sovereignty and Land In Africa

2007-01-24T09:40:59Z

Kingsleyngr:

TITLE

The Struggle For Food Sovereignity And Land In Africa

TIME

8:30 - 11:00 am

ORGANIZERS:

La Via Campesina

SPEAKERS AND THEIR PROFILES:

• Jones Muleya Hanchinda - Zambia

• Luisa Luis - Mozambique

• Victor Nzuzi - Democratic Republic of Congo

• Claude Girot - France

All of these are farmers

SUMMMARY

Most of the struggles are similar across the continent. Agriculture is a way of life and land is the only inheritance that we own and if commercialized, then the rights of the peasants to feed themselves are denied.

People pushing for commercialization are in the business and have no concern for the poor who have no money. The argument that commercialization will lead to economic development is not true because many examples of those countries who have undertaken those reforms such as South Korea and Taiwan have developed much faster, are not valid generally.

Countries with booming economy like Mexico and Brazil, poverty is growing fast and the situation of the poor people is deteriorating. Peasants should have their land to become self-reliant.

If the farmers have access to good framework conditions, like affordable credits, good seeds, agricultural research and other agricultural inputs, access to marketing facilities and if not overtaxed by the government their yield per hectare can be higher.

There is no natural law which stipulates that only huge farms can produce enough food.

WAY FORWARD

• Let’s unite and fight together to stop commercialization of the land

• Let’s participate in the information network exchange information and invite people to participate

• Let’s disseminate information and publications on the struggle for food sovereignty and land

• Assist peasant movements in specific countries

• Let’s internationalize our movement so as to achieve the gaol for the fight for land and food production in order to turn women and men peasants into real subjects of the economic, social and political development of society.

• Let’s empower them so that we can produce healthy food for all, free from genetic manipulation

CONTRIBUTOR

Margaret Wanambisi

The Struggle for Food Sovereignty and Land In Africa

2007-01-24T09:40:17Z

Kingsleyngr:

Strengthening Civil Society via Education

2007-01-24T09:38:12Z

Kingsleyngr:

TITLE OF EVENT

Strengthening Civil Society Via Education

TIME

8:30 – 11:00am

ORGANIZER

Globalverkstan- International Project Management for Social Movements and NGOs

NO. OF PARTICIPANTS

Male: 22

Female: 20

Total: 42

KEY SPEAKERS:

Heunig Mibler (Namibia)

Alfred Mizuake (South African Youth Movement)

Dr. Willy Mutunga (Ford Foundation and Human Rights Association, Kenya)

SUMMARY

The fight against a repressive regime can result in the challenge of retaining the features of the repressive regime through the liberators who are well versed in what they ought to replace. Civil rights movements are supposed to articulate different postulates by bringing in a counter opinion. A counter opinion is built through education because education provides dignity, a means of articulation, self-respect and empowerment to speak out.

Education: Strengthens the capacity of civil society as it brings diversity. Thus, it is important to mainstream education for a long-term.

There are many challenges, however. Authoritarian regimes use education to continue to perpetuate the system. Thus, education ought to be liberalized to permit curiosity.

The other challenge is that at times participation in civil society, especially in Africa can only be achieved after achieving basic rights such as food, water, shelter, etc.

Some civil society organizations are not democratic themselves and political leaders in Africa very lightly at times, ask whether civil societies are democratic. Many civil society organizations have been accused of corruption and lack of accountability.

RECOMMENDATION

A very lively discussion that needed more representatives from the civil society organizations from Kenya, but none apart from Dr. Mutunga were there.

CONTRIBUTOR:

Fred Kachero

Dr. Kenneth D. Kaunda's Speech at WSF Nairobi, 2007

2007-01-24T09:33:24Z

Kingsleyngr:

Full text of Dr. Kenneth D. Kaunda's Speech at World Social Forum 2007
Presentation at Uhuru Park, Nairobi, Saturday 20th
January 2007

Nairobi, a Forum for the World

Habari!

Karibu!

My Sisters, my Brothers, I am touched to be here.

I was touched when we marched together this morning.
Truly, the reaching of our destination started with
one step. The first step was the will to act.

Yes, in Nairobi there are thousands and thousands of
us, from all parts of the world.

Women and men, young and elderly.

Various colours. Carrying passports of every nation of
the world.

Here we are, from various cultures and backgrounds. I
listen to various languages. We come from various
religious and spiritual beliefs.

We, gathered here, have a range of political and
economic beliefs. We are from various economic
situations. Some activists are living with disability.

We are a rich variation of our one humanity, all
members working with others. Here we are, together and
united by concern for our common good.

This is humanity gathered.

We thank God Our Creator for bringing us here
together. From all corners of this, our one world, we
have come and gathered. God truly is Allah the
Compassionate, Allah the Great, Allah the Merciful.

Yes, God makes it possible for us to be here, from
various countries. Allow me to extend my thanks to you
all for organising and attending this great peoples’
platform.

Sisters and Brothers, we have come a long way. We have
come from the times of slave trade, colonialism, and
from organised apartheid and racism. We have been
fighting injustice and exploitation of person by
person in Africa, Asia, Caribbean, the Americas, and
all over this, our one world. On the continents and
islands of the world, many local people were
suppressed and oppressed and treated as lesser human
beings.

In recent times, all over the world, we have had
leaders against oppression and exploitation. Mahatma
Gandhi’s movement for non violent struggle has just
turned 100 years. Martin Luther King, Che Guevara and
Fidel Castro led movements for political change.

We recall that in Africa, we also had giants of
leaders. When we were fighting for independence, these
included Kwame Nkrumah, Ben Bella, Abdel Nasser, Jomo
Kenyatta, Julius Nyerere, Patrice Lumumba in the
Congo.

These had a wide vision of people of Africa
cooperating and in freedom as Sisters and Brothers.
Those of us who got independence early then supported
our Sisters and Brothers in the liberation of southern
Africa.

Various methods were used to fight injustice. There
were political and diplomatic approaches. There were
sanctions in economy, sport, and culture. People
refused to cooperate with the unjust systems.

In Mozambique, our brothers and sisters in the
liberation struggle were led by Eduardo Mondlane, and
later by Samora Machel. In their movement, they worked
with colleagues like Graca Machel and other women and
men. In Zimbabwe, there was Robert Mugabe, Joshua
Nkomo, and their colleagues.

In Namibia, there was Sam Nujoma. As nations got
independent and liberated, they supported others in
the struggle. In South Africa Oliver Tambo, Nelson
Mandela, Winnie Mandela, Steve Biko, Chris Hani, and
their comrades worked closely with their people to
dismantle apartheid.

I was privileged to have played a small part in
supporting these leaders of various countries. I know
these are people who risked their lives. Their
followers suffered and risked lives. Many men and
women died for this just cause. We thank God that they
succeeded to liberate our countries.

Working with South Africa’s freedom loving people, I
remember the joy I felt when I, as a humble leader,
being involved in discussion with Frederick de Klerk
to have comrade Nelson Mandela released from prison.
And in 1990, Nelson Mandela and other comrades were
released. 1994’s change in South Africa marked the end
of colonial and white minority rule in southern
Africa. It was a new phase for South Africa and
humanity.

Sisters and Brothers, here, a key lesson is that the
changes towards freedom and justice were achieved not
by the work of these leaders alone. But, as Gandhi
said, the leader follows the people. The leaders
worked with the people of their nations.

There are many other women and men who were with us in
the struggle but are not named. They played various
leadership and activist roles. The struggle was a
struggle for every one. Men and women in various
situations mobilised and worked together.

Each person was important. The struggle benefited from
the skills and experiences of each person involved.
Each person contributed to a whole that became the
path through which the energy of love and justice was
carried. The struggle depended on the effort of each
person. The could not continue without intensive
cooperation of men, women, and youths in various
situations. Working together, they helped to improve
the situation of humanity.

Our fight against apartheid and racism was based on
love and principle. We knew that even the oppressors
were our brothers and sisters in one humanity. We did
not support the struggle because of hatred. The
struggle was about improving the welfare of humanity.
Whatever colour or background, we were all human
beings, Sisters and Brothers made in God’s image.

Indeed, the struggle for justice and human dignity was
supported by people from various backgrounds – within
nations, in the region, and on the continent. People
from other South areas like Asia, the Caribbean, South America, and Latin America greatly supported the
struggle. Indeed, people and even governments, in the
Nordic parts of Europe materially and morally
supported the liberation movements.

The Canadians were of great help. Even members of the
public in other western countries like the USA and
Britain differed with their governments and supported
the struggle for justice in Africa. While some of the
people here may have been part of that support for
justice in Africa, the younger ones may indeed know
some one who was involved in that support.

Today, we still face great challenges. There is
poverty. There is the debt burden. There is HIV/AIDS.
There are divisions along politics, gender, race,
religion and spirituality, disability, land, political
conflict, ethnicity, economic status, and other
factors. The North-South divide is huge and must be
undone if we are to assert our relationship as
brothers and sisters in this, our one world.

These issues of peoples and human history we cannot
forget. They have notes which we must learn from if we
must do what God our Creator wants us to do today – to
build, in every country, a world free of poverty,
ignorance, disease, crimes and all exploitation of
person by person.

Sisters and Brothers, our struggle against colonialism
and racism in Africa shows that it is important for
people to network across human barriers. From
experience, we know that the various challenges of
injustice and exploitation we now face in 2007 can be
overcome.

We know that with collaborative effort by men, women,
and young persons in various parts of the world, a
better world is very very possible. We must not forget
that we are strong. We have achieved before. We will
achieve again. Together, we can have “Uhuru” na
“Umoja,” freedom and unity of humanity.

Injustice cannot overcome the force of love, harmony,
and fair play. Our struggles in Africa, Asia, the
Caribbean, and Latin America have shown that we need
not fear or doubt victory. Indeed, those struggles
were but part of one common struggle for the welfare
of the whole of humanity.

We also realised that independence and liberation is
not complete without eradication of poverty and its
offshoots.

The political independence we have got must bring, in
all our respective countries, food to the table of
every individual. The political independence must mean
social, human, and cultural rights for every human
being.

We must address education, health care, housing and
shelter, and employment and decent work. Without
economic emancipation, political independence is not
full.

We, here assembled, must continue with the work that
leaders of movements for justice continuously talked
about, and indeed worked for. This is action for the
rights and dignity of the people the world over. We
should never cease to demand rights of people in the
East, the West, North, and the South. We must continue
with action for the common good.

This world is interdependent. Sustainable development
cannot be achieved through exploitation. But how do we
move to fair development and peace for all? To realise
that we are Sisters and Brothers, and work together
for prosperity, it will help us to remember the great
principle: Love God our Lord with all our heart, with
all our soul, with all our minds, and with all our
strength.

In relating to each other as members of the human
family, each one of us must love his or her neighbour
as we love ourselves. Each one of us here, from
various places we have come from, must learn to do
unto others as they would like to be done to them.
This is across being male or female, across colour,
nationality, ethnicity, faith and spirituality,
economic position, and disability. This love is across
anything artificial.

That is why South-South dialogue is very important.
That is why South-North and North-South dialogue is
important. When we observe the question of loving God,
loving our neighbour, and doing as we would like to be
done by, we will build relationships with others on
the basis of genuine human love and cooperation. We
will more easily establish a world governed by respect
and justice for each other. We shall co-exist in a
world of diverse spirituality. Our variation will
strengthen us.

We shall have established a powerful base from where
we would effectively deal with challenges affecting us
today.

We who are gathered here at this 7th Social Forum have
tremendous challenges. One special challenge today is
women’s rights. For example, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and now Africa, have produced women heads of
governments and states. Yet the place of the woman in
society is not yet what it should be.

We must remember that the God who made the male is the
same God that made woman. The Creator of All demands
fair play for the woman. It is therefore very
important that we, at this summit of peoples of the
world, have a great portion of mothers and sisters
present. I pray that their numbers will continue to
grow in various areas that demand leadership. In fact,
in many events, it is our mothers and sisters here,
and elsewhere, who are driving things for the common
good.

But why do we, the men, turn cruel against women? We
are entirely dependent on women for a good nine months
before we come out to be what we are today. We are
dependent on women for what we were yesterday and what
we will be tomorrow. Let us think through this and
allow this Mother her dignified place on earth. This
will require great adjustment in attitudes, policies,
and practices. Appropriate systems must be made and
strengthened to support the journey for dignified male
and female relationships.

We should build political structures and institutions
on the basis of full people’s participation. Let the
people participate fully in the control of the
processes of decision-making in public affairs. They
must participate in the control of their resources.
This summit of the people of the world must denounce
all forms of exploitation of person by person, in any
shape or form.

We must demand, at this Forum of the peoples of the
world, the liquidation of debts imposed on the world’s
poorest of the poor. No debt in this, our world today,
can be said to be fair and justifiable.

Like in many countries, from independence, with God’s
grace, we made, and acted upon, important decisions in
favour of universal and free access to education,
health services, and development of agriculture and
basic services.

In the early 1970s, we also had problems of copper
prices going down. The price of petroleum we imported
went up worldwide. Our financial situation was being
affected by the various forces. We therefore sought
the advice of the World Bank and IMF. The IMF and
World Bank advice was that: this going down of copper
prices will only be for a short time. They were sure
that the copper prices would pick up and therefore
Zambia could borrow.

And indeed, to enable us to continue with our
development efforts, we borrowed. But in the 1980s,
the debt repayment song began to be very hard. The
conditions were harsh. We could not continue with such
harsh impact on Zambia’s people. Many basic needs
gains we had made at independence were being reversed.
There were riots over food prices when, at IMF
insistence, we removed public support for various
services.

In 1987, we, as a country, took a decision that we
accepted debt repayment but that we should be able to
pay only so much, maximum ten percent of income we
suggested, depending on what we earned every year.
While still having IMF membership, we broke off from
the programme that had created hardship.

We did our own self made programme for a few months.
Things did work and we achieved high growth rate. But
the debt collectors, World Bank and IMF and the
difficult governments they represent, came down very
heavily on us. With various sanctions against us,
assistance withheld, and other sanctions, we had no
choice but to succumb to rejoin the IMF programme.
That created further hardship.

My Sisters and Brothers, fighters gathered here, we
broke off from the IMF programme in 1987. That is 20
years ago. That time we did not have much support from
other indebted governments in the South, in Africa,
Asia, Caribbean, and Latin America. A collaborated
effort could have helped quickly galvanise against the
unfair debt conditions.

In years that followed, civil society and social
movements took a leading role against the debt
conditions. I know many of you were part of the
anti-debt campaign. The campaign involved members of
the public in both South and North. It was a people’s
campaign, cutting across the whole world. It was
people united in fighting for the common good.

Pressure was brought to bear on creditor governments
and the IMF and World Bank. A lot of gains were made.
Some debt has been cancelled. But, still, as part of
the conditions for debt cancellation, the IMF and
World Bank, and creditor governments with them,
continue to impose other harsh conditions.

But we have learnt that without collaboration, it is
not easy to overcome. From the campaign against debt,
we have learnt that North-South networking and action
works effectively. And here we are, in Nairobi. The
7th World Social Forum can inspire us to do more in
removing the burden of debt. Let us remember we are
strong and have achieved before. We can still achieve.
And, considering the energies here in Nairobi, we will
achieve.

My Sisters, Brothers, one of the most devastating
experiences we have had is HIV/AIDS. Comrades in our
common struggle, I will refer to some experiences. In
the 1980s and 1990s, it was taboo to say you were
infected or affected by HIV/AIDS.

But on December 23, 1986, our son, Masuzyo Gwebe
Kaunda, died of AIDS. At that time, in Zambia and
elsewhere, when someone died of AIDS, relatives and
friends gave different stories from what had actually
happened.

A couple of weeks after Masuzyo’s death, my wife and I
decided to tell the people of Zambia and the rest of
the world that our son had died of AIDS. We did that
in order to contribute to the fight against stigma.

I believe that the first frontline against HIV/AIDS is
“prevention is better than cure.” So we must remember
Voluntary Counselling and Testing. Dear Sisters and
Brothers, I am not telling you what I have not done.
In the year 2002, I went for testing. When I went for
testing, I announced that even if I had been found HIV
Positive, I would have announced to the whole world
that I was positive. I would use that Positive status
to contribute towards fighting stigma and HIV/AIDS.

But we realised that we cannot talk about fighting
AIDS without reference to the importance of fighting
poverty. Is it by chance or accident that the areas
hardest hit with AIDS today are mainly in poverty
stricken areas?

20 years have passed since my son Masuzyo’s death.
Some advances have been made in handling HIV/AIDS. But
still much more needs to be done to this condition
with many faces. This Forum can help move us towards
more collaboration of people in the North and South,
and from South to South. A challenge currently is to
allow the views and experiences from various parts of
the world.

At present, the North dominates the HIV/AIDS
discourse. Much experiences and skills in the South
are not being utilised. We need to get together in a
position of regard and respect for the vision,
knowledge, and skills of others. Working together, we
can conquer HIV/AIDS. The 7th World Social Forum
provides such people to people network.

Sisters, Brothers, a Forum of this nature, which I
consider a People’s Summit, should touch discussions,
exchanges of views and ideas, and experiences that
might help to make, in one way or another, God’s
people in all corners of our one earth at least a
little better and happier.

Many people are wallowing in poverty. The poverty is
contributing to children being displaced and going
onto the streets. The issue of children on the street
is a very urgent one. It shows deep problems in our
societies. With children insecure and vulnerable, the
future of humanity is very fragile.

The other day, I learnt about a big challenge to
childhood and society. There are babies and children
whose mothers have been imprisoned. Quite often, the
children are left with relatives of the imprisoned
mothers. The relatives look after these kids. But
there are also situations were relatives are not able
to look after these kids. So these kids are also sent
to prison to live with their mothers.

In prison, the babies, infants, and children do not
have good conditions. We can use this Nairobi Forum to
compare notes and possible action.

Sisters, Brothers, we must refer to the environment.
After the Kyoto protocol, we realised that even some
of our most developed nations were not very concerned
with how we, as humans, look after our environment.

Pollution and environmental problems are of concern.
Desertification is truly frightening. Sometimes, when
I am flying as a passenger in planes, I see, from the
air, the changes in plant cover. Desert is growing. In
fact, it is activists that have put a lot of
environmental issues on the world’s agenda. This Forum
is another phase for networking for environmental
action.

Sisters and Brothers, the importance of land cannot be
overemphasized. We learn from history, and a number of
events currently taking place, that land has been a
big source of conflict. All over the world, people
have been displaced from their land. Commercial
interests have taken an upper hand. We need solutions
and action.

Brothers and Sisters, we meet at a time when some
gains have been made. But we have declined in some
things. Conflict and injustice still happen according
to factors like colour, language, nationality,
culture, ethnicity, religion, and economic status.
Being in Nairobi, I remember that in the late 1960s, I
helped to mediate in a border dispute involving
Somalia and Kenya. The agreement of then still holds
now.

I had hoped that things would improve even in other
conflicts. But we find that while we made achievements
on challenges like apartheid, the world still has many
conflicts. Instead of benefiting from the rich
variation of colour, cultures, languages, religion and
spirituality, we have conflict and war. On all
continents, from Africa to Europe and the Middle East,
in developed and developing nations, there are
conflicts, with some taking on arms.

The 2003 invasion of Iraq by the two Bs, Bush and
Blair, has created divisions in the world. The effects
keep on spreading. Those effects, we as a people
gathered from one family of humanity, we must reverse.

Just recently, events in Somalia brought out much
concern for Africa and the world. People of good will
are concerned about the recent direction. Sadly, the
USA government, in line with their “war on terror”
talk, got involved in armed raids. Ethiopia’s Army is
also in Somalia. This situation will lead to problems
for Somalia, the region, African Union, and the United
Nations. It is interesting that Somaliland seems to
have some stability. What can we learn about
Somaliland?

We the people at the Nairobi World Social Forum have a
responsibility to act together to avoid conflict. We
must be involved in healing this, our one world. The
way we have gathered here, from various backgrounds,
and sharing issues is an example of a better world
possible. We have the skills and experiences to deal
with the many issues in many parts of the world. This
gathering is a huge network for the common good.

Sisters, Brothers, I am very touched by our meeting
here. I thank you for coming all the way to this
important get-together. As we get back to our homes,
let us remember that the purpose of these meetings is
to help the human race understand itself a little
better than before this conference.

I am sure you will agree with me that from every
brother, every sister we have shaken hands with or
met, we have learnt something.

May the Love of God Almighty our Creator, Allah the
Compassionate, Allah the Merciful, Allah the Gracious,
guide us in our thoughts and to develop further our
deeds so that we can leave this world a little better
than we found it. Brothers, Sisters, a better world
is, indeed, possible.

Thank You

* * *

Religions, Culture and Politics in the Crisis of Civilization

2007-01-24T09:28:28Z

Kingsleyngr:

Name of Event

Religions, culture and politics in the Crisis of Civilization

Attendance

Male 14
Female 13
Total 27

Speaker

Comes originally from Algeria but migrated to France

In France it is difficult to be accepted as citizen if you are a Muslim

11th sept 2001 was the beginning of many problems for many problems for many people
Initially there are only blocks

The Eastern and the western block. But now there is whereby we have only one power (West) trying to control everything and this unilateralism has now identified one economy which to them is the Islamist

The Islamists are now being branded as terrorists and there is a lot of campaign by us to all the world to portray Islam as bad and Islamists as terrorists

But now all Muslims are terrorists infact the enemy is created/monster by US would like to control all the resources which unfortunately are controlled by the Islam based countires, These resources include oil.

Islam is a universal way of worship for all Muslims. However there are different Muslim fundamentalists in different areas of the world e.g. Muslims in Africa are different from the Muslim in Arabic countries

Personal comments

Though there were supposed to be three speakers one from Islam perspective, one from Christian perspective and another from Hindu perspectives, only one that of Islam perspective came. This made the discussion by mainly the Islam perspective

Religions, Culture and Politics in the Crisis of Civilization

2007-01-24T09:19:38Z

Kingsleyngr:

Name of Event

Religions, culture and politics in the Crisis of Civilization

Attendance

Male 14
Female 13
Total 27

Speaker

Comes originally from Algeria but migrated to France

In France it is difficult to be accepted as citizen if you are a Muslim

11th sept 2001 was the beginning of many problems for many problems for many people
Initially there are only blocks
The Eastern and the western block. But now there is whereby we have only one power (West) trying to control everything and this unilateralism has now identified one economy which to them is the Islamist
The Islamists are now being branded as terrorists and there is a lot of campaign by us to all the world to portray Islam as bad and Islamists as terrorists

But now all Muslims are terrorists infact the enemy is created/monster by US would like to control all the resources which unfortunately are controlled by the Islam based countires, These resources include oil.

Islam is a universal way of worship for all Muslims. However there are different Muslim fundamentalists in different areas of the world e.g. Muslims in Africa are different from the Muslim in Arabic countries

Personal comments
Though there were supposed to be three speakers one from Islam perspective, one from Christian perspective and another from Hindu perspectives, only one that of Islam perspective came. This made the discussion by mainly the Islam perspective

Protecting Natural Resources

2007-01-24T08:36:38Z

Kingsleyngr:

Name/Title of event/activity

Protecting Natural Resources

Time

9:00 – 11:00am

Name of organizers

Global Forest Coalition

Number of participants

Male – 40

Female – 60

Total – 100

Key Speakers Profile

Simon

Summary of issues covered/discussed

Local production and consumption of biomass plays an important role in sustainable livelihood strategies of, in particular, rural women in developing countries. However, international trade in biomass is already cuasing a negative impact on food sovereignity, rural livelihoods, forest and other ecosystems and these negative impacts are expected to accumulate rapidly.

Biofuels are a disaster in the making. International demand for biofuels is already surpassing the supply in countries, like Malaysia and Brazil giving push to the expansion of destructive crops oil palm and sugar cane.

There is nothing green or sustainable to imported or exported biofuel.

Recommendations from the activity/event

Corporations should be held accountable for any social and environmental damage that has occurred.

The expansion of biofuels trade has political backing and so must be fought political as well

Contributor

Loum Godfrey

Name/Title of event/activity

Protecting Natural Resources: Food and Energy Sovereignty

Time

9:00 – 11:00am

Name of organizers

Friends of the Earth, Global Forest Coalition

Number of participants

Male – 40

Female – 60

Total – 100

Key Speakers Profile

William

Summary of issues covered/discussed

Food is a basic need. There is more than enough safe and healthy food to feed the world who can’t get enough to eat.

Food, sovereignity is about people taking control over their food and agriculture. Friends of the Earth believes that countries and communities should be able to:

- Decide their own food and agrulatural policies
- Choose locally produced GM free food
- Support family farmers and their domestic markets

In developing countries, securing enough food depends on access to natural resources including land, seeds and fish. In the global food economy communites are struggling to compete with transnational corporations for access to basic needs and our environment is losing out.

Recommendations from the activity/event

Food insecurity is not only for the fisher folks or the farmers. It is a concern for everyone. It is not in the hands of the capitalist or those profiting but it is in the hands of all those suffering to regain control over the natural resources.

Contributor

Loum Godfrey

Related website – www.foe.co.uk/trade

Protecting Natural Resources

2007-01-24T08:32:14Z

Kingsleyngr:

Social Lost of investment

2007-01-24T08:22:21Z

Kingsleyngr:

Event

Social Lost of investment

Time

8:30-11 a.m

Organizers

The international Labour Rights Fund

Speaker

Steo Auma

Gatherine Aneno-Uganda Textile

Esther Rathe-centre for Human Rights Commission

Theme

The purchasing policies of giant retailers like walment, Tesco and other by relation.
Impact workers

Therefore impact of the largely Asian investment in the garment including in countries like Kenya and Uganda

Material Used

Pamphlets and books

Summary

African countries should stop being a torture centre as it7 is happening in all countries.

Workers union should be given mandate to control worker requirements and even he assists by some funding to more issues pertaining workers

Recommendation

Companies not on the time format in controlling their products

Countries to improve on their infrastructure to attract investors

Workers rights and freedom to speech to be put in consideration to improve investment.

Reported by Joshua Wangila

Assessing the state of Democracy

2007-01-24T08:15:12Z

Kingsleyngr:

Title

Assessing the state of Democracy

Organisers

Ms Danish Association for international Co-operation

Participants

50

Key speakers Profile

Lala-A- and Jacobs(Intern)

Designation Programme Officer Ms Dan Denmark

Summaries

It’s only a goal in itself it is also a means to fight poverty.

The idea of this democracy Audit is to measure the state of democracy in as many countries as possible (stating with the countries where MS Danish association for international co-operation operates.

The democracy audit aims to generate and facilitate debate about democracy and to create public awareness about democracy, paying special attention to how democracy involves and works for poor people.

Citizenship, law and right
The idea of citizenship means that there should be mutual respect between the different communities

Citizenship, Democracy, Retribution and Rights

2007-01-23T08:37:51Z

Kingsleyngr:

'''Name of activity'''

Citizenship, Democracy, Retribution and Rights

'''Name of Organizers'''

Development ALternatives with women for aa New era.

No of participants

Male 34

Female 60

Total 94

'''Key speakers'''

• Gigi Franciso

• Bene Mudungu

• Gloria Archiibong

• Yvonne Underhill-sem

• Kumuduni samuel

• Sohella

'''Summary'''

• corporal punishments for sexual crimes in Iran and else where in the World should be stopped as they affect the women a lot.

• Need for women agency within peace process in the contex of citizenship and democracy.

• Stoning sexual offences as a punishment should stop

• women should be given chance to marry at the age of consent

• Sexual reproductive and human rights in Africa,family planning contraceptives,abortion and HIV/AIDS should looked at

• Women should have a right too their sexuality

'''Recommendation'''

The world should support women on their rights to securit,dressing and other human rights.

Documentation code 386

website www.meydaan.com/stoning

Women, Migration and Violence Against Women

2007-01-23T08:31:16Z

Kingsleyngr:

'''Event'''

Women, migration and violence against women

'''Organizer'''

World March of Women

'''Number of Participants'''

Female 40
Male 10
Total 10

'''Summary of issues covered'''

Women represent highest numbers of illiteracy people

High percentage of women are in extreme poverty

Most women have no free choice and lack opportunities

'''Reasons for exploitation/Violence'''

• Many women and children are misplaced to cities and therefore lack jobs and also exploited

• Pornography is a great source of violence against women

• Pornography shows maltreatment of women e.g. that women should be beaten, raped and forced to have sex

• Pornography degrades the image of women and start getting the wrong image about women from early age.

• Pornography encourage prostitution influence perception of young people and perception of the woman's body for sexuality (reality is different)

• Police hide this problem and therefore hard to find the trend on trafficking

Media and Internet

This is a source of information which has encouraged violence, trafficking and other misinterpretation of woman's body

Exiled people/woman

An experience of a 24 year old girl highlighted the following issues

• Refugees

• War contribute so much to the violence against women

• Women are raped

• Forced to hard labour

• Psychological, mentally illiteracy

• Exploited

• Impregnated at early age

• Climatic changes a challenge to many

'''Recommendations'''

Call to the world to help refugees and women in
Maternity
Drug e.t.c

The big question is who will care for our children when we will no longer be there
The voice of a young girl who has a child

All governments should give women right to live and participate in society
Prints Handouts

The arms trade out of control

2007-01-23T08:24:02Z

Kingsleyngr:

'''Name of activity'''

The arms trade out of control

'''Name of organisers'''

IANSA(International action Network on small arms)

'''Summary of issues'''

● More than a half million people are killed by arms violence one person is killed per minute

● There is a lot of human rights abuse

● There is lack of control of small arms

'''Recommendations from the activity'''

● Endorse control of arms and support the campaign,arms are with the people so people should take them to their respective governments,

Website www,controlarms.org

The arms trade out of control

2007-01-23T08:23:38Z

Kingsleyngr:

'''Name of activity'''

The arms trade out of control

'''Name of organisers'''

IANSA(International action Network on small arms)

'''Summary of issues'''

● More than a half million people are killed by arms violence one person is killed per minute
● There is a lot of human rights abuse
● There is lack of control of small arms

'''Recommendations from the activity'''

● Endorse control of arms and support the campaign,arms are with the people so people should take them to their respective governments,

Website www,controlarms.org

Struggle for Land, Secure Tenure and Finance Post Evictio

2007-01-23T08:21:27Z

Kingsleyngr:

'''Event'''

Struggle for Land,secure tenure and finance post evictio

'''Time'''

11:30-1.30pm

Housing by Swedish co-operative centre

'''Summary of Issues'''

● Housing is a humna right,It is not a commodity to be found in the market

● Housing to eradicate poverty

● Adequate housing will not be possible without subsidising

● The right to housing is a prerequisite to the fulfilment of several human rights

● Lack of adquate housing has a significant impact on poor people's livelihoods affecting their health,social poltical and economic outcomes

● Housing is a global concern

● Housing is a commodity and housing defiat is a reuslt of the imbalances between the supply and the demand

● The housing deficit is a result of unjust distribution of weather and its solution is a social responsibility

● Adequate housing helps to reduce violence,crime and insercuity

● Sercuity of tenure is another key element in the full and progressive realistion of housing right.Secure tenure means the sercuity of occupation,which does not necessarily imply land ownership

A vast majority of poor families in developing countries lack sercuity of tenure.consquences of insecure are

1. Inhibition of investment in housing

2. Hinderances for good governace

3. Undermining of long term planning

4. Distortion of prices of land and services

5. Reinforcement of poverty and social exclusion

6. Most negative impacts on women and children
Housing co-operatives

Housing-co-operatives play an important role in promoting sustainable human housing

Co-operatives are self help organisations having a specific structure and following a special philisopy expressed in co-operative valves and principles

Some co-operatives in housing include

Land development co-operatives

Building construction co-operatives providing serviced sites.core houses or complete houses for their members

Self-construction co-operatives where members build their own houses

Home ownership co-operatives

Tenants co-operatives

Estate managemnt co-operatives

Housing co-operative belong to the social economy sector, a part of civil society

The free market mechansim in developing countries are not solving even basic housing needs and most people from the lower middle class cannot afford adequate housing,not to mention low-income groups or people in poverty.

'''Recommendations'''

In order to realise the right to housing for all a public subsidy system is necessary,specifically targetting the poor
The subsidy systems must be seen as right not as a favour

It is government's responsbility to realise human rights therefore there should be policies and legal frameworks to target the poor.

Land and secure tenure.consquencesefforts should be aimed at facilitating access to land and security of the tenure.

Public subsidy system

There should be activities aimed at achieving a transparent and stable public susidy system targeting the poor

Access of finance

Government should encourage co-operatives organisation savings and credit grouos and organisations and working methods such as self-construction,self management and mutual aid as means to lower costs and achieve sustainabiltiy

Working methods such as self-help8self construction,or mutual aid and self management) and savings should be encouraged and given priority in there efforts to solve housing problems
Rural urban migration
Government has refused to provide housing to the people
Eviction-informed housing sprout
Initiatives for low income housing groups are not supported by the governments,but they have been trying.Some groups have put up structures to provide housing problems

Points raised to be put in place to support low-income housing initative
Government to provide subsided land to allow people to put up housing
Informal settlements that were destroyed are coming up.GOvernments should take up the challenge and provide decent housing for those affected
No affordale finances for housing

No sercuity of tenure. The land is on 99 years lease tenure.community not sure of who owns what

'''Response to challenges'''

● Land organisation.providing houses to low income earners

● Government should join hands with the NGO to provide for the housing for the poor

● CO-operative culture-people being encourage to do this although economic challenges are hinderances.

Struggle for Land, Secure Tenure and Finance Post Evictio

2007-01-23T08:16:38Z

Kingsleyngr:

Topic Struggle for Land,secure tenure and finance post evictio
Organiser
Time 11:30-1.30pm
Housing by Swedish co-operative centre

Summary of Issues
● Housing is a humna right,It is not a commodity to be found in the market.
● Housing to eradicate poverty
● Adequate housing will not be possible without subsidising
● The right to housing is a prerequisite to the fulfilment of several human rights.
● Lack of adquate housing has a significant impact on poor people's livelihoods affecting their health,social poltical and economic outcomes
● Housing is a global concern
●
● Housing is a commodity and housing defiat is a reuslt of the imbalances between the supply and the demand
●
● The housing deficit is a result of unjust distribution of weather and its solution is a social responsibility
●
● Adequate housing helps to reduce violence,crime and insercuity
●
● Sercuity of tenure is another key element in the full and progressive realistion of housing right.Secure tenure means the sercuity of occupation,which does not necessarily imply land ownership
●
A vast majority of poor families in developing countries lack sercuity of tenure.consquences of insecure are
1. Inhibition of investment in housing
2. Hinderances for good governace
3. Undermining of long term planning
4. Distortion of prices of land and services
5. Reinforcement of poverty and social exclusion
6. Most negative impacts on women and children
Housing co-operatives
Housing-co-operatives play an important role in promoting sustainable human housing

Co-operatives are self help organisations having a specific structure and following a special philisopy expressed in co-operative valves and principles

Some co-operatives in housing include
Land development co-operatives
Building construction co-operatives providing serviced sites.core houses or complete houses for their members
Self-construction co-operatives where members build their own houses
Home ownership co-operatives
Tenants co-operatives
Estate managemnt co-operatives

Housing co-operative belong to the social economy sector, a part of civil society

The free market mechansim in developing countries are not solving even basic housing needs and most people from the lower middle class cannot afford adequate housing,not to mention low-income groups or people in poverty.

Recommendations
In order to realise the right to housing for all a public subsidy system is necessary,specifically targetting the poor
The subsidy systems must be seen as right not as a favour

It is government's responsbility to realise human rights therefore there should be policies and legal frameworks to target the poor.

Land and secure tenure.consquencesefforts should be aimed at facilitating access to land and security of the tenure.

Public subsidy system
There should be activities aimed at achieving a transparent and stable public susidy system targeting the poor

Access of finance
Government should encourage co-operatives organisation savings and credit grouos and organisations and working methods such as self-construction,self management and mutual aid as means to lower costs and achieve sustainabiltiy

Working methods such as self-help8self construction,or mutual aid and self management) and savings should be encouraged and given priority in there efforts to solve housing problems
Rural urban migration
Government has refused to provide housing to the people
Eviction-informed housing sprout
Initiatives for low income housing groups are not supported by the governments,but they have been trying.Some groups have put up structures to provide housing problems

Points raised to be put in place to support low-income housing initative
Government to provide subsided land to allow people to put up housing
Informal settlements that were destroyed are coming up.GOvernments should take up the challenge and provide decent housing for those affected
No affordale finances for housing

No sercuity of tenure.The land is on 99 years lease tenure.community not sure of who owns what

Response to challenges
● Land organisation.providing houses to low income earners
● Government should join hands with the NGO to provide for the housing for the poor
● CO-operative culture-people being encourage to do this although economic challenges are hinderances.

Documents Pamplets
● Books
● Reports
● Beonchure

Unlocking the Global Information Fortress

2007-01-23T08:14:14Z

Kingsleyngr:

'''Name of Event'''

Unlocking the Global Information Fortress

'''Organizers'''

The social forum goes to the Library,innovations in civic participation

'''Time'''

11.30-2p.m

'''Key Speaker'''

Alan Story - Copyright

Emma Lockery - Tax Justice Network

Mickael Book - NIGD

'''Issues raised'''

Copyright

● It affects translation

● Performing

● Photocopying

It has been used by the north to enrich itself and exploit the South
Taxation Profits are registered in a tax country e.g Ireland by using resources from other countries.

'''Recommendations'''

● Many questioneds arose about the copyright/intellectual property rights

● for example what happens to the poor,students who need to photocopy to restrictive prices of books from the North

List of print 3

Unlocking the Global Information Fortress

2007-01-23T08:13:56Z

Kingsleyngr:

Referendum for world democracy

2007-01-23T08:09:17Z

Kingsleyngr:

'''Name of event'''

Referendum for world democracy

'''Time'''

2:30 pm

'''Name of organizers'''

Citogen du Monde World democratic-Ecologists

'''Number of Participants'''

Male 14

Female 8

Total 22

'''Key speaker Profile'''

Didier Coeurnelle

'''Summary of Issues'''

● Need of having world parliament with representative from all over the world that will fight for the interstt of many people decide,by counting those for or those against rather than those those stronger,more intelligent or more violent is more or less 3,000 years old.

● Democracy was born in Greece,but flourished also in other parts of the world.THe federal states chambers,UN.EU were cited as examples of world democracy movement.

'''Recommendations'''

● Participants were interrupted by the blast of music from the next venue.However the discussion was interesting

Documentalists code 362

Referendum for world democracy

2007-01-23T08:08:49Z

Kingsleyngr:

Referendum for world democracy

2007-01-23T08:08:14Z

Kingsleyngr:

'''Name of event'''

Referendum for world democracy

'''Time'''

2:30 pm

'''Name of organizers'''

Citogen du Monde World democratic-Ecologists

'''Number of Participants'''

Male 14
Female 8
Total 22

'''Key speaker Profile'''

Didier Coeurnelle

'''Summary of Issues'''

● Need of having world parliament with representative from all over the world that will fight for the interstt of many people decide,by counting those for or those against rather than those those stronger,more intelligent or more violent is more or less 3,000 years old.

● Democracy was born in Greece,but flourished also in other parts of the world.THe federal states chambers,UN.EU were cited as examples of world democracy movement.

'''Recommendations'''

● Participants were interrupted by the blast of music from the next venue.However the discussion was interesting

Documentalists code 362

Participation of Marginalised Voices

2007-01-23T08:04:09Z

Kingsleyngr:

'''Name of Title'''

Participation of Marginalised Voices

'''Time'''

11:30-2:00 pm

'''Name of Organisers'''

Citizens Global Platform

'''Speakers'''

From India

'''Summary of Issues'''

● Two million people do not have access basic resources

● Many of which have living below poverty line

● Poverty has increased

● It is becoming difficult to migrate from one country to another.It happens migrants are gazzeted in poor conditioned areas

● Increased divide between North and South

● Depletion of Natural Resources(making continous trend of poverty,privatisation of resources i.e River,lakes and forests,

'''Recommendations from the activity'''

● Local Industries needed

● Market Research

● Marginalised should get their dignity

Documentation code. 96

Labour and Trade Unions in the globalisation era

2007-01-23T08:00:23Z

Kingsleyngr:

'''Name of Event'''

Labour and Trade Unions in the globalisation era

'''Organizers'''

ACLI institute for peace Development and Innovation

'''Number of Participants'''

Male 35
Female 32
Total 67

'''Key speakers profile'''

● ACLI member of the presidency

● Andria(FRom IPSA-ACLI for peace Devt and Innovations

● Stephen Kanyari-Kenyan trade Unionist

● Kenyan Lawyer/Lecturer-catholic University

'''Summary of Issues covered'''

● Gobalisation Ignore social implications and costs.Its is driven safely by profits.Kenyans have issues the brunt of globalisation through World Bank and International monetary Fund instigations that forced legislation removing involvement of trade unions when declaring workers redundant.

● There are issues such as outsourcing,an umbrella organisation that support Government and capital owners.

● Changes have taken place in the production process that lead to loss of jobs whereby employees look for lower costs where as workers lose out because they are localised.

● Labour is the only factor of production that is the only factor of production that is not free to move from place to place.

● Companies do not have a social responsible as they answer to their shareholders who are interested in earnings per share(EPS)
● To match the challenges,trade unions must globalise

'''Recommendations'''

● Interpretation gadgets were facility resulting in the non-understanding of the Italian presenters.Otherwise the activities and presentations were qualitative

Asserting People's food sovereignty

2007-01-23T07:57:20Z

Kingsleyngr:

'''Event'''

Asserting People's food sovereignty

Organizers Pellum Kenya ,Pellum Zambia

Farmers are the majority all over the world,2002 an organisation working with small scale farmers and they formed the WSF small scale farmers forum,
Farmers are very important because if they decide not to grow anything for even only a week,there will be a lot of crisis in the world,

'''Number of participants'''

Male 60
Female 70
Total 130
Majority were of Asian origin and Africans

'''Points raised'''

Farmers have to spear head poverty alleviation campaign.we need to eat our own food,we have to say no to foreign food

Farmers have and own the resources yet they do not control them
Ruth Msyoka are farmer in Machakos Vice chairperson of KESSFF in Arid areas,they are faced by many challenges

She advocates for use of our original and indigineous seeds,not the genetically modified ones
The genertically modified ones need chemicals,fertilizers e.t.c for them to do well yet the small scale farmers ave no money nor time,

The infracstructure is so bad and even if there is good harvest,there is no road to facilitate taking the produce to the market

In kenya 70% of small scale farmers are women.The same women have to do farming,taking care of childrenn including those orphaned by aids,collect fireowod e.t.c
The chairperson of the small scale farmers association of Uganda.She says the small demarcation of land makes farmers waste a lot of time moving from one place to another.it
Most farmers have been advised to stop growing their local food like sorghum and sweet potatoes.Instead they are told to plant things likes prrethrum,athenesia(malaria drug related plant.yet these are not edibles.At the end of it all they have no food.T

There are also price fluctations of these cash crops which make the farmers loose a lot.Most of these cash crops are also exported in raw form and this earns the farmer and the country very little.

Instead members should be encouraged to be educated to plant and grow and process their own idigenous crops.

God created human beings and gave them regions with different climatic factors that favour different parts of the world should enjoy the kind of food that does well there.

Asserting People's food sovereignty

2007-01-23T07:56:53Z

Kingsleyngr:

'''Event'''

Asserting People's food sovereignty

Organizers Pellum Kenya ,Pellum Zambia

Farmers are the majority all over the world,2002 an organisation working with small scale farmers and they formed the WSF small scale farmers forum,
Farmers are very important because if they decide not to grow anything for even only a week,there will be a lot of crisis in the world,

'''Number of participants'''

Male 60
Female 70
Total 130
Majority were of Asian origin and Africans

Farmers have to spear head poverty alleviation campaign.we need to eat our own food,we have to say no to foreign food

Farmers have and own the resources yet they do not control them
Ruth Msyoka are farmer in Machakos Vice chairperson of KESSFF in Arid areas,they are faced by many challenges

She advocates for use of our original and indigineous seeds,not the genetically modified ones
The genertically modified ones need chemicals,fertilizers e.t.c for them to do well yet the small scale farmers ave no money nor time,

The infracstructure is so bad and even if there is good harvest,there is no road to facilitate taking the produce to the market

In kenya 70% of small scale farmers are women.The same women have to do farming,taking care of childrenn including those orphaned by aids,collect fireowod e.t.c
The chairperson of the small scale farmers association of Uganda.She says the small demarcation of land makes farmers waste a lot of time moving from one place to another.it
Most farmers have been advised to stop growing their local food like sorghum and sweet potatoes.Instead they are told to plant things likes prrethrum,athenesia(malaria drug related plant.yet these are not edibles.At the end of it all they have no food.T

There are also price fluctations of these cash crops which make the farmers loose a lot.Most of these cash crops are also exported in raw form and this earns the farmer and the country very little.

Instead members should be encouraged to be educated to plant and grow and process their own idigenous crops.

God created human beings and gave them regions with different climatic factors that favour different parts of the world should enjoy the kind of food that does well there.

Europe seen from Nairobi

2007-01-23T07:53:21Z

Kingsleyngr:

'''Name of event'''

Europe seen from Nairobi

'''Time'''

11:30-2pm

'''Name of Organization'''

Italian Co-ordination of Local Authorities for Peace and HUMAN rights,SODNETT

''' NUMBER of participants'''

''' Male''' : 80

''' Female''' : 70

''' Total''' : 150

''' Key speakers'''

● Flavio Lotti,Italian co-ordinator

● Fatma Alloo Tanzanian media personality

● Patrizia Sevetelli Deputy minister of Italian social activities

● Roberto-President IPS

'''Summary of Issues'''

● Centered on issues relating to Europe/Africa relationship in trade civil society and the encouraging paradigms in society

● The type of support that each contient neeeds from the other

● The need for new alliances in Europe/Africa colaborations

● Justice for immigrants especially in Europe

● Solidarity and support on equal basis

● Africans huge debt burden will never end

'''Recommendations'''

● Need policies that promote peace

● Help remove Africa from its margianlised state

● Promote world networks and make decisions widely as they affect other nationalities

● Need to change attitudes about each other to promote good management and democracy

[[Category:Terrain 1]]

Europe seen from Nairobi

2007-01-23T07:52:27Z

Kingsleyngr:

'Name of event'

Europe seen from Nairobi

'''Time'''

11:30-2pm

'''Name of Organization'''

Italian Co-ordination of Local Authorities for Peace and HUMAN rights,SODNETT

''' NUMBER of participants'''

''' Male''' : 80

''' Female''' : 70

''' Total''' : 150

''' Key speakers'''

● Flavio Lotti,Italian co-ordinator

● Fatma Alloo Tanzanian media personality

● Patrizia Sevetelli Deputy minister of Italian social activities

● Roberto-President IPS

'''Summary of Issues'''

● Centered on issues relating to Europe/Africa relationship in trade civil society and the encouraging paradigms in society

● The type of support that each contient neeeds from the other

● The need for new alliances in Europe/Africa colaborations

● Justice for immigrants especially in Europe

● Solidarity and support on equal basis

● Africans huge debt burden will never end

'''Recommendations'''

● Need policies that promote peace

● Help remove Africa from its margianlised state

● Promote world networks and make decisions widely as they affect other nationalities

● Need to change attitudes about each other to promote good management and democracy

[[Category:Terrain 1]]

Europe seen from Nairobi

2007-01-23T07:52:08Z

Kingsleyngr:

''Name of event''

Europe seen from Nairobi

'''Time'''

11:30-2pm

'''Name of Organization'''

Italian Co-ordination of Local Authorities for Peace and HUMAN rights,SODNETT

''' NUMBER of participants'''

''' Male''' : 80

''' Female''' : 70

''' Total''' : 150

''' Key speakers'''

● Flavio Lotti,Italian co-ordinator

● Fatma Alloo Tanzanian media personality

● Patrizia Sevetelli Deputy minister of Italian social activities

● Roberto-President IPS

'''Summary of Issues'''

● Centered on issues relating to Europe/Africa relationship in trade civil society and the encouraging paradigms in society

● The type of support that each contient neeeds from the other

● The need for new alliances in Europe/Africa colaborations

● Justice for immigrants especially in Europe

● Solidarity and support on equal basis

● Africans huge debt burden will never end

'''Recommendations'''

● Need policies that promote peace

● Help remove Africa from its margianlised state

● Promote world networks and make decisions widely as they affect other nationalities

● Need to change attitudes about each other to promote good management and democracy

[[Category:Terrain 1]]

Europe seen from Nairobi

2007-01-23T07:51:14Z

Kingsleyngr:

Europe seen from Nairobi

2007-01-23T07:49:47Z

Kingsleyngr:

Europe seen from Nairobi

2007-01-23T07:49:01Z

Kingsleyngr:

'''Name of event''' : Europe seen from Nairobi

'''Time''' : 11:30-2pm

'''Name of Organization''' :

Italian Co-ordination of Local Authorities for Peace and HUMAN rights,SODNETT

''' NUMBER of participants'''

''' Male''' : 80

''' Female''' : 70

''' Total''' : 150

''' Key speakers'''

● Flavio Lotti,Italian co-ordinator

● Fatma Alloo Tanzanian media personality

● Patrizia Sevetelli Deputy minister of Italian social activities

● Roberto-President IPS

'''Summary of Issues'''

● Centered on issues relating to Europe/Africa relationship in trade civil society and the encouraging paradigms in society

● The type of support that each contient neeeds from the other

● The need for new alliances in Europe/Africa colaborations

● Justice for immigrants especially in Europe

● Solidarity and support on equal basis

● Africans huge debt burden will never end

'''Recommendations'''

● Need policies that promote peace

● Help remove Africa from its margianlised state

● Promote world networks and make decisions widely as they affect other nationalities

● Need to change attitudes about each other to promote good management and democracy

[[Category:Terrain 1]]

Europe seen from Nairobi

2007-01-23T07:48:33Z

Kingsleyngr:

Europe seen from Nairobi

2007-01-23T07:47:48Z

Kingsleyngr:

Europe seen from Nairobi

2007-01-23T07:47:01Z

Kingsleyngr:

'''Name of event''' : Europe seen from Nairobi

'''Time''' : 11:30-2pm

'''Name of Organization''' :

Italian Co-ordination of Local Authorities for Peace and HUMAN rights,SODNETT

'''NUMBER of participants'''

'''Male''' : 80
'''
Female''' : 70
'''
Total''' : 150

''' Key speakers'''

● Flavio Lotti,Italian co-ordinator

● Fatma Alloo Tanzanian media personality

● Patrizia Sevetelli Deputy minister of Italian social activities

● Roberto-President IPS

'''Summary of Issues'''

● Centered on issues relating to Europe/Africa relationship in trade civil society and the encouraging paradigms in society

● The type of support that each contient neeeds from the other

● The need for new alliances in Europe/Africa colaborations

● Justice for immigrants especially in Europe

● Solidarity and support on equal basis

● Africans huge debt burden will never end

'''Recommendations'''

● Need policies that promote peace

● Help remove Africa from its margianlised state

● Promote world networks and make decisions widely as they affect other nationalities

● Need to change attitudes about each other to promote good management and democracy

[[Category:Terrain 1]]

Europe seen from Nairobi

2007-01-23T07:45:30Z

Kingsleyngr:

'''Name of event''' : Europe seen from Nairobi

'''Time''' : 11:30-2pm

'''Name of Organization'''

Italian Co-ordination of Local Authorities for Peace and HUMAN rights,SODNETT

'''NUMBER of participants'''

Male 80

Female 70

Total 150

Key speakers

● Flavio Lotti,Italian co-ordinator

● Fatma Alloo Tanzanian media personality

● Patrizia Sevetelli Deputy minister of Italian social activities

● Roberto-President IPS

Summary of Issues

● Centered on issues relating to Europe/Africa relationship in trade civil society and the encouraging paradigms in society
● The type of support that each contient neeeds from the other

● The need for new alliances in Europe/Africa colaborations

● Justice for immigrants especially in Europe

● Solidarity and support on equal basis

● Africans huge debt burden will never end.

Recommendations

● Need policies that promote peace

● Help remove Africa from its margianlised state

● Promote world networks and make decisions widely as they affect other nationalities

● Need to change attitudes about each other to promote good management and democracy

[[Category:Terrain 1]]

Europe seen from Nairobi

2007-01-23T07:45:02Z

Kingsleyngr:

'''Name of event'''

Europe seen from Nairobi

'''Time'''

11:30-2pm

'''Name of Organization'''

Italian Co-ordination of Local Authorities for Peace and HUMAN rights,SODNETT

'''NUMBER of participants'''

Male 80

Female 70

Total 150

Key speakers

● Flavio Lotti,Italian co-ordinator

● Fatma Alloo Tanzanian media personality

● Patrizia Sevetelli Deputy minister of Italian social activities

● Roberto-President IPS

Summary of Issues

● Centered on issues relating to Europe/Africa relationship in trade civil society and the encouraging paradigms in society
● The type of support that each contient neeeds from the other

● The need for new alliances in Europe/Africa colaborations

● Justice for immigrants especially in Europe

● Solidarity and support on equal basis

● Africans huge debt burden will never end.

Recommendations

● Need policies that promote peace

● Help remove Africa from its margianlised state

● Promote world networks and make decisions widely as they affect other nationalities

● Need to change attitudes about each other to promote good management and democracy

[[Category:Terrain 1]]

Europe seen from Nairobi

2007-01-23T07:44:02Z

Kingsleyngr:

Name of event

Europe seen from Nairobi

Time

11:30-2pm

Name of Organization

Italian Co-ordination of Local Authorities for Peace and HUMAN rights,SODNETT

NUMBER of participants

Male 80

Female 70

Total 150

Key speakers

● Flavio Lotti,Italian co-ordinator
● Fatma Alloo Tanzanian media personality
● Patrizia Sevetelli Deputy minister of Italian social activities
● Roberto-President IPS

Summary of Issues

● Centered on issues relating to Europe/Africa relationship in trade civil society and the encouraging paradigms in society
● The type of support that each contient neeeds from the other.
● The need for new alliances in Europe/Africa colaborations
● Justice for immigrants especially in Europe
● Solidarity and support on equal basis
● Africans huge debt burden will never end.

Recommendations

● Need policies that promote peace
● Help remove Africa from its margianlised state.
● Promote world networks and make decisions widely as they affect other nationalities
● Need to change attitudes about each other to promote good management and democracy.

[[Category:Terrain 1]]

Child Violation in the War torn countries

2007-01-23T07:40:45Z

Kingsleyngr:

Child Violation in the War torn countries

Name of organizers: Case Study Somalia

Summary of Issues

This case study is discussing a family who live in one of the Mogadishu displaced camps after they feed their originated lands due to the conflicts and floods at Kuntuwarey village in lower shabel region of Somalia.Families lost their jobs(father),the father divorced his wife to escape responsibility of his family.While there are no effective government institutions in Mogadishu city.It become difficult to the mother to claim him to court,Children decided to work with mother to bring up the family

Recommendations

● There should be a polciy and practices to improve poor conditions in the war torn countries

● Children must be provided with descent work free from illustrations and beatings

[[Category:Terrain 6]]

"WSF Nairobi, 2007 activities"

2007-01-21T14:11:18Z

Kingsleyngr:

WSF Nairobi, 2007 activities

With over 100,000 people in attendance from all over the world, the World Social Forum (WSF) Nairobi, 2007 kicks off with the opening ceremony on Saturday, January 20, 2007. Some of the shots from the opening ceremoney include the following:

<img src="Capture1.jpg">

The World Social Forum in Nairobi was yesterday officially opened by '''H.E former president of Zambia Kenneth Kaunda.''' In his opening speech he said that from experience,challenges in 2007 can be overcomed and a better world is very possibble. He said that injustice cannot be overcomed by force of love , harmony and fair play.Rights and diginity of all people must be respected and that we must continue action for the common good.
He also highlighted various problems that are facing the world today and these include
Poverty
Division-north and south divide
Hiv/Aids
Environmental issues -Dessertification
Ccrimes
-Gender equality and women,s rights.

'''Information:common good for humanity or a merchandise African media facing media concentration and the convergence of technologies.
'''
Organizers: Institute Panos Afrique de I'ouest
Participants:Over 50
Key speakers:Jason & Chris Kagwata

Issues covered
1. Policy
Our governments are very ambivalent in the ownership of media. Its an extension of the ruling party.
Some policies are against co-ownership of media.
Governments should set up partnerships on how much locals can own media.
Policies are good on paper.

2. Technologies
Poor ICT infrastructure.
People are still green in the ICT sector

3. Audiences
We don't have access to a wide range .our audience is primarily radio, TV and newspapers.
access to the Internet is not common so governments are reluctant to invest a lot in the Internet due to lack of an audience.

Issues to address for African Media
1. Access
Availability and cost of that which is available e.g. radio TV, Internet and Newspapers.

2. Citizenship vs Consumerism
Governments should come up with policies to ensure that the public interests are put into consideration. Ensure that newspapers and advertisements, educative programs, are put into consideration for public interest to reduce on music and pornography alone.

3. North South Co-operation.
Should be interrogated because of the issue of globalisation. There is also need for solidarity.

4. Hegemonies
Ethnic identity gives to national ownership.

5. Diversity and pluralism.
Having a range of voices e.g. gender, the youth. Pluralism is diverse ownership of the media i.e. community /public media that is truly public.

6. Need to help our governments in coming up with necessary regulations around media.

'''Time: 11.30 – 2.00pm
Report by: Bukirwa Annette'''

'''Embracing the excluded today: Facing the challenges of HIV/Aids
Organizer: Franciscans Internationale'''

'''Summary of issues'''
Aids poses one of the gravest threats to human societies everywhere.Since the discovery of Aids in 1981, over 27 million people have died, the consequences of this pandemic fall hardest on women, children and the aged.

Mebers of the Franciscan family in Africa,Latin America, Asia , the middle east and elsewhere around the world are working courageously to fight the scourge of HIV and AIDS .
Frnaciscicans on the frontlines care for children orphaned by HIV and AIDS
'''
The African experience:Uganda and Kenya'''

Sister Kareen from Zambia Catholic Diocese.
The war to fight HIV pandemic is like any other war and the wari is taking a lot of lives and a lot needs to be done. In Zambia, efforts have been made and these include:
Free treatment and ARVs in government hospitals
Education for the caretakers of HIV infected people
Behavior change for the youth
Lobbying and advocacy through media and drama

Different organizations like Pallative Care Association of Zambia Catholic Relief Service from U.S, Irish Aid, WFP, Care International.

Difficulties encountered in counseling HIV positive people:
Denial - most people do not want to accept their status
Discrimination
Stigmatization
Self pity
Culture of silence especially women
Cultural belief and practices e.g. cleaning ritual when one of the partners die i.e. to have sexual intercourse with the next of kin, fathers sleeping with their daughters before marriage to prove they are women etc.
Traditional healers and Pentecostals
Poor nutrition of HIV positive people.

'''Recommendations'''
Let us act now
A lot needs to be done especially on behavior change of youth, counseling and education because the more we talk a lot the more people begin to fear.
Today its me, tomorrow its you. lets us come together in work in this war on HIV.
Organize prayer vigil on World AIDS day
Urge people in authority to provide greater resources for prevention, care and treatment.
Mobilize others in the fight against HIV.

'''Report by Loyce and Ben
Time and Date:1:05, 21/01/2007'''

"WSF Nairobi, 2007 activities"

2007-01-21T14:10:51Z

Kingsleyngr:

WSF Nairobi, 2007 activities

With over 100,000 people in attendance from all over the world, the World Social Forum (WSF) Nairobi, 2007 kicks off with the opening ceremony on Saturday, January 20, 2007. Some of the shots from the opening ceremoney include the following:

<img src="http://wsflibrary.org/index.php/Image:Capture1.jpg">

The World Social Forum in Nairobi was yesterday officially opened by '''H.E former president of Zambia Kenneth Kaunda.''' In his opening speech he said that from experience,challenges in 2007 can be overcomed and a better world is very possibble. He said that injustice cannot be overcomed by force of love , harmony and fair play.Rights and diginity of all people must be respected and that we must continue action for the common good.
He also highlighted various problems that are facing the world today and these include
Poverty
Division-north and south divide
Hiv/Aids
Environmental issues -Dessertification
Ccrimes
-Gender equality and women,s rights.

'''Information:common good for humanity or a merchandise African media facing media concentration and the convergence of technologies.
'''
Organizers: Institute Panos Afrique de I'ouest
Participants:Over 50
Key speakers:Jason & Chris Kagwata

Issues covered
1. Policy
Our governments are very ambivalent in the ownership of media. Its an extension of the ruling party.
Some policies are against co-ownership of media.
Governments should set up partnerships on how much locals can own media.
Policies are good on paper.

2. Technologies
Poor ICT infrastructure.
People are still green in the ICT sector

3. Audiences
We don't have access to a wide range .our audience is primarily radio, TV and newspapers.
access to the Internet is not common so governments are reluctant to invest a lot in the Internet due to lack of an audience.

Issues to address for African Media
1. Access
Availability and cost of that which is available e.g. radio TV, Internet and Newspapers.

2. Citizenship vs Consumerism
Governments should come up with policies to ensure that the public interests are put into consideration. Ensure that newspapers and advertisements, educative programs, are put into consideration for public interest to reduce on music and pornography alone.

3. North South Co-operation.
Should be interrogated because of the issue of globalisation. There is also need for solidarity.

4. Hegemonies
Ethnic identity gives to national ownership.

5. Diversity and pluralism.
Having a range of voices e.g. gender, the youth. Pluralism is diverse ownership of the media i.e. community /public media that is truly public.

6. Need to help our governments in coming up with necessary regulations around media.

'''Time: 11.30 – 2.00pm
Report by: Bukirwa Annette'''

'''Embracing the excluded today: Facing the challenges of HIV/Aids
Organizer: Franciscans Internationale'''

'''Summary of issues'''
Aids poses one of the gravest threats to human societies everywhere.Since the discovery of Aids in 1981, over 27 million people have died, the consequences of this pandemic fall hardest on women, children and the aged.

Mebers of the Franciscan family in Africa,Latin America, Asia , the middle east and elsewhere around the world are working courageously to fight the scourge of HIV and AIDS .
Frnaciscicans on the frontlines care for children orphaned by HIV and AIDS
'''
The African experience:Uganda and Kenya'''

Sister Kareen from Zambia Catholic Diocese.
The war to fight HIV pandemic is like any other war and the wari is taking a lot of lives and a lot needs to be done. In Zambia, efforts have been made and these include:
Free treatment and ARVs in government hospitals
Education for the caretakers of HIV infected people
Behavior change for the youth
Lobbying and advocacy through media and drama

Different organizations like Pallative Care Association of Zambia Catholic Relief Service from U.S, Irish Aid, WFP, Care International.

Difficulties encountered in counseling HIV positive people:
Denial - most people do not want to accept their status
Discrimination
Stigmatization
Self pity
Culture of silence especially women
Cultural belief and practices e.g. cleaning ritual when one of the partners die i.e. to have sexual intercourse with the next of kin, fathers sleeping with their daughters before marriage to prove they are women etc.
Traditional healers and Pentecostals
Poor nutrition of HIV positive people.

'''Recommendations'''
Let us act now
A lot needs to be done especially on behavior change of youth, counseling and education because the more we talk a lot the more people begin to fear.
Today its me, tomorrow its you. lets us come together in work in this war on HIV.
Organize prayer vigil on World AIDS day
Urge people in authority to provide greater resources for prevention, care and treatment.
Mobilize others in the fight against HIV.

'''Report by Loyce and Ben
Time and Date:1:05, 21/01/2007'''