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How to Help on World AIDS Day and Year-Round: Companies, Churches, and Community Groups Can Equip AIDS Caregivers With Kits
December 1, 2009While many Americans are experiencing hardship, some communities and churches are remembering their relative abundance and reaching out to those affected by AIDS in the developing world, particularly today, on World AIDS Day, and throughout December 2009. World Vision, the international aid agency, enables this effort through its Caregiver Kit program, which allows Americans to give tangible support to people affected by AIDS. In recognition of World AIDS Day 2009, volunteers around the nation are gathering throughout the month of December to build thousands of kits containing the most basic goods including washcloths, soap, a flashlight and cotton balls. World Vision ships these kits to AIDS-stricken regions around the world, including in sub-Saharan Africa, where nearly 12 million children have lost one or both parents to AIDS. Full release.