The following is a media advisory regarding a Washington, DC, event for World AIDS Day featuring teens from Ethiopia who have been affected by
HIV/AIDS and who have catalogued their experience in photographs.
Ms. Universe Natalie Glebova also will inaugurate the 2006 International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Campaign.
Speaking at the event will be Ahmed Mohammed, HIV/AIDS Program Specialist, who advises and provides technical expertise to Save the Children’s global
HIV/AIDS programs and has led on-the-ground efforts in Ethiopia and Mozambique. Mr. Mohammed speaks Amharic, English and Oromoo.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 202-294-9700.
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MEDIA ADVISORY
Ethiopian Teens Capture “Reflections of Hope” in Photo Exhibit for World AIDS Day, Ms. Universe and Sen. Richard Lugar to speak
WHAT: In recognition of World AIDS Day and the nearly 15 million children who have lost a parent to AIDS worldwide, Save the Children, the Global Health Council, and the ONE Campaign will host a photo exhibit by Ethiopian teens affected by HIV/AIDS, and will unveil the Global Health Council’s 2006
International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Campaign. The 14 youth selected for the photo project – some of them orphans – participate in Save the Children
programs to help educate their peers about HIV prevention, and to provide care and support to those sick from the disease.
Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) will be honored for his leadership in the recent passage of the “Assistance for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act.” This Act addresses the needs of children orphaned and affected by HIV/AIDS by providing resources for education, food
and nutrition, health care, life-saving medicines and support to help them cope with the grief and trauma of losing a parent to AIDS.
WHO: Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN), honoree
Natalie Glebova, Miss Universe 2005, will unveil the 2006 International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Campaign
WHEN: 5-7 pm, Thursday, December 1, 2005
WHERE: Room HC-5, The United States Capitol, Washington, DC
PARTNERS: Americans for Informed Democracy, Better World Campaign, Citizens for Global Solutions, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Feed the
Children, Food for the Hungry, Global Action for Children, Global AIDS Alliance, Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights, International
Medical Corps, Mercy Corps, United Methodist General Board of Church and Society, United Nation s Association – USA, US Fund for UNICEF, World Hope
International and World Vision.
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Save the Children (www.savethechildren.org) is the leading independent organization creating lasting change for children in need in the United
States and around the world. Save the Children USA is a member of the International Save the Children Alliance, a global network of 27 independent
Save the Children organizations working to ensure the well-being and protection of children in more than 110 countries.
The Global Health Council (www.globalhealth.org) is the world’s largest membership alliance dedicated to saving lives by improving health throughout
the world. The Council serves and represents thousands of public health professionals from over 100 countries on six continents. Global Health
Council members include nongovernmental organizations, policymakers, advocates, academic institutions, concerned citizens, corporations,
foundation, government and multilateral agencies, and public health professionals.
ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History (www.one.org) is a new effort by Americans to rally Americans, ONE by ONE, to fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty. ONE is a coalition of over 1.5 million Americans, founded by 11 of the nation’s leading relief and advocacy organizations,
including Bread for the World, CARE, DATA, International Medical Corps, International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, Oxfam America, Plan USA, Save
the Children, World Concern, and World Vision.
Contacts: Eileen Burke, Save the Children, 203-221-4233, [email protected]
Rachel Wilson, Global Health Council, 202-833-5900, ext. 3210, [email protected]
Meighan Stone, ONE Campaign, 202-464-1345, [email protected]