VIDA ships fresh baby formula to Hogar San Camilo a clinic in Lima, Peru. With a wing devoted to caring for late term HIV positive teenagers.
Many young pregnant and HIV positive girls are abandoned by their families. In order to help VIDA provides infant formula to keep their newborns from becoming infected via breastfeeding. Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is when an HIV positive woman passes the virus to her baby. This can occur during pregnancy, labor and delivery, or breastfeeding. Without treatment, around 20-45% of babies born to HIV positive women will become infected with HIV
VIDA collects infant formula donated by Bay Area partners and ships to Lima, Peru. Funds collected will help pay for the shipping costs over one year.
This program provides newborns with a safe and free source of nutrition and a life without HIV. This program helps prevent the spread of HIV and the transmission to the next generation.
"Visiting the clinic, seeing the babies, speaking to the young mothers, it warms your heart to know we are making a difference, everyday."
- Haydee Rodriguez-Pasto, VIDA President and Founder
Total Funding Received to Date: $2,090
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $12,910
Total Funding Goal: $15,000
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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