Book Launch FundRaiser
Join Bracelet of Hope and Author Dan Matwey for a book n' bracelet fundraiser at Crestwicke Baptist Church on Jan 28th.
Guelph students inspired to save the world
Please see this recent article about a group of Guelph students ready to change the world and the documentary that describes their recent journey to Lesotho.
Bee Keeping In Lesotho
St. Dominic’s Youth group video. A group of 14 youth from Tiping, Lesotho, most of whom are HIV-positive, who want to do something to change their futures. BoH is working with this group to set up a beekeeping enterprise. They plan to start with 20 hives and expand to 100 hives. They will keep 50% of the profits to share among the members for food, transportation and medical care. 35% will go to expanding the operation and 15% will go to help others with HIV in the community.
Did you know that half of all new HIV infections are among those 15-24 years old and of those, about three-quarters of those infected are young women. Around the world, 5 youth are infected with AIDS every minute; 7,000 are newly infectedevery day. Your support of projects like the St. Dominic’s youth group’s beekeeping business is critical in helping youth both avoid AIDS and to manage it if they do become infected.
Agents Of Change
Please read "Celebrating Agents of Change in the HIV/AIDS Community", a special edition of VERGE magazine to coincide with the 20th annual conference of the Canaadian Association of HIV Research. Page 8 has a story about Dr. Anne-Marie Zajdlik and Bracelet of Hope.
Bill C393 - Canadian Access to Medicines Regime
After being passed in the House of Commons by a vote of 172 to 111, with support from members of all political parties, Bill C393 was blocked in the Senate – repeatedly adjourned until the current election was called, at which time the bill died on the order paper. This bill, which would have amended the Canadian Access to Medicines Regime to enable the export of low-priced generic drugs to countries in need, has the support of 80 % of Canadians. Read the joint statement signed by Bracelet of Hope and many other civil society organisations.
UNAIDS Global Report
The UNAIDS Global Report for 2010 is now out. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the AIDS epidemic and reponse. Country-by-country information is available, including Lesotho (see Annex 2). Read the full report.