FACE AIDS is a youth-led non-profit committed to fighting HIV/AIDS by building a global movement of youth dedicated to health equity and social justice. Since 2005, FACE AIDS has established chapters at over 200 colleges and high schools across the United States and at 13 health centers in eastern Rwanda, engaging thousands of youth in community-based anti-AIDS initiatives. FACE AIDS students in the U.S. have raised over $2.3 million for Partners In Health to provide comprehensive health care to HIV-affected communities in Rwanda, and FACE AIDS has directly employed over 350 HIV-affected Rwandans and supported their socio-economic empowerment through structured savings and business training programs.
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