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HIV/AIDS PREVENTION
HOPE International Development Agency is providing programs of HIV/AIDS prevention education and care for children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia.

Hearing the children speak:

This picture was taken at a very emotional moment for Tibebu Bekele, HOPE International Development Agency's African Director. He writes this about the experience:

"Aklilu is an orphan. His mother, on learning that she was HIV positive, completely lost her mind. One day, she took him to the market and then disappeared into thin air. He has not heard from her since that day, and nobody knows where she is. Aklilu's next-door neighbour took him in. She is a single Mom with three kids of her own. She supports her children with a monthly income of only 40 dollars a month."

In Sub-Saharan Africa more than 12 million children have lost at least one parent to AIDS. Aklilu is a part of HOPE's ongoing work to support children who have been orphaned because of HIV/AIDS. David McKenzie, HOPE's International President, met Aklilu this summer. He was so moved by Aklilu's story, that he promised him that he would make sure that he gets an education.

Connect directly with a child orphaned by AIDS through HOPE International Development Agency's Building Family Ties.