Lesotho is a mountainous nation about the size of Maryland, completely landlocked by South Africa. As with all of the countries in southern Africa, the HIV pandemic hit Lesotho hard. Currently, about one-quarter of Lesotho citizens over the age of 15 are living with HIV. But through a unified effort, Lesotho is gaining momentum in the fight to end AIDS in children. Keep reading
You may already know that EGPAF Ambassador Martha Cameron is a champion of our work, a leading educator on HIV prevention and stigma, and a proud staffer at Every Orphan’s Hope, a nonprofit that helps Zambian children find new families after losing parents to HIV/AIDS. But did you also know that she’s a geek for Apple products and loves Boyz II Men? We put Martha in the hot seat so you could get to know her better. Keep reading
EGPAF in Kenya, recently facilitated a field visit of journalists to northern Kenya. The aim of the visit was to educate the journalists on childhood tuberculosis (TB) in Turkana County and the support that EGPAF, in partnership with the county government of Turkana and other stakeholders, are taking to end TB in the region. Keep reading
Tawonga is an 8-year-old girl living in central Malawi. She loves running fast through the rows of her family’s cassava field. She loves learning how to write at her local school. And she loves pretending that she is a mother, wrapping her 9-month-old brother Abraham onto her back with a colorful chitenge. A chitenge is the printed cloth that serves many purposes for a Malawian woman—in this case for carrying a child hands-free. Keep reading
The latest global report from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) includes much to celebrate. But it also demonstrates how far we still must go to protect the millions of children living with HIV. Keep reading
Pemphero, 17, does not remember a day that did not begin with taking antiretroviral (ARV) medication. He also cannot remember his parents, who died from AIDS-related causes when he was still a toddler. Pemphero grew up in the homes of relatives in his village outside Mchinji, Malawi. He figured that every child started the day by drinking ARVs. Keep reading
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Maja Bernstein, our UP 4 THE FIGHT top fundraiser for 2016-17, won a trip to Tanzania with EGPAF. "As I reflect on my trip to Tanzania, what stands out most is the tangible progress being made by EGPAF, EGPAF partners, and beneficiaries. It has absolutely blown me away. I am so beyond thankful for the opportunity to go on this trip with EGPAF and witness their important and impactful the work," she says. Keep reading
