"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'"
- Matthew 25:45
SAVE-A-LIFE
One person at a time in the fight against HIV/AIDS
Currently at the Faith Alive Clinic over 3,200 HIV+ patients are receiving
lifesaving antiretroviral (ARV) medications. However, there are over 9,000
people (Christians and Muslims), many of whom are widows and children, who have
tested HIV+ at the clinic but are not yet receiving ARV medications there
because they need funding and sponsorships. What can one person do in the face
of this overwhelming number? For a mere 50 cents per day, about the cost of one
latte per week ($183 a year), you can make a huge difference in one person’s
life by financing their ARV drugs.
There are two ways you can help:
1. Sponsor a patient’s medications for $183 per year for the length of his/her
life.
2. Make a general donation to the Save-A-Life Program.
To donate or learn more, contact erika.faithalivenigeria@hotmail.com
2011 update: Thanks to a generous major donor that is temporarily paying for ARVs
for all the Save-A-Life patients, money raised this year will go into a special
fund for Save-A-Life patients to access for other medical needs. These include
but are not limited to medications to treat opportunistic infections like
pneumonia, tuberculosis and malaria that prey on their weakened immune systems,
as well as surgeries if necessary. If and when the major donor discontinues,
sponsors' donations would again provide ARVs for their specific patients. Visit
http://notesfromnigeria-erika.blogspot.com and click on the January 10, 2011
post for more information.