Call to Action

The Closing Plenary Session called together all the participants one more time. The Nairobi 2007 Call to Action and the process of compiling this Call was discussed. The full text of the Nairobi 2007 Call to Action in English, Spanish and French can be found here. Various international, faith based and grassroots organisations replied with their commitment to this call.  This powerful and practical document ends with the words “Our leadership can change our world. We commit to advance these ten critical actions to create change in the lives of women and girls around the world and particularly those infected or affected by HIV and AIDS. We pledge to turn these words into action. We can be the change we wish to see in the lives of all of us as women and girls infected or affected by HIV and AIDS.” 

We have all been at conferences, and all seen many declarations, and might even feel a bit cynical about statements of this kind. This group of women went one step further. Each delegate received a personal pledge form with promises making the points of the declaration practical.  Delegates were invited to sign their pledges together and to take the pledges home and display them somewhere where they will be reminded of the promises they made.