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An Effective Approach to AIDS in Africa

by Fr. Terry Charlton, S.J. 02-28-2008

I work in one of the largest slums in Africa - Kibera - located in Nairobi, Kenya. Some years ago, I started St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School to educate young people who have lost either both parents to the AIDS-pandemic, or one parent and the remaining parent is infected. I am proud to say we now have 265 students, and we are supporting another 50 graduates to go on to college.


Kenya and several other countries have made real progress in fighting AIDS with US support. On his [...]