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 | 20.10.2008 |
 | The Third World War broke out! |
|  It is not a metaphor. Today AIDS declared a war against humanity. This war takes off thousands lives annually in Ukraine. That's why - "Everybody in the war against AIDS!", - leading Ukrainian designers appeal! On October, 20 they demonstrated at the catwalk of Ukrainian Fashion Week (UFW) the third social collection named AIDS Army Fashion in the context of the Fashion AID project dedicated to the fight against AIDS. 32 designers took part in the joint-project of Elena Franchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation and UFW and created military-style items. Politicians, celebrities, sport stars and Olympic champions, TV presenters were mobilized for this social action by ANTIAIDS Foundation. Catalogue and photo report from AIDS Army Fashion show is on fashion.antiaids.org. |
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| 27.08.2008 |
| Life must go on! |
|  Queen + Paul Rodgers Support the Call With ANITAIDS Concert In Kharkov Freedom Square.
Queen + Paul Rodgers will head a massive outdoor concert in one of Europe’s biggest public squares ahead of the start of their forthcoming European tour to support Ukraine’s Anti-Aids campaign.
Coming just a week after the birthday of their lost lead singer - Freddy Mercury, who died of AIDS in 1991 - the concert aims to reinforce the message of the Ukrainian ANTIAIDS Foundation that the need to protect ourselves and our families remains as urgent as ever.
The concert will be broadcast live on Ukraine's Noviy Channel which will reach into homes right across the country. It will be a prelude to the launch the following day on the national channel of a new five year ANTIADS campaign , "On the Edge" being fronted by the Elena Franchuk Foundation which aims to tackle head-on the growing threat of HIV AIDS infection in the country.
Promoting the message “Don’t let AIDS to ruin your life! », Queen will perform a free concert in Kharkov’s historic Freedom Square on September 12 . The concert is expected to attract more than 100,000 to Europe’s second-largest city-centre square.
Supported by Queen’s own HIV AIDS charity, The Mercury Phoenix Trust, the free concert is being organized by the Elena Franchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation and is being devoted to the fight against AIDS in the Ukraine. |
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| 16.05.2008 |
| The seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan took part in the opening of the central HIV/AIDS clinic in Ukraine |
|  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. |
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| 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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| 17.11.2007 |
| ANTIAIDS Foundation breaks the new record: more than half a million USD were raised during the charitable auction! |
|  The charitable auction organized by Elena Franchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation took place on November, 16 and represented social collection Love Fashion AID created by 38 Ukrainian designers. The result of the auction has broken a record of Ukraine – 535,000 USD (2, 7millions UAH) were raised. Attire from fashion-studio MUNA was the most expensive lot sold for 59 500 USD (starting price grew 405 times) to Garry Korogodsky. Nikolay Lagun, CEO of “Delta Bank”, scored the first in the number of items bought (three) and donated the largest sum of money – 104 000 USD. There was the first auction where telephone biddings were accepted.
“The sum raised that exceeded half a million USD demonstrates that we became more responsible to the society. People with stable business and financial status don’t turn away from social problems, don’t refuse those who wronged by life. I’m very satisfied with the result of this project that united designers, celebrities, businessmen. We gave an opportunity to everybody to make their own contribution into the fight against AIDS in Ukraine,” – Elena Franchuk said having resumed the auction. |
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| 26.10.2007 |
| Business was called to stand against AIDS |
|  On October, 25 2007 Ukrainian business met with Richard Holbrooke, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GBC). GBC is an international organization united the biggest companies in the fight against AIDS. Meeting was organized by GBC and Elena Franchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation. Elena Franchuk, Founder of ANTIAIDS Foundation, Dr. John Tedstrom, Executive Director of GBC, Martin Raizer, the World Bank economist, Vladimir Pozner, Founder of “Russian media-partnership against AIDS” were the speakers of the meeting. As the result Ukrainian “team” of GBC members was doubled.
“Interpipe” corporation was the first Ukrainian private company that joined to GBC three years ago. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke reminded of this during the meeting with Ukrainian business while introducing the new participant of GBC - Industrial Union of Donbass. |
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