GAR

Out of Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa is the worst affected region in the world with more than 25 million people living with HIV.

The total number of people living with HIV in South Africa alone outnumbers the combined figure for Europe and all of North and South America. In some areas communities have been completely decimated and government services are desperately struggling to meet the demands for medicine and social support.

Yet even when the outlook appears to be so bleak, local action to fight the spread of the disease and raise funds to help those affected, abound. Global AIDS Rainbow (GAR) supports The Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund through the products we produce and distribute in the UK and Europe, but we also purchase products from small communities in South Africa.

South Africa has a rich history in traditional handcrafts and we’ve sourced some of these for inclusion in our range of awareness-raising resources. We believe that purchasing products, handmade in South Africa, is worth the marginally extra cost because it is just one more way in which we can support the positive work being undertaken in the worst affected areas.

Your support of their work helps to provide hope to deprived communities and opportunities for individuals to lead more fulfilling lives.