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A 10 page paper. World Vision launched the Hope Initiative specifically to combat the epidemic of HIV/AIDS. This essay discusses the socio-political and organizational contexts of this group's advocacy efforts, explains the type of advocacy the group performs and discuses the socio-political aspects of this global group's work. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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World Vision works for children who are the most vulnerable and the most marginalized (World Vision International, 2003). In all cases, World Vision "advocates a multi-pronged approach through representations at
local, national and international levels" (World Vision International, 2003). The Hope Initiative, launched in 2000, is the topic for this essay. The broad goals of this initiative are: to strengthen
care for orphans and vulnerable children; to reduce the vulnerability of girls and women to HIV/AIDS; to increase access to treatment and care; and to mobilize resources for greater response
to the HIV/AIDS epidemic (World Vision International, n.d.). Part 1: Socio-Political, Organizational Contexts Between 1981 and 2005, more than 25 million people died from AIDS (World Vision New
Zealand, 2006). By the end of 2004, 35 million people across the world had HIV/AIDS (World Vision International, 2004). There are more than 13.4 million children who have lost one
or both parents to AIDS (World Vision International, n.d.). It is estimated that by 2010, that number will soar to 25 million (World Vision International, n.d.). Among the most vulnerable
populations to contract HIV/AIDS are women and girls (World Vision International, n.d.). In 2004, there were 2.2 million children with the HIV virus, about half-a-million died from the disease
in 2004 and 640,000 more children became infected (World Vision International, 2004). Too many victims are unable to access treatment and care for this disease (World Vision International, n.d.). HIV/AIDS
affects more people in certain regions of the world and for that reason, the Hope Initiative focuses efforts in the countries and regions that have the highest prevalence of the
disease and that are at high risk for the virus (World Vision International - United States, 2006). These include "Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific, the Middle
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