Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Returning to Rwanda
After more than 23 hours – with stops in London, Nairobi and Bujunbura – I'm now only an hour or so from landing in Kigali. It's been over a year and a half since (RED) funds began flowing to Rwanda and much has been accomplished. The power of (RED) consumer action has enabled 14,000 people to begin lifesaving antiretroviral treatment and helped deliver medicine to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission to more than 6,500 women. The numbers matter and prevalence rates are down to 3 percent amongst Rwanda's 9 million inhabitants. Rwanda's strong commitment to comprehensive services to fight HIV/AIDS is reaping real results. But for me it's always the individual stories that make the impact of (RED) feel most immediate. So watch this space to see statistics come alive. About to get airborne again. More soon... Tamsin
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1 comments:
Wow,Tamsin, what GREAT news - your return to Rwanda to visit our (RED) shareholders there!
Your reports to us about what you experience in Rwanda will be invaluable to us as we get the chance to see through your eyes just HOW IMPORTANT (RED) HAS BECOME to the future funding of the Global Fund.
May your time in Rwanda be a time of recommitment for all of us to do all that we can to speed up the day when AIDS and extreme poverty is no more.~
Take very good care of yourself, Tamsin. Travel safe. Blessings always.
ALWAYS (RED) AT HEART, debbie :)
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