Women empowered to fight AIDS. .The San Francisco-based Global AIDS Interfaith in·ter·faith adj. Of, relating to, or involving persons of different religious faiths: an interfaith marriage; an interfaith forum. Alliance received a $1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Melinda French Gates (born Melinda Ann French on August 15, 1964) is a former unit manager for several Microsoft products: Publisher, Microsoft Bob, Encarta, and Expedia. In 1994, she married Bill Gates, founder, chairman, and former chief software architect of Microsoft. Foundation to fight HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in Malawi, Africa. The grant enables GAIA to launch the Malawi Women's Empowerment em·pow·er tr.v. em·pow·ered, em·pow·er·ing, em·pow·ers 1. To invest with power, especially legal power or official authority. See Synonyms at authorize. 2. Project to train a network of women in rural Malawi villages in AIDS prevention and care. These women will then be deployed throughout southern Malawi to provide counseling and medical referrals to those living with HIV/AIDS. Rev. William Rankin founded GAIA in June 2000 to train health and religious leaders of all faiths for AIDS prevention and care, primarily in Africa. |
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