Advocate for Children Affected by AIDS
The AIDS pandemic is the most devastating humanitarian disaster of our time, leaving a generation of children in jeopardy.
Brenda*, 10, has lost both of her parents to AIDS and is living with HIV.
By 2010, there will be 15.7 million children orphaned by AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africaand 20.2 million children globally.Many more will be left vulnerable because their families have taken in orphaned relatives, their parents are sick, or their schools have lost most of their teachers to AIDS.
President Bush's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief approves $15 billion over five years for AIDS prevention, treatment and care. This act includes a provision that dedicates 10 percent of the global AIDS budget tohelp orphans and vulnerable children affected by AIDS.
However, each budget cycle brings competing budget priorities and special interest groups lobbying for funds. We need to remind President Bush and Congress of our concern for these children.
These children are precious to God. They have no special interest group but us.
You can advocate for children affected by the AIDS crisis. Contact the President. Ask him to fully fund the global AIDS bill in fiscal year 2007 and ensure that 10 percent of all global AIDS funds be used to care for orphans and vulnerable children, as called for in the original AIDS bill.
The Facts
The hidden face of the HIV/AIDS pandemic is a child’s. By 2010,there will bemore than 20 million children orphaned by AIDS, worldwide.
Children are suffering the loss of parents, teachers, community members and peers as a result of the pandemic. The tragic loss of these key adults who once provided stability and protection for children has now resulted in a rapid increase of children who are malnourished, forced to drop out of school and exploited for cheap labor.
HIV/AIDS destabilizes families and entire societies, leaving children without the care and support necessary to grow up, survive and thrive.
Despite the trend in increased U.S. funding for global HIV/AIDS, support for children affected by AIDS has been inadequate. The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief is an important step in the right direction and a good opportunity to address the crisis of children affected by AIDS in a more comprehensive and effective way.
World Vision's Hope Initiative is a campaign to address the needs of children, families and communities that have been devastated by AIDS.
What You Can Do Advocate for children affected by AIDS. Contact Congress and the President and ask them to spend 10 percent of this years global AIDS funding on the care of orphans and vulnerable children.
Pray for children and families who are affected by the AIDS pandemic. Sign up for the Hope Prayer Chain.
Sponsor a Hope Child. $35 a month can help World Vision turn the tide on the AIDS pandemic.
World Vision is a partner in the Hope for African Children Initiative (HACI). For more information, visit www.hopeforafricanchildren.org
1-888-511-6548 : P.O. Box 9716 Federal Way, WA 98063-9716
Who Is World Vision?
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.
Home Alone
What happens when African children lose their parents to AIDS and there are no other family members to support them? World Vision eNews
June 2006
AIDS and the Developing World: 25 Years Later
(listen online)
Twenty-five years ago, reports surfaced in the U.S of the first cases of HIV/AIDS. Since then, AIDS has spread worldwide, overwhelmingly affecting the poor.
Don't Cut the Lifeline
Various groups band together to support increased funding for programs to fight global poverty and disease. World Vision eNews
June 2006
HIV & AIDS FAQs
Who are the most affected? Where is the need greatest? How are children affected? How has AIDS affected World Vision programs?
Keeping a legacy from fading away (listen online)
In Africa, parents with AIDS are creating "memory boxes" for their children, to preserve their love after they're gone.
Advocate for children affected by AIDS. Contact Congress and the President and ask them to spend 10 percent of this years global AIDS funding on the care of orphans and vulnerable children.
