World AIDS Day Celebration Organisers Change Strategy

Unlike before, the celebrations to be staged in Selebi-Phikwe have been preceded by an education and sensitisation campaign and a survey to assess the community's level of awareness and understanding of HIV/AIDS issues. The campaign and the survey have been carried out in Selebi-Phikwe and Bobirwa areas where local support groups and stakeholders in the fight against HIV/AIDS have intensified preparations for the commemorations. This year, the commemorations will not be a one-day event because of the activities that have been planned before December 1.

Selebi-Phikwe HIV/AIDS coordinator, Lamech Myengwa said that stakeholders meet every Wednesday to review progress. "We have satisfactorily publicised the event and the response has been so impressive hence we expect many organisations and partners in the fight against the disease to exhibit during the event. Much of the outreach programmes have been done," he said.