Disability is not Inability

::World AIDS Day 2006 Celebrations.
1st December 2006

The World AIDs Day celebrations this year were held all over the country. All constituencies in Kenya have received funding from the government through CACC (Constituency AIDS commitees). Part of this funding disbursed by NACC is used to finance the annual event held on December 1st. This year's event was held at the Kenyatta Intrnational Conference Center (KICC). Events were various at the premier conference facility. Various community and national organisations presented their activities and works. The Nairobi Deaf VCT was there to represent the Deaf community among others.

What did you celebrate or reflect?

This year's theme is keeping the promise. We need to look behind and find out if we are keeping the promise. are we keeping the promise to Abstain from sex? are we keeping keeping the promise to use a condom every time we have sex? are we keeping the promise to be faithful to one sexual partner? ARE WE KEEPING THE PROMISE?

It is a day that behind all the celebrations we ought to sit and reflect on our behaviour. how many of us even great members of the AIDS team and we are not keeping the promise? How many of us after the celebrations still had sex the same night without a condom?


Hey its time to walk the talk. Its time we do what we preach. its time we had people who lead by example. from family level to the highest office. let us pray that this scrouge does not destroy us.

including us the disabled

The above includes us the people living with disabilities. We need to seek information that strenghtens our resolve to keep the promise. If you must have sex, pleas use a condom, just like if you must drink please do not drive. we must not think that AIDS is a disease for those without disabilties... or that AIDS is our destiny.

We who are living with AIDs we are better of. AIDS is better known now, AIDS is better controlled now, let us not destroy our faith by unnecccesary worry. get on with your life. the future is brighter than it was yesterday. ARVs are cheaper and more available than they were five years ago. The future is brighter and more assuring.

we can avert the destruction the disease is causing simply by keeping the promise.


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