HIV/AIDS IN KENYA
Mobile HIV/AIDS Clinic in Kenya to Help Save Many Lives
Pitch:
Life expectancy in Kenya is 63.29 years. Many Kenyans are dying due to preventable diseases. In Kenya over 1.5 million people are living with HIV/AIDS. Today 180,000 people, which are below the age of 15, have the disease. Every year there are 80,000 deaths due to HIV/AIDS in Kenya. 1.2 million children are living as orphans because of HIV/AIDS. There are many factors that lead to the high death rate and low life expectancy. The illiteracy rate in Kenya is 87.4% and the unemployment rate is 40%. We, the Marafiki volunteers want to help the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Kenya, specifically the poorest town, Turkana Central. 97% of people living in this town are poor. We are trying to raise money to build a mobile clinic that can help people with the disease, HIV/AIDS.
This project means a lot to me because I want to achieve three important goals. My first goal is to educate Kenyans on HIV/AIDS. By providing them with education, it will give Kenyans basic knowledge on HIV/AIDS and help prevent the disease from spreading. The second goal is to build a mobile HIV/AIDS clinic in Kenya. This will provide medical attention to those suffering with HIV/AIDS. The last goal is to raise money for Kenya. This money will go towards giving children education, resources for medical needs and education for young teens and adults on disease prevention.
Critical Need:
People in Kenya need to be educated on disease prevention and protective sex. The literacy rate is extremely low in Kenya, that 87.4% of the population is illiterate. Kenya is in the top 10 countries in Africa that have the HIV/AIDS disease. Education is key to teaching young
teens and adults the knowledge about HIV/AIDS, as well as, helping them understand how to
prevent this disease from spreading. Topics such as the dangers of unprotected
sex and sharing needles need to be explained to the population. People need to understand what HIV/AIDS is
and what to do if they get the disease, as well as, how to deal and cope with
it. This would not put an
end to HIV/AIDS, but would help to decrease the spread of
HIV/AIDS.
Impact:
The mobile clinic will impact Kenya in many positive ways. The mobile clinic can carry nine or more volunteers. It can administer up to 500 tests per day, as well as, the clinic can travel to the rural communities and will stay there for 1 to 2 weeks. Hopefully, this will help decrease and educate Kenyans on the HIV/AIDS disease.
Feasibility:
The mobile clinic itself is extremely feasible;
It will launch in January of 2014;
It will end in June of 2015;
The cost of building the mobile clinic will be approximately $1.2 million;
The cost of medical resources needed on board the mobile clinic will be $5,000; and
The cost of medicine that will be on board the mobile clinic will be $15,000.
Last Points:
An AIDS-free generation is possible! Please help by making a small donation to support the mobile clinic. This will provide education and medial resources to the young teens and adults in Kenya which will help them restore their lives and hope.
About Me:
In case you are wondering who I am, my name is Adrian Castellani and I am 15
years old. My
nick names are Age or Castellani. I attend one of the best high schools in Markham, Ontario, Bill Crothers Secondary School. I am a teenager who
is always happy, very outgoing, funny, intelligent, active and athletic. I love to play all sports, but the main one that I play
is AA hockey. My passion is to help people that are in need; so my goals are to succeed with this project and make a difference to help save lives in Kenya.
Work Cited and Links:
"HIV & AIDS in Kenya." HIV and
AIDS Information and Resources. N.p., 1986. Web. 20 Nov. 2013.
http://www.avert.org/hiv-aids-kenya.htm"National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: HIV/AIDS." Www.niaid.nih.gov. N.p., 28 Apr. 2009. Web. 22 Nov. 2013.
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/HIVAIDS/Understanding/Pages/symptoms.aspx
"The G Project - Powered by G Adventures." The G Project - Powered by G Adventures. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2013.
http://www.thisisyourplanet.com/ideas/freedom/303
"What Is HIV/AIDS?" Www.medwiser.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2013.
http://www.medwiser.org/hiv-aids/facts-overview/what-is-hiv-aids/
Excellent job Adrian! You stated many facts about your topic, which showed you knew lots about HIV/AIDS in Kenya. I think building a mobile clinic in Kenya will greatly benefit many lives. I really enjoyed the pictures because they were interesting and they corresponded well with the text. With the exception of one or two grammatical errors, great job, Adrian!
ReplyDeleteGreat blog Adrian! right of the start you caught my eye with all of the statistics. you had lots of great information which made me think you knew what you were doing. Great job with the works cited, i like how you put the citation as well as the url so i can go to the link. you could put a little ore information in the impact section, but overall great blog!
ReplyDeleteAwesome job on the blog it was really thought out well. Your pitch was great and really caught my eye and brought me into the reading. The only thong I suggest in under Impact more information needs to be included. Everything house was good your sources were well cited.
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