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01.02.2013 Anniversary of “Care and Support to People Living with HIV in Irkutsk” Program
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10 years ago, on February 1, 2013 Irkutsk branch of the Russian Red Cross supported by the American Red Cross launched “Care and Support to People Living with HIV in Irkutsk” Program. In ten years, a lot has happened. There have been great achievements, and there have been disappointments. People working for this program faced many obstacles and the lack of understanding from the society, but what is more important, they received a lot of support and gratitude from people affected by HIV. The program team considers the help that they rendered to program clients to be their main achievement.
- More than 3500 people became the program clients
- The program specialists gave more than 7000 consultations
- Children of HIV+ mothers received about 15 000 food parcels
- More than 750 children were born with support from program specialists
- Clients visited Information and Counseling Center “Steps” more than 11 000 times
The core team works in the program from its very beginning. Here are the people who made this program a real success:
Anna I. Zagainova
Ekaterina V. Dvorak
Anastasia V. Latyshenko
Olga V. Oreshnikova
Today we congratulate ALL of you, who participated in the program: former and present time employees, our young and adult clients, partners, donors and volunteers. Thank you for being with us!
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