Maryknollers’ work with HIV/AIDS in Africa, Asia and Latin
America
|
Region |
Responsible person(s) |
Project name,
location |
Project description |
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AFRICA |
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Kenya |
Fr. Ed Phillips |
Eastern Deanery AIDS Program in Nairobi |
Program offers holistic care
for HIV positive people, education programs (particularly on youth who are at
high risk), and VCT. |
|
|
Br. John Mullen, Coralys Salvador, and Br.
Frank Tenhoopen |
AIDS orphans project in Mombasa |
The project sponsors orphans to go to school,
paying school fees, providing books and supplies and in some cases uniforms,
food, transport and medical needs. The project also monitors the children’s
progress through school and home visitations. |
|
|
Rose Anderson (Lay Missioner [LM]) |
Kitale AIDS Project |
(a).
HIV/AIDS Medical office and home care program. (b). HIV/AIDS
Education in schools and parishes (c). Income
generating projects - agricultural (plowing, seeds, fertilizer) (d). Orphans:
Sponsoring of orphans, $95.00 per year per child; currently 178 orphans (“There
are hundred more who could be cared for if we had the money” MH) |
|
Namibia |
Fr. Rick Bauer |
Catholic AIDS Action |
Multipurpose diocesan AIDS program: Youth/education prevention, VCT, medical,
spiritual support |
|
Tanzania |
Joanne Miya (LM) |
|
Work with orphans, children affected by HIV/AIDS |
|
|
Sr. Mary Reese |
Youth Alive Group |
AIDS orphans in Musoma |
|
|
Sr. Rosalie LaCorte |
Youth Alive |
Youth Alive, income generation with young women; Capacitar,
support group (plus Tupendane Cottage Industry) |
|
|
Sr. Marion Hughes |
|
Children orphaned by AIDS |
|
Zimbabwe |
Sr. Kathy Barbee |
Street children |
Orphans due to AIDS and
orphans with AIDS |
|
|
Sr. Fran Kobets |
|
Adolescents |
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ASIA |
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China |
Fr. Scott Harris |
|
Coordination of AIDS programs,
HIV/AIDS education to professionals and clergy |
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Thailand |
Fr. Mike Bassano |
|
Pastoral care at Wat Pra Bat Nam Phu an AIDS care center. |
|
Cambodia |
Lisa Piri,
Adel O’Regan
|
Seedling of
Hope |
A multi service HIV/AIDS program. -
small medical office, home health
care, hospice, and group homes. - Patches of Hope
and Orphans program (Little Sprouts and Little Folks). New focus on children’s
education. Mother to Child program Patches of Hope,
income-generating program for women and men living with HIV/AIDS in Phnom
Penh. - Bridges
of Hope component of the project attempts to reintegrate people successfully
on ART’s back into the workforce and community |
|
LATIN
AMERICA |
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Bolivia |
Sr. Joyce Hylazewski |
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Pastoral care, support
groups and education |
|
El Salvador |
Sr. Mary Annel |
|
Runs AIDS
clinic, peer group training and educational programs. VTC |
|
|
Sr. Marie Morgan and Sr. Gloria Ruiz
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Pastoral care |
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|
Deborah Northern |
|
Prevention education, prison ministry |
|
Guatemala |
Srs. Marlene Condon and Dee Smith |
|
AIDS multi-service
clinic, support groups, VTC, educational programs |
|
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Srs. Mary Lou Daoust and
Jane Buellesbach |
|
Medical clinic |
|
Panama |
Sr. Cathy DeVito |
Casa Hogar El Buen Samaritano |
For homeless or abandoned
people living with HIV |
|
Peru |
Sr. Peg Hennessey |
|
Pastoral care, support groups |
|
|
Fr. Joe Fedora |
|
Pastoral care, support groups, AIDS prison
ministry, retreats |