- Intro
- India=fast growing economy
- skilled work force
- climbing literacy rates
- fueled optimism
- In poverty
- Body
- Epidemic
- over 4million people infected with AIDS
- expert estimation--20 mill by the end of decade
- twice the size of New York City
- HIV prevention measures in India
- Personal experience
- Gita
- Work with protection
- 70% codom use
- HIV reduced to 66 percent
- "We Shall Overcome"
- active role in educating sex workers
- More women should be empowered
- Truck drivers
- 80% of time on the road
- have sex with commercial sex workers
- 10 times more likely to have HIV
- Infected on road:
- pass it on to their wives/girlfriends
- Now being educated
- Most don't know what HIV is
- If they die from HIV:
- Wives are blamed
- kicked out of home with children
- Resolution:
- Talk about HIV
- Personal devotion
- company donations
- 10 million children die every year
- 2/3 could be prevented with vaccines
- Personal thoughts:
- hopeful India can change
- Conclusion
- India's needs
- more condoms
- more clinics
- more testing
- more info
- more treatment
- Individuals can make a difference
- educate your friends, family
- volunteer for local organizations
- donate to organizations
- Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria
- If sucessful
- economies will boom
- children will thrive
- democracies will flourish
- women shall overcome
