Useful Links
Christian AIDS Bureau
The Christian AIDS Bureau (CABSA) aims to assist and support churches and faith communities in their involvement in the HIV and AIDS field in order to create "A caring Christian community, ministering reconciliation and hope to people infected and affected with HIV". CARIS, a project of CABSA, provides accessible, reliable information to support local pastors or ministry leaders involved in the field.
http://www.anglicancommunion.org/special/hivaids/index.htm
The site provides the vision statement of the Anglican Church regarding HIV/AIDS. There is also a strategic plan for HIV/AIDS ministry and an outline of six key areas of concern, including leadership, care, prevention, counselling, pastoral care, and death and dying. A template for strategic planning in the church is provided.
Christian Aid
This website outlines Christian Aid's Stop AIDS Campaign, and also provides a range of resources for campaigning for change.
http://www.crwrc.org/resources/stories.html?action=d7_article_view_folder&Join_ID=62740
This section of the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee website contains human interest stories relating to HIV/AIDS.
POLICY Project
The POLICY Project website addresses HIV/AIDS policy formulation, advocacy, community mobilisation, strategic planning, capacity development, networking, human rights and gender equality. A list of publications is also provided.
Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference
The website of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference outlines the Catholic Church's response to the pandemic, and about 100 AIDS-related activities in Southern Africa which are funded by the Church.
Treatment Action Campaign
The website run by the Treatment Action Campaign provides up-to-date information on all aspects of treatment, including the use of antiretroviral drugs.
Tearfund UK International Learning Zone
The website of Tearfund UK International Learning Zone contains a number of good resources on responding to HIV/Aids. New publications include "HIV and Aids: taking action" in the Roots series, and the Pillars guide, "Responding more effectively to HIV and Aids".
United Nations
This UN website provides a comprehensive overview of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, including global and national statistics, fact sheets and a range of articles on stigma.
Viva Network
The Viva Network has a section on HIV/AIDS that contains an index of articles and a journal.
World Council of Churches
The World Council of Churches site provides useful details of the council's stand against stigmatisation of PLWHAs, pastoral care to PLWHAs, and educating churches about HIV/AIDS.
World Health Organisation - Health topics
The World Health Organisation site provides the most update-to-date statistics on HIV/AIDS, women's rights in the pandemic, drugs, care and various international initiatives.