tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109225402011-11-27T01:46:36.841+07:00This blog is hosted by <a href="http://www.aidscompetence.org">The Constellation for AIDS Competence</a>. Our goal is to bring about the global transformations required to support effective local action against AIDS. As a global learning community, we are committed to inspire organizations and people we work with to learn from local action and experience in support of the spread of AIDS competence worldwide.marlou de rouwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079136598280793187noreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922540.post-1139899987675721182006-02-14T13:51:00.000+07:002006-02-14T13:53:07.686+07:00

Dear reader,We have moved all our blogging activities to our "News Blog" at:aids-competence-news.blogspot.com/Please follow us on our journey towards AIDS Competence

Alex Osterwaldernoreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922540.post-1136968654645893732006-01-11T15:35:00.000+07:002006-01-11T23:31:48.140+07:00

I am sure everybody has been to a conference where he has been unsatisfied with the outcome. But the most unsatisfying part to me is usually that only few people can contribute and the majority is condemned to wait for the question/answer sessions to get a chance to speak. This is particularly true for big conferences of international organizations where dialogue during the core sessions is a

Alex Osterwaldernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922540.post-1131040222757022212005-11-03T18:47:00.000+07:002005-11-04T00:50:22.766+07:00

Reader, I have a simple proposal for you. Join me in never using the labels of developed and developing countries. Instead, call a rich country “rich”, a poor country “poor”, and a middle income country the same. Here is why.First, there is no firm link between economic growth and “development”. During the nineties, Botswana’s economy was growing at one of the fastest paces in the world. So was

Jean-Louis Lamborayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12653769862283221554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922540.post-1127916119176936972005-09-28T20:59:00.001+07:002005-09-28T21:01:59.190+07:00

When we introduced the Constellation to local organizations in Chiangmai in July, I introduced the concept of AIDS Competence by explaining how we defined the term/concept, and it was ok. But when we had to introduce the concept of AIDS Competence again in to local NGOs at HDN office on 21 September, I decided to try a different, more participatory approach. So, instead of telling, this time I

Usa Duongsaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00844720430337264558noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922540.post-1124468859539228742005-08-19T23:19:00.000+07:002005-08-19T23:27:39.550+07:00

I received a request this week from someone who saw my presentation on AIDS Competence. She wrote: "At the end of August, I will be part of a Tsunami Task Force coordinated by The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF), which Cadbury Schweppes has been a member for the past few years. The Task Force is made up of approximately 20 members from various companies and countries

Geoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13759293525969422271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922540.post-1121273376904324022005-07-13T23:46:00.000+07:002005-07-13T23:49:36.916+07:00

Many thanks to my friend, who allowed me to post this letter===========================================Hang in there, we're with you!You're right: The Occidental likes to think as a mechanic. Remember Descartes' example of the clock. If it has a problem, if it stops without apparent cause, the clockmaker will seek the cause of the breakdown, he'll find the defective wheel, and he'll replace it.

Jean-Louis Lamborayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12653769862283221554noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922540.post-1120720508910449862005-07-07T13:57:00.000+07:002005-07-07T14:15:08.930+07:00

Voici une lettre envoyée récemment; merci à mon ami de m'avoir autorisé à la publier.============================================================Cher ami,Courage, nous sommes avec toi!Tu as raison: l'Occidental pense à la manière du mécanicien. Comme Descartes, prenons l'exemple de l'horloge. Si elle a un problème, - si par exemple elle s'arrête sans cause apparente, l'horloger cherchera la

Jean-Louis Lamborayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12653769862283221554noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922540.post-1119716482064575992005-06-25T23:19:00.000+07:002005-06-25T23:28:32.360+07:00

It is now almost three months that I have been working full time as a business manager for our nonprofit start-up “The Constellation for AIDS Competence”. While I have always been convinced of our societal vision of working towards an AIDS competent society I must admit that I didn’t really know how an organization that wants to contribute to such a goal should concretely look like. When I

Alex Osterwaldernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922540.post-1116939473394485832005-05-24T19:52:00.000+07:002005-05-25T09:39:59.303+07:00

Please let me share with you some reflections on introducing Human Capacity Development (HCD) framework in Thailand. After a series of HCD workshops in northern and northeastern Thailand, the HCD framework was formally adopted in January 2004 with the training of national facilitators who would be working in 4 regions of Thailand. The training workshop was hosted by AEP in Chiangmai, with

Usa Duongsaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00844720430337264558noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922540.post-1115045579605069822005-05-02T21:18:00.000+07:002005-05-02T22:01:47.036+07:00

Today I would like to share a very inspiring opening message that I heard at an event I attendend in Bangkok, Thailand. The speach was made by Thai Senator Jon Ungphakorn who has a long and impressive track record of NGO work and activism in HIV/AIDS.First of all, Senator Jon asked us to learn from the successes achieved in different regions of the world and value every little step we make

Alex Osterwaldernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922540.post-1112881543343543692005-04-07T20:13:00.000+07:002005-04-24T13:59:48.326+07:00

Why is there so much happinness in the meetings we organise? Why do we find that true sharing of experience brings happinness?Here is the answer of Dr Prawese Wasi, a well respected person in Thai society. "Jean-Louis, when the rich asks for the experience of the poor, this restaures the poor person's dignity, and this generates happiness in both."And here is what a Zambian friend told me: "Yes,

Jean-Louis Lamborayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12653769862283221554noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922540.post-1112877370337921232005-03-30T19:14:00.000+07:002005-04-07T21:20:59.530+07:00

On Thai Airways, from Chiang Mai to BangkokMarch 30, 2005So here we are!The vision is slowly but certainly taking shape: a small team based in Chiang Mai that connects networks learning from local responses to HIV around the world ! With Usa as learning facilitator and Alex as business manager, we are making a great team, blending our diverse backgrounds and experience. As I take off from Chiang

Jean-Louis Lamborayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12653769862283221554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922540.post-1108746677662793002005-02-19T00:09:00.000+07:002005-02-19T00:12:40.686+07:00

In December 2004 the founding members of the Constellation for AIDS Competence met in Geneva and officially endorsed the charta of the organization

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