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World Concern installed 1,000 crosses to remember those who die every day because of AIDS. The crosses represent fathers, mothers, sisters and brothers. Three out of four of those who will die today live in Africa.
Read more about this on the Humanitarian Aid Blog.
Crispin is just three years old, wearing a pink shirt and denim dress, reclining near her grandmother in the shade of a large tree in rural Kenya.
Near Crispin are about a dozen other orphans from her village, in a region where the rate of AIDS is 11 times higher than in the United States.
The virus robbed these children and babies of their parents.
And few will admit it... Continue AIDS orphan relief
We know AIDS has a stigma. It’s feared. People don’t like to discuss it. How do people in developing nations talk about this disease? Gain deeper insight on why, culturally, it’s such a difficult topic, and check out the list of translated euphemisms people use to describe it.
When you first began to understand the AIDS crisis, what was your reaction? Find out how other people have responded to AIDS. Explore what Christians can do to help, and get a glimpse into why our community-based approach is vital—changing attitudes and generating support for families affected by this disease.
Read the Christianity Today editorial on AIDS
How often we want to turn away from the pain in this world! We should focus on what’s good and right. But as we serve people in the developing world, we see firsthand how poverty is often at the root of pain, desperation and sin. We don’t dwell on these destructive cycles, we focus on breaking them. But for anyone wanting a deeper understanding of poverty’s connection with the AIDS crisis, we’ve included this story about how poverty drives prostitution in Kenya.
AIDS in Kenya, Africa news article
