[Viva] Fwd: Share experiences of dialogue on HIV

[Margarite Sanchez]

Hi ViVA women, fyi
This a survey from GNP+
For any of you who are in a religious or faith community.
Margarite

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From: GNP+ Communications <communications at gnpplus.net>
Date: Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 4:15 AM
Subject: Share experiences of dialogue on HIV
To: margaritesanchez at gmail.com


*Share your experiences of dialogue between religious leaders and
people living with HIV *

Today, a survey has been launched to gather information to develop and
strengthen opportunities for dialogue between networks of people
living with HIV and religious leaders, faith-based organisations, and
faith communities at country level. The survey has been developed by
the Strengthening Religious Leadership Multi-Faith Working Group
convened by the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA), in collaboration
with the Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+), the
International Network of Religious Leaders Living with and affected by
HIV (INERELA+) and UNAIDS.

The survey is part of the follow-up to the High Level Religious
Leaders' Summit on HIV held in March 2010. One of the desired outcomes
of the Summit was to build bridges between the religious leaders and
different sectors – including people living with HIV (PLHIV) and key
populations as a foundation for new and strengthened collaboration in
the response to HIV. Therefore, the concept of developing a framework
for dialogue between religious leaders and PLHIV networks at the
national level has emerged as a first step in creating further such
safe spaces for dialogue.

To inform the development of this framework, this survey aims to
gather:

 priorities for joint action
 details of past or current collaborations/dialogues and lessons
learned
 Recommendations for future work
 Other related information or thoughts

*How to respond to the survey*

Please visit:https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7LBPBRZ
 to fill out the survey. It should only take 20 minutes of your time.
Please note that the survey is intended especially for:

 People living with HIV
 Religious leaders
 Religious leaders living with HIV
 Members and staff of networks of people living with HIV
 Staff or representatives of faith-based organisations
 Members of local faith communities and organisations
 Those with practical experience in the role of religious leaders and
faith communities in the response to HIV

Please share this survey with appropriate individuals and networks and
encourage them to complete the survey.

All information gathered will be kept confidential and anonymous.

We apologise in advance if some of the questions make you
uncomfortable. The intention is not to cause discomfort, but rather to
assess - as objectively as possible – the prospects for dialogue and
the points where dialogue may be more difficult.

Regrettably, the survey is only currently available in English. The
survey will be online until *17 February 2012.*

*Background on the High Level Religious Leaders' Summit on HIV*

In order to engage religious and spiritual leaders from many of the
world's major religions in stronger, more visible and practical
leadership in the response to HIV, a Summit of High Level Religious
Leaders on the Response to HIV was held in The Netherlands on 22-23
March 2010.

During the Summit, participants affirmed in their concluding statement
the "renewed sense of urgency" to prioritize and strengthen the
response to HIV. Such a response includes "holistic prevention" in
addition to reaching universal access to treatment, care and support.
The statement called for the "universal respect for the human rights
of all people living with and affected by and at risk of HIV
infection" and the "respect for the dignity of every human being".
Please click here
<http://www.e-alliance.ch/en/s/hivaids/summit-of-high-level-religious/>
 for more information.

Summit participants also drafted and signed "Together We Must Do More:
My Personal Commitment to Action" , which not only detailed a series
of commitments but set out a timeline for periodic reporting every 18
months on how each signatory has sought to fulfil the Personal
Commitment <http://www.hivcommitment.net/>
.

To support and oversee the follow-up to the Summit, including the
development of a framework for dialogue between religious leaders and
people living with HIV, a Multi-Faith Working Group on Strengthening
Religious Leadership in the Response to HIV has been set up under the
facilitation of the EAA. For more information on the working group,
click here <http://www.hivcommitment.net/?page_id=44>
.



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