Problem

Boys and girls in Uganda, who contracted AIDS from their infected mothers in infancy, desperately want to have a future. Without access to anti-retroviral drugs to control the virus, these teens lived without hope of ever reaching adulthood...until now! With anti-retroviral drugs recently made available to African nations, these boys and girls are now receiving the medicines needed to keep them alive, but now must learn to live positively and successfully with the disease.

The Gift

IRT has developed TeenSAVE, a comprehensive program to help these teens live healthy lives, face their future with hope, and transition successfully into adulthood. Through TeenSAVE, IRT is conducting AIDS education, life-skills and vocational training and providing scholarships so that they can complete their education and become active and engaged members of their communities. Your gift of $5 will sponsor a teen in the TeenSAVE program for one week. Your gift will help this child have the future that she never thought possible.