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AND DAY OF REALITY WITH GOD Meeting Every 3rd Friday of the Month from 4:00pm to 6:00pm Venue: Center for Youth Development AWAKA GO FORWARD INT'L Corporate Office Ndegbelu Awaka Owerri North L.G.A, Imo State Nigeria. They are programmes designed to make the difference in your life. God's method has not changed. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Like he did then, He still wants to bless you. He will link your motives with methods without you compromising your life goals. Noting on the earth should STOP you from Going FORWARD to the top. "The works of your Hands shall yield increase" If you want attend any of these meetings, for effective planning and execution send your Name, e-mail address, phone number, and residential or office address. You can donate your skill, money or materials to help us secure the future prevention, care and support services. We will sincerely appreciate your contributions. Notify us on or before then two weeks before the programme day, contact the below contact information should you require accommodation. For more Details Contact The Executive Director & vision bearer; on +234708641942 and +2348033831740 email us @ awakagofwd@yahoo.com P.O BOX 132 Owerri VACANCY: Vacant position exist at the organization office for young youths interested for the post of community coordinators in any part of the world. If you are interested contact the above contact information with your resume attached. less

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N, SFH and other civil society groups. It commensed with an opening prayer by a Reverend Sister. A welcome address was presented by Dr. B. C. Nwammadu, Imo State Co-ordinator of SACA. He welcomed everybody to the occasion and later called on the commissioner for Health, Dr. Vin Udokwu to give his address. The commissioner commended her Excellency Barrister Mrs. Chioma Ohakim for honouring the invitation to this year’s World Aids day. Celebration. He said that HIV/AIDS has claimed many lives in Imo State. For this reason, SACA in collaboration with other civil society groups set aside 1st December for this occasion. According to him, the World Aids day is meant to help people have a sober reflection on the journey so far in the fight against HIV/AIDS and how to get out of it. He encouraged organization to give PLWHAS a sense of belonging. People should not stigmatize them but show them love and care. Also in his speech, he lamented that most of our people are still living a lifestyle that will give them chances of contacting HIV/AIDS in spite of the awareness created on the disease. He mentioned the theme of the World Aids day as Leadership. The commissioner said that 10 voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) units will be constitututed by the Ministry of Health come January 2008. He also said that facilities that will provide anti-rectroriaral drugs will be made available in some hospitals. These include: Joint hospital Mbano, General hospital Okigwe etc. finally he enjoined the members of their public to avoid life of promiscuity because they do not own the life they are living but God owns it. After his address, the wife of the Executive Governor of Imo State, Barrister Mrs. Chioma Ohakim stood up to give her address. Before her address, she shared an ugly experience she had when they visited Uganda. According to her, Uganda is eh heat of HIV/AIDS, AIDS has claimed many lives in Uganda and the oldest person in that country is a child of 9 years old. The Uganda Government has started fighting against this disease from their youths, while their adults are still sexually active. She thanked the organizers of this programme for making 1st of every December, the World Aids day. This she said will help to caution our young girls who will run after the big men returning home for Christmas. These old men will give them money and also give them HIV/AIDS. She therefore advised the young girls to stop sleeping around with such men but should focus their attention on God for solution to their problems. Her advice leaders at every level to help in fighting against this dreaded disease. At the end of her speech, she declared the World Aids day open. There was drama presentation by various groups and peer educators. At the end of the opening ceremony, the wife of Executive Governor of Imo state, Barrister Chioma Ohakim took the lead in the rally. Ngos’s in their T-shirts and caps marched from Mbari Street through wethral road and turned to Mbaise road down to Douglas road. From there the rally continued to a library junction and finally back to F.S.P Park. At the end of the ceremony Evangelist Peter Chima presented food supplements to the support groups and said the closing prayer to mark the end of the World AIDS DAY 2007 – We wish to acknowledge the NGO’s who supported this programme with their cash we wish to thanks 1. Rural people empowerment scheme 2. Awaka go forward Int’l 3. FILOP 4. HRCHAC 5. Nardem 6. FHEHD 7. CODSBEC Foundation 8. Society for the widows 9. Nigeria Youth for Christ 10. CRH 11. Communal Care Centre 12. Imo Youth Network 13. CYDI 14. Society for family health 15. Charles Uka Foundation. Contact address: Awaka Go Forward Center for Youth Development NDEGBELU AWAKA, OWERRI NORTH IMO STATE NIGERIA P. O. BOX 132. less