Links
| # | Web Link |
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Adoption Advocates - Ethiopia This is an international adoption agency site focusing on children from Ethiopia and several other countries. Most of the children up for adoption, though not HIV-positive themselves, have lost their mother or both parents to HIV/AIDS. |
| 2 |
The World Family Ethiopian Orphans and Medical Care - Ethiopia The World Family Ethiopian Orphans and Medical Care works in collaboration with the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health, Clinton HIV/AIDS Rural Initiative and other partners. Euyeal Yoseph Zeleke, EOAF Founder, lost his sister to Breast Cancer and AIDS in June of 2000. He made a promise to himself that he would help educate and assist the prevention and awareness of this deadly virus. Their mission is to improve the health care in Ethiopia, reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS and support comprehensive care for orphans through self sufficient and sustainable programs. |
| 3 |
AIDS Orphans Assistance Database (Association Francois-Xavier Bagnoud) - USA The AOAD is a joint effort of AFXB and the ECD Team, Education Sector of the World Bank. The purpose of the AOAD is to facilitate cooperation among organizations and individuals assisting children made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS and their caregivers. The AOAD allows users to find, learn about and contact each other. The database also aims to help donors identify potential project partners directly, thus eliminating costly intermediaries. |
| 4 |
Albina's Action for Orphans (Harvard University)- USA This advocacy site for the rights and care of orphans globally offers users access to "Orphan Alert", as well as personal stories from those working with orphans and their extended families, and access to current papers evaluating the impact of HIV/AIDS on numbers of orphans. |
| 5 |
Children Affected by AIDS Foundation (CAAF) - USA The Children Affected by AIDS Foundation aims to meet the needs of children affected by AIDS and advocating and educating on their behalf. The site features HIV/AIDS information and resources, information on events and fundraisers for children affected by HIV/AIDS, data on how children have been affected by the international epidemic, and programs that CAAF has funded. |
| 6 |
Children Affected By AIDS (CABA) Forum (Synergy Project) - USA This page offers visitors the opportunity to join an online e-mail discussion about Children Affected by HIV/AIDS. The discussion forum allows users to view the full archives. Also on the www.synergy.com website are several documents about children and HIV/AIDS, including "Children on the Brink 2002" and USAID Project Profiles of Children Affected By HIV/AIDS. |
| 7 |
Children and AIDS International Non-Governmental Organization Network (CAINN) - International The network was established by NGOs and community-based organizations to promote the voices, rights and needs of children and young people infected by, affected by and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. Its key objective is to promote the implementation of the UN Convention on Rights of the Child and other relevant international declarations and agreements. It has developed Children Living in a World with AIDS: Guidelines for Children's Participation in HIV/AIDS Programmes with support from UNAIDS. These guidelines are available on the web at the address above. |
| 8 |
Children on the Brink 2002 (UNAIDS) This publication contains statistics on children orphaned by HIV/AIDS from 88 countries, analysis of the trends found in those statistics, and strategies and principles for helping the children. This document covers 1990 to 2010 and provides the broadest and most comprehensive statistics yet on the historical, current and projected number of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. It also stresses that the growing needs of other children made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS must be met. |
| 9 |
Children's Rights (Human Rights Watch) - USA HRW works to defend the general rights and welfare of orphans, abandoned children, and street children. A sub page of this site deals directly with HIV/AIDS and children's rights, and includes news, international legal standards, and children's rights publications, as well as links. |
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Child Rights Information Network - International CRIN is a global network of organizations sharing their experiences of information on children's rights. Its web site includes the full text of briefing and position papers on the rights of children living with HIV/AIDS and links to a list of relevant publications, all accessible through a search function. |
