Hi and thanks for visiting my fund-raising web page. I'd really appreciate your support in something I feel very strongly about.  HELPING CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE WHO ARE INFECTED  BY HIV/AIDS.

At the end of 2007, an estimated 230,000 people were living with HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean. Some 20,000 people were newly infected during 2007, and there were 14,000 deaths due to AIDS.

In two countries in this region - the Bahamas and Haiti - more than 2% of the adult population is living with HIV. Higher prevalence rates are found only in sub-Saharan Africa, making the Caribbean the second-most affected region in the world. Half of adults living with the virus are women.

AIDS is now one of the leading causes of death in some of these countries, with Haiti being the worst affected. An estimated 7,500 lives are lost each year to AIDS in Haiti, and thousands of children have been orphaned by the epidemic. The full cost of providing treatment – including salaries, infrastructure and other services – is well beyond the means of many public health systems.

 

A LITTLE MONEY CAN GO A LONG WAY.    $30 can provide basic health care provisions for one child or adult - $50 can provide adult assistance and counseling for a vulnerable child - $100 can help build a home for an HIV/AIDS affected family Donating through this website is simple, safe and totally secure and is the most effective way to sponsor me. Won't you sponsor me now? Many thanks for your support,