The document discusses the ongoing challenges of HIV/AIDS in South Africa, emphasizing the need for a collective response to combat stigma and support those affected. It outlines a five-year strategic plan focusing on prevention, care, research, and human rights, highlighting the crucial role of faith-based organizations in these efforts. The need for education, advocacy, and community support is stressed, along with a message of hope for those living with HIV/AIDS.

1. PIDATO BAHASA INGGRIS HIV
HIV / AIDS who have been with us for about two decades, remains a problem that continues
to be avoided from all of us. We are and have made some progress in understanding these
challenges, but the long road we have yet to encounter.
Although people from all walks of life who have contracted AIDS, but the most vulnerable in
our society is part of the poor, the illiterate, women and children who bear most of the burden
of the HIV epidemic.
Against HIV / AIDS in South Africa has become more complex over 10 years. We are no
longer only dealing with information and awareness, but with people who are faced with the
reality of living with the disease. They do not know their HIV status. Some of them had been
sick but they did not know that their illnesses associated with HIV / AIDS. And even if they
know or suspect, they are reluctant to come and talk about their condition.
I stand before you today to further strengthen our partnership in responding to this major
challenge, especially the stigma that continues attributed to him. We ask that you partner
because we know that every South African citizen, every leader, the priest of the special and
unique to play a role in combating HIV infection and treating people with HIV / AIDS.
Religion has always played the role of caring for people who are weak and need support.
Care was given not limited to a message of hope and spiritual welfare. But you have been
able to do these programs really make a difference in the lives of those who need care,
especially in children. I believe that our religion can play a major role in combating the
stigma associated with HIV / AIDS and encourage a positive attitude and live among those
infected and affected.
To ensure the general direction of the call for partnership, we did a development of Five Year
Strategic Plan for South Africa, in 2000 in collaboration with all key stakeholders, including
faith-based sectors. This is a broad national strategic plan designed to guide the country from
the response to HIV / AIDS. The plan outlines four priorities, namely: (1) Prevention, (2)
Care and Support, (3) Research, and and (4) Human Rights.
There should be no doubt that the faith-based communities have a central role to play in the
implementation of this plan. There are many examples of how faith is the sector responding
or may respond to these challenges. I want to raise the discussion at least four key roles that
faith-based organizations and individual members of organizations that can play in
responding to HIV / AIDS.
With regard to education, we can:
 Identify resources for prevention and education models
 Strengthen HIV / AIDS through family enrichment
 Increase HIV / AIDS through youth programs - to build a strong foundation on
s*xuality, adult and responsible for the marriage, the appreciation of youth.
In advocacy, we can:
 Campaign against discrimination
 Work with government in achieving cost-effective level of health care, especially
home-based care
 Looking for ways to protect the interests of especially women and children
In worship, we can

2. * Create an annual National Day of Prayer and Healing for all people affected by the
epidemic
* Create inter Day of Prayer and Healing
* Providing care that involves encouraging and supporting those infected and affected
* Promoting 'Family helpers' for people who lost a parent or guardian
* Take part in providing hospital care that may include:
o Visit the house to remind each other
o Meeting the physical needs of food, clothing, medical attention
o Assistance in planning for the future of families, especially children
o Support for children orphaned
o Assist with basic household activities such as shopping, cleaning the house or wash clothes
All consultations and AIDS in Africa held in Kampala in April 1994 that "Call to Action"
was developed and signed. Similarly, "A commitment on HIV / AIDS by those who believe",
was signed in Washington in the same year. I will like to quote at least one part of our
commitment to this statement, and I:
"We are called by God to affirm a life of hope and healing in the midst of HIV / AIDS. Our
tradition calls us to realize and express hope, and to celebrate life and healing in the midst of
suffering."
For that, we must send a positive message about HIV / AIDS.Kita need to tell the people that
just because you are HIV positive today, does not mean you will get AIDS and die tomorrow.
The main factors such as poverty, high rates of child malnutrition, particularly vitamin A and
iodine deficiencies and other shortcomings have a major impact on the way to full
development of AIDS.
We must tell those who are infected and affected by HIV to eat nutritious foods, they manage
the stress, there was soon treating s*xual infections including infection and use condoms,
they can live longer and lead a healthy and productive lives for years.
We need to use this opportunity to express our response to AIDS:
* We are called to love
* We are called to be compassionate and care

3. * We must commit ourselves to public speaking and promoting the prevention of HIV / AIDS
* We must encourage and provide care for those infected and affected
* We must fight discrimination and stigma of sin
* We must work together with other sectors of society to seek ways to eliminate poverty
I believe that if we could leave this conference with a strong re-affirmation as a faith-based
leaders of this country, we will be able to provide hope for the faith community and to society
as a whole: It's in the spirit of love, compassion and care, through collective efforts to
confront and discrimination and challenge each of us to empower those who believe we can
overcome many challenges to HIV / AIDS.