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The Muslim AIDS Programme

The Muslim AIDS Programme (MAP) is a non-governmental organisation operating on a national, provincial and community level. MAP is a joint project of the Jamiatul Ulama, Islamic Careline and the Islamic Medical Association. MAP is also involved in President Mbeki's Partnership Against AIDS initiative.

Objectives of MAP

• To sensitise, mobilise and equip Muslim Communities to become involved in AIDS prevention, using a value-based approach.

• To mobilise and equip Muslim Communities to become involved in the care and support of those infected or affected by AIDS.

• To offer AIDS education based on moral values (abstinence before marriage and faithfulness within marriage) to the broader community.

• To implement a comprehensive life-skills programme for Muslim youth so that they can make Islamically motivated choices for their future.

• MAP welcomes Muslim organisations and individuals to join them in the global struggle against HIV/AIDS.

Progress and Mobilisation

• Evaluation: Questionnaires were used to evaluate the level of AIDS awareness in organisations and schools. The analysis showed a lack of knowledge about HIV/AIDS and necessitated the implementation of this programme.

• Workshops: One-day AIDS awareness workshops are currently available. These cover discussions on attitudes towards AIDS and People Living With AIDS (PLWA); facts about HIV/AIDS; sexuality and Islam, and Death and Dying.

• Training: Train-a-trainer workshops are conducted where participants are certified as AIDS educators. This intensive training includes audio-visual material as well as reading manuals to facilitate education of HIV/AIDS.

• Media: Small and mass media have been used to promote the AIDS Awareness programme.

• Seminars: Seminars on HIV/AIDS have been conducted for health care workers in order to equip them to manage and treat HIV/AIDS-related conditions.

• Networking: Working relationships have been developed with relevant community leaders and HIV/AIDS directorates both locally and internationally.

• Community Awareness: MAP is available to present papers or talks in order to mobilise communities and to spread the message that the Islamic lifestyle is the cure to HIV/AIDS.

Contact Details:

• Islamic Careline: Tel: 011 838 6085/6
• Islamic Medical Association: Tel: 011 8376717
• Jamiatul Ulama Transvaal: 011 834 2859
• MAP: Telefax: 27 21 637 0115
• Islamic Medical Association (IMA) Western Cape Region: Telefax: (021) 762 1414

ISLÂM IS THE CURE
ISLÂM SAYS NO TO:
Sex outside Marriage
Drugs and Alcohol