Luc Montagnier, one of the discoverers of the AIDS virus, has urged the Roman Catholic church to relax its ban on contraception. The French professor gave a Vatican conference on the child a moving description of the inroads of the disease among children in Uganda.
Peg Herbert, a parishioner of St. George's, Ottawa is spearheading a program for children in Lesotho, expecially those orphaned by parents who have died of HIV/AIDS.
"Twelve grandmothers from the diocese of Ontario have taken off their clothes for a 2009 calendar to raise funds for Grandmothers to Grandmothers, which helps support African grandmothers who are taking care of their grandchildren orphaned by HIV/AIDS". "The grandmothers who call themselves Quinte Grannies for Africa are selling 4,000 of these calendars at $20 each".
Andrew Ignatieff reported to the November 2003 Council of General Synod meeting about the AIDS campaign of PWRDF. "The campaign called `A Partnership for Life -- A Generation Without AIDS', aims to raise $1 million from parishes, foundations and government sources." PWRDF already provides close to $500,000 in program support to HIV/AIDS work, principally in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa, according to a report prepared for the fund's annual meeting Nov. 1. [2003]. The fund has also developed a liturgy booklet in connection with World AIDS Day, Dec.".