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The Uganda AIDS Orphan Children Foundation (UAOCF) is a non-profit charity that helps vulnerable children and those orphaned by AIDS in Uganda. UAOCF received 501 (c) (3) charity status in 2003; subsequently, the Internal Revenue Service granted permanent public charity status in 2006.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Uganda AIDS Orphan Children Foundation Profile )〕 The foundation's mission is to provide support to orphans in foster homes and to support Hope House, the Kabale Diocese residential facility/technical school for orphans.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=St. Joan of Arc parish assists Ugandan orphans )〕 As of April 2009, UAOCF supports over 50 children at Hope House and over 350 all together.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Santa Monica Quilt Guild, October 2008 ) 〕 Based in Los Angeles, California 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=St. Joan of Arc helps Uganda AIDS Orphan Children Foundation )〕 and with operations in four Ugandan districts: Kabale, Rukungiri, Kisoro and Kanungu, UAOCF was formed in 2004 in response to the far-reaching repercussions of the AIDS epidemic. The Sub-Saharan African nation has more than 2.3 million children orphaned due to AIDS-related deaths. With a total population of more than 30 million, Uganda has the highest proportion of AIDS orphans of any country in the world.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Challenges for Children in Uganda )〕 The organization is dedicated to draw attention to the plight of these orphans. ==History== Uganda has been greatly impacted by the devastation of HIV/AIDS. Recent statistics from the World Health Organization show that AIDS has left a long-lasting effect on Uganda’s population, most notably children and families. As a result, AIDS has caused over 2 million children of Uganda to have been orphaned since the epidemic began – losing one or both parents to AIDS.〔(World Health Organization: Uganda – HIV/AIDS ) Uganda Reverses the Tide of HIV/AIDS", 19 Dec 2000, accessed 17 Apr 2009〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Uganda AIDS Orphan Children Foundation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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