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Our Mandate
The Stephen Lewis Foundation was established in March
2003 and provides funds in four critical areas to:
- ease the plight of women who are ill
and struggling to survive, so that their lives can be free from pain,
humiliation and indignity.
- assist orphans and other AIDS-affected
children in every possible way, from the payment of school fees to the
provision of food.
- support grandmothers, the unsung heroes
of Africa, who bury their own children and then care for their orphan
grandchildren.
- assist the remarkable efforts of groups of people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHAs),
courageous men and women who have openly declared their status.
See highlights
of our programmes in Africa.
HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan
Africa†
• Of the 39.5 million people living with HIV in
2006, 63% of them (24.7 million) live in sub- Saharan Africa.
• 13
million children have been orphaned by AIDS in Africa. It is estimated
that another five million will be orphaned by 2010.
• Every day
1,400 children under 15 die of HIV/AIDS and another 1,500 become infected
with HIV. The vast majority of them live in sub-Saharan Africa.
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In some countries, up to 40-60% of orphans live in grandmother-headed
households.
• Women are disproportionately affected by the HIV/AIDS
pandemic – on average, there are three women infected for every two
men.
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what's inside
Letter from Stephen Lewis
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Grandmothers’ Gathering
'may this be the dawn of the grandmothers' movement.' [more]
Grandmothers' Gathering: Toronto
Statement
'we will not raise children for the grave' [more]
Our Mandate
4 critical areas of focus [more]
Letter from the Director of
Programmes
[more]
SLF’s Programmes in Africa
project highlights from 14 countries [more]
From the Grassroots of Canada
Canadians' response to the pandemic, Give
a Day to World AIDS [more]
SLF News
current and upcoming initiatives [more]
Financial Overview
revenues and allocation [more]
Letter from the Executive Director
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