ALI UGANDA CAMPUS

 ALI Uganda (https://aidchild.org) is a new ministry that my we've been able to work with. Following is a brief description of what ALI does:

A.L.I. (previously known as AidChild) is a grassroots initiative which has been serving children and youth in the Masaka, Mpigi, and Wakiso districts of Uganda since 2000. We were the first to provide free pediatric antiretroviral therapy (ARV) in the country--and among the first in the world to do so. We now have two NEW innovative efforts as we pursue our goal of an HIV-free generation:

My Helps architectural design associate, Dale Slusser worked with ALI founder, Dr. Nathaniel Dunigan in developing a master plan for a new campus for this ministry on an oddly shaped piece of land. Renderings were provided by a Chris Yust on a volunteer basis.

Following is a brief bio of Dr. Dunigan, and the founding of ALI, followed by some images of the children they have and are helping:

Nathaniel Dunigan first visited Uganda when he was Deputy Director of the Office of the Governor in Tucson, Arizona. A one-month assignment as a volunteer HIV-prevention educator had taken him to Africa where he met so many children who were suffering and dying. His return to the states was marked with a great resolve to make a difference. That resolve led Nathaniel to complete a feasibility study for his AidChild concept, and then to resign from his job, sell his home, car and belongings, and move to Uganda. He was 26 years old, and had an entire budget of $3,500. Two years later, AidChild was chosen by the Ugandan and American governments as a model of pediatric HIV/AIDS care for the entire continent of Africa. A second center was created just after that, as was a treatment laboratory that has served the needs of more than 3,000 children and adults living with AIDS. The organization earns 70% of its own budget thanks to businesses he created under the AidChild corporate label, and is 100% administratively self-sustained thanks to a Ugandan management team.