Comments on: Anglican Aids and Healthcare Trust optimistic about future http://www.anglicanaids.net/2009/10/01/anglican-aids-and-healthcare-trust-optimistic-about-future/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:03:13 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Zam http://www.anglicanaids.net/2009/10/01/anglican-aids-and-healthcare-trust-optimistic-about-future/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Zam Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:03:13 +0000 http://www.anglicanaids.net/?p=560#comment-44 Sad story of DfID having abruptly terminated funding to few organizations they have been supporting especially in South Africa. What I found to be worst case scenarios is the Anglican Church itself. I find it very hard for the church not to have seen this coming - I mean from the start, the funding was meant to be over 3 years. Having said that DfID funding ended after six years, still some diocese are still unable to sustain themselves - their HIV ministries are closing now. After all the years of setting up, building capacity and everything just thrown out just like that. We are talking about lives here, who are infected/affected, surely bishop of those dioceses never prioritised HIV & AIDS even though they had UK govt taking care of that for 6 years. I commend the work done by the Trust in actual coordination and managing these grants, moneys being spent wisely building capacity of ACSA. We will begin to see the fruits now, whether for dioceses, it mearnt traveling & site seeing or learning and project management. Now is the time to showcase what you have gained or learnt! Sad story of DfID having abruptly terminated funding to few organizations they have been supporting especially in South Africa. What I found to be worst case scenarios is the Anglican Church itself. I find it very hard for the church not to have seen this coming – I mean from the start, the funding was meant to be over 3 years. Having said that DfID funding ended after six years, still some diocese are still unable to sustain themselves – their HIV ministries are closing now.

After all the years of setting up, building capacity and everything just thrown out just like that. We are talking about lives here, who are infected/affected, surely bishop of those dioceses never prioritised HIV & AIDS even though they had UK govt taking care of that for 6 years.

I commend the work done by the Trust in actual coordination and managing these grants, moneys being spent wisely building capacity of ACSA. We will begin to see the fruits now, whether for dioceses, it mearnt traveling & site seeing or learning and project management. Now is the time to showcase what you have gained or learnt!

]]> By: Jeannette http://www.anglicanaids.net/2009/10/01/anglican-aids-and-healthcare-trust-optimistic-about-future/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Jeannette Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:24:01 +0000 http://www.anglicanaids.net/?p=560#comment-42 It is time we begin looking at mobilising locally available resources to support our projects. I am encouraged by what I read here where other Dioceses have taken that approach and engaged their local care workers and project coordiators into a process of re-programming with an aim of looking and mobilizing what exist in their back yard. However, it is also true that these projects still need financial support (which may not be available) in local rural areas where the pandemic is rife. I would like to encourage all to continue, or consider suporting this work of the Anglican Aids and Healthcare Trust. It is time we begin looking at mobilising locally available resources to support our projects. I am encouraged by what I read here where other Dioceses have taken that approach and engaged their local care workers and project coordiators into a process of re-programming with an aim of looking and mobilizing what exist in their back yard. However, it is also true that these projects still need financial support (which may not be available) in local rural areas where the pandemic is rife. I would like to encourage all to continue, or consider suporting this work of the Anglican Aids and Healthcare Trust.

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