[afro-nets] "Halala! CINDI": Looking Back, Living Forward Conference

[Janet Feldman <kaippg@earthlink.net>]

Halala! CINDI: Looking Back Living Forward (Children in Distress
Network) Conference
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3 - 7 April, 2006
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

http://www.cindi.org.za/conference

"Halala" is a Zulu word of encouragement or congratulations,
translated as "bravo!" or "well done!". This is the predominant
feeling of more than 100 CINDI Members, who have been working
together over the past 10 years to address the needs of vulner-
able children in the context of the HIV and AIDS epidemic in
KwaZulu-Natal.

We have pleasure in inviting you to our 10th Anniversary Confer-
ence in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa from the 3-7 April 2006.
There will be an opportunity for practitioners, policy makers
and other concerned people to gather together and share ten
years of good-practice experiences, and enter into discussions
about the needs of children in the coming decade.

Objectives:
? To celebrate CINDI's 10th Anniversary.
? To raise awareness about the impact of HIV/AIDS on children.
? To provide a platform for CINDI Members to shine, identify
   their milestones and tell their stories through presentations
   and exhibitions.
? To promote a model of collaborative work.
? To network and share good practices with national and interna-
   tional speakers and delegates.
? To ensure that issues affecting children are heard.
? To lobby governments.

Cost:
Conference Registration Fee:
­ CINDI Members will pay ZAR 1,000 per delegate or ZAR 335 per
day (including lunches and teas).
­ Non members will pay ZAR 1,500 per delegate or ZAR 500 per day
(including lunches and teas) for the three-day Conference.

Note: For security and logistical reasons, CINDI will not be
handling money at the Conference venue. Therefore registration
and all payments (by electronic transfer or cheque) must please
be made by BEFORE 10 March 2006. For further details, see the
on-line registration form on http://www.cindi.org.za/conference

Programme:
Over 100 abstracts were received, and a number of themes have
emerged which will be aired in plenary sessions, panel discus-
sions, presentations and posters. These include : Paediatric
ARV, Palliative Care, Caring for the Carer, Masculinity and Gen-
der, Sexuality, The Role of the Media, Food Security, Organisa-
tional Development, Policy, Residential Care, Community Based
Care, ECD, Schools and Youth.

For more details on the programme, visit:
http://www.cindi.org.za/conference/documents/CINDI_Provisional_Programme.pdf

We hope to welcome you to Pietermaritzburg in April.