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AIDS Research Alliance of America: Seeking a Cure for the Disease

January 1, 2014

HIV/AIDS has undoubtedly shaken the world. This deadly disease has brought fear among many. Thankfully, there are organizations and associations that keep on working to find a cure and solution to this medical problem. Among them is the AIDS Research Alliance of America (ARAA).

ARAA is a national community-based 501(c)(3) non-profit medical research institution that strives to find a cure for HIV/AIDS, as well as discover medical strategies to prevent new infections and better treatments for those who are already infected with the virus and the illness.

Founded in 1989, it has, since its inception, conducted more than 150 clinical and pre-clinical studies that range from alternative therapies that utilize comprehensive approach to HIV care to the first in-human HIV vaccine trial. The institution is known to be responsible for fast-tracking half of today’s anti-HIV treatments to the market.

ARAA was first established as Search Alliance by a group of Southern California philanthropists and physicians including Paul Joseph Rothman, M.D. and Matthew Rushton. Search Alliance was primarily developed to speed up the discovery and development of effective treatments for HIV and its complications.

The organization was able to pool data and identified promising experimental regimens through the help of physicians who were experimenting on potential treatments in their own, private practices. The organization’s staff designed the studies and coordinated data collection, and analyzed and published the results.

In 1995, the organization changed its name to AIDS Research Alliance of America. Following the name change, it centralized all of its research activities in one licensed facility in Los Angeles. This allowed the organization to identify and manage data and strategies with a staff equipped with adequate experience and abilities, while maintaining affiliations and partnerships with private physicians, academicians, and scientists from different research institutions all over the world.

The organization is currently led by Chief Executive Officer Carolyn H. Carlburg, J.D. and Medical Director Stephen J. Brown, M.D.

Posted by Charity Watcher. Posted In : Health

Barnardo’s: Transforming the World One Child at a Time

December 27, 2013

In terms of charitable expenditure, Barnardo’s is considered as the largest children’s charity in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1866 by Dr. Thomas John Barnardo, this British charity is out there to care for vulnerable children and young people. It has more than 800 local services and in 2013 spent over £191 million in carrying out their vision.

Headquartered in Barkingside in the London Borough of Redbridge, the group provides training services, residential, education, local support, co...

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Islamic Relief Worldwide: Changing the World One Step at a Time

December 24, 2013

Regardless of race, gender, belief or political affiliation, Islamic Relief Worldwide is there to provide humanitarian relief and development programs across the globe. As an international humanitarian organization, it holds 29 field offices in the Middle East, Asia, Africa and in Latin America.

It was in 1984 that this charitable group was founded in the United Kingdom. Since its inception, they have championed several causes that underscore the need to protect life and dignity, strengthening...

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Blinded Veterans Association: Helping Veterans Overcome the Challenges of Blindness

December 20, 2013

The Blinded Veterans Association (BVA) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1945 by a group of blinded World War II veterans who were staying at an Army hospital in Avon Old Farms, CT. Its primary mission is to help veterans and their families meet and overcome the challenges that come with blindness.

BVA’s mission includes promoting the welfare of blinded veterans for them to be able to take their rightful place in the community and getting the o...

Posted by Charity Watcher. Posted In : Military

American Printing House for the Blind: Enhancing Education for Blind Students

December 17, 2013

American Printing House for the Blind (APH) is a not-for-profit corporation based in Louisville, Kentucky, Unites States. It promotes independent living among individuals who are blind or visually impaired. For more than 150 years, the corporation has already created unique products and services to support all aspects of its clients and beneficiaries even without sight or limited seeing abilities.

In the 1830s, the first of the schools for blind children opened in the United States. Back then...

Posted by Charity Watcher. Posted In : Education

Tearfund: Helping the Needy in the Name of Christ

December 14, 2013

Working in 50 countries, UK Christian relief and development agency Tearfund is the founding member of both the Disasters Emergency Committee and the Micah Network. The organization’s calling is to go places where help is badly needed to assist in rebuilding poor communities and end poverty.

The group was created out of the United Nations’ Evangelical Refugee Fund and the Evangelical Alliance (EA). It originally started as The Evangelical Alliance Relief Fund Committee with George Hoffman...

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The Royal British Legion: Serving the Members of the British Armed Forces

December 10, 2013

Often simply referred to as The Legion, The Royal British Legion is a charitable British organization that was created to provide not just financial support but also social and emotional assistance to the dependents, veterans, and members of the British Armed Forces.

The merger of four organizations: the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers, the Comrades of the Great War, the National Association of Discharged Sailors and Soldiers and the Officers’ Associat...

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American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee: Helping Jews Around the World

December 6, 2013

Established in 1914, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) has been actively involved in helping to alleviate hunger and hardships of Jews around the world. JDC operates in Israel and 70 other countries. Although known to serve the Jewish communities, JDC also provides their services to areas in need of immediate assistance. One of their latest programs was to provide aid to victims of Typhoon Haiyan when it hit the Philippines.

JDC was formed during World War I when the Jewi...

Posted by Charity Watcher. Posted In : human rights

Step Up for Students: Providing Scholarships for Poor Students in Florida

December 4, 2013

Low income families have severely limited choices on where they can send their children for education. Step Up for Students is a charity that provides scholarships to K-12 students of poor families in Florida. Families of these students are then able to choose the educational institution they deem is best for their children.

Step Up for Students can trace it roots back to 1998 when their founder, John Kirtley, realized that low income families in Florida had trouble selecting schools for thei...

Posted by Charity Watcher. Posted In : Education

Save the Children Fund: Protecting the Rights of Children

November 29, 2013

Established in 1919 in the United Kingdom, Save the Children Fund is a non-governmental organization that is also active internationally. This charitable organization is focused on the promotion of the rights of children.

The group provides relief and assistance to children in various developing countries through health care, better education, economic opportunities, aid in natural disasters, various conflicts and war. There are about 30 national groups that functions under the Save the Child...

Posted by Charity Watcher. Posted In : Youth

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