CAFI at Richmond 2014 Combined Federal Campaign Kick-off Event
Federal employees and members of the Armed Forces stationed at Defense Logistics Agency Aviation (DLA) Defense Supply Center Richmond, VA kicked off the 2014 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) on September 23, 2014. The Children’s AIDS Fund International (CAFI) was one of 30 charities invited to attend the celebration boasting this year’s theme: “We Make it […]
Microscope Increases Clinic Capacity
On a recent trip to Uganda, Children’s AIDS Fund International (CAFI) President Anita Smith (left) presented a Bausch & Lomb medical microscope to the Family Hope Centre Kampala staff. The equipment was donated by CAFI board member Russell Smith, president of Organization Communications Incorporated (OCI), headquartered in Northern Virginia. Mr. Russell Smith is no stranger […]
State Employee Charity Giving Campaigns Begins
September heralds the beginning of the 2014 State Employee giving campaigns. The Children’s AIDS Fund International (CAFI) is participating in 17 campaigns throughout the U.S. These state campaigns are an important fund raising source for CAFI. The Maryland State Employees and Retirees once again lead the way with over $2,100 pledged last year. Thank you […]
Children’s AIDS Fund International Attends 2014 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) Kick-off in Washington D.C.
The Children’s AIDS Fund International was one of eight charities invited to attend the Kick-Off Combined Federal Campaign Celebration in Washington D.C. of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Court Services and Offenders Supervision Agency (CSOSA) and The Pre-trial Services Agency (PSA). In addition to the kick-off event a 9/11 observance ceremony was conducted. Both events […]
HIV is More than 10 Minutes in Biology Class
This summer while many students spent their school break on family vacations, one student chose to spend some of her time volunteering at the Children’s AIDS Fund International (CAFI). This incoming sophomore decided she wanted to learn more about HIV and its worldwide impact . After just a few days at CAFI she quickly realized […]
HIV Prevention Debates Continue
With the dramatic increase in the number of patients on HIV treatment over the past decade and the recent still controversial emergence of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programs, more and more experts assert it is possible to treat our way out of the HIV epidemic. Clearly increasing data supports that position because HIV positive individuals on […]
Putting Life’s Challenges in Perspective
Every now and then when life’s issues seem to be overwhelming it is important to put things into perspective. One young man helps me do that. His name is Junior. By age 5 Junior had lost his father and by age 13, his mother had also died from AIDS and he was very sick himself. […]
New Program Will Double the Number of Children with HIV Receiving Treatment in Two Years
At the US-Africa Leaders Summit yesterday the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), in partnership with the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), launched Accelerating Children’s HIV/AIDS Treatment (ACT). ACT is an ambitious $200 million initiative to double the total number of children receiving life-saving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in ten priority African countries over […]
Reaching out in Lusaka Zambia
HIV/AIDS Rate in the US Capital Surpasses Several African Nations
Most Americans think of HIV/AIDS as a challenge for other nations around the world, not the United States. The alarming fact is that 3.2% of all adults ages 15 to 49 in Washington, DC are HIV positive. If the US capital were a nation in Africa it would rank 23rd out of 54 countries in […]