HIV and AIDS Facts

Here are some sobering numbers related to AIDS/ HIV in the area we will be working this summer...

Kenya AIDS facts (2007):

People living with HIV/AIDS: 1.5 - 2,000,000
Women with HIV/AIDS: 800,000 - 1,100,000
Children with HIV/AIDS: 130,000 - 180,000
AIDS deaths: 85,000 - 130,000
Orphans due to AIDS: 990,000 - 1,400,000

Kibera facts:

Located in the center of Nairobi, Kenya
Largest Slum in Africa
Population is about 1 million people
The size of Kibera is about 75% of the area of Central Park
2/3 of the people living in Kibera do the "flying toilet" (which is deficating in a bag and then throwing it outside)
1/5 of Kenyans living with HIV/AIDS live Kibera

Save the date

The soon to be officially announced Kenya 2009 Benefit Concert will be happening on June 7th. It is a Sunday night (at Spaceland). You ought be in attendance. Good times will be had by all.

PayPal

For anyone interested (and if you are checking this site out, I assume you are), we have added a PayPal link for donations on the sidebar.

The church is charged a small fee for using PayPal, so if you have a choice between check/ PayPal, it would be best to write a check. If you are donating for a specific person, there will also be a place for you to write the intended person's first and last name. Please do this as it will make it easier to keep all ducks in their respective rows. PayPal is a very easy system, though, and if ease is beneficial, use the PayPal link!

Jambo!

This is where we will tell you things about the 2009 Ecclesia Kenya Trip. Thanks for coming. We will update frequently so add us as a feed or a friend.