2011 Year in Review
December 23, 2011

In early December, I celebrated a one-year milestone as both a Peace Corps volunteer and as Technical and M&E Adviser for Education Fights AIDS International (EFA) in Cameroon. Reaching such a milestone seems to necessitate …

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News from Cameroon

Our self-sustaining HIV+ youth groups fight stigma and provide professional and personal growth opportunities.

News from Rwanda

A community garden provides education and nutrition for people orphaned by HIV/AIDS and the Rwandan genocide.

Support EFA

EFA relies on the volunteer time and financial support of generous people like you. How can you make a difference?

Spotlight on People

From the front lines to behind-the-scenes, meet the people who are fighting the good fight for youth affected by HIV/AIDS.

How Education Fights AIDS

Education impacts individuals, families, communities, nations, and the globe.

Cameroon the host of UNAIDS International Conference
May 18, 2010 | Add Comment
Cameroon the host of UNAIDS International Conference

UNAIDS.org — The African continent is experiencing major changes as 17 African countries prepare to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of their independence in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Two days before the anniversary celebrations, a high-level international conference, …

EFA’s Spring Fundraisers Deliver Hope
May 15, 2010 | Add Comment
EFA’s Spring Fundraisers Deliver Hope

Nearly 100 Washington, D.C.-area residents gathered in the Eighteenth Street Lounge’s warmly lit Gold Room on the evening of April 29. Attendees were present for a fundraiser supporting Education Fights AIDS (EFA) International, a U.S.-based …

EFA Receives PEPFAR Grant for Peer Education
May 5, 2010 | Add Comment
EFA Receives PEPFAR Grant for Peer Education

EFA International proudly announces that it is a grant recipient of the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)’s Volunteer Activities Support and Training (VAST) program. With the help of Peace Corps Volunteer technical …

EFA at Harvard Panel Discussion on May 4th: Partners for Living Positively
May 2, 2010 | Add Comment
EFA at Harvard Panel Discussion on May 4th: Partners for Living Positively

PARTNERS FOR LIVING POSITIVELY
A panel discussion on HIV and development in Africa
Tuesday, May 4th  -  5 – 7 pm
Harvard University – Divinity School
Center for the Study of World Religions Common Room
Featuring panelists:
David Amponsah, …

Celebrate 5 years of living positively with EFA’s Boston-area happy hour May 6th
May 1, 2010 | Add Comment
Celebrate 5 years of living positively with EFA’s Boston-area happy hour May 6th

Since 2005, EFA has impacted the lives of HIV+ youth in Cameroon and Rwanda by promoting HIV prevention, treatment and care, and building young people’s capacity to become tomorrow’s leaders.
To celebrate EFA’s five years of …

Education and nutrition program launched at Child Support Center
April 25, 2010 | Add Comment
Education and nutrition program launched at Child Support Center

Since February 2010, the Child Support Center (CSC) in Kigali, Rwanda has been providing educational and nutritional services to over thirty orphans and other vulnerable children in the community. Through the education program, CSC beneficiaries …