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As part of the President’s Emergency
Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), 62 grants were made to local organizations in
Zambia. The grants were intended for prevention of new HIV infection and to
support orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC) at the community level.
Kasisi Orphanage, a Catholic
facility in Lusaka, plans to use their award to provide medication and food,
and promote good sanitation for more than 60 HIV-infected orphans from 0 to 20
years old. The project is being called Help Us Grow (HUG).
Kafue Child Development Agency plans
to use their grant to eliminate all types of child poverty, particularly in
children whose parents died from HIV/AIDS. Most groups mentioned educating the
children. One group will focus on providing caregivers living in towns with
skills to earn a living and supplying goats to those in rural areas. Another
wants to focus on enhancing existing programs.
Stephen Schwartz, US Deputy Chief of
Mission, promised that the US Mission in Zambia would work with the local
organizations in support of their innovative ideas to prevent HIV. He
emphasized that the US government through PEPFAR was confident that the joint
efforts would result in limiting the spread of HIV. Schwartz also stated that
the investment of Americans is of no value if it does not result in actions to
prevent HIV and take care of the orphans.
The Friends of AIDS Foundation is
dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and
empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV
virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.
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