"Looking For Partners ..."

We are poised and ready to move on to the next challenge that will see us settling in Zimbabwe to head up the Zimbabwe HIV/AIDS Initiative team.  If it were not for the project partners who have signed on to participate with us, we would not be able to contemplate going to embrace the next phase of this great challenge.  We are so grateful for those who have said they want to partner with us in principle and in practise.  We're finalizing our contact list so as to be able to keep everyone informed of progress along the way.

GOALS:

- Team leader in place by February 2010.

- Assessment and improvement of present initiatives underway by March 2010.

- An HIV/AIDS team with leadership in place by August 2010. Expatriate and national staff to be identified, recruited and deployed as we move toward the goal of an assembled and engaged initiative group on the ground.

- Select national champions, with network contacts in place, to be identified by December 2010 to participate in international HIV/AIDS consultations and workshops.

- A Zimbabwe HIV/AIDS forum to be in place, functioning and with training in place by June 2011.

- A national board of advisors to be in place by June 2011.

We're looking for more partners.  If you'd like to be added to the list, please drop us an E-mail with your contact information to budwestcoast@shaw.ca.  If you'd like to contribute to the project, you can do so on-line at https://www.teamworld.org/GIVE/GiveOnline.aspx.  You'll see there, other options available for donations.

Onward and upward  ... with thanks.