Foundation Blog
News, commentary, and voices in the efforts to eliminate HIV and AIDS in children worldwide.
Posted by
Robert Yule
Washington, D.C.
September 28, 2012
Foundation President & CEO Chip Lyons. This week Foundation President and CEO Chip Lyons participated in the online discussion “Eradicating AIDS,” hosted by HuffPost Live and moderated by Huffington Post contributor Abby Huntsman. Read more about the talk and about the "Big Push" to achieve key global health goals.
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Posted by
Robert Yule
Washington, D.C.
July 27, 2012
(Photo: SABC News)
Earlier this week at the AIDS 2012 conference, EGPAF Ambassador Florence Ngobeni-Allen was asked to speak at a special breakfast on Capitol Hill hosted by Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Congresswomen Kay Granger (R-TX) and Nita Lowey (D-NY). Watch the video inside!
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Posted by
Robert Yule
Washington, D.C.
March 22, 2012
When it comes to video awards, it’s always an honor to be nominated…but it’s also great to win.
We were excited to learn this week that our latest advocacy video – “Countdown to an AIDS-Free Generation” – won a Silver Telly, the highest of accolades given by the 33rd annual Telly Awards.
We also learned this week that another of our videos – “Project HEART” – was nominated for a DoGooder Nonprofit Video Award in the “Fearless Video” category. This award is voted on by YOU, and we're up against some great competition, so we need your help!
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Posted by
Robert Yule
Washington, D.C.
January 6, 2012
A young child in Swaziland.
Photo: Jon Hrusa
As we start a new year at the Foundation, we wanted to take a moment to look back and pay tribute to a friend we lost at the very end of 2011 – the photographer Jon Hrusa.
You’ve probably seen his name in the photo credits below some truly stunning images throughout our website and in our materials. Based in South Africa, Jon worked with the Foundation for almost a decade documenting the impact of our HIV prevention and treatment programs in the region.
In tribute to Jon, we’ve collected ten of our favorite photos from him, with links to some of the stories behind them.
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Posted by
Robert Yule
Washington, D.C.
December 22, 2011
The Whiffenpoofs with Glee star Darren Criss
(center, red tie). Photo: Harold Levine
Last weekend, the Foundation traveled to New York City for a special holiday concert benefitting our mission to create an HIV-free generation around the world.
We attended the second annual Sing Out, Raise Hope concert, headlined by Yale’s oldest a cappella group, the Whiffenpoofs. The Whiffs hosted this sold-out show at the Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall just a few days after performing at the White House in Washington, D.C.
The special guest of the night was not a fellow student a capella star, but he plays one on TV – Darren Criss from the hit show
Glee.
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Posted by
Robert Yule
Washington, D.C.
September 13, 2011
Last week, President Obama announced an appointment to his administration that was good news to the Foundation and to our goal of eliminating pediatric HIV and AIDS. Our president and CEO – Chip Lyons – was named as the U.S. Alternate Representative to the Executive Board on the United Nations Children’s Fund, better known as UNICEF.
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