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- HIV Team in France
- HIV Team in Africa

Issue 13, April 2006   
 

Welcome to issue thirteen of. , the monthly newsletter from the MSD Interpharma HIV Team.

 


This month, HIV@MSD is celebrating its forst anniversary !!
The MSD HIV Team would like to thank EACH OF YOU for
your faithfulness and your support throughout the past 12 months!

This month, HIV@MSD invites you to think of the New Generations, of the children who have lost their parents to AIDS. The story that we are about to disclose is full of hope; it takes
you to a friendly and cheerful day care center, Dula Sentle, in Botswana, where two parents unite to significantly improve the
life of 130 orphans with a budget of US$ 500 per year and per
child. No big investments, no fancy advertising campaigns, just love, education and care as if these children were theirs.

An interesting and innovative experience in one of the richest
Sub-Saharan countries which at the same time is one of the countries hardest hit by HIV/AIDS: Botswana.

Botswana is roughly the size of France or Texas. It is entirely landlocked, bordered by South Africa, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Most of its inhabitants live in the East and Southeast of the country, 84% of Botswana being covered by the huge Kalahari Desert.

 

 

 

 


The total population is roughly 1.85 million, growing at a rate of 3.5% per year.
About 43% of the population is under 15 years of age. It is estimated that by
2010, more than 20% of all children in Botswana will be orphaned.

Let us discover what makes Dula Sentle a special model of orphan's
management with limited resources
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"I want to make you smile" will be one of the songs of their second CD, due in November 2006. A great lesson of courage from children to adults!




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