A training workshop began in Hai Phong on April 27 for Buddhist monks, nuns and followers in northern provinces on the use of the tenets of Buddhism in providing advisory services to people infected with HIV/AIDS.
During the three-day workshop, participants will learn about social responsibility and living skills for people living with HIV/AIDS concerning handling emotions, dealing with stress, effective communication, inter-personal relations, decision-making and problem-solving.
Those skills bear great similarities to Buddhist lessons on how people should treat each other in order to live in peace and harmony.
The course’s main lecturer is Prof. Lawrence Maund, UNICEF Managing Director for the Southeast Asian region.
The workshop is jointly organised by the Vietnam Fatherland Front’s Central Committee and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). It is part of the “Regional Buddhist Leadership Initiative” in the combat against HIV/AIDS that has been conducted in Vietnam over the last eight years.
Over the years, Buddhist monks, nuns and followers have been actively involved in developing communications to stem the spread of the disease as well as advice, care and job placement services for those infected. Many pagodas have also held craft vocational training courses for children with HIV./.
During the three-day workshop, participants will learn about social responsibility and living skills for people living with HIV/AIDS concerning handling emotions, dealing with stress, effective communication, inter-personal relations, decision-making and problem-solving.
Those skills bear great similarities to Buddhist lessons on how people should treat each other in order to live in peace and harmony.
The course’s main lecturer is Prof. Lawrence Maund, UNICEF Managing Director for the Southeast Asian region.
The workshop is jointly organised by the Vietnam Fatherland Front’s Central Committee and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). It is part of the “Regional Buddhist Leadership Initiative” in the combat against HIV/AIDS that has been conducted in Vietnam over the last eight years.
Over the years, Buddhist monks, nuns and followers have been actively involved in developing communications to stem the spread of the disease as well as advice, care and job placement services for those infected. Many pagodas have also held craft vocational training courses for children with HIV./.
