MARPs Network Public Dialogue in Western Uganda

For four days last week Geoffrey, Richard, Prossy and Ian from the Most At Risk Populations (MARPs) Network were in very beautiful Fort Portal, a town in Western Uganda - 300 kilometres from Kampala. The purpose of the trip was for the Network team to meet with and listen to small civil society organisations (CSOs) who are working with people from most at-risk population groups (in terms of contracting HIV / AIDS). The event, held in a comfortable Catholic conference centre, also provided a good chance for the 31 people who came along to meet each other and to share their experiences of trying to reach out to, and work with, most at-risk populations. The event was very successful with those attending keen to join the Network. Here are some photographs taken by Geoffrey and Richard.Richard and Prossy walking in the green and lush grounds of the Lisieux Centre in Fort PortalDr Geoffrey Mujisha, the Executive Director of the MARPs Network, welcoming participants at the beginning of the dialogueParticipants enjoying the group discussionA group's list of those they think are most at-riskGiving good listening!This participant felt passionately that people living with HIV / AIDS should be treated with respect and without discrimination
Ian checking which flip chart sheets to stick on the wallThe 'group photograph'!