{"id":43433,"date":"2018-09-17T13:42:17","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T20:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/?page_id=43433"},"modified":"2022-11-01T13:14:28","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T20:14:28","slug":"dreams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/dreams","title":{"rendered":"Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>DREAMS:<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;margin-top: 0px\">Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, <span class=\"nobr\">Mentored and Safe women<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&rdquo;5\/6&Prime; offset=&rdquo;vc_col-sm-offset-1&Prime;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]One of the best embodiments of integrated programming addressing the nexus of violence and health is the Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-Free, Mentored and Safe (DREAMS) Initiative administered by the U.S. Department of State and the President&rsquo;s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). 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