Reaching Boys and Men
This short film explores how Health Policy Plus (HP+) collaborated with Malawi’s six religious mother bodies to implement PEPFAR’s Faith and Community Initiative (FCI) in eight of Malawi’s districts. Through FCI, religious leaders incorporated PEPFAR Messages of Hope—accurate HIV messages that correspond with religious texts from the Bible...
Recommended Practices for Religious Communities to Address HIV-Related Stigma, a Dave Barstow Presentation
CCIH member Dr. David Barstow presented in November 2021 at the International Conference on Stigma on “Recommended Practices for Religious Communities to Address HIV-Related Stigma: A Review of Training Materials for Religious Leaders.” He put together 13 practices after reviewing a variety of materials about HIV for faith...
Channels of Hope Curriculum
World Vision International’s Channels of Hope trains and equips faith leaders and other community members to break down walls between faiths and in their own communities to respond to serious issues, such as HIV/AIDS, and promote the well-being of all in the community—especially the most vulnerable.
Faith and HIV in the Next Decade: Mobilizing Religious Communities to End the HIV Epidemic
Mobilizing Religious Communities to End the HIV Epidemic | July 2020 | by Dr. David Barstow and contributors from a variety of faith-based organizations. | Religious leaders and institutions have been a vital part of the global response to HIV and AIDS since the early days of the...