by Dionel Rodriguez | Jun 1, 2020
“Hogar de Vida” AIDS Shelter for Women and Children
Hogar de Vida in Lima, Peru shelters a small number of women and children living with AIDS while serving as a drop-in center for 45 women and 35 children. Breakfast and lunch are provided six days a week.
Father Joseph Fedora and his staff provide occupational therapy and technical assistance in navigating Peru’s difficult public health system.
Your gift will make a difference in the lives of these women and children!
by Dionel Rodriguez | Jun 1, 2020
Eastern Deanery AIDS Relief Program
Fr. Edward Phillips, M.M.
Eastern Deanery AIDS Relief Program is presently one of the largest multifaceted treatment and prevention programs in Kenya. In 1993 when Eastern Deanery AIDS Relief Program (EDARP) was founded by Father Edward Phillips MM at the request of Roman Catholic priests from the Eastern Deanery Nairobi.
Various services offered are adult and children basic AIDS care as well as anti-retroviral treatment. There is a special emphasis on preventing maternal to child transmission. Well-baby clinics provide a way to identify infants at risk for HIV infection and provide immunization for poor children who do not receive basic immunization services. There are over 19,000 adults and children receiving care and treatment.
People accessing counseling and testing is more than 50,000 clients in a year. With over 300 volunteers involved in the program, it has 13 clinics spread through the eastern side of the city of Nairobi. Please help Fr. Ed Phillips M.M., continue this project.
