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Visit MPPC Lusaka 2009

Videos

Visiting Lister Chingangu in Zambia!

Added by Jason Miles

Walking With Caregivers In Lusaka Zambia

Added by Jason Miles

Republican National Convention highlights

Added by Cassie Covelli

DNC EVENT 2008

Added by Jason Miles

1st Pres Berkeley 08 kit build

Added by Jason Miles

Pacific Medical 2008 Kit Build

Added by Cinnamon Miles

Menlo Atherton High 2008 Kit Build

Added by Jason Miles

Monte Vista Christian's Build Event

Added by Judi Heher

Church Of The Chimes 2008

Added by Cinnamon Miles

Monterey Bay Women Of Vision 2008 Kit Build

Added by Cinnamon Miles

Menlo Park Presbyterian Compassion Weekend 08

Added by Cinnamon Miles

King's Academy 2008

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Palo Alto High 2008

Added by Jason Miles

Out of the Shadows - Caregiver version

Added by Cassie Covelli

Visiting Caregivers in South Africa and Lesotho

Added by Jason Miles

Feb '08 Caregiver Kit Build - Puyallup Nazarene

Added by Matt Robertson

Rhythm Of Life - New WV Video

Added by Cinnamon Miles

SaddleBack AIDS Conference 2007 video #1

Added by Jason Miles

AIDS: Doomsday virus in India

Added by Jason Miles

Fish Hoek Baptist Church Winner of the 2007 Courageous Leadership Award

Added by Cinnamon Miles

The Kautz Family In Zambia

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Three FREE and EASY ways to Support the Caregivers in Developing Countries!

Caregiver Kits on Facebook

Here are three EASY (yet impactful) ways you can show your support

for Caregivers and the patients they serve by:

1. Become a fan of Caregiver Kits on Facebook.…

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Posted by Debbie Durham on August 3, 2009 at 2:30pm

Christians Mobilize to End Poverty

Christians Mobilize to End Poverty—On Apr. 26-29, 2009, Sojourners, in partnership with World Vision and other faith-based and advocacy groups, held the Mobilization to End Poverty, a historic gathering of more than 1,000 Christians that called upon both the faith community and the U.S. government to make overcoming domestic and international poverty a national priority. One activity for participants was a caregiver kit build! Hundreds enjoyed this hands-on event. Here is one attendees… Continue

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 until this trip. I've been told that my mostly desk job is making a difference, and have honestly struggled to believe that. I've learned stories of Caregivers… 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 at the school to assemble 375 caregiver kits for volunteers in Africa, Asia and Latin America who are helping families living with HIV and… 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 diarrhea is the biggest single killer of children in the modern world and diarrhea itself is one of the major causes of nutritional loss and poor growth. ORS… Continue

Posted by Debbie Durham on March 11, 2009 at 1:00pm

Quaker Valley students ship 100 kits to caregivers

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… 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

The Daily Free Press (Boston University), Josh Enos, November 24, 2008

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… Continue

Posted by Cassie Covelli on December 4, 2008 at 3:00pm

ZAMBIANS THANK CAREGIVERS IN NATIONWIDE CELEBRATION

More than 18,000 volunteers honored for caring for the sick, orphaned and vulnerable

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… Continue

Posted by Cassie Covelli on November 25, 2008 at 7:22am

Boston AIDS Africa announces their November 22nd kit build on local program

Check out this fantastic video which features the event coordinators for an upcoming community kit build in the Boston Area. The hope is that 3,000 kits will be assembled by local companies, churches, schools and individuals. These kits will then go to Rwanda and will resource thousands of Caregivers and those they serve!…

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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 vulnerable children around the world. Urge Congress to maintain and increase the U.S. contribution to the global battle against AIDS.

Take action today by… 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' jars. Teams get deductions for each cent in their jars that is not a penny.

"There's kind of a healthy rivalry," Maureen… Continue

Posted by Debbie Durham on October 22, 2008 at 12:50pm

Latest Facts About HIV and AIDS

HIV and AIDS fact sheet.pdf

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… 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 speak above the din emanating from a boom box at the

Bluebar and Tavern—a vile drinking den next door. It’s one of

many that… 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!!

The Caregiver Kit build at the Republican National Convention Sept. 2nd was a huge success as 2,500 kits were built by over 500 participants, and the event was covered by over 75 media outlets.

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… 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… 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 Conventions. Together, with other people like you, we'll make sure that the voice of the world's poor is heard by America's leaders — right in… Continue

Posted by Debbie Durham on August 13, 2008 at 1:00pm

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Posted by Debbie Durham on August 8, 2008 at 3:13pm

<b>It's Not Left or Right, but Doing What's RIGHT!</b>

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… 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 assemble Caregiver Kits for those who desperately need the supplies. Here's what it said:

Demand for Caregiver Kits has outstripped the supply. All around… Continue

Posted by Debbie Durham on July 2, 2008 at 4:00pm

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Three FREE and EASY ways to Support the Caregivers in Developing Countries!

Caregiver Kits on FacebookHere are three EASY (yet impactful) ways you can show your supportfor Caregivers and the patients they serve by:1. Become a fan of Caregiver Kits on Facebook.Caregiver Kits on Facebook2.. Pray for the Caregivers that they would be continuously strengthened and encouraged to care for the sick people in their community.3. Invite…See More

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Christians Mobilize to End Poverty

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'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 CorcheroBeing 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 until this trip. I've been told that my mostly desk job is making a difference, and have honestly struggled to believe that. I've learned stories of Caregivers and the clients they serve, but have only visited with those who have made…See More

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'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 HIVMarch 26, 2009BY JASON FREEMAN Staff WriterThe Sperling Brothers Foundation and 20 eighth-grade students from Southwest Chicago Christian School in Tinley Park partnered Saturday at the school to assemble 375 caregiver kits for volunteers in Africa, Asia and Latin America who are helping families living with HIV and AIDS.The kits, which the students put together in an assembly line set up in the school's…See More

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