• Spring, 2003 - Partners of what would become Global Action for Children (GAC) and others recognize the dire need for increased funding for orphans, and convince key policymakers to propose an earmark in The United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (P.L. 108). The earmark dedicates 10 percent of total U.S. global AIDS spending to the care and support of orphans. The UK and Ireland follow the United States’ lead by committing 10 and 20 percent, respectively, of their AIDS funding to orphans and vulnerable children (OVC).
• September, 2003 - Global Action for Children is organized as a formal coalition of a diverse group of organizations, including faith-based, student, and secular groups, dedicated to advocating on behalf of orphans and vulnerable children in the developing world.
• 2004 - GAC works with Congressional allies to promote the introduction of PL-109-95, Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act, and helps secure 130 congressional cosponsors, which played a critical role in ensuring the bill’s passage.
• November, 2005 - President Bush signs Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act, into law on November 8, 2005.
• January, 2006 - GAC convenes a series of meetings with more than 30 stakeholders to develop Civil Society recommendations for the implementation of Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act.
• May, 2006 - GAC cosponsors a briefing on Capitol Hill with Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) to observe World AIDS Orphans Day and focus attention to the release of the U.S. government’s OVC plan, due six months later.
• September, 2006 - The Jolie-Pitt Foundation announces a grant of US$1 million to Global Action for Children.
• March, 2007 - GAC and UNICEF’s Unite for Children. Unite Against AIDS. campaign convene a summit in Brussels on establishing an AIDS Free Generation.
• April, 2007 - Global Action for Children is formally launched as an independent, nonpartisan advocacy organization, to carry out and expand upon the mission originally envisioned by the founding coalition, and work on behalf of orphans and vulnerable children worldwide.
• May, 2007 - GAC plays a prominent role in the Bush Administration’s call to Congress to fund the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) at US$30 million over five years, up from the original US$15 million, and to dedicate 10 percent of those funds to the care of orphans.
• August, 2007 - Coalition leaders Global Action for Children and Unite for Children. Unite Against AIDS. campaign announce the release of the AIDS Free Generation strategy document.
• September, 2007 - GAC Executive Director Jennifer Delaney travels to India with the Stop HIV/AIDS in India Initiative to undertake a needs assessment on orphans and AIDS in that country.

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