AIDS in Russia
Weltweit gibt es rund 68 Millionen Menschen, die an AIDS erkrankt sind. Allein in Russland leben etwa 250.000 „offiziell registrierte” HIV-Infizierte. Doch Experten vermuten, dass es eine Dunkelziffer gibt, die weit höher liegt. Auch die Zahl der im Mutterleib infizierten Kinder ist enorm hoch.
AIDS-Infizierte und HIV-Positive werden in Russland stark diskriminiert. Aus Unkenntnis über die Infektionswege und als Folge mangelnder Aufklärung wird den Betroffenen mit Angst begegnet. Immer mehr infizierte Neugeborene wachsen deshalb isoliert und ohne Förderung auf der Straße oder in Krankenhäusern auf.
Help for HIV-infected children
Home for Russian AIDS orphans
A future for AIDS orphans
Russia has the highest growth rate of AIDS infections worldwide. This malicious immunodeficiency syndrome has become a gigantic problem in the world’s largest country. More and more adults die because of this disease – and more and more parents. Their children, partly also HIV infected, are left alone.
Children are waiting for help
Russia has to deal with major economic problems, and disadvantaged social groups get few support. Therefore, only one orphanage for HIV-infected children exists in this big country. But: This orphanage is very small. It only provides room for 28 orphans. So, the number of children on the waiting list is continually rising.
This is how the Peter Ustinov Foundation helps
In order to provide a home for these girls and boys, the Peter Ustinov Foundation in cooperation with its partner, the German association “Hilfe für HIV-Waisenkinder e.V.“, builds an orphanage for roundly 50 AIDS-infected children.
After the Russian government provided the required piece of real estate and promised to finance the needed staff as well as follow-up costs, the Foundation contributes significantly to building and equipping this orphanage.
The Peter Ustinov Foundation supports this and other projects contributing to the well-being of destitute children and their families. Please help us to realise our humanitarian efforts and aims, and give those children a hopeful future.
> For further information, please visit: www.hiv-waisenkinder.de
Donation account: 901 801 301 Bank code: 250 100 30 Bank: Deutsche Postbank AG
