On World AIDS Day, Keeping the Promise to Stop AIDS Through the Power of Partnerships

On World AIDS Day, Keeping the Promise to Stop AIDS Through the Power of
Partnerships

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement
from Henrietta H. Fore, USAID Administrator:

On December 1, the international community again recognizes World AIDS Day and
the more than 33 million people worldwide who are living with HIV/AIDS.
Through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the U.S.
Agency for International Development (USAID) is supporting those battling the
disease, as well as those dedicated individuals and organizations on the
frontlines of the AIDS pandemic. Through it all, one thing remains evident:
we are partners in this ongoing fight, and it is only through the power of
partnerships -- large and small, public and private, multilateral and
bilateral -- that we will turn back the tide of this terrible disease.

Last week, I had the honor of meeting with some very remarkable people in
Ethiopia, while visiting USAID's Urban Agriculture Program for HIV-affected
adolescent orphans and women. Combined with HIV/AIDS education, these
individuals receive beneficial skills on gardening and irrigation. With
funding from the American people, through PEPFAR, we have helped 38,000
Ethiopian women and children stay in school, adhere to AIDS treatment,
generate income from garden plots, and improve their nutritional status. This
is one example of the power of partnerships in action.

Indeed, for nearly 50 years, USAID has provided economic, democracy and
governance, humanitarian and health assistance to developing countries through
a vast network of organizations, including international bodies,
non-governmental organizations, businesses, universities and indigenous
groups. These partnerships become even more valuable as we fight this deadly
disease.

USAID and its partners believe in the dignity and worth of every human life
and in mutual respect between peoples. Together we can give individuals,
communities and nations great hope and a way forward.

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