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Three FREE and EASY ways to Support the Caregivers in Developing Countries!
Here are three EASY (yet impactful) ways you can show your support
for Caregivers and the patients they serve by:
1. Become… Continue
Posted by Debbie Durham on August 3, 2009 at 2:30pm
Christians Mobilize to End Poverty
Posted by Cassie Covelli on May 8, 2009 at 9:00am
'Heroes is an understatement' - Meeting Caregivers in Zambia for the First Time
"Blanketed with Blessings"
Written by Cassie Smithco (Caregiver Kit Program Manager) with help from Scott Corchero
Being with World Vision for about 8 years now, I've always heard about how incredible our work in the field is, and yet never experienced it first-hand un… Continue
Posted by Debbie Durham on April 7, 2009 at 12:18pm
'It's not about us' Tinley students assemble 'caregiver kits' for those with AIDS and HIV
'It's not about us' Tinley students assemble 'caregiver kits' for those with AIDS and HIV
March 26, 2009
BY JASON FREEMAN Staff Writer
The Sperling Brothers Foundation and 20 eighth-grade students from Southwest Chicago Christian School in Tinley Park partnered Saturday a… Continue
Posted by Debbie Durham on April 2, 2009 at 1:30pm
The Lifesaving Treatment of Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) will be added to Caregiver Kits
Available in May, 10 packets of Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) will be added to the list of contents in Caregiver Kits. These life-saving packets will offer a new dimension of care that the Caregivers will be able to provide their patients.
Dehydration caused by dia… Continue
Posted by Debbie Durham on March 11, 2009 at 1:00pm
Quaker Valley students ship 100 kits to caregivers
Thursday, January 15, 2009
By Sandy Trozzo
The students moved quickly, working their way along the table, placing cotton balls, soap and other items in 100 orange carrying cases. The last item in each case -- a carefully worded note of encouragement in French -- was placed on top.
The kits are destined for three French-speaking countries to help people who care for those living with AIDS and HIV.
For students in the French Club at Quaker Va… Continue
Posted by Debbie Durham on January 20, 2009 at 11:11am
Caregivers in Zambia: A Family's Blog
A great blog about the beloved Caregivers in Zambia: http://kautzfamily.blogspot.com/
Posted by Debbie Durham on December 11, 2008 at 10:15am
A Vision of Caring in Africa - 3,000 kits assembled at Boston AIDS Africa event
It began a simple sightseeing vacation, but when Boston businesswoman Geri Rhoades saw the toll AIDS had taken on countries like South Africa and Zimbabwe on a trip there last April, she said she found a new purpose.
Touched by the juxtaposition of Africa’s boundless natural beauty with the ravages of AIDS, Rhoades said she returned home committed to finding a means of helping people struggling with AIDS.
The following mon… Continue
Posted by Cassie Covelli on December 4, 2008 at 3:00pm
ZAMBIANS THANK CAREGIVERS IN NATIONWIDE CELEBRATION
Ceremonies are held in Lusaka and across the nation before World AIDS Day (Dec. 1st).
Lusaka, Zambia, Nov. 25, 2008—Thousands of Zambians are being honored this week across the country in “thanksgiving” celebrations for their role in addressing the twin epidemics of HIV and malaria in this African nation, and helping their neighbors in need lead healthier, fuller lives.
The first-ever “Zambian Caregivers Day”… Continue
Posted by Cassie Covelli on November 25, 2008 at 7:22am
Boston AIDS Africa announces their November 22nd kit build on local program
mms://streaming.vmsnews.com/media/INSIGHT/20081026-608537-AC17D79E… Continue
Posted by Cassie Covelli on October 29, 2008 at 11:30am
Advocate For Our Leaders to Put Children First
Advocate for our leaders to put children first. World Vision works with Congress to ensure that funding for AIDS programs are protected, and advocates for 10 percent of this funding to be set aside for the care of AIDS-affected children. Join us in speaking out on behalf of vulnerabl… Continue
Posted by Debbie Durham on October 24, 2008 at 10:30am
Marlborough Students Hope to aid African AIDS Fight One Penny At a Time
MARLBOROUGH —
Pennies really do add up.
Students at the grades 4-7 school are using coins to raise hundreds of dollars for AIDS care kits that will go to Africa.
In the "Penny War" fundraiser, students bring in pennies for their team's jar and dump all other currency in opposing teams' j… Continue
Posted by Debbie Durham on October 22, 2008 at 12:50pm
Latest Facts About HIV and AIDS
World Vision: HIV and AIDS Fact Sheet
An estimated 33 million people were living with HIV in 2007.
Source: UNAIDS Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, 2008
Every day nearly 7,400 people become infected with HIV and more than 5,400 people die from
AIDS.
Source: UNAIDS Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, 2… Continue
Posted by Debbie Durham on October 2, 2008 at 12:11pm
The Lazarus Effect - story by James Addis
World Vision Autumn 2008
(Story by James Addis, posted Zambia photos by John Warren)
Sitting outside her one-room home, Agnes Njobvu,
42, tells a story that sounds faintly reminiscent of the biblical
book of Job. But it’s difficult to hear her at first. She
has to spe… Continue
Posted by Debbie Durham on September 23, 2008 at 12:52pm
First Lady Laura Bush, Cindy McCain, and others join us at the RNC Kit build!!
This successful event comes on the heels of another Caregiver Kit build last week at the Democratic National Convention that saw 1500 kits built.
VIPs in Attendance at the Event:
First Lady Laura Bush, Cindy McCain and Senator Bill Frist all joined ONE CEO David Lane and Princess Zulu on stage.
John Mc… Continue
Posted by Cassie Covelli on September 4, 2008 at 10:30am
Quote from Senator Tom Daschle who assembled a kit...
We are all in this together. Ending extreme poverty and preventable global disease requires all of us to come together and do what we can to change the world. That can mean uniting our our voices as one to call for change, or rolling up our sleeves as one to help those in need. Indeed, I can think of no better example than the World Vision and ONE volunteers working together here today. This afternoon, their unity and their efforts will save lives.
Make sure you check out all the new ph… Continue
Posted by Cassie Covelli on August 28, 2008 at 10:23am
Sign up to assemble Caregiver Kits at the Democratic or Republican Convention!
The following email went out to 90,000 World Vision advocates!
To register for the event, go to https://www.travizonmcc.com/Public/ap.aspx?EID=ACTI16E
Dear Friend,
You are invited to join World Vision and the ONE Campaign at the Democratic and Republican National Con… Continue
Posted by Debbie Durham on August 13, 2008 at 1:00pm
It's Not Left or Right, but Doing What's RIGHT!
Change for a Penny is headed to the National Conventions!
Both!
Denver and Minneapolis/St. Paul.
In conjunction with World Vision and the ONE Campaign, our "Got Cents?" campaign will display pennies at the National Conventions as a representation of how many people have died of AIDS in Africa.
Why?
Because doing what is right, is not a matter of Left or Right or any other political or cultural color, but rather is a matter where we can… Continue
Posted by Todd on August 1, 2008 at 6:30pm
AIDS caregiver supplies dangerously low!
The following email went out to 180,000 World Vision sponsors last month. This was an urgent plea to mobilize churches to… Continue
Posted by Debbie Durham on July 2, 2008 at 4:00pm
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