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Security For Communities Affected by HIV/AIDS
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Global
Service Corps (GSC) Executive Director Rick
Lathrop recently returned from the International
Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
conference entitled “HIV/AIDS, Food and
Nutrition Security” in Durban, South Africa.
Focusing on the interconnection of these three
areas, this global assembly coincides with the
expansion of Global Service Corps’ work in the
Tanzanian community. With the continuing
development of the Seeds of Sustenance (SOS)
Fellowship Program and the summer launch of
nutrition training for volunteers, GSC is aiming
toward a more holistic approach to the pervasive
issues of hunger and HIV/AIDS in
Africa.
At the conference, Rick presented
Global Service Corps’ Seeds of Sustenance (SOS)
Fellowship Program, a unique cross-sectoral,
cost effective, and sustainable training program
designed to provide skills and practical
information in food production, nutrition, AIDS
prevention and care, and income generation to
rural African communities affected by HIV/AIDS.
Over the past 10 years, Global Service Corps has
developed technical expertise in the areas of
HIV/AIDS, bio-intensive agriculture and
nutrition. As the intertwined nature of these
fields becomes increasingly apparent, there is a
growing need to address them jointly. Through
the SOS program, GSC recruits, prepares, and
trains local and visiting fellows to become
qualified instructors and to integrate the work
of participating local organizations.
In
addition to the SOS Fellowship, GSC is
developing this integrated approach in its other
volunteer programs in Tanzania. This summer, the
first ever nutrition training will be held for
volunteers in the June and July HIV/AIDS and
Sustainable Agriculture programs in Arusha,
Tanzania. The three-day introductory nutrition
course will be led by University of
Minnesota-Duluth professor John Kowalczyk. The
supplemental nutrition training will enable
volunteers to train Tanzanians about the
importance of a healthy diet and a strong immune
system in combating HIV/AIDS. By progressively
implementing a nutrition component into all of
its Tanzania programs, GSC and its participants
hope to address a largely unmet need of
Tanzanian communities: to develop a sustainable
healthy food source and reduce the incidence of
HIV/AIDS. For more information, please contact
gsctanzania@earthisland.org.
GSC
is currently accepting applications for the
Fellowship program scheduled to begin in January
2006. Applicants must hold a graduate degree in
a relevant field and have previous international
experience in Africa or other developing
countries. Please contact gscoperations@earthisland.org
or check our website at http://www.globalservicecorps.org/tanzania/fellowship.htm
for further information.
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Global
Service Corps
300 Broadway, Suite 28
San
Francisco, CA 94133
415-788-3666 x128 Fax
415-788-7324
email: gsc@earthisland.org
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