African Peace Partners

David Niyonzima survived a massacre in 1993 in Burundi that was directed at him and a group of his Quaker students. This began David’s incredible journey of advocating and working with forgiveness and reconciliation plus learning how to heal traumatized clients.

David is a Quaker Minister with a master’s degree in counseling from George Fox University which awarded him its John Woolman Peacemaking Award in 2000. He is the Director of THARS (Trauma Healing and Reconciliation Services) in Bujumbura, Burundi where he developed a wide range of services including Listening Rooms, Support Groups and Community Mediation. He was a Fellow at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities.

David will be in Charlottesville September 16-19, 2013, commencing a national tour of speaking and 1/2 day workshops sponsored by THARS International (www.tharsinternational.com).

David will give a 5-hour seminar for professionals the day of Sept 19 at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities ($50 fee).

David will give a free presentation to the public the night of September 19, 7:30 pm at Tandem Friends School. David is an engaging and charismatic speaker. He is available for meetings and presentations in Charlottesville on September 17 and 18.

For more information or to assist, contact:

Jim Mustin - African Peace Partners

2706 Eton Road - Charlottesville, VA 22903

434/906-4239 - mustin3000@yahoo.com

Breaking the Glass: Navigating Sexual Health & HIV Stigma with African Immigrants and Refugees

The HHS Office of Minority Health Resource Center's National African Immigrant Project is providing a webinar targeting clinicians that work with African immigrants with HIV and its co-morbidities. The webinar, "Breaking the Glass: Navigating Sexual Health & HIV Stigma with African Immigrants and Refugees", will address HIV stigma as it pertains to African clients, MSM in the African community, FGM, gender issues and medical adherence.

The webinar will address some of the cultural barriers that prevent African clients from accessing treatment and care and adhering to prescribed medications.

The course is taught by: a Dr. Ijeoma Otigbuo, a Nigerian/American professor of microbiology and immunology at Montgomery College in Maryland; Mrs. Adeline Assani-Uva, a Ghanaian/American registered dietitian; and Dr. Emmanuel Koku, a Ghanaian-American, is an Associate Professor of Sociology, at Drexel University, and a Co-Director of its African Studies Program.

The presenters have several decades of expertise in their respective fields, have done several presentations on these topics and have authored papers on Africans, nutrition and HIV.

Date: Friday, June 28, 2013

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements

PC-based attendees

Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Mac®-based attendees

Required: Mac OS® X 10.6 or newer

Mobile attendees

Required: iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phone or Android tablet

Space is limited.

Reserve your Webinar seat now at:

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/548259906  

In 2013, OMHRC will provide periodic webinars to enhance the capacity of community-based and other non-profit organizations as they provide crucial services to their communities.