N E W Z E A L A N D A I D S FO U N DAT I O N A FR I CA N C O M M U N I T I E S N E W S L E T T E R
A Special Jambo
NZAF Contacts
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) African Team brings you its special seasonal Jambo greetings!!!!!!!.
Staff Corner
Christchurch Marian Aden Hussen marian.hussen@ nzaf.org.nz 03 353 6814
The vibrant and energetic team is comprised of four dedicated individuals, all originally from the blessed continent of Africa. During the festive season, Rodney, will be visiting his family in Dallas, USA. Marian, will visit her family in Sydney, Australia. Carlos and Tuwe, will be local. We are pleased to share with you that Tuwe was one of the winners at the recent Auckland University of Technology 3-Minute Thesis speaking competition, for postgraduates students. He came third out of 11 contestants.
ISSUE 12- DEC 2012
Youth Workshops
Youth workshops are held throughout our main centres. These are vibrant and interesting. They are structured in a way that stimulates discussion and debate among the young people.
Our staff member Carlos (far right) at one of the Youth Workshops in Auckland.
Auckland Carlos Abdelrahman carlos@nzaf.org.nz 09 303 6956
Tuwe with some of the winners at AUT 3MT competition in August 2012
Community education
Wellington Rodney Tendekayi Mugadza rodney.mugadza@ nzaf.org.nz 04 381 6649
One of the ways we disseminate HIV and AIDS information into our communities, in a simple and yet effective manner, is through holding Community Education sessions. The objective of these sessions is to provide information and educate community members on HIV/STI prevention and to raise awareness in ways that are culturally appropriate to our communities. Presentations are done by our trained community educators and some of the sessions are also conducted by our staff. To join our team please contact the coordinator in your respective region.
Our staff member, Rodney (far right) at a Community Education sessions in Wellington
Religious Workshops
We have managed to build and maintain a healthy relation with our religious leaders in our communities. Workshops have been held in main cities to engage our religious leaders who also have their important views on HIV and AIDS. The most recent workshop was held on 18 November 2012 in Christchurch. We would like to sincerely thank our community leaders for their genuine support and encouragement.
AfricaNZ Health Project Programme Manager Auckland Kudakwashe Tuwe k.tuwe@nzaf.org.nz 09 300 6968
The NZAF has played a pivotal role in this current research which is being undertaken jointly by Massey and Otago Universities - both are leading institutions of higher learning in NZ. This will be the first comperehensive study on HIV in our communities yet. It is important to note that other communities in NZ have had HIV research done on them. One of the Community Education sessions in Wellington