Improving Health, Creating Bright Smiles
Children with HIV have many health needs beyond medical treatment. One often overlooked but critical area is dental hygiene. This is even more important for HIV positive children because medicines used in antiretroviral therapy (ART) can be very hard on the teeth. Through a grant from MAXIMUS Foundation, CAFI provided dental hygiene education and treatment […]
Giving Hope for Tomorrow
Having lived in Africa for nearly two decades, I saw with heartbreaking clarity the devastating impact of HIV-AIDS among the continent’s children. Literally millions suffer from the infection or have lost parents or loved ones from the disease. It is to such brokenness that the Children’s AIDS Fund International comes supporting programs in many countries […]
CAFI Welcomes Confirmation of Ambassador Deborah Birx to head U.S. Global AIDS Program
Children’s AIDS Fund International congratulates Dr. Deborah Birx on her confirmation as Ambassador at Large and Coordinator of the US Government activities to combat HIV/AIDS around the world. Dr. Birx has a distinguished career working in HIV/AIDS related treatment, vaccines and research, “Her vast first-hand experience dealing with every aspect of the pandemic will inform […]
Giving Children the Future Through Education
Russell Smith and his family know first-hand the plight of HIV impacted children in Uganda. Visiting first to conduct professional mentorship and training in grant writing for local organization and government leaders, Russell visited clinics, schools and community projects that helped him understand the many challenges these children face. The result: the Vanessa Smith Scholarship […]
Once Vulnerable, Now Hopeful and Empowered
“I had lost hope and was doing nothing but roaming around the village,” said 16-year-old Joyce from Luwero, Uganda. The second child of the three siblings, Joyce said, “My mother died when I was six years old then I lived with my father, a butcher who never provided any basic needs for us including school […]
Role Models for All of Us
“There are so many needy people in the world, what can I do? I’m just one person, what difference can I make?” We hear people say that all the time. Next time take a moment to respond. Tell them about the three children under age 10 living in New England who painted sea shells to […]
A 14 YEAR OLD BOY WITH A NEW LEASE ON LIFE
Deo, age 14, is an HIV-positive orphan in Kampala, Uganda. He lives with his widowed mother who cares for three other children. Deo receives treatment at a clinic supported by Children’s AIDS Fund International and his health is very good. But he was not able to attend school regularly because his mother has no reliable source […]
End this Year by Making a Difference with Children Impacted by HIV
All over Africa and in the U.S., people like you are helping turn lives of despair into futures full of hope. When you look into the eyes of a little one who has lost everything due to HIV, like we have, you are especially thankful for the support of others who want to bring hope […]
Every Day, 700 Children are Born with HIV
700 Children are Born with HIV Every Day. When it comes to health for HIV-impacted children, Nutrition is key because a child’s health is linked to the food they eat. Without a nutritious diet children do not develop and grow the way they should. Children with HIV especially need good food to help them take […]
A Season to Help the Little Ones
2 Million Children with HIV Aren’t Getting Treatment. Despite the progress that we’ve made to reduce mother to child transmission and treatment of HIV, one group has been left behind. Children. Without HIV testing and treatment with antiretroviral therapy (ART), one third of infants living with HIV die before their first birthday, and more than […]