June 23 - Smooth Operator

Today we met Father John Solomon, a Reverend in Salem who has dedicated his life to acts of social justice in his community. His tailored look and perfect smile greeted the group as we got down to business. Rev. Solomon works for an organization called Project Concern International, which runs several community-based initiatives to ease the pain of the HIV crisis in India.

First, Team India was able to visit PCI’s community care center, where they were able to meet with three women who cook, clean, council and care for resident HIV patients. They also met with an English-speaking patient from Calcutta, whose entire livelihood had been changed by his HIV status.

After their initial greeting with PCI activists, Team India regrouped and prepared for their workshop at PCI’s orphanage/resident school later in the evening. This was by far our smoothest operation since we arrived in India, and with the help of Rev. Solomon and his son, translation was no obstacle in spreading the word of HIV prevention.

Hopefully this well-received workshop will be a good omen for future meetings with PCI activists.

 






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