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 On May, 16 2008 HIV/AIDS clinic of the infectious Institute named after Gromashevskiy was launched after the reconstruction. It was made for the funds raised during charitable auction Love Fashion AID. This auction took place in autumn, 2007. In October Elena Franchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation invited at the catwalk HIV-positive people, Ukrainian celebrities, actors and sportsmen and presented during Ukrainian Fashion Week wedding collection created by 38 best Ukrainian designers. In November this collection raised 2,7 millions UAH (535.000 USD) during charitable auction. The day before International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day (May,18) ANTIAIDS Foundation gathered participants of the auction, celebrities and designers that took part in the project to demonstrate results of the joint efforts. The seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan was a special guest of the event. |
 | 24.04.2008 |
 | Miss World discusses HIV/AIDS problem with Ukrainian students |
| On April, 23 2008 students of Institute of International Relationships named after T. Shevchenko (IIR) met with Zi Lin Zhang, Miss World 2007, Julia Morley, “Miss World” Organization Chairman and Chief Executive, and Elena Franchuk, Founder of the ANTIAIDS Foundation. The topic of the meeting was “Celebrity vs Society: popularity and social duty”. Participants of the meeting discussed several subjects: why celebrities are engaged in charity, what winners of the beauty contests are able to do to overcome HIV/AIDS epidemic in Ukraine, and what students are able to do for this. This meeting is a part of the 5 year social project announced by Miss World Committee devoted to the fight against AIDS and diminishing stigma of HIV-positive people. |
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| 21.02.2008 |
| “The improvement of HIV-positive children’ lives” is becoming real |
| To support 1 500 children from problematic and disadvantaged families. To find families for the 96 orphans. To work with 3 000 teachers and preschool institutions’ nurses in order to reduce stigma. To help families where 1 000 HIV-positive children live to prepare children for status’ disclosure. Above mentioned are expected outcomes of 5 year project of Elton John AIDS Foundation and Elena Franchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation – “Improving quality of life of HIV-positive children and their families”. This project was represented to main stakeholders and media in Kiev on February, 20, 2008. In the coming five years project will cover 11 regions of Ukraine. It will be coordinated by All-Ukrainian Network of people living with HIV in a partnership with Romanian Angel Appeal. Donors of this project are Elena Franchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation, Elton John AIDS Foundation and British charitable foundation The Big Lottery Fund. |
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| 28.01.2008 |
| Deposits of the Hope |
| People supported by our Foundation often repeat: “We are less depressed by disease then by dependence on others help”. In January 2008 Elena Franchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation in a partnership with Ukrsotsbank has finished pilot project. Due to this project HIV-positive children and their foster families will be more independent from charities. For the first time in Ukraine bank technologies are used to help HIV-positive people. For each of 15 adopted children - participants of the project – ANTIAIDS Foundation opened a 5 000 USD deposit with increased interest rate and special terms of payment provided by Ukrsotsbank. Monthly foster parents will draw interest, when child will achieve 18 years – the whole deposited sum could be used to their discretion, for example, as education fee or mortgage credit. |
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| 03.12.2007 |
| "I'm a student and I'm not scared of AIDS!" |
| To be prevented is to be protected. Elena Franchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation and student parliaments of Kiev Universities two years in a row strive for Kiev students’ protection. If last year only three Universities took part in the student project, in 2007 year already eleven Universities conducted HIV testing, put up posters with the social advertising, disseminated informative flayers, pocket calendars, bangles, stickers for cell phones and even condoms in the “antiaids design” wrapping. Students of Institute of International Relationships named after T. Shevchenko (IIR) were the most enthusiastic – they invited for the meeting not only experts, but presenters of the M1 Channel, and one more – they got from the ANTIAIDS Foundation a customized packages for condoms. Altogether there were more than 16 thousands participants of the action devoted to the World AIDS Day. |
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| 01.12.2007 |
| For the fist time in 57-year history of the Miss World contest Ukraine will be represented in jury |
| Representative of Ukraine will be among the members of the Miss World panel of judges during the final that will take place in Sanya, China. Elena Franchuk, Founder of the Ukrainian charitable ANTIAIDS Foundation, was invited as a judge after Tat’ana Kucharova (Miss World 2006) and Julia Morley (“Miss World” Organization Chairman and Chief Executive) visit into Ukraine. The 57th Miss World Final will be held on December, 1 – on the World AIDS Day. |
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