School children in Kiev learn how to prevent the spread of HIV through training provided by the Golgatha project. AIDS. Care Now. Donate NowUkraine
About UkraineWith an HIV infection rate of more than 1%, Ukraine has one of the highest rates in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region. The virus is often transmitted through HIV-positive, injecting drug-users who share needles with others. The virus is quickly spreading into the general population through heterosexual activity.
MCC Supports:Crimea - Union of Evangelical Baptist ChurchesThe Baptist Union in Crimea is involved in a special outreach ministry to youths at the Remand Center, a detention center for youths at risk. Personnel working with the project have realized that the youths lack understanding the dangers of HIV and AIDS. Through this project, they aim to provide education, counselling, and other support to the center’s residents. If contributions to a project exceed the amount needed, MCC will use the donations to support similar projects.
Golgatha — Zaporozhye FundMore than half of HIV infections in Ukraine are the result of injecting drug use. Drug and alcohol use are contributing to a dangerous social environment for the youth. The Golgotha project operates in the city of Zaporozhzhye and focuses on youth between the ages of 13 and 17. Through educational sessions with both children and their parents, the project encourages youth to lead healthy lives and remain free from HIV. $44 Cdn./$39 U.S. covers the printing cost of 1,000 brochures about healthy relationships with the opposite sex. $123 Cdn./$108 U.S. provides snacks for school children each month during educational outreach sessions. If contributions to a project exceed the amount needed, MCC will use the donations to support similar projects.
United Ukrainian Missionary Organization ‘Golgotha’In this five-year partnership, MCC will work in Zaporozhzhye on two of the major problems in the Ukraine: the spread of HIV and AIDS, and the large numbers of abandoned and neglected children. Both problems are related to the failure of social structures after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the ensuing poverty. Approximately half a million neglected and abandoned children live in the Ukraine. Many of them are involved in drug and alcohol abuse, prostitution, and crime. With its drop-in center Children of the Street, this organization seeks to offer holistic care to children on the margins of society. Its goals for 2009 are to train 6 volunteers to care for children, and to provide 20 children with meals, medical care, shelter, clothing, and schooling. If contributions to a project exceed the amount needed, MCC will use the donations to support similar projects. |
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