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The spread of HIV/AIDS threatens to take millions more lives, reverse development gains in dozens of poor countries and imperil progress on critical global issues. From Central Asia to Central America, Mercy Corps is not only supporting awareness and prevention, but also helping people with HIV/AIDS in their fight for dignity, justice and economic opportunity.

Bringing a Culture Back from the Brink ›

Country: China

Professor Hou Yuangao, alongside Mercy Corps, is helping to save and preserve his own endangered ethnic group.

The China Few Have Seen ›

Country: China

Zhuhe Township is hundreds of miles - and seems hundreds of years - away from China's rapidly growing, ultramodern cities.

An Ancient Culture Confronts New Challenges ›

Country: China

The Liangshan Yi are an ethnic group at risk; faced with the challenges of a Chinese economy that seems to be leaving them behind, they need the optimism, ingenuity and action of their youth more than ever.

A Sad Show of Hands ›

Country: Central African Republic

Richard Jacquot, currently assessing crisis in Central African Republic, writes that HIV/AIDS, violence and poverty threaten thousands there, mostly children.

Using Sport to Teach AIDS Awareness in Sudan ›

Country: Sudan
Youth returning to southern Sudan are learning about HIV/AIDS through a curriculum of soccer.

Increased Foreign Aid Will Support AIDS Fight ›

Help Congress press President Bush to raise international assistance in next year's budget.

Victoria: Raising Awareness, Reducing Risk ›

Country: Liberia

Soccer is helping Liberian youth like Victoria Nayou learn how to protect themselves from HIV/AIDS.

Lynotte: Learning to Break the Cycle ›

Country: Zimbabwe

In Zimbabwe, exchanging school renovations for tuition vouchers is opening doors for AIDS orphans.

Harnessing Soccer's Power ›

Grassroot Soccer's Kirk Friedrich tells Liberian radio how "YES to Soccer" reaches young people.

Protecting Zimbabwe's Most Vulnerable ›

Country: Zimbabwe

Mercy Corps is paying for much-needed school improvements in return for tuition waivers for 750 orphans and vulnerable children.

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Our HIV/AIDS programs have reached more than 300,000 people worldwide, with a special focus on at-risk populations including youth.

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