April 10th, 2008 at 9:02 pm | posted by Virginia Simmons
Idol Gives Back just featured Bono during his trip to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. In the piece Bono was next to a woman named Elisa. A photo is below.
[Elisa was banished by her family when they discovered she was HIV-positive. The rejection led Elisa to try to take her own life several years ago, but thankfully she then got help from a wonderful local health care facility called PASADA and today she is on AIDS medication and doing very well. She has become a volunteer in her community, working with TB patients, and is engaged to be married. PASADA’s work is funded in part by America, via contributions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria and PEPFAR.]
April 10th, 2008 at 7:24 pm | posted by Virginia Simmons
Idol Gives Back starts on FOX in 30 minutes.
We’re at the office, planning to work and watch again. I’ll keep you posted on the big updates. We do know that Bono will be back on tonight to talk about ONE.
April 10th, 2008 at 6:36 pm | posted by Katie Andrews, ONE Regional Field Organizer
Last night, I held a “Idol Gives Back” watch party here in Columbus, Ohio. After watching a segment on AIDS orphans Melanie Berichon, a ONE member who attended, shared the below story with us. I had her write it down so I could share it with all of you.
“This past summer, I was in Addis Ababa. I was able to spend quite some time at a wonderful orphanage for HIV+ children.
Once they started getting the ARVs that were needed and at a fair price, children stopped dying. And so money that they used to save to pay for children’s coffins is now being used for growth and development, empowering the organization to grow and help so many more people.
There aren’t words to describe the feeling I had when seeing so many life saving drugs arrive at the orphanage.”
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I just wanted to share. Looking forward to seeing tonight’s show too.
April 9th, 2008 at 10:02 pm | posted by Virginia Simmons
They’re now showing footage from DAUGHTRY’s recent trip to Uganda. You may notice Chris and his band wearing ONE shirts. All of the members of the DAUGHTRY band have been incredible advocates for ONE and the fight to end global poverty.
Below is some brand new footage of DAUGHTRY talking about their time in Uganda and the ONE Campaign.
April 9th, 2008 at 8:48 pm | posted by Virginia Simmons
The next clip of Bono’s trip to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, aired. In it, Bono meets with Deloy, a 14-year-old boy who lost both of his parents to HIV/AIDS. Deloy shared his “memory box” with Bono, a small cardboard box decorated in wrapping paper in which he keeps mementos from his mother and father.
Deloy receives help from a wonderful health care facility in Dar es Salaam called PASADA, which is funded in part by America via contributions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
April 9th, 2008 at 8:34 pm | posted by Virginia Simmons
We keep spotting ONE shirts and white ONE bands on the Idol Gives Back show tonight. You can pick up your own at the ONE Store.
Earlier Bono was wearing a special edition EDUN ONE shirt. EDUN is a socially-conscious clothing company with a mission to create beautiful clothing while fostering sustainable employment in developing countries. All of the ONE EDUN shirts are made of 100% Africa cotton in Lesotho, Africa, one of the poorest countries in the world. Learn more about EDUN here.
You can pick up your ONE shirt, ONE band, and/or special edition EDUN shirts here.
If you see a ONE shirt or band on the show again tonight- let us know in the comments.
April 9th, 2008 at 8:18 pm | posted by Virginia Simmons
The first clip from Bono’s recent trip to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, just aired.
In the clip, Bono visits Eusebia, a former nurse and grandmother, and Sophia, a 14-year-old who was born with HIV/AIDS and has no parents.
Eusebia now volunteers full-time providing home-based care to adults and orphans living with HIV/AIDS. Eusebia lost three of her own children to AIDS and now looks after 7 family members, in addition to her work in the community. The clinic with which Eusebia works, PASADA, is funded in part by America, via contributions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria and PEPFAR.
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