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Washington File - 25 February 2002
The grants, all under $5,000, are the first to be rewarded under the Communities Responding to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic (CORE) Initiative, first announced in December 2001.
"These small grants can go a long way toward helping local communities in the fight against HIV/AIDS," Natsios said.
USAID has a budget of $435 million for HIV/AIDS programs this year. Following is the text of the USAID press release:
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THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT USAID Announces Recipients of HIV/AIDS Grants
PRESS RELEASE
WASHINGTON, DC 20523
February 19, 2002
WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Andrew S. Natsios today announced 29 recipients of grants through USAID's CORE (Communities Responding to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic) Initiative. The CORE Initiative grants are designed to provide small, community-based organizations with funding for HIV prevention programs and to care for people living with HIV/AIDS and their families.
Speaking at the "Prescription for Hope" conference, sponsored by Samaritan's Purse, Administrator Natsios said, "These small grants can go a long way toward helping local communities in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The war on AIDS will be a long and arduous one, but with the help of people and organizations like yours, it is a war that we ultimately will win."
Millions of people in developing countries are affected by HIV/AIDS with hundreds of millions more at risk of infection. The values and activities promoted by faith-based groups such as promoting abstinence, committed relationships based on fidelity, and supporting educational programs are meaningful contributions in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Typically, faith-based institutions operate much of a developing country's health care infrastructure such as clinics, hospitals, and teaching facilities. As USAID expands its work in care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS, community and faith-based organizations will be essential partners in providing voluntary counseling and testing, home care, clinical services, and delivering advanced treatment.
USAID's CORE Initiative was announced last year on World AIDS Day. This initiative is one component in USAID's comprehensive HIV/AIDS program. This year, USAID's budget for HIV/AIDS is $435 million. To date the agency has spent more than $2 billion in the fight against the pandemic. For more information on USAID's HIV/AIDS programs see:
http://www.usaid.gov/pop_health/aids/index.html
USAID is the government agency that has provided humanitarian assistance and economic development worldwide for 40 years.
The grants awarded today are for less than $5000 each, and the 29 recipients were selected from a large pool of applicants. The following organizations were awarded small grants through USAID's CORE Initiative:
Bangladesh: Organization of Development Program for Underprivileged
Brazil: Associacao de Acao Sloidario
Burkina Faso: Vigilance
Burundi: Episcopal Church of Burundi, Diocese of Gitega
Democratic Republic of Congo: Orphans Development Program International
Ecuador: Fundacion Augustin Tomala -- SIM
Ethiopia: Food for the Hungry International-Ethiopia
Ghana: Africa Rural Medical Aid Foundation Project Hagar
India: Association for People Living with AIDS & HIV Infection; Self Employed Welfare Association
Jamaica: Christ Church Anglican in Kingston
Kenya: Hope Africa Women Organization; Jitegemee Youth Group; Pioneer Players Puppetry Group
Malawi: Livingstonia Synod AIDS Control Program
Nigeria: Federation of Muslim Women's Association in Nigeria; Ogoni Youth Development Project
Rwanda: EER/Diocese of Kigali
South Africa: Phaphamani Home Based Care; Rob Smetherham Bereavement Service for Children
Thailand: Life Development Centre
Uganda: Center for Recreation, Education and Appropriate Training; Society of Women and and AIDS in Africa-Uganda; Center of Resocialization of Chemically Dependent
Ukraine: Hope and Salvation
Zambia: Women's Missionary Society of Southwest Zambia
Zimbabwe: Uzumba Orphan Trust
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