The Duke of Edinburgh met four staff members from the Five Talents microfinance programmes in Uganda on 23rd November. The Duke was in Uganda attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting with the Queen and 52 heads of Government.
Women play an important role in the fight against HIV and AIDS, religious leaders have told an international women's meeting on the issue in Nairobi.
Kenya's health minister, Charity Ngilu, has called on faith groups in Africa to take a leading role in responding to the HIV/AIDS pandemic on the continent.
According to some estimates, over 300 million people in sub-Saharan Africa lack adequate access to safe water. What can churches do to help ensure sufficient and safe water - a basic human right - for all the continent's inhabitants?
A 21-25 May conference in Entebbe, Uganda, to be opened by Uganda's minister of water and environment, will discuss the role of churches in the face of the African water crisis.
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