The total number of people living with HIV/AIDS was 34 million in 2011, up from 8 million in 1990. Despite increased attention on the disease in developing countries and access to anti-retroviral treatment, the AIDS epidemic is outpacing global efforts to contain it. We cannot institutionalize our way out of this problem.
Power of Love develops smart and effective methods to strengthen the community response to the HIV and AIDS epidemics.
Power of Love is making a difference in Lusaka, Zambia for 250 HIV positive children, their families, and their caregivers, all of whom now have the knowledge, skills, and support they need to stay healthy. These children are playing and going to school, not suffering from infections and wasting away because they aren’t getting life-saving drugs.
Venture philanthropy represents a radical merger between the nonprofit and for-profit worlds. Nonprofits are adept at delivering their services to the people they support - however, they have difficulty reaching more people.
