EMPACT Africa Survey in KwaZulu-Natal
For several years EMPACT Africa has been working with local faith leaders in southern Africa to reduce the stigma of HIV and AIDS in their congregations and communities. One tool we designed, the...
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New Opportunities with Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance
EMPACT Africa joined the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA) as an official member recently during an international conference in Geneva, Switzerland. The EAA has 84 member organizations, representing...
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World AIDS Day is December 1
World AIDS Day is December 1, and in support of the 34 million people around the world suffering from HIV and AIDS, EMPACT Africa is kicking off a campaign to raise $25,000 to support HIV and AIDS...
View ArticleGetting To Zero
We have just launched our first “crowdsourcing” campaign timed to coincide with World AIDS Day on December 1. Funds raised through this campaign will support our educational activities in southern...
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EMPACT Africa Advises Human Rights Reports
The United States Department of State has, for the first time, decided to include stigma and discrimination associated with HIV and AIDS in the Human Rights Reports published each year. Beginning in...
View Article20th International AIDS Conference
I was fortunate to attend the 20th International AIDS Conference in Melbourne, Australia, last month. The conference began under a cloud with the news that several delegates had died when Malaysia...
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Honeycomb Connections Gets Started in Zimbabwe
A brand new project is buzzing in Zimbabwe thanks to a partnership between EMPACT Africa and Caritas Gweru, a Catholic development agency in the Gweru Diocese. Known as the Honeycomb Connections, it...
View ArticleMr. Trump – The AIDS Crisis Isn’t Over
December 1, 2016 Dear President-Elect Trump, Today is World AIDS Day, a day when United States presidents traditionally speak to the nation and the world to remember the millions who have died because...
View ArticleThank You!
Dear Friends, We are sending our end-of-year letter a little early this year. As some of you may already know, Linda and I will be moving shortly to Corvallis, Oregon, where our son and his wife both...
View Article“How We Lost the War Against AIDS”
As you all know, AIDS has faded from public consciousness. Many people believe the crisis ended years ago. But the reality is very different. We have made amazing progress, but that progress is very...
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