March 14 (Day 14) Change the life of an AIDS-affected child.

For about $1.00 per day, you can transform the life of a child who is affected by AIDS. 

Sponser a HopeChild through World Vision.  A HopeChild is a child living in a community affected by AIDS. As a HopeChild sponsor, you are connected with one special child who will know your name, write to you, and feel your tender love and prayers. Your monthly sponsorship gift can help turn the tide of the HIV and AIDS pandemic! You can provide things such as:  
                 Clean water
                 Nutritious food                                                      
                 Health care,
                 Educational opportunities
                 Spiritual nurture
                 Care for sick or dying parent
                 HIV and AIDS counseling


About mother-to-child transmission of HIV:

-Every 90 seconds, another child becomes infected with HIV.
-Most children living with HIV acquire the virus during pregnancy, birth, or breastfeeding.
-Without the right care, HIV-positive moms have a 1 in 3 chance of passing the virus on to their children.
-Every day, 740 children die because of AIDS — one child every two minutes.
-Without treatment, nearly half of all children living with HIV will die before their second birthday.
-Only 1 in 3 HIV-positive pregnant women can access treatment to prevent mother-to-child transmission.
-One study in Mozambique found that providing ARV therapy to new moms reduced their risk of   transmitting HIV to their children to less than 2 percent.


Visit the World Vision site  and find out how you can make a difference in the life of a child affected by AIDS.  Visit the World Vision Experience and walk in the steps of a child affected by the AIDS crisis. View the trailers of children, hear their stories... I promise you will not be the same.  You will not be untouched by these children.   There are also other ways you can help, so check it out.   World Vision provides hope and assistance to approximately 100 million people in nearly 100 countries. In communities around the world, we join with local people to find lasting ways to improve the lives of poor children and families.








Sources: UNAIDS, WHO, UNICEF, WORLD VISION