ADRA TO OBSERVE WORLD AIDS DAY DEC. 1

ADRA to observe World AIDS Day December 1

November 19, 2007 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States .... [ANN Staff]

Among the efforts to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS it has led since 1985, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency runs preventative education programs around the world. This year, ADRA is distributing World AIDS Day kits to observe the December 1 awareness day. [photo: courtesy ADRA International]

Some 800 young people in the West African country of Mali are learning basic anatomy and health principles along with teamwork and leadership skills through a project that uses sports to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS.

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.

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