A GRASSROOTS INITIATIVE COMBATTING AIDS IN KENYA SUPPORTED BY GOVERNMENT OF CANADA
Toronto, Canada (July, 2006) This month, Street Kids International is launching a new program that will seek to address the severe gap in HIV/AIDS prevention programming for young women in developing nations. The program will be funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) as one of a number of grants awarded toNGOs focused on addressing HIV/AIDS in developing countries through grassroots partnerships. Street Kids International received the grant for their work in partnership with a local Kenyan organization. Street Kids International has built its reputation on a series of award winning animated videos including Karate Kids that transcend cultural specificity and language barriers to address the issue of HIV/AIDS in young people. Building onthis expertise and a well developed network of experts, a series of resource materials which highlight the voice and ideas of youth will be created and tested. The project will directly address the particular challenges of HIV/AIDS among young women.
The grant that will enable Street Kids International to complete this work is funded by the Canadian InternationalDevelopment Agency (CIDA) and will be administered on their behalf by the Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH) and the Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development (ICAD). Street Kids International is proud tohave received this grant for this critical work and fully supports the bringing together the Canadian Government, several Canadian-based NGOs, as well as local NGOs to most effectively address the pandemic of HIV/AIDS facingthe world’s young people.
Street Kids International
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