What is World Vision doing in response to the global AIDS pandemic?
World Vision operates AIDS prevention and care programs in more than 60 countries. The organization’s work is particularly focused on meeting the needs of millions of children who have been made vulnerable because of the pandemic, especially those who have lost parents to AIDS-related causes. AIDS awareness is also a significant aspect of World Vision development programs, which provide long-term aid to communities pursuing self-sufficiency. In December of 2000, World Vision launched The Hope Initiative, a global effort focused on high-prevalence and high-risk countries in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Our national offices, supported by regional AIDS Advisors and the Hope Initiative Models of Learning team, implement comprehensive responses to AIDS. These responses focus on prevention, care and advocacy. Integrating our AIDS response with existing World Vision efforts in child health, micro-enterprise development, food s
