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May News
MAPP Gets International Visitors
(Ferndale – May 14, 2007) As part of the 2007 Community Connections
Program, The Midwest AIDS Prevention Project (MAPP) will host ten HIV/AIDS
professionals from Minsk, Belarus on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 in an effort to
provide firsthand knowledge of its innovative HIV prevention and education
programs. Belarus is a country that was formerly a part of the Soviet Union.
The 2007 Community Connections Program is a collaborative effort with IVC
Detroit (International Visitors Council) and USAID (United States Agency of
International Development). The theme of this year’s program is “Improving the
Quality of Life for People Living with HIV/AIDS – A Project for Belarus.” The
Belarusian participants hope to bring fresh ideas back to Minsk so that they can
curb the spread of HIV and reduce the stigma toward those who are living with
the virus.
HIV/AIDS has been a fixture of American society for over 25 years and MAPP is
about to have it’s 20th anniversary as one of Michigan’s largest HIV prevention
and education organizations. In comparison, the AIDS epidemic in Belarus is
relatively new and, unfortunately, growing. “It’s all about building bridges,”
said Craig Covey, founder and CEO of MAPP. “We have an obligation to share our
wealth of knowledge and experience so that we can reach our common goal – the
end of AIDS.”
See April Archived News.
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