Global Action for Children

Call Congress July 7th and Tell Them To Support Children and the Global Fight Against HIV/AIDS.

In President Obama’s 2010 budget request to Congress, several key provisions relating to both domestic and global HIV/AIDS were shortchanged. Congress has already begun to tackle the appropriations process. Now, while the budget is still in committee, is the time to take action.

Click Here to Call Your Congressperson.

Ask President Obama to Make Orphans and Vulnerable Children a Priority.

As President Barack Obama establishes his foreign policy priorities, Global Action for Children is calling for an Emergency Presidential Initiative for the World’s Children (EPIWC).

• The EPIWC calls for the appointment of a high-level Children’s Ambassador with direct oversight over key international children’s programs supported by the United States so that orphans and vulnerable children are not left off the agenda.

• The initiative also calls for better coordination and monitoring of U.S. foreign aid programs serving vulnerable children, to avoid wasteful spending and make our investments in global development work harder and smarter.

Learn more about the Emergency Presidential Initiative for the World's Children

See the facts on orphans and other vulnerable children and why it is imperative that we take action now

Send a letter urging President Obama to make OVC a top priority in his administration

Find out who else is supporting the Emergency Presidential Initiative for the World's Children

What PEPFAR Means for Orphans and Highly Vulnerable Children

 *  $48 billion authorized over the next five years for global AIDS, TB and Malaria

 *  10 percent earmark of HIV/AIDS funding for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) was retained and broadened in the legislation

 *  Fully funded will mean $3 billion for OVC over the next five years (2009-13)

 Learn more about the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and what it means for Orphans and Highly Vulnerable Children.