World AIDS Day Today December 1st 2007
WORLD AIDS DAY.
Today in Africa there will be nearly 5,000 new cases of AIDS, some 6,000 people will die today from AIDS related illness mainly in Africa.
In Africa another 5,000 orphans will appear and so the statistics continue. However the pandemic has not peaked yet and it is the women who are suffering the most:
Message from Stephen Lewis.
The children below need our help. These are some of the orphans from the slums of Mathare in Nairobi, Kenya. We are looking at providing Orphan Rescue Kits or ORKs for RFFA in Nairobi. These will probably be back packs for orphans which will include school uniforms and items they will need for school. Without a uniform they cannot go to school.
The following slide show from Reuters tells the story well:
AIDS SLIDE SHOW
Today in Africa there will be nearly 5,000 new cases of AIDS, some 6,000 people will die today from AIDS related illness mainly in Africa.In Africa another 5,000 orphans will appear and so the statistics continue. However the pandemic has not peaked yet and it is the women who are suffering the most:
Message from Stephen Lewis.
The children below need our help. These are some of the orphans from the slums of Mathare in Nairobi, Kenya. We are looking at providing Orphan Rescue Kits or ORKs for RFFA in Nairobi. These will probably be back packs for orphans which will include school uniforms and items they will need for school. Without a uniform they cannot go to school.
The following slide show from Reuters tells the story well:
AIDS SLIDE SHOW
