HIV infected widows meet
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 29, 2012::
Aimed at helping HIV positive widows live a decent life by taking up economic activities, a get-together of widows living with HIV/AIDS was organised at Hotel Imphal today.
The event was organised by Union Tangkhul Baptist Church Care Ministry in partnership with Christian Network Positive Women and sponsored by NEICORD, Shillong.
About 120 HIV infected widows from Imphal East, Imphal West, Chandel and Senapati districts attended the event, which NEICORD executive director Rev Dr HM Songate said was organised to galvanise the widows and encourage them to lead a normal life.
Cheering up spirit of the widows with the assertion that they (widows) are living with HIV infection because of their respective spouses, Rev Songate conveyed that under the sponsorship of UNDAP NEICORD had conducted skill training programmes such as food processing and jam/juice/pickle making training.
Similar training programmes would be conducted in the coming days, informed the executive director.
Chingai assembly constituency MLA MK Preshaw Shimray, Dr Langkham and TBCI pastor Rev Aso Khariwo were also presented at the occasion.