Here we are in our second week of blogging. I have learned so much more in just this past week about HIV, especially statistics. After completing Module 1, I was left in awe at the amount of people who are HIV positive across the world. The statistics for Africa are just frightening. As mentioned in my previous blog, I am interested in finding out more on mothers and children with HIV. I was browsing through the web looking for some HIV organizations that provide help and support. I came across World Vision http://www.worldvision.org/content.nsf/pages/hope-child-sponsorship?Open&campaign=1193518&cmp=KNC-1193518. They are an organization that offer sponsorship services for orphaned children with HIV. They also offer help and support for widowed people as well as children that have somehow suffered because of HIV. The way it works is that you make a monthly donation and that goes to help people in need.
I would love to know of some other organizations that offer similar help. I would actually like to join one of these.
We had to read a book about HIV for our third assignment in this class. The book I chose to read is called "Sarah's Song", this book has put the disease into a different perspective for me. I could not take my eyes off of this book once I began reading it. It goes through the daily lives of a married couple who gets diagnosed with HIV in the early 80's. It takes you through their battle with HIV. It was an amazing book. It honestly changed the way I feel about certain aspects of HIV.
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Did You Know is not your weekly blog, Cathia. It is one aspect of your blog. I expect to see longer blogs from you in the future as well. You could have shared more of what you are learning in this class. Five sentences isn't nearly enough. Also separate out each paragraph with a space so it is easier to follow your transitions.
ReplyDeleteCheck out Keep A Child Alive. It is an organization that Alicia Keys supports. Just google the agency and you can learn much more about them.
The statistics on HIV are alarming! I have also learned a lot from the modules and think that they are a great asset to the course. I was not expecting the modules to be so informative. Anyway, the statistics are alarming for Africa I agree! Check out my blog to learn more about it as it is a huge part of my interest. Here it is jaime Ruiz - http://hivknowledge2323.blogspot.com. See you soon!
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