Since 1957, The Action for World Solidarity Organisation (ASW) has supported small, self- initiated groups in India, Africa and Brazil, which try to strengthen and improve the situation of women, strive for environmental protection, or attempt to achieve social and cultural human rights…

Action for World Solidarity promotes projects which have already begun working, proven their effectiveness and need further financial assistance in order to continue functioning. Instead of sending experts or development-helpers abroad, ASW leaves the responsibility of running the projects entirely to those people who have initiated them.

ASW supports small projects over a number of years in order to allow them time to become established and capable of securing their own financial sources.

Project support is only given to groups which have common, long-term goals, which are grounded in a local society. Decisions regarding all aspects of the project must be reached democratically with the participation of women.

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HIV - Hope is vital
AIDS project in southern Africa

In Zimbabwe, the number of people affected by AIDS has increased so dramatically, that individual families are no longer able to cope with the consequences of caring for their sick relatives. Economic and social demands caused by the illness have caused long-standing networks of solidarity to break down.

CEPHAC , located in the small town of Kwekwe in central Zimbabwe, is fighting HIV/AIDS from two angles: In the advisory centre, affected persons receive help concerning alternative medical treatment as well as training in health, hygiene and nutrition.

CEPHAC ensures that relatives, friends and neighbours support each other. People affected by AIDS are encouraged to form self-help- groups where information can be exchanged and public education concerning HIV-AIDS can be carried out. Groups of so-called “Peacemakers” work in communities, solving conflicts, and promoting solidarity among patients and their families.

CEPHAC seeks to change gender-roles in the communities and municipalities in an attempt to curb further spreading of HIV.

Due to the increasingly high rate of HIV-infected persons in Zimbabwe, your support of the work of CEPHAC is urgently needed. We ask you to please donate now!

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