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Resources
The following organizations, websites, and publications provide
additional information about children affected by HIV/AIDS and responses
to help them:
Shared Principles on
Serving Children
Firelight Foundation supports these shared principles behind efforts
to serve children:
- The
Convention on the Rights of the Child
The Convention on the Rights of the Child "spells out the
basic human rights to which children everywhere are entitled:
the right to survival; the right to the development of their full
physical and mental potential; the right to protection from influences
that are harmful to their development; and the right to participation
in family, cultural and social life." Adopted by the United
Nations in 1989, the Convention is an international human rights
treaty ratified by all but two countries worldwide.
- Principles to Guide Programming for
Orphans and Other Children Affected by HIV/AIDS
This document provides counsel to guide local, regional, national,
and international initiatives for children affected by HIV/AIDS.
It was produced by the Informal Donors Technical Group on Orphans
and Vulnerable Children. The principles were defined after discussions
among national and international stakeholders at the July 2000
XIII International AIDS Conference in Durban and follow-up workshops.
Key Resources on Children
Affected by HIV/AIDS
- Children
on the Brink
This USAID report, first issued in 1997 and is updated every two
years with the most recent completed in 2004, was the seminal
study to raise awareness of the needs of AIDS orphans. It tells
the story of children affected by HIV/AIDS and provides core recommendations
on addressing the global crisis. The website provides an executive
summary of the July 2000 update.
- Africa's
Orphaned Generations
This UNICEF 2003 publication discusses the scale of the orphan
crisis in Africa; the impact it has on families, households, communities
and orphans themselves; and also outlines the support needed to
take care of these children.
African Grantmakers
and Organizations Supporting Vulnerable Children
- African
Grantmakers Affinity Group (AGAG)
AGAG is a network of grantmakers interested in working in Africa.
Its purpose is to foster greater foundation interest and more
effective grantmaking in Africa. AGAG's website provides information
on membership and upcoming events.
- AFXB: Association
François-Xavier Bagnoud
AFXB is involved in 17 initiatives in 13 countries involving children's
rights, health and human rights, and pediatric HIV/AIDS. Its website
includes news and program information specific to AIDS orphans.
Its website also includes the AIDS
Orphans Assistance Database (AOAD). AOAD is an online database
of organizations and individuals assisting children made vulnerable
by HIV/AIDS and their caregivers. Users can search the database
by region or enter their own program information.
- American Jewish
World Service
American Jewish World Service provides financial support, technical
assistance, skilled volunteers, and emergency relief to grassroots
organizations worldwide to alleviate poverty, hunger, and disease.
Its website provides background, grant application guidelines,
and details on the HIV/AIDS
projects it has funded.
- Bernard
van Leer Foundation
The Bernard van Leer Foundation (BvLF) is a private foundation
created in 1949 that is based in the Netherlands and operates
internationally. The mission of the BvLF is to enhance opportunities
for children growing up in circumstances of social and economic
disadvantage. The Foundation is concerned with young children's
overall development, with special emphasis on children birth to
8 years. The Foundation therefore promotes a holistic approach
including education, health and nutrition. BvLF works in the following
African countries: Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania,
Uganda, and Zimbabwe.
- The Elizabeth
Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
The Foundation is a worldwide non-profit organization dedicated
to identifying, funding, and conducting research on pediatric
HIV/AIDS and other serious and life-threatening diseases facing
children. Its website includes research project descriptions and
grant application information, and it allows for online donations.
Its website also includes information on the Call
to Action Project, a Foundation project to help reduce mother-to-child
transmission of HIV in the developing world.
- Global
Strategies for HIV Prevention
Global Strategies implements international strategies to prevent
HIV infection, using strategic alliances and organizing international
meetings. Its website provides information on its campaign to
prevent HIV transmission to newborns, program reports, and upcoming
conference information.
- Hope
for Africa Children Initiative (HACI)
The Hope for Africa Children Initiative (HACI) is a partnership
of CARE, Plan International, the Society for Women and AIDS in
Africa, and the World Conference on Religion and Peace. Click
here to learn more about HACI, and its partner
organizations.
- NetAid
NetAid raises and distributes funds for selected local development
projects worldwide, using the Internet as its key tool. Its website
allows users to donate to and learn about specific projects, and
provides information and stories about issues of poverty.
- Plan and
Childreach
Childreach is the U.S. member of Plan, a global child-centered
development organization helping needy children and their families
in developing countries. Its website offers program information
and allows for online donations.
- The Synergy
Project
The Synergy Project provides resource on program management and
policy development for organizations fighting HIV/AIDS worldwide.
Its website compiles comprehensive reports and data on HIV/AIDS,
best practices, policies, and program design, as well as the Children
Affected by HIV/AIDS (CABA) online/email
discussion forum.
Other Sources for Statistics
and Information
- AIDS:
The Agony of Africa
This website provides a Pulitzer Prize-winning news series by
Mark Schoofs on the AIDS epidemic in Africa. Originally published
November to December 1999.
- AIDS
in Africa, PBS Online NewsHour
This website provides news and data on AIDS in Africa, based on
PBS health news coverage. Updated July 2001.
- Children
on the Brink
This USAID report, first issued in 1997 and updated in 2000, was
the seminal study to raise awareness of the needs of AIDS orphans.
It tells the story of children affected by HIV/AIDS, and provides
core recommendations on addressing the global crisis. The website
provides an executive summary of the July 2000 update.
- Health
and Human Rights: The State of the World's Children 2003
UNICEF's 2003 edition of The State of the World's Children focuses
on child participation and the importance of taking the opinions
of children and youth into account when decisions are being made
that affect them. The report, available in PDF format as well
as a text-only version, includes examples of meaningful child
participation from every region of the world. Statistical tables
include indices from all countries and territories with particular
reference to children's health and well being.
- HIV
InSite, Sub-Saharan Africa
This website provides data and analysis on the AIDS epidemic in
sub-Saharan Africa. Updated December 2001.
- Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch works to protect the rights of people around
the world. Its website provides news, publications, and country-specific
information on human rights issues.
- PANDEMIC:
Facing AIDS
PANDEMIC: Facing AIDS is a feature-length film produced
by Rory Kennedy of Moxie Firecracker Films. This moving documentary
aims to capture the humanitarian crisis at the core of the global
pandemic through the life stories of individuals on five continents.
By capturing their experiences and conveying the personal significance
of living with HIV/AIDS, the film has great potential to raise
awareness and catalyze a response. This website contains links
to a variety of organizations and resources, and additional ideas
about how to take action.
- UNAIDS: Joint
United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
UNAIDS is an advocate for global action on HIV/AIDS. Its website
provides current statistics, global news, and information on international
activities against HIV/AIDS.
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