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Interview with Dave Toycen, World Vision Canada President
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- Published: Wednesday, 30 November 2011 14:41
Click here to listen to Brock's interview with World Vision Canada President, Dave Toycen for World Aids Day. Learn why World Vision believes an HIV-free generation is within our grasp and find out what you can do to fight the HIV & Aids pandemic.
On December 1, World AIDS Day serves as a worldwide call to action against this global pandemic.
• AIDS is the leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa and is spreading quickly in Asia, the Caribbean, and Eastern Europe.
• 40 million people around the world are infected with HIV
• Two thirds of them are women
• 2.3 million children are affected
• More than 8,000 people die of AIDS every day
• 14 million children under age 15 have lost one or both parents to this disease
What can you do to help?
Sponsor a HopeChild with World Vision Canada; designed specifically to help families who live in areas impacted by HIV and AIDS. You will help provide education, skills training, improved nutrition, agricultural assistance, safe water, health care and the needs related to HIV and AIDS. Through these sponsorships, families are better able to care for their own children as well as vulnerable children in the community, while helping more children stay HIV-free. For more information and/or to sponsor a World Vision HopeChild, visit worldvision.ca or call 1-800-844-8091.
