Since its outbreak, AIDS has caused the deaths of more than 20 million people.

AIDS has shattered families and left them destitute. It has orphaned more than 14 million children, a number that is expected to more than triple by 2010. And in the de elopin! "orld, AIDS continues to erode prospects for de elopment in countries "here men and "omen in their most producti e years are dyin! and societal and family structures are comin! undone. #oday, more than $% percent of the estimated 40 million people infected "ith the &I' irus li e in the de elopin! "orld. In poor countries "here resources for health care are scarce, and e en clean "ater can be hard to come by, the means to battle AIDS throu!h pre ention and a"areness pro!rams are often una ailable. (ducation, a tool essential for de elopment, is bein! compromised by a d"indlin! supply of both teachers and students )) particularly !irls "ho must care for their youn!er siblin!s "hen a parent dies or becomes ill from the AIDS irus. *onse+uently, the impact of AIDS and the potential for future dama!e to societies and economies in the de elopin! "orld is particularly de astatin!. ,ake a donation today and help *A-( fi!ht the spread of AIDS around the "orld. CARE's HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs Since the late 1$.0s, *A-( has fou!ht a!ainst the spread of AIDS. /rom one pro0ect in 1$.1, the portfolio has !ro"n to include 41 pro0ects "ith &I'2AIDS components in 32 countries in Africa, Asia, 4atin America and the *aribbean. *A-(5s !oal in respondin! to the AIDS pandemic is to empo"er local communities to protect themsel es from &I')infection and to miti!ate the effect of the AIDS pandemic on community sur i al. Specific inter entions are desi!ned to address the aryin! needs of people at three different sta!es relati e to &I'2AIDS )) those "ho are not infected "ith &I', those "ho are &I')positi e and those "ho ha e AIDS. 6ecause pre ention is the most effecti e method of slo"in! the AIDS pandemic, *A-( pro ides men and "omen "ith accurate information about transmission throu!h AIDS community education pro!rams and informal discussion !roups, educational tele ision and radio messa!es, and trainin! community health promoters on pre entin! AIDS transmission. *A-( "orks in partnership "ith communities, local health centers, ministries of health and the pri ate sector to train staff and olunteers on care and support for people li in! "ith AIDS. *A-(5s pro!rams at the country and community le els often combine different types of inter entions in a holistic approach that addresses root causes of po erty. &I'2AIDS inter entions can be desi!ned in syner!y "ith acti ities in a!riculture and natural resources, education, family plannin! and reproducti e health, maternal and child health, "ater, and small economic acti ity de elopment to protect the li elihood of families. 7ith recent fundin! from the 8ates /oundation, *A-( "ill stren!then its partnerships "ith other international or!ani9ations in a !lobal effort to assist children affected by &I'2AIDS. *A-( "ill help lead an initiati e to enable African communities to sa e the li es of millions of children affected by AIDS and to de elop or fortify local support or!ani9ations. Intensi e plannin! is no" takin! place for the fi e)year, lar!e)scale effort.