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MATCHING GRANT AWARDED TO AFCA

We write grant requests all the time and from time to time, we receive great news of having been given one. Grants are hard to come by! But, the One Days Wages grant comes at a perfect time for us. It is a matching grant, which means that ODW will give $12,035 to AFCA if people donate the same amount to us. With that in mind, please consider making a donation today at our project page on ODW's website. 100% of donations will be given to AFCA, so everything about this grant is excellent. And, of course, we will use 100% of the funds we receive directly for the kids. [...]

2017-11-20T07:02:34+00:00
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IS AN AIDS VACCINE ON THE HORIZON?

I read an article the other day that stirs hope in the fight against AIDS. I’ve summarized it here and trust that you, too, will be encouraged. According to a December 20, 2011 article by Mallory Clarkson at www.londoncommunitynews.com, The University of Western Ontario announced that they are ready to begin human clinical trials for an HIV vaccine. The vaccine was developed using a killed whole virus strategy which is a different approach than was used in three failed human trials from 2003-2009. In January 2012, the first phase of testing is scheduled to begin. During this phase 40 HIV-positive volunteers will enter the trial and the vaccine’s safety will [...]

2017-11-20T07:00:40+00:00
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REFLECTING AND LOOKING FORWARD

The end of the year is days away and I find myself reflecting on the past year. The American Foundation for Children with AIDS, with the help of many generous people like you, has helped thousands of children in 2011. Here are just a few of the things we’ve accomplished in 2011. Over five million doses of antibiotics were provisioned to PIDC, our partner in Uganda that serves children with HIV/AIDS through its network of a hospital and 75 clinics. Fifty-two beautiful girls with HIV/AIDS are receiving love and medical care from a caring staff at St. Therese’s orphanage in Kenya and AFCA has provided nutritional support to them during [...]

2017-11-20T06:58:31+00:00
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HI EVERYONE! IT’S HANNAH, THE SUMMER INTERN.

As some of you may know, I am currently in Ghana doing a semester study abroad at the University of Ghana. I just wanted to share some of my experiences in Africa so far. I’ve been here for about 2 months now but it feels like so much longer (in a good way!). Everything starts early and ends early. The sun rises around 6am and sets by 6pm. I constantly talk about my “Ghana bedtime”. In college in United States, it would not be acceptable to go to bed by 10pm every night but here, it’s normal. And you’ve “slept in” if you manage to stay asleep until 8 or [...]

2017-11-20T06:52:53+00:00
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2017

Now in its 13th year, we have expanded to include: a. Livelihood programs (gardens and livestock), b. Provision of medicine to fight opportunistic infections c. Medical supplies and equipment to hospitals and clinics d. Trainings for doctors, midwives and nurses e. Send volunteer teams to help clinics and programs f. Provision of antiretroviral medicine to specific programs g. Nutritional support h. Provision of testing kits i. Funding and management of sustainable projects to help families break out of poverty j. Funding and management of sustainable projects that allow children to remain in school k. Funding and management of sustainable projects that allow partners to become self-sufficient Fighting the AIDS pandemic [...]

2017-09-21T17:14:44+00:00
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Understanding community complexities

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2017-08-03T09:00:26+00:00
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