The reason for this climb and adventure to the Mountains of the Moon in Uganda is to raise awareness and funds for the children of Africa orphaned and at risk due to the pandemic of HIV/AIDS. We have chosen four beneficiaries for this project and they are:
1. RFFA (Rotarians For Fighting AIDS) Orphan Rescue see:
http://theork.com and http://www.rffa.org/
RFFA’S Mission is to mobilize Rotarians to fight HIV/AIDS.
We break the silence on AIDS, thereby reducing the stigma and making AIDS a mainstream issue. RFFA’s mission directs Rotarians to work on HIV/AIDS education and prevention, with a particular focus on developing and implementing community support efforts for orphans and vulnerable children.
RFFA engages and mobilizes Rotarians from all countries to join major, sustainable programs to support children. Rotarians address and combat the pandemic while providing global leadership in HIV/AIDS.
2. Operation Medical Hope, Hout Bay Cape Town, South Africa see:
http://www.rotaryhoutbay.org/2010/01/opening-day-for-coolamon-club-in-south-africa.html
3. Bishop Masereka’s Christian Foundation, Medical Care Centre, Uganda see:
Vision:
The Vision of the BMCF-US is to assist patients and orphans affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and other diseases (in Uganda ) through support of the BMCF- Uganda.
Mission:
The Mission of the BMCF-US is to encourage prayer, publicize the needs, raise funds, and assist in setting strategic priority to support the mission (and sustainability) of the BMCF-Uganda. Medical and educational needs are addressed to improve the well-being of patients and orphans affected by critical diseases in Uganda ).
Specific Objectives:
*To provide education to the churches, communities, schools and families about the dangers of HIV/AIDS
*To accelerate the fight against HIV/AIDS by fighting stigma, shame, denial, discrimination, in-action and misinformation
*To encourage people to go for voluntary counseling and testing for HIV
*To encourage patients to live positive and productive lives
*To provide care and counseling to the HIV/AIDS infected and affected persons
*To assist HIV/AIDS patients to obtain medication for opportunistic infections, and encourage them to seek further and more appropriate treatment
*To assist orphaned children with school fees and provide counseling to the ones who are traumatized by the loss of their dear ones
*Mobilization of resources for the Foundation’s ministry.
4. EDUCATION: The School of St. Jude’s Tanzania
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