November 19, 2007 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States .... [ANN Staff]
|
Organized by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency in Mali, "Play Safe, Live Safe" is one of hundreds of projects run by the international, non-governmental organization headquartered near Washington, D.C.
To observe World AIDS Day, December 1, ADRA is offering World AIDS Day kits, which include a poster, World AIDS Day ribbons, sermon and presentation ideas, age-appropriate student resources and AIDS facts and stories from AIDS victims around the world.
To order a kit, or for more information on observing World AIDS Day, visit http://www.adra.org/.
Nearly 33 million people, half of whom are women, live with HIV/AIDS worldwide, according to an annual United Nations AIDS study released November 20.
Since 1985, ADRA has worked to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and encourage people to get involved in the global effort to stop AIDS. ADRA runs shelters, skills-training centers, provides for AIDS orphans and offers preventative education at its regional offices around the world. Johannesburg, South Africa-based AIDS International Ministry has also worked to combat the spread of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, where AIDS is the leading cause of death.
Copyright (c) 2007 by Adventist News Network
Source: http://news.adventist.org/data/2007/10/1195510708/index.html.en
No comments:
Post a Comment