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ACT UP AIDS Crisis Kenya Committee

Promotes the creation of AIDS activist groups throughout the Kenya. Future objectives are to exchange information on life-saving therapies-both traditional and alternative-and to fight for the expansion of AIDS drug trials (as well as access to them) to all of the countries of the Africa

Building a coalition and creating actions to push for the Free AIDS Drugs in the country. Advocates a natural and holistic approach to treatment for people with AIDS, including nutrition, meditation, massage, and other therapies; fights discrimination against holistic therapies by insurance companies and the medical establishment. Demands better insurance coverage for people with AIDS; fights insurance industry discrimination against people with AIDS.

Creates and disseminates video covering AIDS activism and have real life video documentation

Building a coalition and creating actions to push for the Quality Orphans support in the country. Advocates a natural and holistic approach to meet the socio-economic need of orphans and vulnerable children’s .Advocates appropriate housing for homeless people living with AIDS and OVC

Monitors experimental medical treatments for people with AIDS; works for better access to promising treatments through direct action and from within the medical and scientific research establishment in Kenya.

Poverty Free society Kenya committee

Kenya is potentially a prosperous country, but today it’s caught squarely in the poverty trap, saddled with debt and struggling to win support from international donors. HIV/AIDS has made matters much worse. Kenya was one of the countries which signed up to a global partnership deal aimed at halving the number of people living in poverty by 2015. In return for more foreign aid, Kenya promised to govern itself more openly and honestly. Our mission statement is to Campaign to eradicate global hunger and poverty and to meet emergency needs and support economic & social development.

Fundraising Committee

Organizes events to raise money for ACT UP Kenya actions and operating expense; handles the sale of ACT UP merchandise.

Media Committee

Encourages and monitors coverage of the AIDS crisis and ACT UP visibility in the print and electronic media by sending news releases and press kits to the general media.

Outreach Committee

Advocates AIDS and Poverty activism in all communities; informs the public of ACT UP's actions and accomplishments through forums, panels, and other events; publishes and distributes the What's Up ACT UP? Newsletter, brochures, posters, and flyers.

ACTUP KENYA Digital online

ICT is recommended a tool for attaining Millennium Development Goals. Our youths and young women lags behind development because of lack of timely information. These the gap ACT UP Kenya is envisioned to bridge by providing ICT campaign Works on Internet Issues (like this web page).

ACT UP Youth Empowerment

Advocates explicit AIDS education for young people, sex workers and condom distribution, I.EC distribution etc

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