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What is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)?

The HIV and AIDS Pandemic in Africa and Canadian Response SS 9 - Canada in the Contemporary World. What is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)?.

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What is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)?

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  1. The HIV and AIDS Pandemic in Africa and Canadian Response SS 9 - Canada in the Contemporary World

  2. What is a Non-GovernmentalOrganization (NGO)? “Private organizations that pursue activities to relieve suffering, promote the interests of the poor, protect the environment, provide basic social services, or undertake community development" -The World Bank

  3. Characteristics of an NGO • Not for profit “charity” groups • Funded by governments, multilateral organizations (i.e. United Nations), foundations and individual donors • Often pursuing one of the following goals: • Engaging in emergency relief work • Promoting the interests of the poor • Protecting the environment • Providing basic social services • Advocating for community development

  4. Canadian NGOs working in International Development: An Example Founded in 1984, Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief (CPAR) is a Toronto-based NGO that is inspired by the vision of a healthy planet, where health is broadly defined to include human well-being, environmental integrity and social justice.

  5. Ethiopia Uganda Tanzania Malawi Where Does CPAR Work?

  6. What Does CPAR Do? CPAR works with rural communities in the following areas: • Clean water and sanitation • Food security • Primary health care • Secure livelihoods • Environment

  7. What does all this have to do with HIV and AIDS?

  8. CPAR Believes: Health is both sustained and harmed by the environmental, physical and social conditions that affect people living in a particular community

  9. What do you know about the HIV and AIDS pandemic in Africa? True or False? There are currently over 22.4 million Sub-Saharan Africans living with HIV

  10. What do you know about the HIV and AIDS pandemic in Africa? True or False? There are currently over 22.4 million Sub-Saharan Africans living with HIV True!

  11. What do you know about the HIV and AIDS pandemic in Africa? True or False? In 2003, over 2 million Africans died of HIV and AIDS related illness

  12. What do you know about the HIV and AIDS pandemic in Africa? True or False? In 2003, over 2 million Africans died of HIV and AIDS related illness True!

  13. What do you know about the HIV and AIDS pandemic in Africa? True or False? An estimated 14 million children have been orphaned by AIDS

  14. What do you know about the HIV and AIDS pandemic in Africa? True or False? An estimated 14 million children have been orphaned by AIDS True!

  15. What do you know about the HIV and AIDS pandemic in Africa? True or False? 60% of Africans living with HIV between the ages of 15-24 are young women and girls

  16. What do you know about the HIV and AIDS pandemic in Africa? True or False? 60% of Africans living with HIV between the ages of 15-24 are young women and girls True!

  17. What do these numbers tell us about the effects of HIV and AIDS in African Communities?

  18. What about these statistics? • It is estimated that in 10 years time 25% of Sub-Saharan Africa’s agricultural workforce will have died • Less than 4% of Africans living with HIV have access to antiretroviral treatment • Only 7% have access to voluntary testing

  19. What are the implications of this for individuals people? Families? Communities?

  20. In order to understand the impact of HIV and AIDS on families and communities, it is important to consider those who infected and those who are affected

  21. Video: The Heroes of HIV and AIDS http://www.irinnews.org/film/?id=4089

  22. Individual Profiles How can we help?

  23. Things to Consider Challenges Solutions What are the immediate solutions? What are the long term solutions? How can we help? • Who is affected by HIV and AIDS? • How are they affected? • Who else is indirectly affected by HIV/AIDS (i.e. the ripple effect)?

  24. Profile # 1

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  26. Profile # 3

  27. Profile # 4

  28. How can you help? • Be Aware • Care • Share

  29. Together we can build healthy communities!

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