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Product (RED)
(RED) is a new company that partners with iconic brands to
create (RED) products. A portion of the profits helps prevent and treat
AIDS in Africa through the Global Fund. Find out more at joinred.com.
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Change Me
Change Me harnesses the power of imagery to help enact change. Choose an image, write a caption, and Getty Images will donate $10 to Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS. Visit gettyimages.com/changeme now!
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Elton John AIDS Foundation
Their mission is to provide funding for educational programs targeted at HIV/AIDS prevention and/or the elimination of prejudice and discrimination against HIV/AIDS-affected individuals, and for programs that provide services to people living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS.
http://www.ejaf.org
Mary J. Blige
Very active with many AIDs organizations local and national. Most notably, a spokeswoman, with Elton John for the MAC AIDs Foundation. Established in 1994 by M·A·C Cosmetics, The M·A·C AIDS Fund supports men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS globally. Introducing its first VIVA GLAM lipstick that same year, M·A·C decided that every cent of the selling price of the VIVA GLAM lipsticks would go to The M·A·C AIDS Fund.
http://www.maccosmetics.com/inside_mac/mac_aidsfund.tmpl
Bono
A strong advocate for AIDS awareness, Bono helped to create DATA (Debt, Trade, AIDs in Africa). DATA is a new organization which aims to raise awareness about the crisis swamping Africa: unpayable DEBTS, uncontrolled spread of AIDS, and unfair TRADE rules which keep AFRICANS poor. We are asking that the governments of the world's wealthy nations - the United States, Europe, Canada and Japan - respond quickly and generously to this emergency
http://www.data.org
Dave Matthews Band
Bama Works Foundation was established by the Dave Matthews Band to carry out the band's commitment to charitable works, both close to home and world wide. In the past, the foundation has contributed to HIV/Aids organizations.
http://www.dmband.com/bama/bama_main.asp
Artists Against Aids Worldwide is an entertainment and artist-led non-profit organization dedicated to raising the awareness and money needed to bring direct care to those affected by AIDS, especially in Africa. AAAW is dedicated to raising money from the general public, governments, corporations and through debt relief to stop the humanitarian crisis of AIDS. AAAW aims to campaign against the causes of AIDS especially extreme poverty.
http://www.a3usa.org
Dialogues: Education and Treatment for a Well Planned Future was recently launched with the help of the two surviving members of TLC. Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, who've lost loved ones to AIDS, have joined a pharmaceutical company to create this national educational initiative to help patients get the facts about HIV and get involved in their own care.
http://www.hiv-dialogues.com/
LIFEbeat is a national non-profit organization dedicated to reaching American's youth with the message of HIV/AIDS prevention. LIFEbeat mobilizes the talents and resources of the music industry to raise awareness and to provide support to the AIDS community.
http://www.lifebeat.org
You Take Action!
You can make a difference. We know it's hard to believe, but it's true! So take action ... For opportunities to become involved in HIV/AIDS related efforts in your own community - from volunteering and donating money to political action, please check out the following organizations:
AIDS Walk Find an AIDS Walk near you ...
http://www.aidswalk.org/
Apathy Is Lethal is a public awareness campaign about children who have lost one or more of their parents to AIDS. The campaign is organized by the U.N. Foundation/Better World Fund and provides opportunities to donate your time, voice and money to the cause.
http://www.apathyislethal.org
Network for Good/Helping.org is a non-profit organization that uses the Web to connect people to a variety of volunteer opportunities. To find out about volunteer opportunities in HIV/AIDS, please visit: http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/health/hivaids/index.html
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