Title: www.keepachildalive.org
1www.keepachildalive.org
medicine for children families
2Mission
- KEEP A CHILD ALIVE is an urgent response to the
AIDS pandemic ravaging Africa. - With 28 million already dead, the disease
continues to wipe out whole societies, threaten
economic infrastructure and devastate the family
structure. -
- As a 501(c)3 non-profit, KCA offers supporters
the unique opportunity to provide lifesaving
antiretroviral (ARV) medicine and support
services directly to children and families living
with HIV/AIDS in Africa.
3KCA Prioritizes
- TREATMENT Anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment has
proven to bring HIV patients from sickness to
health. But less than 5 of children with AIDS
have access to these life-saving drugs. When you
sign up to become a monthly, or "Life" donor,
100 of your monthly donation goes directly to
life-saving AIDS drugs and surrounding care. - CARE Treatment is only effective alongside
medical care. KCA ensures all patients have
access to quality doctors, nutrition, testing,
transportation, and treatment for opportunistic
infections. - ORPHANS Currently 15 million children have lost
one or both parents to AIDS, and by 2010 the
number is expected to reach 25 million. These
children will face enormous risks in their
struggle to stay alive. Keep a Child Alive builds
and sustains orphanages to keep the most
vulnerable children out of harm's way. Orphanages
are a last resort, but necessary when children
have no extended family to turn to for support.
4The AIDS Pandemic
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- Antiretroviral therapy (ART) stops HIV from
destroying the bodys immune system. ART has
already dramatically cut AIDS-related deaths in
the Western world where it is readily available.
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- The price of ART continues to drop as generic
drugs become more available. Lifesaving
treatment is now available for less than 1 a
day! - Yet over 6,500 people still perish every day
from HIV/AIDS! Over 7 million people are in
immediate need of life-saving AIDS drugs, and of
these, only 28 are receiving them! - By now, AIDS has created over 12 million
orphans. Millions of children need attention,
care, and treatment, and they need it now.
5The KCA Solution
Public raises funds for Keep a Child Alive
KCA delivers drugs and care directly to our
clinics and health providers.
Generic AIDS drugs are purchased for a fraction
of the cost
6Your Donation
- 100 of your donation goes
- directly to KCA Programs!
- Thanks to the support of KCA Global Ambassadors,
- operational costs are always covered.
- 100 of donations from the public
- go directly to our sites.
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- With public donations, Keep a Child Alive
provides funding for drugs, support services, and
care to 12 clinical and orphan care sites in 7
countries -
- India, Kenya, Mali, Rwanda,
- South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe
8Clinical Sites
- Kenya
- Mombasa The Family Care Clinic
- Rwanda
- Kigali Icyuzuzo Clinic
- Uganda
- Kampala Alive Medical Services
- Zimbabwe
- Harare Mashambanzou Care Trust
- Mali South Africa
- Sikoro Hope Clinic Durban Bobbi Bear
- Wentworth, Durban The Blue Roof
- Soweto PHRU at Chris Hani
9AIDS Orphan Care Sites
- India
- Chandrakal Chandrakal Orphanage
- Kenya
- Siaya Nyamila Community Care Center
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- South Africa
- Valley of a Thousand Hills, Durban
The Agape Orphanage - Alexandria Township Gogo
Grannies Outreach Project - Soweto Ikageng Itireleng AIDS
Ministry - 100 of your donation goes to KCA Programs and
Services!
10THANK YOU!
- We must respond now to this,
- the greatest human catastrophe of all time.
- THANK YOU
- for supporting
- Keep a Child Alive.
11www.keepachildalive.org
When I think that AIDS has been around my entire
life, a mix of sadness, compassion and anger
overcomes me. While the statistics on AIDS are
staggering, especially in Africa, we cannot allow
their magnitude to immobilize us into inactivity.
Rather, we must harness our sadness and anger
into action! We must come together as one -
individuals, governments, corporations,
philanthropists and artists - and fight for the
rights of children and families suffering
unnecessarily from this dreadful
disease! -Alicia Keys, KCA Global Ambassador