Pan African Christian AIDS Network

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About PACANet

PACANet is an international Christian, non-denominational, organization established to provide technical support in advocacy, networking and capacity development for Christian responses to HIV and AIDS in Africa. It also promotes strategic networking, collaboration and partnerships among churches, Christian Organizations and Networks in order to strengthen the fight against HIV and AIDS on the continent.

The Genesis of PACANet is embedded in the hearts of persons, churches and organizations who shared a big vision and passion for the HIV and AIDS campaign on the Africa continent. There was a felt realize need among Churches and Christian organizations to link together and network.

Multiple Concurrent Partnerships (MCP)

There is a growing belief, sustained by the best evidence available, that MCPs are a primary driver of HIV transmissions in countries with high prevalence. MCP, defined as “relationships where an individual has two or more sexual partners that overlap in time,” allows for the rapid transmission of HIV through sexual networks. It does so by increasing the probability that an HIV-positive individual will engage in a sexual relationship with an HIV-negative individual when the former is at his or her period of greatest infectiousness.

Addressing sexual behaviors will require the hard work of various partners, especially religious institutions
Even in the most remote areas of Africa, where the government and NGOs cannot reach, churches are present. This presence combined with the fact that when a church leader speaks, people tend to listen, points to the necessity of the church having a prominent role in any response that addresses the HIV epidemic.

However, if community leaders of faith are to impact the epidemic by affecting the behavior of their congregation or religious organizations, in addition to being a positive example, they must also have a clear understanding of MCP and a belief that change is possible.

News from Swaziland Church Forum

There has been remarkable growth in the Church Forum since its formation. Under the guidance of the Dirctor; Rev Zwanini Shabalala, the Church Forum has taken great strides towards strengthening networking among Churches and Christian organizations in Swaziland. The Forum has an operational office with a team of...

A testimony from EE/SIM Burkina Faso

The Christian AIDS Network in Burkina Faso is set to help foster networking among churches in the country. Challenging as the task may be, some progress already being made; Eglise Evangélique SIM /Burkina Faso is one of the organizations which is collaborating with the CCANet to make this...

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