Thanks

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In this chapter:

 

In this chapter:

• Introductory Material
• Copyright Information
• Credits
• Thanks
• Acknowledgements
• Thanks - Digital Edition
• How to Use the Healthwiki

These valued advisers provided essential early guidance or ongoing support: Elaine Abrams at ICAP; Christo Greyling and Stuart Kean at World Vision; Noreen Huni at REPSSI, whose certificate program for community home-based care providers inspired us immensely; Ronnie Lovich, at Save the Children; Pascal Mailu and Natasha Martin of G.R.A.C.E. in Kenya; Wairimu Mungai of WEMIHS in Kenya; Christian Pitter, at EGPAF; Feliciano dos Santos at Estamos in Mozambique; and Zanele Sibanda, at Firelight Foundation.

Special recognition goes to: Jonathan Mermin (in the US and Uganda) and Reuben Granich for early support of our efforts to understand the impact of HIV on children and families, and to Deborah Bickel who drafted material — including the story of Gideon and his sisters in Chapter 2 — for an earlier, unpublished project.

Advisers and reviewers

Our materials depend greatly on the thoughtful contributions of dozens of individuals, who provide help of all kinds. We cannot thank them enough.

Art Ammann Duncan Andrew Gretchen Bachman Blessings Banda Nicole Benham Helen Bennett Wessel van der Berg Mitch Besser Lisa Bohmer Neil Boothby Jonathan Brakarsh Josh Bress Fiona Burtt Lisa Butler Lehlohonolo Chabeli Gillian Chowns Chongo Chikwanda Glynis Clacherty Julie Cliff Karilyn Collins David de Leeuw Julia Downing Svetlana Drivdal Matthew Frey Carmel Gaillard Eunice Garanganga Peter Gondwe Eric Goosby Antony Guoko Luann Hatane Jennifer Hunt

Kate Iorpenda Mary James Damas Joachim Bilson Joseph Mary Kabati Alfred Kafuku Fatima Kalima Elizabeth Kamau Adugna Kebede Dominic Kemps BA Laris Peter Laugharn Erin Lawless Julia Louw Muunga Lubina Jane Lucas Emmanuel Luyirika Evan Lyon Steven Malinga Kitso Maragelo Daniella Mark Sirposa Maroko Juvenary Matagali Anne Magege Peter McDermott Cindy McMillan Deborah McSmith Ronnie Mdwaida Jonathan Morgan Erick Moth Eugene Mupakile Serah Mucha

Manish Mudaliar Lynette Mudekunye Georgia Mulligan Philippa Musoke Regina Mwasambo Louis Mwewa Sara Naicker Hadijah Nandyose Rosemary Nasaba Papy Clement Nkubizi Nicia de Nobrega Beverly Nyberg Laura Overton Aarthi Pai Dean Peacock Subhasree Raghavan L. Ramakrishnan Linda Richter Agnes Ronan Cory Sakufiwa Anne Schley Beverly Sebastian Meena Seshu Pablo Stansbery Lucy Steinitz Susan Strasser Lydia Tebekkanya Zeni Thumbadoo Denis Tindyebwa Damaris Wambua Saeed Wame Fikile Zungu

Community groups

The following community groups gave generously of their time and knowledge, organizing individual feedback and group discussions of draft material, and sharing years of deep and varied experience. Their incredibly helpful criticism, suggestions, and perspective greatly informed our work.

African Network for Care of Children Affected by HIV/AIDS—ANECCA African Palliative Care Association—APCA Catholic Relief Services ChildFund, Kenya Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Estamos, Mozambique Fishers Union, Tanzania Forum for the Development of Youth with Disability—FDYD, Malawi Global Strategies for HIV Prevention ICAP at Columbia University Isibindi, South Africa Kabangwe Creative Initiative, Zambia Life Concern, Malawi Little Elephant Training Centre for Early Education—Letcee, South Africa mothers2mothers, South Africa

Mulumbo, Zambia Pediatric Adolescent Treatment Africa— PATA, South Africa PATH, formerly Program for Appropriate Technology in Health Plan, Uganda Progressive Care Coalition, Kenya Regional Psychosocial Support Initiative— REPSSI, South Africa Save the Children Solidarity and Action Against the HIV Epidemic in India—SAATHII, India Sonke Gender Justice, South Africa Tanzania Home Economics Association— TAHEA Thandanani, South Africa WEM Integrated Health Services —WEMIHS, Kenya World Vision

Funders

We are deeply grateful for the funding provided by the following donors, whose commitment to children and families affected by HIV made this book possible:

AIDS-Free World, Branson Family Foundation, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Firelight Foundation, Flora Family Foundation, Gilead Sciences, Inc., Global Fund for Children, John M. Lloyd Foundation, Kind World Foundation, MAC AIDS Fund, May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust, Moriah Fund, New Field Foundation, Newman’s Own Foundation, UMCOR - United Methodist Committee on Relief, United Methodist Church – Women’s Division, Vitol Foundation, and Wyomissing Foundation. General support, which allows for updating, distribution, translation, digital development, and carries us over gaps in project funding, was provided by Cogan Family Foundation, Lakeshore Foundation, Partnership Foundation, Sprocket Foundation, West Foundation, and a gift from the Betsy Moore Fleet Estate.

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