CRWRC has a variety of resources available to help you learn about HIV/AIDS and to help you engage in their two-year campaign.


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  • Embrace AIDS Event Planning Guide for churches – A booklet that encourages churches to plan a fundraising or awareness raising event as part of their involvement in the CRWRC Embrace AIDS campaign.  Suggestions include an African meal, a concert, an AIDS workshop, biking for AIDS, AIDS quilt, Fasting for AIDS, talking to children about AIDS, a Penny Mountain, a Care Network, and more. Order yours today or download a sample.
  • Embrace AIDS  Workshop for Teens - this engaging, thought-provoking workshop design comes from Mary Crickmore, CRWRC West Africa Team leader, and can be used over two sessions.
  • AIDS Trivia game - this youth resource is from an outside organization; churches may want to adjust it as they see fit.
  • Sample Advocacy Letters for Canadian and US citizens
  • Living With Slim - this powerful, award-winning DVD is 28 minutes long and documents the life of African children who are HIV positive. It will bring the crisis of HIV/AIDS in Africa to life for you and your congregation. To borrow a copy, contact CRWRC. You can also order your own copy for $25 (plus $5 for orders in Canada) by sending a check to Sam Kauffmann, 44 Evergreen Way, Medfield, MA 02052 or by e-mailing samfilmtv@yahoo.com. Please be sure to indicate if you want VHS or DVD copies and what your mailing address is. To deepen your interaction with this film, print off copies of the Living with Slim discussion guide or use the Presentation outline created by CRWRC.

PRESENTATIONS

  • Embrace AIDS DVD - A DVD with 3 versions that can help you promote CRWRC's Embrace AIDS Campaign.  The DVD tells the story of Kevin and Rose, two people living with AIDS in Kenya.  There is a 30 second Public Service Announcement, a 3 minute version appropriate for church offerings, and a longer 14 minute version.
  • God's Love Embraces People With Aids - a CRWRC powerpoint presentation
  • Hunger and AIDS - a power point presentation created by the Canadian Food Grains Bank
  • AIDS Speech - by Karl Westerhof

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