The participants with resource persons and church leaders during the Training for Trainers (TOT) organized by Nagaland AIDS Control Society (NSACS) at Dimapur Ao Baptist Arogo for the leaders of youth ministry.
Dimapur: Under the initiative of Nagaland AIDS Control Society (NSACS), Training for Trainers (TOT) was organized at Dimapur Ao Baptist Arogo (DABA) for the leaders of youth ministry on March 17 and 18.
With an aim to empower young people in the fight against HIV and AIDS, a team of resource persons from NSACS and others conducted the two-day training in four groups. More than 240 youths participated.
A press release from DABA youth ministry informed that session on ‘expectations and concern’ was taken up in all the four groups by different resource persons with special emphasis on the role of the church as a model in prevention and spreading awareness on HIV & AIDS. For this, the youth leaders of DABA were encouraged to take up creative programs especially on World AIDS Day. They were also encouraged to join the Red Ribbon Club and also get oneself tested.
They also highlighted on how the church can reach out to the weaker sections of the society and thus act as facilitators on doing away with discrimination and taboos associated with HIV & AIDS.
Giving an overview on the updates of HIV & AIDS scenario in Nagaland, different resource persons gave out information and statistics from their latest findings. It was revealed during the address, that Dimapur is called the “Capital of HIV & AIDS”. Hence, young people were called to understand and take the training very seriously.
In the two-day training, following topics were covered: Youth drugs and alcohol by Dr. Rose, SPO, NSACS; Understanding human sexuality-role of church in promoting human sexuality by Dr. Joyce Angami; Role of youth in behavioral change by Renemla, project director, Sisterhood Network; and Music and youth by Akangjungla, sub-editor, The Morung Express.
An open sms competition was also held where Imnanuchet, Sentimenla and Imnaodang were declared first, second and third winners respectively. Further, all the groups also presented very practical and fitting ‘action and plan’ which they committed to implement in work.
