KEEP A CHILD ALIVE INC
A RUIZ-GIMENEZ 17 STATE ST NO 2100, NEW YORK, NY 10005 www.keepachildalive.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: WE ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE REACH THEIR POTENTIAL AND LIVE HEALTHIER, HAPPIER LIVES. KCA HAS A MISSION TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE, ADULTS AND FAMILIES AROUND THE WORLD, WITH A FOCUS ON COMBATING THE PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF HIV/AIDS.

TO HELP CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE REACH THEIR POTENTIAL AND LIVE HEALTHIER, HAPPIER LIVES.

IN 2019, KCA CONTINUED TO PARTNER WITH GROUNDBREAKING GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS TO DESIGN, IMPLEMENT AND SHARE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO SOME OF THE MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST AIDS. MOVING FROM CHARITY TO SOLIDARITY, WE SUPPORTED PROGRAMS IN FIVE COUNTRIES AND HELPED TO REDUCE THE VULNERABILITY OF WOMEN AND GIRLS, ELIMINATE THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT GAP FOR CHILDREN, AND ADDRESS THE SPIRALING HIV EPIDEMIC AMONG YOUTH, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. WE BRING CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION TO GLOBAL HEALTH, CONTINUING TO INTEGRATE MUSIC, HEALING ARTS AND SPORTS INTO HIV CARE, AS WELL AS USING TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE HEALTH SERVICES, CONNECT PEOPLE AND SCALE INNOVATIONS. WE INVOLVE COMMUNITIES IN PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND ADVOCACY IN FRESH WAYS. TOGETHER WITH OUR PARTNERS, WE WORK AT THE FRONTLINES OF THE EPIDEMIC TO ENGAGE THOSE ON THE MARGINS, BLENDING LOCAL SOLUTIONS WITH GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE AND CAPACITY BUILDING FOR TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF 2019'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE:1. REACHED OVER 120,000 PEOPLE LIVING WITH AND AFFECTED BY HIV IN FIVE COUNTRIES: INDIA, KENYA, RWANDA, SOUTH AFRICA AND UGANDA.2. SERVED OVER 1,600 ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE AT THE FAMILY CARE CENTER IN MOMBASA, KENYA, AND PROVIDED YOUTH-FRIENDLY SERVICES AT THE SPECIALLY DESIGNATED "YOUTH ZONE," INCLUDING HIV CARE AND TREATMENT, HIV COUNSELLING AND TESTING, ADHERENCE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH INFORMATION SESSIONS WITH PEER EDUCATORS, AND ACCESS TO A LIBRARY AND OFFICE LAPTOPS.3. CONDUCTED SUPPORT GROUPS FOR CHILDREN AT WE ACTX FOR HOPE IN KIGALI, RWANDA, AND IMPLEMENTED RWANDA'S NATIONAL "DIFFERENTIATED SERVICE DELIVERY" MODEL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN COLLABORATION WITH UNAIDS. HELPED WE ACTX FOR HOPE TO DELIVER SPORT FOR GOOD PROGRAMS TO VULNERABLE YOUTH.4. PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE HIV CARE AND ENHANCED CHILD AND YOUTH-FRIENDLY HIV RELATED SERVICES AT KEEP A CHILD ALIVE'S BLUE ROOF CENTRE IN DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA.5. WORKED WITH BOBBI BEAR IN SOUTH AFRICA TO PROTECT CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY ABUSED, VIOLATED, AND NEGLECTED TO ENSURE THEIR HEALTH AND WELL BEING AND TO MINIMIZE THEIR RISK OF HIV INFECTION.6. PROVIDED COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT THROUGH THE IKAGENG ITIRELENG AIDS MINISTRY IN SOWETO, SOUTH AFRICA FOR ORPHANED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND YOUTH, INCLUDING REGULAR HOME VISITS, PEER SUPPORT GROUPS, AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, LINKAGES TO HEALTH SERVICES, COUNSELLING, MENTORING AND LIFE SKILLS.7. SUPPORTED ALIVE MEDICAL SERVICES, IN KAMPALA, UGANDA, TO OFFER A RANGE OF HOLISTIC SERVICES TO ITS CLIENTS: HIV COUNSELLING AND TESTING, HIV CARE AND ART, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS, PREVENTION OF MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION OF HIV, GENERAL MEDICAL CARE, WELL-BABY CARE AND IMMUNIZATIONS, PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT AND COUNSELLING, FAMILY PLANNING, A RANGE OF LAB TESTS, AND SUPPORT GROUPS.8. IN PUNE, INDIA, HELPED THE SAHARA AALHAD CARE HOME AND SAAHASEE EMPOWER PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH, MOBILIZATION ACTIVITIES, SERVICE NAVIGATION, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN AND YOUTH AND MENTORING PROJECTS.9. HELPED SAAHASEE DELIVER LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMS TO VULNERABLE YOUTH IN BHIWANDI, MUMBAI.10. SUPPORTED PRAYAS IN PUNE, INDIA TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV IN CHILDCARE INSTITUTIONS PEOPLE WHO ARE OFTEN NEGLECTED AND EXTREMELY VULNERABLE.

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