Scaling up evidence based health care and HIV/Aids interventions in Africa
About 40 Millions people are leaving with HIV/Aids around the world with about 25 Million leaving in Africa. It is obvious that Africa is the most affected continent. According to UNAIDS, Africa continues to bear the brunt of the global epidemic. Two thirds (63%) of all adults and children with HIV globally live in sub-Saharan Africa, with its epicentre in southern Africa One third (32%) of all people with HIV globally live in southern Africa and 34% of all deaths due to AIDS in 2006 occurred there. Declines in national HIV prevalence are being observed in some sub-Saharan African countries, but such trends are currently neither strong nor widespread enough to diminish the epidemics overall impact in this region.
December is recognized internationally as World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day is preceded by AIDS Awareness Week, beginning annually on 24 November. The aim of World AIDS Day and AIDS Awareness Week is to raise consciousness in the community about HIV/AIDS issues, including the need for support and understanding for people living with HIV/AIDS, and the need for the development of education and prevention initiatives.
In 2007 World Aids day is calling for a global Awareness to “Facing the Facts”.
TargetAIDS regional workshop:
Proposal developed Training for NGOs
Since the past decade, many NGOs have engaged in HIV/Ads work making a meaningful contribution to the response in the continent. One of the challenges for NGCos and community based organisation
is how to mobilise and secure funding to sustain their work. Developing proposals for donors has always been the main challenges and many NGOs have to rely on consultants to lead of such processes. the
reason is partly because of lack of time but the main reasons is the lack of skills and experience.
TargetAIDS has committed to address this challenge by organisation a regional workshop of senior NGO members and staff on how to develop and write a sellable proposal and make it a success.
The course will be organised in Burkina Faso from the 12th to the 17th December 2007.
the course is opened to all NGOs working in Africa interested to build skills within their team to be able to lead and develop successful proposals to the main HIV/Aids donors.
Language: French
Registration: Send an email to office@targetaids.org for further information.
Xmas evening with children in a world Afected by HIV/Aids
Xmas is always an important even in the lives of millions of children around the work to enjoy life and have fun with their parents and families.
Unfortunately Xmas is quite often sad time for millions of other children who have lost their parents, and their families because of HIV.
TargetAIDS in collaboration with its partners as part of its mission would like to contribute to brightening the Xmas of children affected by the epidemic in Africa by organising:
Xmas evening with children in a world of HIV/Aids
The aim of this evening is to raise funding to support 3000 children affected by Aids in 2008. the funding will be used to pay for their school fees, basic health care package, school furniture,
essential clothing and school uniforms and also at least one balance meal a day. we also aim at giving a symbolic Xmas present to 1000 most needy children.
For more details please contact TargetAIDS at:
office@targetaids.org
How you can help: Donations are welcome
The international conference on Aids and STIs in Africa 2008 in Dakar
