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Plan projects: tackling HIV and AIDS

Plan works at local, national and international levels to raise awareness and provide support to affected communities worldwide.

Some examples of our work in this area:



Alexandra Villavicencio at Stepping Stones workshop Fighting HIV with Stepping Stones
Alexandra Villavicencio, an HIV positive mother from Guayaquil in Ecuador, has turned her life around and started fighting HIV in her community, with help from Plan’s Stepping Stones workshops

children enjoying performances of leading musicians on World AIDS Day HIV health training for 'invisible' child care-givers
Children who are determined to nurse their HIV positive parents are receiving health training and support from Plan Zimbabwe

Haiti: local volunteers bring hope and support for parents with HIV
Volunteer 'delegate mothers' bring a ray of sunshine to families affected by HIV

Planning For Succession in Uganda
Protecting the inheritance rights of widows and orphans

Medical care for children with HIV in Mali
Plan supports provision of anti-retroviral treatment for children with HIV. Worldwide, 19 out of every 20 children are denied vital treatment

Read the full article Young, innocent and wedded to AIDS risk
In some parts of the world, young girls are more likely to contract HIV if they get married than if they stay single

Rights for children orphaned by AIDS
Women and children vulnerable to 'property grabbing' are gaining new rights thanks to a project in Uganda

Read the full article Memory books help children affected by AIDS
Read how memory books are helping families in Uganda cope with loss


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