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News from Nairobi—Aine Campbell, RSM
Aine Campbell is a Mercy Sister and clinical psychologist from Belfast who has been part of the Northern Ireland team. She is currently working at Mater Hospital in Kibera, a large and extremely poor slum near Nairobi, Kenya.
"I have offered a series of one-day sessions to our 65 Community Health Volunteers and not surprisingly have had great feedback. One day I worked in a local church hall with a group. When it was over the four Franciscan priests who live there came and asked if I would teach them the same thing as they couldn't believe the change in the people present at the end of one day. So I worked with their community for a day in December. My next plan is to work with our patients in their Post-Test Clubs, which means I can reach quite a number of people in the slums quickly. I also offer a class once a week to the 20 staff in my clinic and they absolutely love Capacitar."
"I also plan to meet with a women's NGO next week to organize some work with women's groups. I'm also working on offering a mobile HIV management service to two prisons in this area and if that works out there will be great potential to offer Capacitar in the prisons where there is immense need."
"The clinic at Mater Hospital is getting busier by the day, we now have 2450 patients and enroll on average 70 new people per month so you can imagine the workload. It is working really well and I love it!"
El Paso/Juarez Training 2010
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Women and men leaders from Texas/Mexican order communities began a new cycle of Capacitar Multicultural Wellness training hosted by Centro Mujeres de la Esperanza. Participants welcomed the Capacitar practices for self-care, as well as for use with others, as the violence in Juarez continues to escalate (within the first two weeks of January 140 people had already been murdered in drug cartel violence). Trainings will also be offered to community leaders in Juarez starting in March, hosted by the Franciscan Community. |
Scotland Training
The first training in Scotland was completed in January 2010. Participants represented outreach and ministry at retreat centers in Glasgow, Perth and Edinburgh, work with torture survivors, spiritual guidance and accompaniment, peace work, work with youth, outreach to military and their families. A new cycle of training will begin in fall 2011.
Scotland Training 2011-2012:
Oct 22-23
2012: Jan 20-29 May 19-20
Oct 6-7For information:
Ali Newell & James Kirk James.p.kirk@btinternet.com |
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England Training
Eighteen women and men completed the second Multicultural Wellness training hosted by the Religious of the Sacred Heart in Hammersmith, London. Participants are using Capacitar practices in a variety of outreach ministries—spiritual guidance, teaching, work with refugees, work with trauma, and work with hospice and palliative care. |
First Workshops in Wales
Noddfa and the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Mary retreat center hosted the first Capacitar caregivers 2-day workshop. 35 women and men came from different parts of Wales, as well as from Liverpool and regions of England. Mary Jo McElroy coordinated these first Capacitar workshops in Wales. Mary Jo also has an ongoing workshop for seniors dealing with care giving issues. Because of the great interest and enthusiasm, follow-up workshop dates are scheduled for February 2011.
'Awakening Your Energy Spirit'
Capacitar will offer this new training at Presentation Center Los Gatos, CA.
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