Featured Work
World AIDS Day 2009: Joyce Kaborole's Story
Take a moment on December 1 to learn about some of the hurdles facing people living with HIV and AIDS. Every day, ActionAid works with communities and people around the globe to address HIV-related challenges, like Ugandan Joyce Kaborole. This is her story.
Supporting Orphans in Uganda Affected by HIV and AIDS
Nearly 2.3 million Ugandan children who have lost parents to HIV and AIDS. ActionAid is working with communities to support vulnerable children and orphans living with the disease.
Disseminating HIV and AIDS Education in Afghanistan
Sections of Afghanistan’s population are at increased risk of contracting HIV and AIDS. Through our work with locals and religious leaders we are educating Afghanis about the disease.
Healing Begins in Congo
ActionAid came to the Democratic Republic of Congo when the troubles began. Our work focused on meeting immediate needs of poor people caught in the throes of conflict while pushing for peace. Violence persists throughout the country, in spite of the 2002 peace agreement. ActionAid continues to work toward peace and our work to make life better for people in the Congo. While success will not come overnight, we see progress every day.
The Twin Pandemics: Violence Against Women and HIV & AIDS
Women make up 61% of those infected with HIV & AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa and 64% of 15 to 24 year-olds living with HIV in all developing countries. The world is only beginning to recognize that the HIV is now a predominately female disease and that its spread is being accelerated by the very high level of violence against women in many countries. ActionAid works on making the connection between Violence Against Women and HIV & AIDS.
Publications
Media Gallery
A Broken Landscape: HIV & AIDS in Africa, a book and photo exhibition by Gideon Mendel, presented by Network Photographers in Association with ActionAid is an intimate account of how individuals, families and communities are responding to the epidemic sweeping Africa.
