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July 2018 | There’s Power in Love

By Siempre Unidos | Uncategorized | 0 comment | 1 July, 2018 | 0

There’s power in love to help and heal when nothing else can. There’s power in love to lift up and liberate when nothing else will. There’s power in love to show us the way to live. From The Most Rev. Michael Curry’s sermon at the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May.Read more

June 2018 | Tina

By Siempre Unidos | Uncategorized | 0 comment | 1 June, 2018 | 0

“Tina” lives at the end of a dirt road in a one-room house she rents for $21/month. It has a bed that’s elevated due to flooding, slats through which the daylight shows, a dirt floor, fridge and stove. Tina has drawn water from the river and is washing dishes outside when we approach. She isRead more

September 2016 | From Honduras to South Africa to Attend Gender-based Violence Meeting

By Siempre Unidos | Monthly Update | 0 comment | 1 September, 2016 | 0

In two weeks, Siempre Unidos’ mental health therapist, Ilich (pictured at right), will attend the 2016 Gender-based Violence (GBV) Working Group Meeting in Cape Town, South Africa. He will represent one of 7 organizations in Africa and Latin America recognized as offering an innovative and culturally based intervention to combat violence. The event is sponsoredRead more

August 2016 | The Fighter, Safe Sex Education, and Hepatitis C Screening

By Siempre Unidos | Monthly Update | 0 comment | 25 July, 2016 | 0

In mid-July, Amy traveled to San Pedro Sula, Honduras to strategize about programs with staff, enhance information sharing between the Honduras and US offices, and meet with patients and community members. Below are some highlights: Vanessa Luchadora When asked to name her profession, “Vanessa,”* a 60 year-old HIV+ woman said without pause “luchadora” meaning “fighter.”Read more

July 2016 | A Leader

By Siempre Unidos | Monthly Update | 0 comment | 30 June, 2016 | 0

When we expanded our HIV education and testing program last year, Delmy joined our staff to educate community members, make home visits and provide nutritional support to the poorest of our patients. She has a story remarkably similar to our patients’ making her a powerful advocate and provider. Ten years ago she had a babyRead more

June 2016 | Teach a Man (or Woman) to Fish…

By Siempre Unidos | Monthly Update, Uncategorized | 0 comment | 1 June, 2016 | 0

Several individuals, churches and NGOs work hard to support our services in Honduras. They include Direct Relief in Santa Barbara that provides donated medications and supplies and St. Stephen’s, Belvedere where Sunday School children raise funds each year. Last year, the St. Stephen’s effort procured enough money to build a tilapia pond and stock itRead more

May 2016 | A Year in Review

By Siempre Unidos | Monthly Update | 0 comment | 29 April, 2016 | 0

Dear Friends, We are please to share our 2015 Annual Report detailing our clinic-based, outreach, and advocacy services for HIV-positive people made vulnerable due to their status and poverty in Honduras. You’ll read about Linda who is alive due to our specialized care and constant monitoring as well as Marta who jokingly refers to HIVRead more

April 2016 | A Young Old Man

By Siempre Unidos | Monthly Update | 0 comment | 4 April, 2016 | 0

At 49 years of age, Carlos* is just one year older than I. We met in February when Denise Main, our co-founder and board president, and I visited the San Pedro Sula clinic in Honduras. “It wasn’t always this way,” Carlos says referring to the loss of fatty tissue in his face. “I used toRead more

March 2016 | Fernanda’s Bag

By Siempre Unidos | Monthly Update | 0 comment | 4 March, 2016 | 0

“Fernanda* is one of our oldest patients,” Pascual writes. “Thirteen years with Siempre Unidos! The bag was too heavy for Fernanda to hold, and almost her size!” With the support of donors like All Saints By the Sea Episcopal Church in Santa Barbara, California, we are able to provide HIV-positive patients who are very poorRead more

February 2016 | A Brighter Future

By Siempre Unidos | Monthly Update | 0 comment | 1 February, 2016 | 0

In his fifty-fifth year, “Danny” was going blind. He had nerve damage in one eye and retina damage in the other due to an infection common in people with weak immune systems. Danny is very open, positive and sunny. You can see him here in this photo with Siempre Unidos staffer Yolany as she isRead more

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