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FIRST PICTURE: The organization we chose is AMREF, African Medical and Research Foundation. The logo you are now seeing is our organization’s logo. Our organization helps with many countries in Africa with HIV/AIDS and lots more.

SECOND PICTURE: The flag you are now seeing is the South African flag. The organization we chose like we said helps with many countries and in-order to narrow it down a little we decided to choose the country of South Africa. One of the big reasons we chose South Africa is because HIV/AIDS is a brutal concern in South Africa.

Third Picture: HIV/AIDS like we said before is a big concern in South Africa. 5.5 billion people are thought to be living with the virus now. Studies show that South Africa has more people with HIV/AIDS then any other country. South Africa has the sixth highest prevalence with HIV in the world. Once a child is infected with HIV, they have a higher chance of illness and death, unless they successfully are provided with treatment.

FOURTH PICTURE: HIV can damage a child’s life in two main ways: through it’s directly on the child, and on the community that the child is growing up in. Many kids in South Africa are dying of HIV/AIDS. 170,000 kids are dying each year because of the horrible HIV/AIDS disease. Doctors and nurses die trying to cure the kids.

FIFTH PICTURE: The main way to stop children becoming infected is to prevent mother-to-childhood transmission (MCTC) of HIV. In developed countries, such interventions have minimized the number children being born with HIV. Unfortunately prevention of mother-to-child- transmission (PMTCT) services fails to reach most women in resource-poor countries. Testing children for HIV can be complicated, especially for those recently born to HIV- positive mothers. Carefully monitoring and providing them with correct drugs is the way to help sick men, women, and children.

SIXTH PICTURE: South Africa is at the tip of Africa. It is one of the biggest countries on Africa. One of South Africa’s capitals is Maseru. HIV/AIDS is a big deal in South Africa. Many men, women, and children are killed or strongly affected be the disease.

SEVENTH PICTURE: Most of the kids in South Africa are killed or put in special care because of this disease. Like we said before this disease is one of the most brutal diseases in South Africa and may be one of the biggest reasons of why South Africa is so poor.

EIGTH PICTURE: These vaccines are one other thing that is hurting the South African people. These vaccines help the South African people not to be sick, but these are getting them poor. Most of the people in South Africa can't pay for these vaccines and can't afford to get them. The people who can afford these vaccines are healthy now and are staying away from HIV/AIDS.

NINTH PICTURE: Our organization, AMREF, is successfully raising money to help with HIV/AIDS and many other problems in Africa and so are we. We are going to try to donate a little money to our organization to show that we care and want to help people who need it.