Our approach is to use a strategy that will assemble a conglomeration of faith-based institutions such as churches and mosques so that these religion institutions will attack the HIV/AIDS problem from the same angle. This can help churches, communities and the government to evaluate the HIV/AIDS prevalence or infection rate through a change in behavior. About 90 % Cameroonians comprising of 70 % Christians and 20 % Moslems attend faith-based institutions which are good fora for HIV/AIDS intervention programs that can improve communication for behavioral change. As Gedeon and Laurel (2002) put it, the identification of the HIV/AIDS problem by the community such as in churches and mosques is essential. It is small projects, like this one, embedded in the community that can be scaled up effectively.

Churches in Cameroon lack the skill and manpower to adequately address the HIV/AIDS scourge that is ravaging the citizens especially the youths. We sought to build the capacity of faith-based institutions (churches, mosques, traditional societies) through their leaders, groups and the creation of AIDS clubs.