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WORLD AIDS DAY
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Keep the promise
Background to World AIDS Day
Resources for downloading
Keep the promise
The Church of Scotland is part of the global campaign
to hold individuals, religious leaders, faith organizations,
governments and intergovernmental organizations accountable
for the commitments they have made and advocates for further
efforts and resources to fight HIV and AIDS. Go to
www.e-alliance.ch/hivaids.jsp for more information
on the campaign.
The first goal of the campaign is to fight HIV stigma
and discrimination. In May this year our General Assembly
renewed its call to all people of faith in Scotland
to work to address issues of HIV stigma and discrimination.
On and around World AIDS Day (1 December)
your congregation can take action to keep the promise.
The resources available on this page will help you keep
the promise in worship and giving, learning and supporting.
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Background to World AIDS
Day
World AIDS Day is now in its 22nd year. The aim of World
AIDS Day is to bring to people's attention the worldwide
challenges and consequences of the epidemic, in order
to prevent the spread of HIV and improve the lives of
people living with the virus. Each year the campaign is
an opportunity for organisations throughout the world
to highlight different aspects of the HIV pandemic in
order to raise awareness and bring about change.
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The theme for 2009 is 'Universal Access and Human Rights', looking at the links between violations of human rights and HIV infection rates. |
Its message is that access for all to prevention, treatment, care and support is a
fundamental human right that is impossible to decouple from the discussion of how we tackle HIV and AIDS now and in the future.
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Resources for downloading
Resources on this page are available to download below
in a range of formats.
Please note at all external links on this page will
take you out of the Church of Scotland website and open
a new browser window.
Order of worship
Download the order of worship Keeping
the promise in love here:
You could also use either of the services designed
by our partners at the Ecumenical
Advocacy Alliance. You can also download the EAA order of service
in pdf format below.
Music for worship
The words and music for two South African traditional
worship songs are available to download below. Both songs
reproduced with permission from WGRG, Iona Community,
Glasgow G2 3DH, Scotland.
Download the words and music for Bambelela
– Never give up:
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Download the words and music for Woza
Nomthwalo – Come, bring your burdens to God:
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You can listen to the recording of Woza
Nomthwalo in MP3 format by clicking
here.
Recording copyright: (c) 2006 WGRG, Iona Community,
Glasgow G2 3DH, Scotland.
Donation cards
A special donation card to insert in your order of worship
is available to order in packs of 50 from the Project
office by email hivaids@cofscotland.org.uk
or telephone 0131 225 5722.
Risk assessment
Stigma and Discrimination –
a personal risk assessment - is a challenging personal
examination in the light of scripture, adapted from 10
Steps Towards Dealing with HIV/AIDS-related Stigma
by Canon Gideon Byamugisha of ANERELA+ and World Vision.
This could also be used for a group discussion.
Download the risk assessment document:
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Resources from the office
All the resources on this page are also available
from the Project office. Email hivaids@cofscotland.org.uk
or telephone 0131 225 5722.
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