Global AIDS Initiative Grants $35,000 to Local Agencies

At the 2007 World of Chocolate Kick-Off Party, AFC announced the recipients of the third-annual Global AIDS Initiative. This grantmaking program benefits local, community-based organizations that collaborate or partner with an international organization to conduct global HIV prevention, advocacy, or treatment programs. AFC held a competitive submission process, and the following seven agencies were chosen to receive grant awards.

2007 Global AIDS Initiative Recipients

Women’s Equity for Access to Care and Treatment for HIV (WE-ACTx)
2020 West Harrison
Chicago, IL 60612
WE-ACTx was awarded $5,000 to support their new Rwandan Adolescents HIV project which includes a weekly teen support group and literacy training.

Martin Temple AME Zion Church
6930 South Cottage Grove
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Martin Temple AME Zion Church was awarded $5,000 to support the purchasing of HIV testing materials and services; continued employment of a nurse and clinic supplies; and educational material for the Maoni orphanage located in Lunzu, Malawi in Central Africa.

Salud Latina/Latino Health
53 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 1322
Chicago, Illinois 60604
Salud Latina/Latino Health was awarded $5,000 to support training leaders in a community-based setting in El Salvador. This year's project will focus on establishing relationships with service providers, capacity building trainings, and staff training in a community planning model.

IEAC HIV/AIDS Working Group
DePaul University
2219 N. Kenmore Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60614
Institute for East African Collaboration (IEAC) was awarded $5,000 to support a collaboration focused on supporting six HIV/AIDS related programs in Thigo and food, blankets, and raincoats for participants and their families.

The Children's Place Association
3059 West Augusta Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60622
The Children's Place Association was awarded $5,000 to support a new project in northern Haiti assisting children affected by HIV/AIDS in partnership with four community-based organizations.

Global Alliance for Africa
703 West Monroe Street
Chicago, IL 60661
The Global Alliance for Africa was awarded $5,000 to assist in the construction of a nine-room clinic in Kenya's Kibira slum.

World Bicycle Relief
1333 North Kingsbury
Chicago, IL 60622
World Bicycle Relief was awarded $5,000 to provide bicycles for Zambian volunteer heathcare workers to help increase the amount of HIV/AIDS patients they are able to visit, better the level of care provided, and increase self-sufficiency by training villagers in bicycle mechanics.

View 2006 Global AIDS Inititative Recipients