More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Kakum Village in central Ghana is a tourist site with many drumming festivals and entertainers. Local children drop out of school to beg for money and prostitute themselves to tourists. Though the virus is spreading, sex education is taboo, and many people don't believe HIV is transmittable. Hospitals are not equipped to provide long-term care for patients, most of whom are too ill to work and have no income. Support is needed to improve opportunities and for local education.

Activities

Learn to feed and care for HIV patients, work with social service organizations, collect used clothing and food, visit patients at home, and hold public awareness events to educate the public on AIDS.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $60

Funding Policy: subsidized/guaranteed

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $60as of Jun 09 2004.  The original project funding goal was $11,000.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).