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What We Need
From You!
African
Advocates Against AIDS wants to decrease the risk of HIV/AIDS and its stigma in
the local African community. We are doing this by increasing knowledge of
HIV/AIDS, encouraging HIV testing, and linking people to HIV/AIDS and other
needed services. But we can't do it alone!
African Advocates
Against AIDS, Inc.
126 US 70 Hwy West
Garner, NC 27529
United States
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Company History
African Advocates was started by Carine Siltz. Her objective was to
coordinate community outreach projects for prevention and education of
HIV/AIDS within African communities in the United States of America.
Board Members
Chair & Vice President
TANYA
FRAZIER,
Treasury
ELGA EGBAW,
Board Directors
JOY KAGENDO
Dr C. KIGONGO
Dr PHILIP MWALALI
JAH RENOLD
VIOLET SMART
JOICE CHILONGO
DOCTOR EPHRAM
HIBRAHIM MALUAL
DOCTOR TOM ARCARO
AAAA Staff:
Carine Siltz (Founder/Exec. Director), Adèle Ndeng (Project
Coordinator), Vincent Payne (Public Relations), Mr. Barton (Accountant),
Violet Smart (Trainer)
Important Facts About HIV/AIDS
- In
2003, 2.9 million people died from AIDS or AIDS related illnesses.
Almost half a million were children under the age of 15.
- Over 38 million people are currently living with HIV or AIDS.
- Approximately 11 out of every 1,000 adults are infected with HIV.
- In 2003, 4.8 million people were newly infected with the HIV
virus. That rounds out to 14,000 a day.
- Over 20 million people have died since the first case of AIDS back
in 1980.
- By 2010, over 25 million children will be orphaned due to AIDS.
- An estimated 70 million more people will die from AIDS over the
next 20 years.
- African Americans account for more than a third of the reported
AIDS cases since the beginning of the epidemic.
- African Americans account for more than half of the new HIV
infections occurring in the U.S. each year.
- African Americans account for 42% of people living with AIDS in
the U.S.
- In the year 2000, HIV was the leading cause of death in African
Americans ages 25-44, compared to the 5th leading cause of death for
whites and 4th leading cause of death for Latinos.
Since the first case of the epidemic was discovered, African
Americans have been disproportionately affected. Help us put an end
to this disturbing trend.
African Advocates coordinates
community outreach projects for prevention and education of HIV/AIDS within
African communities in the United States of America. Our goal is to create
awareness and educate the African community about HIV/AIDS as well as help
people access prevention and treatment services.
You
are invited to the National Women and Girls HIV Awareness Day, March 15
at Shaw University, from 11am -4pm.
Register Today
Chair & Vice President
You
are invited to the National Women and Girls HIV Awareness Day, March 15
at Shaw University, from 11am -4pm.
