Fact: 67% of all HIV-positive people live in Sub-Saharan Africa, where an estimated 4,100 people die from AIDS every day. An estimated 1,000 African children contract HIV daily. 12.1 million African children have lost one or both parents to AIDS. Lifesustaining medication is out of reach for most Africans, though it costs only about 40 cents per day. The AIDS epidemic has taken a devastating toll on Africa’s workforce, severely crippling the continent’s struggling economy.

React: Become an advocate; write a letter to your Congressman. Organize a fundraiser. Sign an online petition and encourage others to do the same.

HOPE represents AIDS in Africa Treatment, Prevention, Support & Education