Our first benefit Jazz concert

June 25, 6 PM Midtown Manhattan:

pay via paypal or mail check to Swim Strong ---------->

               

Dr. Rolande Hodel receives Humanitarian Award:

 Dr. Rolande Hodel has been selected to receive the American Chemical Society/Astellas USA Foundation award for 2009. This award carries a $30,000 prize in addition to an invitation to participate in the awards presentation and symposium at the August 16, 2009 ACS National Meeting in Washington, DC. You are invited to attend. www.acs.org 

AIDSfreeAFRICA to reach finals

in Buckminster Fuller Architect Design contest for the design of AIDSfreeAFRICA. The finalist has been announced in Chicago innovations in science and technology,  http://challenge.bfi.org  http://challenge.bfi.org/ideaindex
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Speaking engagements schedule for 2009:  open to public RSVP to RRHodel@aol.com a must

June 17th    Hartsdale Rotary Wednesday 12:15 PM Meets at O'Porto Restaurant, (914) 722-6565 191 E. Hartsdale Ave Hartsdale 

June 19     Lafayette College 11 AM Prof. William Miles, Dept. of Chemistry Easton PA 18042

July 2nd    Pleasantville Rotary Thursday 12:15 PM Meetings at Riviera Restaurant Tel. 914-769-9884 113 Tompkins Avenue

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Our goals for 2009 are:        

1. Advancing three start-ups in Cameroon towards solid drug production.

2. Conduct research expanding into other Sub-Saharan countries, such as Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda and Rwanda.

3. Triple 2008 fundraising level

4. Increase public speaking engagements

5. Expand Board of Directors from four to six.        

6. Expand network of collaborating organizations and corporations.

Our major accomplishments in 2008 were: 

1. Increased collaboration with drug production start-up companies from one to three

2. Increased fundraising 150%

3. Increased board of directors from 3 to 4

4. Work with two pharmaceutical companies (Europe)

5. Build up number of collaborating organizations and partnerships.

 

Mission: AIDSfreeAFRICA is a community of professionals dedicated to empower Africans to be come self-sufficient in producing pharmaceuticals.

The Vision of AIDSfreeAFRICA is: Africa free of HIV/AIDS, to provide the world with the capacity to produce lifesaving drugs is an expression of our commitment to peace, health and human dignity.
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Tax ID available upon request; Tax Report  Form 990 2007  Form 990 2008
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Make check out to AIDSfreeAFRICA 

mail to: Rolande Hodel

125 S. Highland Ave. 3-B1

Ossining, NY 10562

reach us at: 914-923-2073

 

Jazz for Peace Benefit concert for AIDSfreeAFRICA send a check issued to

Swim Strong Foundation
with “concert” in the notes section to:
Swim Strong Foundation c/o Ms. Allyn Shepard
622 W. 114th St., #1, NY, NY 10025

 

 

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"Friends of AIDSfreeAFRICA"

Learn more about AIDSfreeAFRICA:

AIDSfreeAFRICA volunteers Hayley and Kathleen are back home:  

To read their BLOG click here.

For pictures click here.

 

Rolande's book club:

Africa is the richest continent on earth considering it's natural resources. Why is it also the poorest continent? What influence has the IMF, WorldBank, Foreign AID, you and me to keep it that way - or change it?

The origin of HIV/AIDS, what has the polio vaccine to do with the occurrence of AIDS? Ask your local library to find you a copy of these books.

Showing off our hand made Cameroonian dresses Eugenie from Douala Cameroon who won the USA green card Lottery, now studies Pharmacy at Westchester Community College. She introduces Dr. Hodel to some 80 plus of her peers.