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“I drew this compass as a symbol of the impact of ARVs on my life: thanks to the ARVs I am able to move in all directions I want, from north to south, east to west, so they gave me back my self-determination’, says 34 year old Mary as she proudly looks at her colorful [...]
“….there were a lot of heavy things in my life…pushing me deeper and deeper into a cocoon but now, I have emptied my heart….this workshop has given me a chance to offload.” This was the feeling described by Mary* a doctor at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret (MTRH) on the final day [...]
Last year Body Maps from Kenya were shown in Berlin in an exhibition called “Our Positive Bodiesâ€. Now these Body Map paintings can be seen in the newly published Body Map postcard booklet.
In 2007 the GTZ Health Sector Programme (HSP) provided equipment to seven Youth Friendly Centres (YFCs) in line with a joint strategy developed in cooperation with the Ministry of Health.
The GTZ Health Sector Programme is planning to hold a contemporary art exhibition on Health and Human Rights in Germany.
The German Technical Cooperation Health Sector Programme (GTZ HSP) has been supporting Art2Be, a local not for profit organisation, that combines art and psychotherapy to help individuals and communities deal with personal challenges, hence leading to empowerment and behaviour/social change.
The German Technical Cooperation Health Sector Programme (GTZ HSP) is playing a crucial role in health systems and health financing reforms with a view to contribute to the realisation of pro-poor health systems and health financing mechanisms.
Through the support of the GTZ Health Sector Programme (HSP), Art2Be has piloted an innovative approach that uses art to increase family-based communication.
The GTZ Health Sector Programme, on May 19, 2009 participated in a meeting held to review progress and discuss the way forward for Art2Be projects that are supported by the Programme.
On April 23, 2009, a meeting was held in Berlin with participants from the GTZ Health Sector Programme/Options Reproductive Health Support Programme, Kenya and the GTZ Project on Strengthening the German contribution to the global AIDS response, in order to discuss a Body Map traveling exhibition concept.