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 Fighting HIV and AIDS in Tanzania - Fundraising for a Greater Cause

Geita: Fourteen years have passed-by ith !ore than "##individua$s a%ross the g$obe parti%ipating& !ore than T'S (## )i$$ion or *S+"#### have been raised annua$$y to support 

the %ause, In order to support the %ause further GG) i$iCha$$enge a$so had a fundraising au%tion in Geita hereby T'S  ."#) or +/"### as raised in this 0oint effort that $eads to thene Tanzania ith 12 HIV and AIDS3 This is in addition to the!oney raised during the offi%ia$ $aun%h by the for!er 4resident of *nited repub$i% of Tanzania Hon, 5en0a!in )6apa in Dar es Sa$aa!,

The i$i!an0aro %ha$$enge ai!s to raise aareness on the HIV7AIDS pande!i%& provide finan%ia$ support to HIV7AIDS 

initiatives and bui$d nationa$ tea! spirit in this nob$e fight, Theinitiative a$igns the %ha$$enge ith e8isting govern!ent HIV and AIDS initiatives and progra!!es hi$e giving $o%a$ %$i!bers opportunity to %$i!b )t, i$i!an0aro, i$i!an0aroCha$$enge has a$so de!onstrated the i!portan%e of 4ub$i% 4rivate 4artnership 9444 in the !obi$ization of resour%es for  funding so%ia$ and hea$th issues parti%u$ar$y HIV and AIDS, It is ta6en as the %ase study to inf$uen%e the private se%tor to get invo$ved HIV response to the %o!!unity around the area of 

their produ%tivity and the genera$ popu$ation in the %ountry, It has proven that finan%ing HIV and AIDS a %o$$e%tiveresponsibi$ity for state and non-state a%tors and deve$op!ent  partners as e$$,

 In previous years i$i Cha$$enge had %$i!bers fro! China& 5razi$& Guinea& *nited States& South Afri%a and Austra$ia but by

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 far the bigger s$i%e are the %$i!bers fro! Tanzania ith young%hi$dren fro! )oyo a Huru!a 2rphanage, This year e i$$ have ;# %$i!bers& hi%h i$$ in%$ude Suzan and )i%hae$ hoare at a tender age of on$y .< years fro! )oyo a Huru!a, Inaddition& the %$i!bers i$$ in%$ude !u$tinationa$ representatives fro! a%ross the g$obe& GG) staff and our 

 partnering supporters& hi%h in%$ude staff fro! ACACIA and so!e ho i$$ %o!e fro! of our %ontra%tors,

 A%%ording to )anaging Dire%tor of Geita Go$d )ine 9GG) hesaid& =2n beha$f of the Geita Go$d )ine& Ang$oGo$d Ashanti!anage!ent and staff& I ta6e this opportunity to than6 a$$ of you for finding ti!e to 0oin us for the i$i!an0aro Cha$$enge Au%tion, It is through this au%tion and for %ontributors $i6e youho have !ade the i$i!an0aro Cha$$enge bring the differen%ein peop$e>s $ives, GG) initiated the i$i!an0aro Cha$$enge

6noing that HIV7AIDS is a g$oba$ epide!i% and re!ains athreat to a$$ hu!an6ind - our youth& our %hi$dren and further as it affe%ts the future of this great nation,? 

 He added& =@e are happy for the support of the for!er 

 4resident )6apa as e$$ as the govern!ent ho have

supported this initiative by Geita Go$d )ine 9GG) and 

Tanzania Co!!ission for AIDS 9TACAIDS as the i$i HIV and 

 AIDS Cha$$enge has %ontributed toards raising aareness on

 HIV and AIDS pande!i% and is supporting the Tanzanian

govern!ent>s nationa$ initiatives toards zero ne infe%tions&

 zero stig!a in%iden%es and zero AIDS re$ated deaths so that as

a %ountry e !eet the )i$$enniu! Deve$op!ent Goa$s,? 

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Through these initiative institutions hi%h had no funds tooperate get re$ieved ith this %harity Chi$dren& ho had $ost their parents ith HIV disease& are no finding %are and $oveand %an s!i$e again& and tru%6ers and surrounding%o!!unities in hotspots areas a$ong the transport %orridorsa%%ess !u$ti-se%tora$ HIV and AIDS basi% servi%e,

=There is need of every individua$& pub$i% and privateinstitution to parti%ipate in the fight against HIV and AIDS by%ontributing !oney to he$p the vu$nerab$e peop$e as a !eans tosupport the response in the %ountry, @e ou$d $i6e toa%6no$edge so!e of our parti%ipating partners& in%$uding but not $i!ited to& ACACIA& A2& )antra%& 1SSF& 4*)A& T2B2TA&& 'AA& 4ri!e Fue$s& Coasta$ Aviation& Airte$& Capita$ Dri$$ing& 44F& Serena Hote$& Geita 4oer i!ited& SGS and other va$ued supporters, It is be%ause of you that this nob$e fight against 

 HIV and AIDS %ontinues hen%e ensuring the su%%ess and %ontinuity of this annua$ event&? %o!!ented )r, )u$peter,

This %harity is a$so a$igned ith the G$oba$ a!bitious goa$s of ending HIV and AIDS, The interpretation is that by getting tothe i$i!an0aro 4ea6 in the strugg$e to %$i!b the !ountain& eare trying to sho that getting to three zero>s of 1e HIV infe%tion& AIDS re$ated death and Stig!a and dis%ri!ination is possib$e in Tanzania,

Geita Go$d )ine and TACAIDS using the u!bre$$a of  i$i!an0aro Cha$$enge is p$aying a pioneering ro$e in theaareness on the HIV and AIDS pande!i% and $oo6 forard for the day hen Tanzania i$$ be de%$ared 'ero HIV and AIDS infe%tion as it is reported that Tanzania>s preva$en%e rate hasgone don fro! over .

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 About Geita Go$d )ine: Geita Go$d )ine& a ho$$y oned subsidiary of the Ang$oGo$d Ashanti Group& is the $argest 

 produ%er of go$d in Ang$oGo$d Ashanti, The !ine is $o%ated inGeita Ton in northestern Tanzania, Geita Go$d )inee!p$oys about