Category Archives: Non-Profit Organizations

Grab the Waiting Child Slideshow Button

Please help advocate for orphans with HIV by adding the photolisting slideshow (see left sidebar) to your blogs and social media. Please contact me if you would like help adding the slideshow to your websites or if the slideshow is … Continue reading

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5 Year Old Girl in Uganda Needs a Sponsor

This is Joyce. She is 5 years old. Awaka Children’s Foundation is working on finding out her HIV status which is unknown at this point. Her parents are both HIV-positive and so is her little brother. Joyce suffers from severe … Continue reading

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World AIDS Orphans Day

May 7th is World AIDS Orphans Day. I am commemorating the day by highlighting how we can end pediatric HIV. There are several campaigns going on concurrently to end vertical transmission of HIV from mother to child by 2015 by … Continue reading

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Thank You Magic Johnson!

Nearly 20 years ago, in November 1991, Magic Johnson courageously announced that he was HIV positive and retiring from the NBA Lakers. Magic Johnson is one of the most notable and admired public figures speaking out. I find that most … Continue reading

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HIV Adoption Forum February 12th in Chicago

Project Hopeful – HIV Adoption Forum Invitation Project HOPEFUL in partnership with University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital Adoption Clinic are pleased to offer their first Parent Forum of 2011. These parent forums have been hugely successful educational tools for … Continue reading

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$7300 Adoption Grants for Ethiopia

World Association for Children & Parents (WACAP) is a non-profit adoption agency. They are offering $7,300 grants toward the agency fees for the adoption of HIV-positive toddlers and children age 2 and older in Ethiopia. Eligible single women and married … Continue reading

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Project Hopeful on CBS News

Project Hopeful, the Twietmeyer family and HIV adoption featured on CBS News. Here is the video. Here is the article.

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World AIDS Day 2010

December 1st is World AIDS Day. Please help spread the truth about HIV/AIDS by sharing this video.

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HIV Adoption Article in PEOPLE Magazine

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UNICEF Report – Blame and Banishment: The underground HIV epidemic affecting children in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

The following are some excerpts from the UNICEF Report – Blame and Banishment: The underground HIV epidemic affecting children in Eastern Europe & Central Asia. Emphasis added to highlight the areas I find most relevant to this blog topic. “This … Continue reading

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