To RSVP: mardgecohen@gmail.com
For more information: www.facebook.com/bostoneventweactx
Please feel free to forward this invitation to family and friends.
ALL ARE WELCOME!
Ten years ago, Womens’s Equity in Access to Care and Treatment (WE-ACTx) answered a call from Rwandan women’s associations to help women with HIV gain access to life saving antiretroviral therapy. Many of the women in these associations had been raped and infected during the genocide and were becoming sicker and had no medicines for HIV. The men who had raped them were in jail and they were receiving medicines for their HIV infection. Working with these grassroots women’s groups and the Rwandan public health system, WE-ACTx set up a clinic to quickly assess and start these women on antiretroviral medications for HIV.
The program expanded over the last decade and has provided comprehensive medical and psychosocial care to over 3000 women, men and children with HIV. Mental health treatment, support groups, nutritional supplements, income generation, vocational training, school fees, peer advocacy, children and youth friendly programs have made a tremendous impact in improving the health and well being of the patients. This all Rwandan staffed multidiscplinary program is a model for high quality HIV care in sub-Sarharan Africa.
The 10th Anniversary Celebration to benefit WE-ACTx
October 16th, 2014, 6-8:30 P.M.
Latin School of Chicago
45 W. North Blvd
Chicago, ILSilent and live auctions, food, Rwandan Craft sale – all to raise money for our two WE-ACTx clinics in Rwanda.
Can’t make it? Make a donation!
Here is what your ticket or donation can really do!
WE-ACTx BENEFIT TICKET PRICES
$100 Family Caregiver
Supports a peer advocate salary for 1 week$150 Health Maintainer
Supports eight youth peer outreach counselors for one month$250* Comprehensive Caregiver
Pays for one week of nutritional snacks for 250 youth at Sunday support group$700* Group Practitioners Table for 8
Pays for a Youth Coordinator for one month$1,300* Clinic Level Supporter – Two tables for eight
Supports a head nurse for one month$50 Community Health Supporter
Student Ticket
Provides emergency assistance for a family for one week*Name listed in program book
Purchase Tickets
Auction
Auction items range from vacation getaways to donated items guaranteed to delight and surprise.
Let the bidding begin!
Event Location:
LATIN SCHOOL OF CHICAGO – MIDDLE SCHOOL,
45 West North Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60610
For Inquiries contact Linda Mellis at 773.327.9123
or by email at lpmellis@gmail.com
The 10th Anniversary Celebration to benefit WE-ACTx
October 16th, 2014, 6-9 P.M.
Latin School of Chicago
45 W. North Blvd
Chicago, IL
Silent and live auctions, food, Rwandan Craft sale – all to raise money for our two WE-ACTx clinics in Rwanda.
Can’t make it? Make a donation!
Click to join our on-line auction
Location
Women's Equity in Access to Care & Treatment