It is often said that in reality, it is not HIV/AIDS that kills–it is stigma that does. It is because of stigma that people are afraid to get tested, ashamed to admit their status or to seek treatment, and embarrassed to even talk about the realities of the epidemic. Stigma isolates people, strangles discussion and spreads the virus. The dream of Education Fights AIDS (EFA) is for “the idea of stigmatization to be completely erased.”

EFA International is proud to be featured in Global Giving’s Open Challenge from September 1st – September 30th.
Our Challenge: at least 50 gifts from 50 unique supporters to raise at least $4,000 to continue our …

by Caitlyn Bradburn, Technical Advisor
MAROUA, CAMEROON — HIV is not the death-sentence it once was.  Anti-retroviral medications (ARVs) are free to those who qualify and recent research shows that young people, especially, in Cameroon have …

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 …

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 …

Our hearts go out to the people of Haiti and all those affected by the earthquake that hit Port au Prince last Tuesday, January 12th. We send sincere wishes for the good health, safety and strength for …