Diocessan HIV/AIDS Program

HIV/AIDS Education and Counselling

Parishes in Archdeaconries
396 HIV/AIDS counsellors (of this number, 18 were clergy) have been trained in the Archdeaconries in the Diocese:

These volunteer counsellors provide much needed support to individuals, family members, parish and community projects and clinics. Monthly meetings in the above-mentioned Archdeaconries following the initial training provide ongoing training and support for the counsellors. Attendance at these meetings has been excellent. Funder: DFID.

Projects in the Urban Area – Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Area
A five-day counselling workshop was conducted from 27 – 31 March 2006 at St Boniface Anglican church in Germiston for caregivers of home-based care projects:

47 caregivers attended the training which was conducted by Dr Sophie Msiza. Funder: DFID

A five-day counselling workshop was conducted from 24 – 28 July 2006 at St Boniface Anglican church in Germiston for the caregivers of the above-mentioned home-based care projects bringing the total of caregivers trained to 113.