Aids kills nearly 6,000 people each day in Africa (most of them in sub-Saharan countries). Many are young adults, and in Africa alone over 11 million children have been left behind as orphans of this disease. These numbers keep growing and are clearly daunting. We need a united effort from all sides - governments, international organizations, researchers, non-profits and individuals like you and me - to help find solutions for this pandemic. Salvaging the lives of 11 million children in the world is beyond the means of any one of us, but helping just one child to have a better life is something that almost any of us in the western world can afford.

Your contribution of $25 a month will support a child in the Lake Victoria region of Tanzania. This support includes organic food, school uniforms, clothes, school and other supplies and healthcare for the orphans and their guardians.

Just $25 can make a dramatic difference in the life of one of these AIDS orphans. It can mean the difference between life in the streets, or life with a caring foster family, educational opportunities, health care and the nutritional support that all children deserve. I hope you will consider making a difference in the lives of one of these children.

Here are pictures of three orphans waiting for sponsorship. Please choose the one you feel most inspired to support and let us know by clicking their picture. Thanks for making a difference.

Tara Blasco
Sponsorship Coordinator

Mwasi Mikidadi
Born: 1994
Guardian's name: Chausiku Magesa (born in 1948)
Relationship: Aunt
History: Mwasi’s parents died of AIDS; both in the year 1994. The parents left behind two children under the care of Mwasi’s aunt, Chausiku. She is a peasant and sometimes sells small charcoal. Chausiku is living with six children who depend on her for support. Her main problems are abdominal pain due to surgery, and malaria.

Mwasi is 15 years old, and in sixth grade at the local primary school. Her favorite subjects at school are English, Swahili and Math. She is currently participating in the LEA MTOTO program and lives in Bweri, within Musoma urban, in the Mara region of Tanzania.

Emmanuel Waguruki
Born: 1995
Guardian’s name: Nyagonda Waguruki
Relationship: Grandmother
History: Juma’s parents died of AIDS; his father in 1995 and his mother in 1997. The parents left behind one child that lives with the grandmother, Nyagonda. She is a peasant living with six children who depend on her for support. Her main problems are back pain, toothache and leg pain.

Juma is 12 years old, and in fourth grade at the local primary school. His favorite subjects at school are Math and Swahili. He is currently participating in the LEA MTOTO program and lives in Bweri, within Musoma urban, in the Mara region of Tanzania.