WACC to co-sponsor the International Women Summit on HIV & AIDS

From the 4th to the 7th of July 2007, The World YWCA, in partnership with the International Community of Women Living with HIV and AIDS (ICW) and other international organisations, including WACC, will convene an unprecedented international conference on women’s leadership on HIV and AIDS. Around 1500 women and some men will meet in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.

WACC has been part of the planning committee from the beginning. WACC will be sponsoring a workshop for communicators on “How to Report HIV & AIDS”. Experienced facilitators have been chosen from among the WACC members and partners in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Jamaica. In addition, WACC will be sponsoring 4 young women communicators from Kenya and India to attend the workshop and use the skills at the Summit. For a detailed programme of the Summit please visit www.worldwyca.org