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HIV/AIDS Programs in India and Zimbabwe

A New World Outlook web feature.

Three Zimbababwean boys who have been orphaned by AIDSCaring for Orphan Children in Zimbabwe - photos by Richard Lord
In Zimbabwe, the family is responsible for a child who has lost parents. For thousands of children orphaned by AIDS, the church has become their family helping them with school fees, health care, and other expenses. One woman cares for 25 children in her home.

Indian woman kneeling and looking at AIDS posters on the ground.HIV/AIDS Programs in Mursan, India - photos by Paul Jeffrey
Featured in this photo essay are the AIDS Awareness Center for Counseling, Education and Training program of Isabella Thoburn College in Lucknow, The Methodist Rural Public Health Program in Mursan, and Methodist Hospital in Mathura, India.

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Audio Resources

  • Paul Jeffrey interviews Reidun Refsdal, a missionary from the United Methodist Church in Norway. Part 1 of 3.
    | Windows Media (WMA, 1300K) | Podcast (MP3, 2500K) |
  • Paul Jeffrey interviews Reidun Refsdal, a missionary from the United Methodist Church in Norway. Part 2 of 3.
    | Windows Media (WMA, 1400K) | Podcast (MP3, 2700K) |
  • Paul Jeffrey interviews Reidun Refsdal, a missionary from the United Methodist Church in Norway. Part 3 of 3.
    | Windows Media (WMA, 1500K) | Podcast (MP3, 2900K) |
  • Richard Lord interviews Shamiso Mangongo, an administrative assistant with the Orphans and Vulnerable Children project of Africa University
    | Windows Media (WMA, 1900K) | Podcast (MP3, 3700K) |
  • Richard Lord interviews two Zimbabwean boys who have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS. They get up at four a.m. to farm and do other work and then they walk to school returning about six p.m.
    | Windows Media (WMA, 600K) | Podcast (MP3, 1200K) |