I invite you to my third quater babies birth day party in my church, New Life Worship Center
On 2nd December 2008
@ 139 Azikiwe road Aba
Time is 4:30pm

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PRINCE C.J

I love every body, this i a large community we love, help and inspire ourselves. I love TIG.

On Sunday 13th of july, i and my youths in NEW LIFE WORSHIP CENTER, celebrated our annual youth day, and giving thanks to God who has led us far. it was a glorious day and we all enjoyed the activities therein. soon the pics will be here.

PRINCE C.J

LIVE FREE FROM FEAR

Is it possible to free from fear in this dangerous and unpredictable world? Yes, it most definitely is! Because protection is a solid promise of God.
But it is a promise that is offered to just anyone: it is a promise to those who abide in the lord. To abide means to dwell, to remain and to continue. To abide in the shadow of the almighty is live in continual union with him, keeping his word and obeying his voice. Those who abide in the lord can live without the dread of what the devil will do.
Let me make this clear through-Gods promise of protection doesn’t guarantee that the devil will leave you alone ! it means that God will give you a way of escape every time the devil rears his ugly face at you.
If you are afraid of the dangers around you, spend more time in the word and in prayer until your trust in God overcomes your fear. Draw
closer to God until you are abiding in the shadow of the almighty and- no matter how dangerous this world becomes, he surely shall deliver you!

Psalm 91:1-3

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KNOWLEDGE & SKILL OF NONVIOLENCE ACTION & STRUGGLE IN NIGERIA



Knowledge, mean information and understanding about a subject, which someone has in his mind. Skill on its own is the knowledge and ability to do something well.



Violence is a behavior which intends to hunt, or injure or kill people, while struggle means applying all seriousness and achieving something regardless of difficulties.



In Nigeria today, violence have caused us a lost of harm, it is affected us in so many ways, violence has diverted the interest of foreign investor, caused so much death, left may people injured and some physically challenged. Our economy would have been far better than what it is today if we had a good knowledge and skill of non violence action and struggle and also practice it.



The bible says that “the devil cometh not but to still kill and destroy” Youths are the devil’s target for the instrument of violence, and most of them lose their lives in the struggle, and their ends their bright future and good contributions they would have made to their generation.



The knowledge and skill of non violence and struggle is the key to conflict way resolution in Nigeria because by its nature, it contains no intention of hurting, injure and killing. With the knowledge and skill of nonviolence actions, the aim of a struggle can be achieved not with violence.



Violence have not done us any good and will not until we take it up as our point of duty to put a stop to it, by applying the knowledge and skill of nonviolence action and struggle. If Nigerian youths will stand up and say no to violence, we will have better Nigerians, better economy, better government and a better country.



If these youth who are engaged in violent action will be thought a better way to struggle for their right or whatever they want, and get convinced that with nonviolence action they can achieve at lest 75%-80% of what they want, they will have no option than to change their pattern of struggle from violence to nonviolence.



Youths from the 36 states of Nigeria can organize a reconciliation programe, in all the states to empower fellow youths with the knowledge and skills of nonviolence actions and struggle. These will help to achieve the spread of the knowledge and skill of nonviolence and struggle in Nigeria.



Having the knowledge & skill of violence & struggle is not all it takes, it takes move than that because knowledge and skills without work is equal to zero result. The Youths who acquired this knowledge and skills should be engaged in practice of nonviolence action and struggle and report to a superior person, so that success can be calculated.



Finally, time has come when we should know the kind of country we want and work tirelessly to achieve it. The government may not give us all we want, to achieve this goal, they may delay to give the little they can but we don’t have to wait.



Dialogue and reaching a compromise can also help as factors of nonviolence action and struggle, with the above few words of mine, the knowledge and skills of nonviolence action and struggle will be achieve, and its practice will give us a better Nigeria.
LA CONNAISSANCE DES ACTIONS DE NONVIOLENCE
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La CONNAISSANCE et COMPÉTENCE D'ACTION et DE LUTTE de NONVIOLENCE DANS la connaissance



du NIGÉRIA, des informations moyennes et l'arrangement sur un sujet, que quelqu'un a dans son esprit. La compétence seule est la connaissance et la capacité de faire quelque chose bien.



La violence est un comportement qui prévoit pour chasser, ou blessent ou tuent des personnes, alors que la lutte signifie appliquer tout le sérieux et réaliser quelque chose indépendamment des difficultés.



Au Nigéria aujourd'hui, la violence nous ont causé un perdu du mal, il nous est affectée dans ainsi beaucoup de manières, violence a détourné l'intérêt de l'investisseur étranger, causé tellement la mort, à gauche peuvent peuple blessé et certains physiquement défié. Notre économie aurait été bien meilleure que ce qu'il est aujourd'hui si nous avions une bonnes connaissance et compétence non d'action et de lutte de violence et la pratiquer également.



La bible indique que « le cometh de diable pas mais pour tuer et détruire toujours » des jeunesses sont la cible du diable pour l'instrument de la violence, et la plupart d'entre elles perd leurs vies dans la lutte, et leurs extrémités leur futur lumineux et bonnes contributions qu'elles auraient apportées à leur génération.



La connaissance et la compétence non de la violence et de la lutte est la clef à être en conflit manière que la résolution au Nigéria parce que par sa nature, elle ne contient aucune intention de blesser, blessent et tuer. Avec la connaissance et la compétence des actions de nonviolence, le but d'une lutte peut être réalisé pas avec la violence.



La violence ne nous ont pas faits aucun bon et pas pas jusqu'à ce que nous le prenons vers le haut en tant que notre point de devoir pour mettre un arrêt à lui, en appliquant la connaissance et la compétence de l'action et de la lutte de nonviolence. Si les jeunesses nigériennes se lèveront et n'indiqueront non à la violence, nous aurons de meilleurs nigériens, une meilleure économie, un meilleur gouvernement et un meilleur pays.



Si ces la jeunesse qui sont engagées dans l'action violente sera pensée une meilleure manière de lutter pour leur droite ou celui qu'elles veuillent, et obtiennent convaincues cela avec l'action de nonviolence ils peut réaliser à de peur que 75%-80% de ce qu'elles veulent, elles n'auront aucune option que pour changer leur modèle de lutte de la violence en nonviolence.



Les jeunesses des 36 états du Nigéria peuvent organiser un programe de réconciliation, dans tous états pour autoriser des jeunesses de camarade avec la connaissance et les qualifications des actions et de la lutte de nonviolence. Ceux-ci aideront à réaliser la diffusion de la connaissance et de la compétence du nonviolence et à lutter au Nigéria.



Avoir la connaissance et la compétence de la violence et de la lutte n'est pas tout qu'elle prend, elle prend le mouvement que cela parce que la connaissance et les qualifications sans travail est égale au résultat zéro. Les jeunesses qui ont acquis cette connaissance et des qualifications devraient être engagées dans la pratique de l'action de nonviolence et la lutte et le rapport à une personne supérieure, de sorte que le succès puisse être calculé.



En conclusion, le moment est venu quand nous devrions savoir le genre de pays que nous voulons et travaillons inlassablement le réaliser. Le gouvernement ne peut pas nous donner tous que nous voulons, réaliser ce but, ils peut retarder pour les donner peu bidon mais nous ne devons pas attendre.



Dialoguez et l'atteinte d'un compromis peut également aider comme facteurs d'action de nonviolence et la lutte, avec ce qui précède peu de mots du mien, la connaissance et des qualifications d'action et de lutte de nonviolence sera réalisent, et sa pratique nous donnera le meilleur Nigéria.
CONOCIMIENTO DE LAS ACCIONES DE NONVIOLENCE
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CONOCIMIENTO y HABILIDAD DE LA ACCIÓN y DE LA LUCHA de NONVIOLENCE EN el conocimiento



de NIGERIA, la información mala y entender sobre un tema, que alguien tiene en su mente. La habilidad en sus la propia es el conocimiento y la capacidad de hacer algo bien.



La violencia es un comportamiento que se prepone buscar, o daña o mata a gente, mientras que la lucha significa la aplicación de toda la seriedad y la realización algo sin importar dificultades.



En Nigeria hoy, la violencia nos ha causado un perdido del daño, él se afecta nos en así que muchas maneras, violencia han divertido el interés del inversionista extranjero, causado tanto muerte, a la izquierda pueden poblar dañado y algunos desafiado físicamente. Nuestra economía habría sido lejos mejor que cuál es hoy si teníamos un buenos conocimiento y habilidad no de la acción y de la lucha de la violencia y también practicarla.



La biblia dice que “el cometh del diablo no pero todavía matar y destruir” a juventudes es la blanco del diablo para el instrumento de la violencia, y la mayor parte de pierden sus vidas en la lucha, y sus extremos su futuro brillante y buenas contribuciones que habrían hecho a su generación.



El conocimiento y la habilidad no de la violencia y de la lucha es la llave a estar en conflicto manera que la resolución en Nigeria porque al lado de su naturaleza, no contiene ninguna intención de lastimar, daña y el matar. Con el conocimiento y la habilidad de las acciones del nonviolence, la puntería de una lucha se puede alcanzar no con violencia.



La violencia no nos ha hecho ningún bueno y no no hasta que lo tomamos para arriba como nuestro punto del deber para poner fin a él, aplicando el conocimiento y la habilidad de la acción y de la lucha del nonviolence. Si las juventudes nigerianas están paradas para arriba y dicen no a la violencia, tendremos Nigerians mejores, una economía mejor, un gobierno mejor y un país mejor.



Si este la juventud que se contratan a la acción violenta es pensada una manera mejor de luchar para la su derecha o lo que él desea, y consigue convencida eso con la acción del nonviolence ellos puede alcanzar en a fin de 75%-80% de lo que él desea, no tendrá ninguna opción que cambiar su patrón de la lucha de violencia al nonviolence.



Las juventudes de los 36 estados de Nigeria pueden organizar un programe de la reconciliación, en todos los estados para autorizar juventudes del compañero con el conocimiento y las habilidades de las acciones y de la lucha del nonviolence. Éstos ayudarán a alcanzar la extensión del conocimiento y de la habilidad del nonviolence y a luchar en Nigeria.



Tener el conocimiento y la habilidad de la violencia y de la lucha no es todo lo que toma, toma movimiento que eso porque el conocimiento y las habilidades sin trabajo es iguales al resultado cero. Las juventudes que adquirieron este conocimiento y las habilidades se deben contratar en la práctica de la acción del nonviolence y lucha e informe a una persona superior, para poder calcular el éxito.



Finalmente, el tiempo ha venido cuando debemos saber la clase de país que deseamos y que trabajamos incansable alcanzarla. El gobierno no puede darnos todos lo que deseamos, alcanzar esta meta, ellos puede retrasar para darlos poco poder pero no tenemos que esperar.



Dialogue y alcanzar un compromiso puede también ayudar como factores de la acción del nonviolence y la lucha, con el antedicho pocas palabras el míos, el conocimiento y las habilidades de la acción y de la lucha del nonviolence será alcanza, y su práctica nos dará un Nigeria mejor.
CONOSCENZA DELLE AZIONI DI NONVIOLENCE
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CONOSCENZA & ABILITÀ DI AZIONE & DI LOTTA di NONVIOLENCE nella conoscenza



della NIGERIA, nelle informazioni medie e nel capire circa un oggetto, che qualcuno ha nella sua mente. L'abilità da sè è la conoscenza e la capacità fare bene qualcosa.



La violenza è un comportamento che intende cercare, o danneggia o uccide la gente, mentre la lotta significa l'applicazione de tutta la serietà e realizzare qualcosa senza riguardo alle difficoltà.



In Nigeria oggi, la violenza ci ha causato un perso di danno, esso ci è influenzata in tanti sensi, violenza ha deviato l'interesse dell'investitore straniero, causato così tanto la morte, a sinistra possono popolare danneggiato ed alcuni sfidato fisicamente. La nostra economia sarebbe stata ben migliore di che cosa è oggi se avessimo una buone conoscenza ed abilità non di azione e di lotta di violenza ed anche esercitarsela.



La bibbia dice che “il cometh del diavolo non ma ancora uccidere e distruggere„ le gioventù è l'obiettivo del diavolo per lo strumento della violenza e la maggior parte di loro perdono le loro vite nella lotta e le loro estremità il loro futuro luminoso e buoni contributi che avrebbero dato alla loro generazione.



La conoscenza e l'abilità non della violenza e della lotta è la chiave da essere in conflitto senso che la risoluzione in Nigeria perché per la relativa natura, non contiene intenzione di danneggiare, danneggia ed uccidere. Con la conoscenza e l'abilità delle azioni di nonviolence, lo scopo di una lotta può essere realizzato non con la violenza.



La violenza non li ha fatti alcuna merce e non non fino a che non la prendessimo in su come nostro punto del dovere per mettere un arresto ad esso, applicando la conoscenza e l'abilità di azione e di lotta di nonviolence. Se le gioventù nigeriane si leveranno in piedi in su e non diranno no alla violenza, avremo i Nigerians migliori, l'economia migliore, il governo migliore e un paese migliore.



Se questo la gioventù che sono agganciati nell'azione violenta si penserà un senso migliore lottare per la loro destra o qualunque desiderano ed ottengono convinte quello con azione di nonviolence può realizzare a affinchè non 75%-80% di che cosa desiderano, non avranno opzione che cambiare il loro modello di lotta dalla violenza al nonviolence.



Le gioventù dai 36 dichiara della Nigeria possono organizzare un programe di riconciliazione, in tutto il dichiara per autorizzare le gioventù del collega con la conoscenza e le abilità delle azioni e della lotta di nonviolence. Questi contribuiranno a realizzare la diffusione della conoscenza e dell'abilità del nonviolence ed a lottare in Nigeria.



Avere la conoscenza & l'abilità della violenza & della lotta non è tutto che prenda, prende il movimento che quella perché la conoscenza e le abilità senza lavoro è uguali al risultato zero. Gioventù che hanno acquistato questa conoscenza e le abilità dovrebbero essere agganciate in pratica di azione di nonviolence e lotta e rapporto ad una persona superiore, di modo che il successo può essere calcolato.



Per concludere, il momento è venuto quando dovremmo conoscere il genere di paese che desideriamo instancabile e che lavoriamo realizzarli. Il governo non può darlo tutti che desideriamo, realizzare questo obiettivo, può fare ritardare darli poco latta ma non dobbiamo attendere.



Dialogi e raggiungere un compromesso può anche aiutare come fattori di azione di nonviolence e la lotta, con il suddetto poche parole di mine, la conoscenza ed abilità di azione e di lotta di nonviolence sarà realizza e la relativa pratica ci darà la Nigeria migliore.
WISSEN DER GEWALTLOSIGKEIT-TÄTIGKEITEN
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WISSEN u. FÄHIGKEIT DER GEWALTLOSIGKEIT-TÄTIGKEIT u. des KAMPFES im NIGERIA



Wissen, in den Mittelinformationen und im Verstehen über ein Thema, das jemand in seinem Verstand hat. Fähigkeit eigenständig ist das Wissen und die Fähigkeit, etwas gut zu tun.



Gewalttätigkeit ist ein Verhalten, das beabsichtigt zu jagen, oder verletzen oder töten Leute, während Kampf das Anwenden aller Ernsthaftigkeit und das Erzielen etwas unabhängig davon Schwierigkeiten bedeutet.



In Nigeria heute, haben Gewalttätigkeit uns ein verlorenes des Schadens, es wird beeinflußt uns in verursacht, also hat viele Weisen, Gewalttätigkeit das Interesse des fremden Investors umgeleitet, Tod soviel verursacht, können nach links Völker verletzt und einige physikalisch herausgefordert. Unsere Wirtschaft würde weit besser als gewesen sein, was es heute, wenn wir ein gutes Wissen und eine Fähigkeit nicht der Gewalttätigkeittätigkeit und -kampfes hatten und sie auch zu üben ist.



Die Bibel sagt, daß „das Teufel cometh nicht aber, Jugend noch zu töten und zu zerstören“ das Ziel des Teufels für das Instrument der Gewalttätigkeit sind, und die meisten ihnen verlieren ihre Leben im Kampf und ihre Enden ihre helle Zukunft und guten Beiträge, die sie ihrem Erzeugung gebildet haben würden.



Das Wissen und die Fähigkeit nicht der Gewalttätigkeit und des Kampfes ist der Schlüssel, zum zu widersprechen Weise, die, Auflösung in Nigeria, weil durch seine Natur, sie keine Absicht des Verletzens enthält, und Töten verletzen. Mit dem Wissen und der Fähigkeit der Gewaltlosigkeittätigkeiten, kann das Ziel eines Kampfes nicht mit Gewalttätigkeit erzielt werden.



Gewalttätigkeit haben getan uns kein gutes und werden nicht bis wir es oben als unser Punkt der Aufgabe nehmen, um einen Anschlag zu ihm zu setzen, indem sie das Wissen und die Fähigkeit der Gewaltlosigkeittätigkeit und -kampfes anwendete. Wenn nigerische Jugend oben steht und nicht zur Gewalttätigkeit sagt, haben wir bessere Nigerianer, bessere Wirtschaft, bessere Regierung und ein besseres Land.



Wenn dieses Jugend, die an heftiger Tätigkeit teilnehmen, eine bessere Weise, für ihr Recht zu kämpfen oder was auch immer sie wünschen, und dem mit Gewaltlosigkeittätigkeit überzeugt erhalten, sie kann an erzielen aus Furcht daß 75%-80% gedacht wird von, was sie wünschen, haben sie keine Wahl als, ihr Muster des Kampfes von Gewalttätigkeit zu Gewaltlosigkeiten zu ändern.



Jugend von den 36 Zuständen von Nigeria kann ein Versöhnung programe, in allen Zuständen organisieren, um Mitjugend mit dem Wissen und den Fähigkeiten der Gewaltlosigkeittätigkeiten und -kampfes zu bevollmächtigen. Diese helfen, die Verbreitung des Wissens und der Fähigkeit von Gewaltlosigkeiten zu erzielen und in Nigeria zu kämpfen.



Das Wissen u. die Fähigkeit der Gewalttätigkeit u. des Kampfes zu haben ist nicht alles, das sie nimmt, nimmt sie Bewegung als die, weil Wissen und Fähigkeiten ohne Arbeit nullresultat gleich ist. Die Jugend, die dieses Wissen erwarb und Fähigkeiten von der Gewaltlosigkeittätigkeit und Kampf und Report zu einer überlegenen Person in der Praxis engagiert werden sollten, damit Erfolg errechnet werden kann.



Schließlich ist Zeit gekommen, wenn wir die Art des Landes kennen sollten, das wir unermüdlich sie erzielen möchten und arbeiten. Die Regierung kann nicht uns alle geben, die wir möchten, dieses Ziel erzielen, sie kann verzögern, um sie wenig zu geben Dose, aber wir müssen nicht warten.



Dialogieren Sie und das Erreichen eines Kompromisses kann als Faktoren der Gewaltlosigkeittätigkeit auch helfen und Kampf, mit dem oben genannten wenige Wörter von meinen, das Wissen und Fähigkeiten der Gewaltlosigkeittätigkeit und -kampfes ist erzielen, und seine Praxis gibt uns ein besseres Nigeria.
CONHECIMENTO DE AÇÕES DE NONVIOLENCE
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CONHECIMENTO & HABILIDADE DA AÇÃO & DO ESFORÇO de NONVIOLENCE no conhecimento



de NIGÉRIA, na informação média e na compreensão sobre um assunto, que alguém tenha em sua mente. A habilidade no seus próprias é o conhecimento e a abilidade fazer bem algo.



A violência é um comportamento que pretenda caçar, ou fere ou mata povos, quando o esforço significar aplicar todo o seriousness e a realização de algo não obstante dificuldades.



Em Nigéria hoje, a violência causou-nos um perdido do dano, ele é-nos afetada em assim que muitas maneiras, violência desviaram o interesse do investor extrangeiro, causado tanto a morte, à esquerda podem povoar ferido e alguns desafiado fisicamente. Nossa economia seria distante melhor do que o que é hoje se nós tivéssemos um conhecimento e uma habilidade bons non da ação e do esforço da violência e para a praticar também.



O bible diz que “o cometh do diabo não mas para matar e destruir ainda” juventudes é o alvo do diabo para o instrumento da violência, e a maioria delas perdem suas vidas no esforço, e suas extremidades seus futuro brilhante e contribuições que boas fariam a sua geração.



O conhecimento e a habilidade non da violência e do esforço são a chave a opôr maneira que a definição em Nigéria porque por sua natureza, não contem nenhuma intenção de ferir, fere e matar. Com o conhecimento e a habilidade de ações do nonviolence, o alvo de um esforço pode ser conseguido não com violência.



A violência não nos fêz nenhum bom e não não até que nós façamos exame d acima como nosso ponto do dever para lhe pôr um batente, aplicando o conhecimento e a habilidade da ação e do esforço do nonviolence. Se as juventudes Nigerian estiverem acima e disserem não à violência, nós teremos Nigerians melhores, a economia melhor, o governo melhor e um país melhor.



Se este a juventude que são acoplados na ação violenta for pensada uma maneira melhor se esforçar para sua direita ou o que quer que quer, e começa convencido isso com ação do nonviolence eles possa conseguir em a fim de que não 75%-80% de o que quer, não terá nenhuma opção do que para mudar seu teste padrão do esforço da violência ao nonviolence.



As juventudes dos 36 estados de Nigéria podem organizar um programe do reconciliation, em todos os estados para empower juventudes do companheiro com o conhecimento e as habilidades de ações e de esforço do nonviolence. Estes ajudarão conseguir a propagação do conhecimento e da habilidade do nonviolence e esforçar-se em Nigéria.



Ter o conhecimento & a habilidade da violência & do esforço não é tudo que faz exame, faz exame do movimento do que aquela porque o conhecimento e as habilidades sem trabalho são iguais ao resultado zero. As juventudes que adquiriram este conhecimento e as habilidades devem ser acopladas na prática da ação do nonviolence e o esforço e o relatório a uma pessoa superior, de modo que o sucesso possa ser calculado.



Finalmente, o tempo veio quando nós devemos saber o tipo do país que nós queremos e trabalhamos tirelessly o conseguir. O governo não pode dar-nos todos que nós queremos, conseguir este objetivo, eles pode atrasar para dá-los pouco lata mas nós não temos que esperar.



Dialogue e alcançar um acordo pode também ajudar como fatores da ação do nonviolence e o esforço, com o acima poucas palavras de meus, o conhecimento e habilidades da ação e do esforço do nonviolence será consegue, e sua prática dar-nos-á uma Nigéria melhor.
KUNSKAP AV NONVIOLENCE-HANDLINGAR
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KUNSKAP & EXPERTIS AV NONVIOLENCE-HANDLINGEN & ANSTRÄNGNING I NIGERIA



kunskap, genomsnittlig information och överenskommelse om en betvinga, som någon har i his, varar besvärad. Expertis på dess eget är kunskapen och kapaciteten för att göra något väl.



Våld är ett uppförande, som ämnar jaga, eller sårar eller dödar folk, stundansträngninghjälpmedel som applicerar allt allvar och uppnår något utan hänsyn till svårigheter.



I Nigeria i dag, har våld orsakat oss ett borttappadt av skada, det påverkas oss i, så många väg, våld har avlett intressera av den utländska aktieägare som orsakas så mycket död som lämnas kan bemanna såradt och något som utmanas fysiskt. Vår skulle ekonomi har varit långt bättre än vad det är i dag, om vi hade en bra kunskap och expertis av non våldhandlingen och ansträngning och övar också den.



Bibelnågot att säga som ”jäkelcomethen inte utan till den stilla byten och förstör” ungdommar är jäkeln uppsätta som mål för instrumentera av våld, och mest av dem förlorar deras liv i ansträngningen, och deras avslutar deras ljusa framtida, och bra bidrag som de skulle, har gjort till deras utveckling.



Kunskapen och expertisen av non våld och ansträngning är det nyckel- som långt kämpar upplösning i Nigeria, därför att vid dess natur, den innehåller ingen avsikt av att göra ond, sårar och att döda. Med kunskapen och expertisen av nonviolencehandlingar kan syftet av en ansträngning uppnås inte med våld.



Våld har inte gjort oss någon goda och ska, inte tills vi tar den som vårt pekar upp av arbetsuppgift att sätta ett stopp till det, genom att applicera kunskapen och expertisen av nonviolencehandlingen och ansträngning. Om ska nigerianska ungdommar står upp och något att säga inte till våld, ska vi har bättre Nigerians, bättre ekonomi, den bättre regeringen och ett bättre land.



Om dessa ungdommen, som är förlovade i våldsam handling, ska, tänks ett bättre långt som kämpar för deras rätt, eller allt vad de önskar, och få övertygad att det med nonviolencehandling som de kan uppnå på, lest 75%-80% av vad de önskar, dem ska har inget alternativ än för att ändra deras mönstrar av ansträngning från våld till nonviolencen.



Ungdommar från 36na påstår av Nigeria kan organisera en försoningprograme, sammanlagt påstår för att bemyndiga med- ungdommar med kunskapen och expertisen av nonviolencehandlingar och för att kämpa. Dessa ska hjälp för att uppnå spridningen av kunskapen och expertisen av nonviolencen och för att kämpa i Nigeria.



Att ha kunskapen & expertisen av våld & ansträngning är inte allt som den tar, tar den flyttning än det, därför att kunskap och expertis utan arbete är jämbördiga till nollresultatet. Ungdommarna, som fick denna kunskap, och expertis bör vara förlovad i praktiken av nonviolencehandling och kämpa och anmäla till en överlägsen person, så att framgång kan beräknas.



Slutligen har tid kommit, när vi bör veta sorten av landet som vi önskar och fungerar tirelessly att uppnå den. Regeringen kan inte ge alla oss som vi önskar, att uppnå detta mål, dem kan försena för att ge lite dem canen, men vi inte måste väntan.



Föra dialog, och att nå en kompromiss kan också hjälpa som dela upp i faktorer av nonviolencehandling och ansträngning, med det ovannämnda fåtalet uttrycker av min, åtgärdar kämpar kunskapen och expertisen av nonviolencen och ska är uppnår, och dess öva ska ger oss en bättre Nigeria.
ЗНАНИЕ ДЕЙСТВИЙ NONVIOLENCE
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ЗНАНИЕ & ИСКУССТВО ДЕЙСТВИЯ & СХВАТКИ NONVIOLENCE В знании



НИГЕРИИ, средней информации и понимать о вопросе, который кто-то имеет в его разуме. Искусством на своих будет знанием и способностью сделать что-то наилучшим образом.



Расправой будет поведение предназначает поохотиться, или повреждает или убивает людей, пока схватка намеревается прикладывать всю серьезность и достигать что-то regardless of затруднения.



В Нигерии сегодня, расправа причинял нам lost вреда, оно повлиян на нам в поэтому много дорог, расправа отвлекали интерес иностранного инвестора, причиненный so much смерть, налево могут населить после того как они повреждены и некоторые физическ брошено вызов. Наша экономия была бы далеко более лучшей чем она сегодня если мы имели хорошие знание и искусство non действия и схватки расправы и также напрактиковать его.



Библия говорит что «cometh дьявола не но все еще убить и разрушить» молодости будет цель дьявола для аппаратуры расправы, и большое часть из их теряет их жизни в схватке, и их концы их светлое будущеео и хорошие вклады, котор они сделали бы к их поколению.



Знанием и искусством non расправы и схватки будут ключ, котор нужно противоречить дорога, котор разрешение в Нигерии потому что своей природой, она не содержит никакое намерие ушибать, повреждает и убивать. С знанием и искусством действий nonviolence, цели схватки можно достигнуть не с расправой.



Расправа не делал нас VSе хорош и не будет не до тех пор пока мы не принять его вверх как наш пункт обязанности для того чтобы положить стоп к ему, путем прикладывать знание и искусство действия и схватки nonviolence. Если нигерийские молодости будут стоять вверх и не говорить не к расправе, то мы будем иметь более лучшее Nigerians, более лучшую экономию, более лучшее правительство и более лучшую страну.



Если эт молодость включены в яростном действии будет подумана более лучшей дороге бороться для их права или они хотят, и получают убеженными тому с действием nonviolence они может достигнуть на lest 75%-80% из, то они хотят, они не будут иметь никакой вариант чем изменить их картину схватки от расправы к nonviolence.



Молодости от 36 положений Нигерии могут организовать programe примиренности, в всех положениях для того чтобы empower молодости собрата с знанием и искусствами действий и схватки nonviolence. Эти помогут достигнуть распространения знания и искусства nonviolence и бороться в Нигерии.



Иметь знание & искусство расправы & схватки не все, котор оно принимает, оно принимает движение чем то потому что знание и искусства без работы равны к zero результату. Молодости приобрели это знание и искусства должны быть включены in practice действия nonviolence и схватки и рапорта к главной персоне, TAK, CTO успех можно высчитать.



Окончательно, время приходило когда мы должны знать вроде страну, котор мы хотим и работаем tirelessly достигнуть ее. Правительство не может дать нас все, котор мы хотим, достигнуть этой цели, они может задержать для того чтобы дать немного их чонсервная банка но мы не должны ждать.



Dialogue и достижение компромисса может также помочь как факторы действия nonviolence и схватка, с вышеуказанным немногие слова моих, знание и искусства действия и схватки nonviolence будет достигает, и своя практика передаст нам более лучшая Нигерия.
KENNIS VAN NONVIOLENCE ACTIES
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De KENNIS & de VAARDIGHEID VAN NONVIOLENCE ACTIE & STRIJD IN de Kennis



van NIGERIA, betekenen informatie en begrip over een onderwerp, dat iemand in zijn mening heeft. De vaardigheid op zijn is de kennis en de capaciteit om iets goed te doen.



Het geweld is een gedrag dat bedoelt te jagen, of mensen verwonden of doden, terwijl de strijd toepassend al ernst betekent en bereikend iets ongeacht moeilijkheden.



In Nigeria vandaag, heeft het geweld ons verloren van kwaad veroorzaakt, wordt het beïnvloed ons in zodat heeft vele manieren, geweld de rente van buitenlandse investeerder, afgeleid veroorzaakten zodat ging veel dood, kan verwonde mensen en fysisch uitgedaagd wat weg. Onze economie zou veel beter dan geweest zijn vandaag wat het is als wij een goede kennis en een vaardigheid van niet geweldactie en strijd en ook een praktijk het hadden.



De bijbel zegt dat de „duivel cometh niet maar om“ Jongeren nog te doden en te vernietigen is het doel van de duivel voor het instrument van geweld, en de meesten van hen verliest hun leven in de strijd, en hun einden hun heldere toekomstige en goede bijdragen zij aan hun generatie zouden geleverd hebben.



De kennis en de vaardigheid van niet geweld en strijd zijn de sleutel om strijdig te zijn manierresolutie in Nigeria omdat door zijn aard, het geen bedoeling bevat om te kwetsen, verwonden en dodend. Met de kennis en de vaardigheid van nonviolence acties, kan het doel van een strijd niet met geweld worden bereikt.



Het geweld heeft ons geen goed gedaan en zal not until wij het als ons punt op van plicht nemen om een einde aan het te maken, door de kennis en de vaardigheid van nonviolence actie en strijd toe te passen. Als de Nigeriaanse jongeren nr aan geweld zult zult opstaan en zeggen, zullen wij betere Nigerianen, betere economie, betere overheid en een beter land hebben.



Als deze jeugd die met hevige actie bezig geweest zijn een betere manier zal worden gedacht om voor hun recht te worstelen of wat er ook zij willen, en overtuigd dat met nonviolence actie worden kunnen zij bij tenzij bereiken 75%-80% van wat zij willen, zij geen keus dan zullen hebben om hun patroon van strijd van geweld in nonviolence te veranderen.



De jongeren van de 36 staten van Nigeria kunt een verzoening programe, in alle staten organiseren om medejongeren met de kennis en de vaardigheden van nonviolence acties en strijd te machtigen. Deze zullen helpen om de verspreiding van de kennis en de vaardigheid van nonviolence en strijd in Nigeria te bereiken.



Het hebben van de kennis & de vaardigheid van geweld & strijd is niet allen het neemt, neemt het beweging dan dat omdat de kennis en de vaardigheden zonder het werk aan nul resultaat gelijk zijn. De jongeren die deze kennis en vaardigheden verwierven zou in de praktijk van nonviolence actie en strijd moeten in dienst genomen en aan een superieure persoon rapporteren, zodat het succes kan worden berekend.



Tot slot is de tijd gekomen wanneer wij het soort land zouden moeten kennen wij en werken het tirelessly willen bereiken. De overheid kan niet ons allen geven wij, dit doel willen bereiken, kunnen zij vertragen om te geven weinig zij kunnen maar wij moeten niet wachten.



De dialoog en het bereiken van een compromis kunnen ook als factoren van nonviolence actie helpen en de strijd, met bovengenoemd weinig woorden van mijn, zal kennis en de vaardigheden van nonviolence actie en strijd bereikt zijn, en zijn praktijk zal ons beter Nigeria geven.
معرفة من [نونفيولنس] أعمال
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معرفة & مهارة من [نونفيولنس] عمل & كفاح في نيجيريا



معرفة, معلومة متوسّطة ويفهم حول موضوع, أيّ أحد ما يتلقّى في عقله. مهارة على ه خاصّة المعرفة وقدرة أن يتمّ شيء جيّدا.



عنف تصرف أيّ ينوي أن يصطاد, أو يجرح أو يقتل الناس, بينما كفاح يعني يطبّق كلّ جدّيّة ويحقّق شيء [رغردلسّ وف] صعوبات.



في نيجيريا اليوم, قد سبّبنا عنف ضائعة من ضرر, هو أثرتنا في لذلك كثير طرق, عنف قد حوّلوا الفائدة من مستثمرة أجنبيّة, يسبّب كثيرا موت, يسارا يمكن عمّرت يجرح وبعض طبيعيّا يتحدّى. كان اقتصادنا بعيدا جيّدة من ماذا هو يكون اليوم إن نحن تلقّينا جيّدة معرفة ومهارة من غير عنف عمل وكفاح وأيضا مارست هو.



يقول الكتاب مقدّس أنّ "الشيطانة [كمث] لا غير أنّ أن بعد قتلت ودمّرت" شباب الشيطانة هدف للجهاز العنف, وأكثر من هم يخسر حيواتهم في الكفاح, ونهاياتهم هم ساطعة مستقبل ومساهمة جيّدة هم جعلوا إلى جيلهم.



المعرفة ومهارة من غير عنف وكفاح المفتاح أن يتعارض طريق قرار في نيجيريا لأنّ بطبيعته, هو يحتوي ما من نية من آذى, يجرح ويقتل. مع المعرفة ومهارة من [نونفيولنس] أعمال, الهدف من كفاح يستطيع كنت حقّقت لا مع عنف.



لم يتمّنا عنف يتلقّى أيّ الخير ويريد لا إلى أن نحن نأخذ هو فوق كنقطتنا الواجب رسم أن يضع موقف إلى هو, ب يطبّق المعرفة ومهارة من [نونفيولنس] عمل وكفاح. إن شباب نيجيريّة سيقفون فوق وسيقول لا إلى عنف, سيتلقّى نحن نيجيريّ جيّدة, اقتصاد جيّدة, حكومة جيّدة وبلد جيّدة.



إن هذا شباب الذي يكون شبكت في عمل عنيفة كنت سيفكّر طريق جيّدة أن يكافح لحقهم أو ماذا يريد هم, ويحصل يقنع أنّ مع [نونفيولنس] عمل هم يستطيع حقّقت في خشية أن 75%-80% من ماذا هم يريدون, هم سيتلقّون ما من خيار من أن يغيّر أسلوبهم الكفاح من عنف إلى [نونفيولنس].



شباب من ال 36 دول نيجيريا يستطيع نظّمت توفيق [بروغرم], في [ألّ ث] دول أن يفوّض رفيقة شباب مع المعرفة ومهارات من [نونفيولنس] أعمال وكفاح. هذا سيساعدون أن يحقّق الانتشار من المعرفة ومهارة ال [نونفيولنس] وكافحت في نيجيريا.



ليس يتلقّى المعرفة & مهارة من عنف & كفاح كلّ هو يأخذ, هو يأخذ حركة من أنّ لأنّ معرفة ومهارات دون عمل يكون يتماثل إلى نتيجة صفرة. الشباب الذي اكتسب هذا معرفة ومهارات سوفت كنت شبكت فعلا من [نونفيولنس] عمل وكفاح وتقرير إلى شخص متفوّقة, [س ثت] نجاح يستطيع كنت حسبت.



أخيرا, قد أتى وقت عندما نحن سوفت عرفت النوع البلد نحن نريد ويعمل [تيرلسّلي] أن يحقّق هو. الحكومة يمكن لا يعطينا كلّ نحن نريد, أن يحقّق هذا هدف, هم يمكن أخّرت أن يعطي ال قليلا هم علبة غير أنّ نحن لا يضطرّ انتظرت.



تحاورت ويبلغ حلّ وسط يستطيع أيضا ساعدت كعاملات من [نونفيولنس] عمل وسيكون كفاح, مع الآنفة قليل من كلمات من خاصّتي, المعرفة ومهارات من [نونفيولنس] عمل وكفاح يحقّق, وممارسته سيعطينا نيجيريا جيّدة.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILL OF NONVIOLENCE ACTION & STRUGGLE IN NIGERIA



Knowledge, mean information and understanding about a subject, which someone has in his mind. Skill on its own is the knowledge and ability to do something well.



Violence is a behavior which intends to hunt, or injure or kill people, while struggle means applying all seriousness and achieving something regardless of difficulties.



In Nigeria today, violence have caused us a lost of harm, it is affected us in so many ways, violence has diverted the interest of foreign investor, caused so much death, left may people injured and some physically challenged. Our economy would have been far better than what it is today if we had a good knowledge and skill of non violence action and struggle and also practice it.



The bible says that “the devil cometh not but to still kill and destroy” Youths are the devil’s target for the instrument of violence, and most of them lose their lives in the struggle, and their ends their bright future and good contributions they would have made to their generation.



The knowledge and skill of non violence and struggle is the key to conflict way resolution in Nigeria because by its nature, it contains no intention of hurting, injure and killing. With the knowledge and skill of nonviolence actions, the aim of a struggle can be achieved not with violence.



Violence have not done us any good and will not until we take it up as our point of duty to put a stop to it, by applying the knowledge and skill of nonviolence action and struggle. If Nigerian youths will stand up and say no to violence, we will have better Nigerians, better economy, better government and a better country.



If these youth who are engaged in violent action will be thought a better way to struggle for their right or whatever they want, and get convinced that with nonviolence action they can achieve at lest 75%-80% of what they want, they will have no option than to change their pattern of struggle from violence to nonviolence.



Youths from the 36 states of Nigeria can organize a reconciliation programe, in all the states to empower fellow youths with the knowledge and skills of nonviolence actions and struggle. These will help to achieve the spread of the knowledge and skill of nonviolence and struggle in Nigeria.



Having the knowledge & skill of violence & struggle is not all it takes, it takes move than that because knowledge and skills without work is equal to zero result. The Youths who acquired this knowledge and skills should be engaged in practice of nonviolence action and struggle and report to a superior person, so that success can be calculated.



Finally, time has come when we should know the kind of country we want and work tirelessly to achieve it. The government may not give us all we want, to achieve this goal, they may delay to give the little they can but we don’t have to wait.



Dialogue and reaching a compromise can also help as factors of nonviolence action and struggle, with the above few words of mine, the knowledge and skills of nonviolence action and struggle will be achieve, and its practice will give us a better Nigeria.

IMPOSSIBLE, IS THAT POSSIBILITY YET TO BE DONE BY YOU.

JUST KEEP WORKING.
PRINCE C.J

Youngstars Development Initiative
Building young people and strengthening youth organisations involved
in development work in Africa

Chief Botmang House, A.M. Dung Str. Sparkling Junction, Dadin Kowa,
P.O. Box, 515, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
www.youngstarsfoundation.org or info@youngstarsfoundation.org
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Workshop on Nonviolent ConflictAbuja, Nigeria 13th ? 19th July, 2008
Deadline for Applications 27th June 2008

Call for Application
Youngstars Development Initiative (YDI) is pleased to announce its
National Training
Program on Nonviolent Conflict from 13th ? 19th July, 2008 in Abuja, Nigeria.
This training will be organized in partnership with the International Center
on Nonviolent Conflict (Washington DC,USA) and the Center for Applied
Nonviolent Action and Strategies (CANVAS).

ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND
Youngstars is one of Africa?s unique, life-changing youth organization
operating from Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria. From a weekly youth club
in a local barber shop in 1995, YDI is growing to emerge as one of the
lead youth non-profit that is building young people and strengthening
youth organizations involved in development programmes in Africa.
Funded by NED USA, British Council Nigeria, The Office of the
Presidency on MDGs and individual donations, it is registered by CAC
Nigeria (CAC/IT/NO 21517) and in Ghana G.21, 431 as Youngstars
Development Initiative. For more information kindly visit our website
www.youngstarsfoundation.org
Thematic areas of focus include
? Youth Leadership development.
? Democratization and Human rights.
? Culture and Media.
? Youth Entrepreneurship.


DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM
Training Program.
Participants in this proposed workshop will gain both practical
skills,theoretical and historical knowledge about the use of strategic
nonviolent action to advance human rights, justice and accountable
governance.

The program aims to empower young democracy activists in Nigeria,
especially the Niger Delta youth activists with practical skills and
knowledge in order to make them more effective in promoting rights
through engaging in nonviolent civic action in the region and to
prepare them for future leadership roles.

The objectives of the program are as follows:
¾ To provide young Nigeria democracy activists with historical case
studies of successful nonviolent action,
¾ To learn and watch the diverse experiences collected and assumed by
the International Center on Non Violent Conflict and the Center for
Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies,
¾ To educate participants about nonviolent theory and its applications and
¾ To provide knowledge about strategy, principles and organizational
considerations of nonviolent struggle.

The workshop will provide opportunities to connect with other young
activists, share their field experiences, openly discuss and
analyze cases studies of nonviolent action around the world, including other
parts of Africa.

Eligibility:
The training program intends to bring up 30 participants (between 20-35
years of age) from all the 6 geo-political zones of Nigeria,
particularly from Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Applicants must have
an affiliation with a civil society organization working
on Nonviolent Conflict, Conflict resolution, peace building, democracy, Human
Rights and Conflict resolution -related issues in Nigeria. At least 2
years of work experience would be of great advantage.

Sponsorship
YDI will cover travel cost by road only (round trip), accommodation
and feeding
for the all the training period for successful applicants. For those
who might be able to cover their own expenses, YDI will provide
essential documents to facilitate
their participation if selected.

Rationale for the Program.
Many countries in Africa, such as Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, D R
Congo, Zimbabwe, Liberia, Cote d?Ivoire have been suffering from
different forms of violent conflicts, mostly intra-state conflicts
(i.e., inter-ethnic conflicts, resource based conflicts), for several
decades. Many conflicts have been prolonged by the absence of
democratic political leadership and structures that would accommodate
political voices, protect civil rights, and respect the rule of law. Young
people have suffered the most from violent conflict and have been the most
disempowered. In the case of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, the
cause of the escalating violent conflict and youth restiveness is
traceable to oil exploration in the region and the deplorable living
condition being faced by peoples of the region. Despite their
discouraging environments, however, many young people in the Niger
Delta region have engaged in various activities to effect positive
change in their communities.

Empowering young activists with knowledge and skills, and developing
their capacity for future leadership, would contribute significantly
in helping to prevent violent conflict and promote citizen
participation through nonviolent action in Nigeria especially in the
Niger Delta region.

While many organizations and activist groups throughout Africa and
Nigeria have engaged in conflict-resolution projects, and while
youth organizations have certainly not been exceptions, many of
those projects have not fully taken
into account the link between nonviolent struggle and sustainable democracy.
Previous projects have focused mainly on developing personal peer-mediation
and negotiation skills, such as nonviolent means for young people in schools
and universities to solve their own disputes.They mostly aim to train
participants to become experts in those skills.

Participants will be young activists working on such issues as human rights,
the rule of law, and civic education. They will study the causes of conflict
but, just as importantly, will also examine how their own community
activities -- defending human rights, fighting for social justice and
calling for the rule of law -- puts pressure on governments to
respond to citizen's demands for basic justice, rights and freedom.

Participants will also have important opportunities to exchange their ideas
and experiences in the course of the workshop, as well as in such informal
settings as lunches, dinners, and film screenings. Participants will develop
contacts to continue their discussions and hopefully to develop collaborative
efforts for advancing their issues in the region.

Becoming active members in the Nigeria Youth Forum project will be an
additional benefit of participation. Participants will be included in
the network's e-mail discussion lists and will be invited to
participate in future activities.

Venue: Sharon Ultimate Hotels, Plot 1710 Tafawa Balewa Way, Area 3,
Garki Abuja.
Date: 13th to 19th July 2008

Agenda.
The training program will run for five days, and sessions will be conducted
and facilitated by veteran activists of past civilian nonviolent struggles.
Workshop coordinators will be the staff of the International Center on
Nonviolent Conflict and the Center for Applied Nonviolent Action and
Strategies (CANVAS).

- 1ST day : History of Nonviolent Action
- 2nd day: Setting Your Vision of Tomorrow
- 3rd day: Models and Sources of Power; Methods of Action
- 4th day: Planning, Communications and Creating Audience Impact
- 5th day: Managing a Nonviolent Movement

The program will include film screenings of successful nonviolent
struggles in the 20th century. The workshop will conclude with a
session in which participants will discuss
possible follow-up activities using the skills they have learned in
the course
of the program. Such follow-up activities could include collaborative
projects among participants, but also the subsequent training programs at
the local level that they themselves will be encouraged to conduct upon their
return home.


Expected Outcomes.
? Participants shall constitute a Nigeria Trainers of
Trainers on Nonviolent Conflict and a substantial database for all YDI
follow up activities surrounding this issue,

? Participants will develop draft follow-up activities, such as small
workshops/training programs, in their respective communities. The
follow-up activities will strengthen civil society networks by
introducing them to the field of nonviolent conflict.

? Strengthening a network of Nigerian / African young leaders
committed to Non
Violent struggle. The network will serve as a peer-review and teaching
mechanism by evaluating each other?s activities and sharing
information and experiences.

? A Nigeria regional Network for Nonviolent Action will be created to
highlight Nigeria participant?s work as well as act as a resource and
knowledge base for practitioners and trainers in Africa and
elsewhere. This knowledge base will include access to training
materials, grant information, scholarship information, scholarly
publication material, and project ideas on reconstruction, dialogue,
democracy, good governance, and reconciliation models.

Partners and Sponsors
This program is hosted in Nigeria by Youngstars Development Initiative
in partnership with the Center for Applied Nonviolent Action and
Strategies (CANVAS), in coordination with the International Center on
Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC).

For questions, please contact:
Chief Botmang House, A.M. Dung Str. Sparkling Junction, Dadin Kowa,
P.O. Box, 515, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
www.youngstarsfoundation.org or info@youngstarsfoundation.org
Tel Nos 0803 5868586, 0703 5535876

Sub-Saharan Africa is more heavily affected by HIV and AIDS than any other region of the world. An estimated 22.5 million people were living with HIV at the end of 2007 and approximately 1.7 million additional people were infected with HIV during that year. In just the past year, the AIDS epidemic in Africa has claimed the lives of an estimated 1.6 million people in this region. More than eleven million children have been orphaned by AIDS.1

The extent of the AIDS crisis is only now becoming clear in many African countries, as increasing numbers of people with HIV are becoming ill. In the absence of massively expanded prevention, treatment and care efforts, it is expected that the AIDS death toll in sub-Saharan Africa will continue to rise. This means that impact of the AIDS epidemic on these societies will be felt most strongly in the course of the next ten years and beyond. Its social and economic consequences are already widely felt, not only in the health sector but also in education, industry, agriculture, transport, human resources and the economy in general.
How are different countries in Africa affected?
A girl living with HIV in Malawi

Mother and child at Nsanje

district hospital in Malawi,

both HIV+

Both HIV prevalence rates and the numbers of people dying from AIDS vary greatly between African countries. In Somalia and Senegal the HIV prevalence is under 1% of the adult population, whereas in South Africa and Zambia around 15-20% of adults are infected with HIV.

In four southern African countries, the national adult HIV prevalence rate has risen higher than was thought possible and now exceeds 20%. These countries are Botswana (24.1%), Lesotho (23.2%), Swaziland (33.4%) and Zimbabwe (20.1%).

West Africa has been less affected by AIDS, but the HIV prevalence rates in some countries are creeping up. HIV prevalence is estimated to exceed 5% in Cameroon (5.4%), Côte d'Ivoire (7.1%) and Gabon (7.9%).

Until recently the national HIV prevalence rate has remained relatively low in Nigeria, the most populous country in sub-Saharan Africa. The rate has grown slowly from below 2% in 1993 to 3.9% in 2005. But some states in Nigeria are already experiencing HIV infection rates as high as those now found in Cameroon. Already around 2.9 million Nigerians are estimated to be living with HIV.

Adult HIV prevalence in East Africa exceeds 6% in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
Trends in Africa's AIDS epidemic

Large variations exist between the patterns of the AIDS epidemic in different countries in Africa. In some places, the HIV prevalence is still growing. In others the HIV prevalence appears to have stabilised and in a few African nations - such as Kenya and Zimbabwe - declines appear to be under way, probably in part due to effective prevention campaigns. Others countries face a growing danger of explosive growth. The sharp rise in HIV prevalence among pregnant women in Cameroon (more than doubling to over 11% among those aged 20-24 between 1998 and 2000) shows how suddenly the epidemic can surge.

Overall, rates of new HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa appear to have peaked in the late 1990s, and HIV prevalence seems to have declined slightly, although it remains at an extremely high level. Stabilisation of HIV prevalence occurs when the rate of new HIV infections is equalled by the AIDS death rate among the infected population. This means that a country with a stable but very high prevalence must be suffering a very high number of AIDS deaths each year. Although prevalence has declined, the number of Africans living with HIV is rising due to general population growth.

Read more about the history of AIDS in Africa
What is the effect of these high levels of HIV infection?

Over and above the personal suffering that accompanies HIV infection, the AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa threatens to devastate whole communities, rolling back decades of development progress.

Sub-Saharan Africa faces a triple challenge of colossal proportions:

* Providing health care, support and solidarity to a growing population of people with HIV-related illness, and providing them with treatment.
* Reducing the annual toll of new HIV infections by enabling individuals to protect themselves and others.
* Coping with the cumulative impact of over 20 million AIDS deaths on orphans and other survivors, on communities, and on national development.

What is the impact of AIDS on Africa?

HIV & AIDS are having a widespread impact on many parts of African society. The points below describe some of the major effects of the AIDS epidemic. For a more detailed examination, visit our African impact page.
AIDS orphans on the grave of their parents

AIDS orphans on the

grave of their parents

* In many countries of sub-Saharan Africa, AIDS is erasing decades of progress made in extending life expectancy. Millions of adults are dying from AIDS while they are still young, or in early middle age. Average life expectancy in Sub-Saharan Africa is now 47 years, when it could have been 62 without AIDS.
* The effect of the AIDS epidemic on households can be very severe. Many families are losing their income earners. In other cases, income earners are forced to stay at home to care for relatives who are ill from AIDS. Many of those dying from AIDS have surviving partners who are themselves infected and in need of care. They leave behind orphans, grieving and struggling to survive without a parent's care.
* In all affected countries, the HIV/AIDS epidemic is putting strain on the health sector. As the epidemic develops, the demand for care for those living with HIV rises, as does the number of health workers affected.
* Schools are heavily affected by HIV/AIDS. This a major concern, because schools can play a vital role in reducing the impact of the epidemic, through education and support.
* HIV/AIDS dramatically affects labour, setting back economic activity and social progress. The vast majority of people living with HIV/AIDS in Africa are between the ages of 15 and 49 - in the prime of their working lives. Employers, schools, factories and hospitals have to train other staff to replace those at the workplace who become too ill to work.
* Through its impacts on the labour force, households and enterprises, HIV/AIDS can act as a significant brake on economic growth and development. HIV/AIDS is already having a major affect on Africa's economic development, and in turn, this affects Africa's ability to cope with the epidemic.

HIV prevention in Africa
AIDS awareness billboard in Lundazi, Zambia

AIDS awareness billboard

in Lundazi, Zambia

A continued rise in the number of Africans living with HIV and dying from AIDS is not inevitable. There is growing evidence that HIV prevention efforts can be effective, and this includes initiatives in some of the most heavily affected countries.

In some countries there have been early and sustained HIV prevention efforts. For example, effective HIV prevention campaigns have been carried out in Senegal, which is still reflected in the relatively low adult HIV prevalence rate of 0.9%. Also, the experience of Uganda shows that a widespread AIDS epidemic can be brought under control. HIV prevalence in Uganda fell from around 15% in the early 1990s to around 5% by 2001. This change is thought to be largely due to intensive HIV prevention campaigns.

More recently, similar declines have been seen in Kenya, Zimbabwe and urban areas of Zambia and Burkina Faso. However, the extremely severe AIDS epidemics in South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique continue to grow.

Overall a massive expansion in prevention efforts is needed, and although there is no single or immediate tool to prevent new HIV infections, the major components of a successful HIV prevention programme are now known.
Condom use & HIV

Condoms play a key role in preventing HIV infection around the world. In Sub-Saharan Africa, most countries have seen an increase in condom use in recent years. In studies carried out between 2001 and 2005, eight out of eleven countries in sub-Saharan Africa reported an increase in condom use.2

The distribution of condoms to countries in sub-Saharan Africa has also increased: in 2004 the number of condoms provided to this region by donors was equivalent to 10 for every man,3 compared to 4.6 for every man in 2001.4 In most countries, though, many more condoms are still needed. For instance, in Uganda between 120 and 150 million condoms are required annually, but less than 40 million were provided in 2005.5

Relative to the enormity of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa, providing condoms is cheap and cost effective. Even when condoms are available, though, there are still a number of social, cultural and practical factors that may prevent people from using them. In the context of stable partnerships where pregnancy is desired, or where it may be difficult for one partner to suddenly suggest condom use, this option may not be practical.
Provision of Voluntary HIV Counselling & Testing (VCT)
An HIV counsellor at a rural health centre in Eastern Zambia

HIV counsellor at a rural

health centre in Zambia

The provision of voluntary HIV counselling and testing (VCT) is an important part of any national prevention program. It is widely recognised that individuals living with HIV who are aware of their status are less likely to transmit HIV infection to others, and that through testing they can be directed to care and support that can help them to stay healthy. VCT also provides benefit for those who test negative, in that their behaviour may change as a result of the test.

The provision of VCT has become easier, cheaper and more effective as a result of the introduction of rapid HIV testing, which allows individuals to be tested and find out the results on the same day. VCT could – and indeed needs to be – made more widely available in most sub-Saharan African countries.
Mother-to-child transmission of HIV

Around 2 million children in sub-Saharan Africa were living with HIV at the end of 2007. They represent more than 85% of all children living with HIV worldwide.6 The vast majority of these children will have become infected with HIV during pregnancy or through breastfeeding when they are babies, as a result of their mother being HIV-positive.

Mother to child transmission (MTCT) of HIV is not inevitable. Without interventions, there is a 20-45% chance that a HIV-positive mother will pass infection on to her child. If a woman is supplied with antiretroviral drugs, though, this risk can be reduced significantly. Before this measures can be taken the mother must be aware of her HIV-positive status, so testing also plays a vital role in the prevention of MTCT.
An HIV+ child in South Africa

An HIV+ child in South Africa

In many developed countries, these steps have helped to virtually eliminate MTCT. Yet Sub-Saharan Africa continues to be severely affected by the problem, due to a lack of drugs, services and information. The shortage of testing facilities in many areas is also contributing. In 2006, preventive drugs reached only 31% of HIV-infected pregnant women in Eastern and Southern Africa, and only 7% in West and Central Africa.7

Given the scale of the MTCT crisis in Africa, it is remarkable that more is not being done (by both the international community and domestic governments) to prevent the rising numbers of children becoming infected with HIV, and dying from AIDS. AVERT is calling for vast improvements in preventing MTCT strategies through our Stop AIDS in Children campaign. This crisis is discussed in more detail in our PMTCT worldwide page.
HIV/AIDS related treatment and care in Africa
Antiretroviral drugs

Antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) - which significantly delay the progression of HIV to AIDS and allow people living with HIV to live relatively normal, healthy lives – have been available in richer parts of the world since around 1996. Distributing these drugs requires money, a well-structured health system and a sufficient supply of healthcare workers. The majority of developing countries are lacking in these areas and have struggled to cope with the increasing numbers of people requiring treatment.

For most Africans living with HIV, ARVs are still not available - fewer than one in five of the millions of Africans in need of the treatment are receiving it. Many millions are not even receiving treatment for opportunistic infections, which affect individuals whose immune systems have been weakened by HIV infection. These facts reflect the world’s continuing failure, despite the progress of recent years, to mount a response that matches the scale and severity of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Botswana pioneered the provision of ARVs in Africa, starting its national treatment programme in January 2002. By 2005 this programme was providing treatment to the vast majority of those in need. According to World Health Organisation figures, 84,000 people were receiving treatment at the end of 2006, including those using the private sector, giving a coverage rate above 95%.8 Thousands of lives have been saved as a result.

While most African countries have now started to distribute ARVs, progress in providing sufficient quantities of the drugs has been uneven and Botswana’s success has not been emulated elsewhere. Among the other countries that have made advances are Rwanda and Namibia, where more than 70% of people in need of ARVs are receiving them. In Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Malawi and Zambia, between 25% and 45% of people requiring antiretroviral drugs were receiving them in December 2006. While South Africa is the richest nation in Sub-Saharan Africa and should have led the way in ARV distribution, its government was slow to act; so far, only 33% of those in need of treatment in South Africa are receiving it. In other countries, such as Ghana, Mozambique, Nigeria, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zimbabwe, the figure is less than 20%.9

Nonetheless, the overall situation is slowly improving; the number of people receiving ARVs in Africa doubled in 2005 alone.10 International support has helped this increase, with numerous governments and international organisations encouraging progress. In 2003 the World Health Organisation (WHO) initiated the ‘3 by 5’ programme, which aimed to have three million people in developing countries on ARVs by the end of 2005. While this target was not reached, a number of African nations made substantial progress under the scheme. The latest international target, ‘All by 2010’, is aiming at universal access to treatment by 2010. In pursuit of this goal it is hoped that considerable progress will be made in Africa's fight against AIDS.

There are still, however, a number of impediments to ARV provision. One major challenge is the fact that the majority of African countries have a poor healthcare infrastructure and a shortage of medical professionals. A considerable emphasis needs to placed not only on the availability of ARVs, but also the availability of professionals who are able to administer the drugs.

Another major challenge is ensuring that drugs are not only supplied to a lot of areas, but that sufficient quantities of drugs are supplied to those areas. This is critically important, because once an individual starts to take ARVs they have to take them for the rest of their life. If, for instance, their local hospital runs out of ARVs, the interruption that this causes in their treatment could result in them becoming resistant to the drugs. To improving treatment programs, African countries face the double challenge of getting new people to start treatment and maintaining the supply of treatment to those who are already receiving ARVs.
Other forms of treatment and care

Treatment and care for HIV consists of a number of different elements apart from ARVs. These include voluntary counselling and testing, food and management of nutritional effects, follow-up counselling, protection from stigma and discrimination, treatment of other sexually transmitted infections, and the prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections. All of these things can, and indeed should, be provided before ARVs are available. This does not exclude the provision of ARVs when they are available. Indeed, when ARVs do become available the provision of antiretroviral therapy should be easier and quicker to implement because many of the things apart from drugs that are needed for successful treatment are already in place.
What needs to be done to make a difference in Africa?
International support
A mural in Durban, designed to increase HIV/AIDS awareness

A mural in Durban, designed to increase

HIV/AIDS awareness

One of the most important ways in which the situation in Africa can be improved is through increased funding. More money would help to improve both prevention campaigns and the provision of treatment and care for those living with HIV. Developed countries have increased funding for the fight against AIDS in Africa in recent years, perhaps most significantly through the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The Global Fund was started in 2001 to co-ordinate international funding and has since approved grants totalling US $3.3 billion to fight HIV and AIDS in Africa.11 Around 60% of the fund’s grants have been directed towards Africa and 60% has been put towards fighting AIDS.12 This funding is making a significant difference, but given the massive scale of the AIDS epidemic more money is still needed.

The US Government has shown a commitment to fighting AIDS in Africa through the President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Started in 2003, PEPFAR provides money to fight AIDS in numerous countries, including 15 focus countries, most of which are African. In Fiscal Year 2005, PEPFAR allocated US $1.1 billion to these African focus countries.13 The US Government is also the largest contributor to the Global Fund.

Among other things, organisations like PEPFAR and the Global Fund provide vital support to local and community groups that are working 'on the ground' to provide relief in Africa. These groups are directly helping people in need, and many rely on international funding in order to operate. Getting money from large, international donors to small, 'grassroots organisations' can present a number of difficulties though, as money is lost or delayed as it is passed down large funding chains. Our page about getting money to local organisations discusses these issues, and the work that such groups do.
Domestic commitment

More than money is needed if HIV prevention and treatment programmes are to be scaled up in Africa. In order to implement such programmes, a country’s health, education, communications and other infrastructures must be sufficiently developed. In some African countries these systems are already under strain and are at risk of collapsing as a result of AIDS. Money can also only be used efficiently if there are sufficient human resources available, but there is an acute shortage of trained personnel in many parts of Africa.

In many cases, African countries also need more commitment from their governments. There are promising signs that some governments are starting to respond and becoming more involved in the fight against AIDS, and this commitment needs to be sustained if the severe impact of Africa's AIDS pandemic is to be reduced.
Reducing stigma and discrimination

HIV-related stigma and discrimination remains an enormous barrier to the fight against AIDS. Fear of discrimination often prevents people from getting tested, seeking treatment and admitting their HIV status publicly. Since laws and policies alone cannot reverse the stigma that surrounds HIV infection, more and better AIDS education is needed in Africa to combat the ignorance that causes people to discriminate. The fear and prejudice that lies at the core of HIV/AIDS discrimination needs to be tackled at both community and national levels.
Helping women and girls

In many parts of Africa, as elsewhere in the world, the AIDS epidemic is aggravated by social and economic inequalities between men and women. Women and girls commonly face discrimination in terms of access to education, employment, credit, health care, land and inheritance. These factors can all put women in a position where they are particularly vulnerable to HIV infection. In Sub-Saharan Africa, around 59% of those living with HIV are female.

In many African countries, sexual relationships are dominated by men, meaning that women cannot always practice safe sex even when they know the risks involved. Attempts are currently being made to develop a microbicide – a cream or gel that can be applied to the vagina, preventing HIV infection – which could be a significant breakthrough in protecting women against HIV. Women could apply such a microbicide without their partner even knowing. It is likely to be some time before a microbicide is ready for use, though, and even when it is, women will only use it if they have an awareness and understanding of HIV and AIDS. To promote this, a greater emphasis needs to be placed on educating women and girls about AIDS, and adapting education systems (which are currently male-dominated) to their needs.
The way forward

Tackling the AIDS crisis in Africa is a long-term task that requires sustained effort and planning - both within African countries themselves and amongst the international community. One of the most important elements of the fight against AIDS is the prevention of new HIV infections. HIV prevention campaigns that have been successful within African countries need to be highlighted and repeated.

The other main challenge is providing treatment and care to those living with HIV in Africa, in particular ARVs, which can allow people living with HIV to live long and healthy lives. Many African countries have made significant progress in their treatment programmes in recent years and it is likely that the next few years will see many more people receiving the drugs.

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