How is MCC responding to HIV/AIDS?
Like famine, war, and other issues to which MCC responds, HIV/AIDS can seem at times overwhelming. Because of this, MCC has decided to focus its response on providing funding, personnel, and material aid to existing and new partners that have come forward to address HIV/AIDS in their communities. The response has been through churches and community groups that are addressing HIV/AIDS at the grassroots level. The response is focused on four areas of involvement: • Prevention/Education/Spiritual Leadership i.e. voluntary counseling and testing, women’s training groups, youth conferences, pastors conferences, video tape players, TV monitors, support for drama group • Home-Based Care/Income Generation i.e. home-based care kits, supplies, support for home based care teams, inputs for income-generation projects • Orphan Care/Vulnerable Children – Host Family Support i.e. school fees for children at risk, school supplies, uniforms, nutritional support • Medical Concerns/Health Systems i.e. ba
