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Many of the major social problems – including the spread of diseases like HIV and AIDS – are made worse by poverty in developing countries. In sub-Saharan Africa, life expectancy has gone down from 50 years to 46 years since 1990. The main reason is the high infant death rate (105 deaths in every 1000 live births compared with six in every 1000 in the UK) and the spread of HIV and AIDS. [Source: Taken mainly from its website] DFID in Southern Africa DFID and Anglican AIDS
The grant to Siyakha is managed for DFID by HLSP (originally Health and Life Science Partnership), a professional services firm specialising in the health sector both Internationally and in the UK. HLSP is a member of the Mott MacDonald Group, a world-wide consultancy firm with specialists in education, water, sanitation, infrastructure and the environment operating from an extensive network of offices. This powerful partnership enables HLSP to bring multi-sector and multi-national teams to our projects.
President George W. Bush has since requested that Congress reauthorize PEPFAR for five additional years and $30 billion additional dollars, which would bring the American people's 10-year commitment on global HIV/AIDS to more than $48 billion. [Source: Fact Sheet] PEPFAR focuses its efforts mainly on 15 countries: Botswana, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Guyana, Haiti, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam and Zambia. There is a very strong emphasis on the provision of treatment and care for people with AIDS; only a fifth of the money is allocated to HIV prevention work. And in financial years 2006 through 2008, 41% of the total money is to be spent on the purchase and distribution of antiretroviral drugs. With an eye to the future, PEPFAR focuses on building the capacity of local organisations, including host governments and community- and faith-based organisations, to plan, implement, and manage HIV & AIDS programs to ensure sustainability. It also supports national strategies to address weaknesses and lack of human resources and capacity in such areas as health networks, physical infrastructure, and commodity distribution and control. PEPFAR and Anglican AIDS
FreshMinistries [http://www.freshministries.com/] is a multi-faith, non-profit humanitarian organisation created to enable youth and families of all faiths, races and nationalities to grow and thrive in their family, work, civic and spiritual lives. Its initiatives include programs that focus on the ‘6 points’ it considers necessary for children to grow and thrive: education, affordable housing, economic development, safety & security, family strengthening, and good health. In 2007, the Vana Vetu OVC programme of AnglicanAIDS was awarded a PEPFAR grant to the value of $1m (just under R7m) for one year, with the possibility of further funding for another year. This funding has enabled Vana Vetu to scale up its OVC training and implementation to eight new dioceses.
AED operates HIV & AIDS programs in 25 countries to reduce stigma and discrimination, promote prevention with people who are HIV-positive, provide care for orphaned and other vulnerable children, promote nutritional care and support, prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV and reduce transmission through workplace prevention and education. The Academy for Educational Development (AED) is "committed to solving critical social problems and building the capacity of individuals, communities, and institutions to become more self-sufficient". AED works in all the major areas of human development, including HIV/AIDS prevention and care. AED has PEPFAR-funded projects in at least nine focus countries. Other current partners
Siyafundisa has partnered with SU to deliver the Scripture Union Lifeskills Education courses [http://www.su.org.za/lifeskills.htm], which help young people develop the necessary skills for effective decision-making in the areas of sexuality and relationships. The young people are encouraged to choose a set of values and attendant behaviours that will put them at least risk of HIV infection. The courses are offered to all young people irrespective of race, gender, political affiliation, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. This national AIDS intervention project has been running for thirteen years and reaches approximately 30 000 young people per year. It is based on an approved curriculum that is presented by a network of trained volunteers recruited from the local communities and supported by field supervisors.
This partnership has borne fruit in both CARIS – the Christian Aids Resource and Information Service – and the Churches, Channels of Hope training programme. CABSA pursues a vision of a caring Christian community ministering reconciliation and hope to people living with or otherwise directly affected by HIV and AIDS. Its aim is to assist churches and other faith communities in their response to HIV and AIDS by building capacity and empowering ministers, other leaders and members to demonstrate God’s love, compassion and care. The CARIS project offers quality, reliable and accessible information and resources to empower Christian initiatives in the fight against HIV and AIDS. The most popular component of its service is a website (www.cabsa.co.za) that gathers resources and information of interest to Christians involved in the field of HIV and AIDS. This website is updated at least weekly. |
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