ECAP

ECAP was established in 1997 in response to the HIV/AIDS crisis that has developed in KwaZulu-Natal. The programme recognises that local churches are ideally placed to carry out training and provide support in both urban and rural areas. ECAP therefore focuses on training churches to carry out AIDS education and to provide support for AIDS patients and their families. ECAP gives visible expression to our commitment to the community and our contextual approach to theology.

ECAP's aims are to

Contribute to the reduction of incidences of HIV/AIDS and impact the sexual attitudes and practices of people living in the Pietermaritzburg area
Equip local congregations in the Pietermaritzburg area to counsel and care for people with AIDS and their families.
Ensure that ESSA graduates are trained to initiate programmes in HIV/AIDS in their ministries.
Contribute towards the forming of an integrated strategy amongst HIV/AIDS organisations in Pietermaritzburg

PHASE 1
Once a local church has shown interest in being taken through ECAP's phased programme, a series of training sessions are led by ECAP staff. The initial sessions cover:

HIV/AIDS awareness through the use of interactive drama
Testimony by a Christian living with AIDS
Biblical and theological reflections on HIV/AIDS
Gender and AIDS
Life skills
Pre and Post HIV/AIDS test counselling
Introduction to home-based care

PHASE 2
Congregations that successfully complete the first phase of training are then helped to initiate programmes that serve their own communities. These programmes will ultimately be led by volunteers from within the congregation who were recruited and received training during Phase 1.

ECAP Contact details:
200 Pine Street
P O Box 2400
Pietermaritzburg 3200
South Africa
ecap@essa.ac.za

Bank details:
Evangelical Seminary of SA No. 3 Account
First National Bank
Boom Street Branch (Code: 221325)
Account Number: 50931189431