What's New @ ARFC
- 5th Anniversary Celebration
- Journey to Kunming: Migrant Women and AIDS
- ARFC's Grantees Featured in AIDSLink
- ARFC in the San Francisco Chronicle
ARFC 5th Anniversary Celebration
As we celebrate five years of grant making in China, ARFC cordially invites you to an overview of our HIV prevention strategy among gay men in China. The panel discussion will feature special guests from AIDS Project Los Angeles and an excerpt of a new documentary, "Tongzhi in Love," by Academy Award film maker, Ruby Yang.
At the following reception, we will screen a documentary short. Shot in five provinces of China, "The Scarf" conveys the dignity and the hopes of people living with HIV in China.
Location: Hotel Kabuki, 1625 Post Street, San Francisco
Date: Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008
Panel Presentation: 6:00 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
"A new look at HIV prevention among the hidden gay men of China"
Jack Beck from APLA, and Humphrey Wou
Reception: 7:15 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Short film preview, "The Scarf"
Please RSVP by Nov. 13th: call 415-820-9630, or email to info@arfcusa.org.
Field Notes – Journey to Kunming: Migrant Women and AIDS
Elsa Fan, ARFC's Grant Coordinator, visited a grantee in an urban ghetto of Kunming, Yunnan where she learned about the lives of migrant workers and sex workers. Read her trip report.
ARFC's Grantees Featured in the Global Health Council's Publication, AIDSLink
ARFC Program Director Humphrey Wou observes and writes about innovative grassroots AIDS work in China. The article mentions three programs, the Pen Pal club, Qianxi Women's Group and peer education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
ARFC in the Chronicle:
San Francisco Chronicle writer Vanessa Hua describes the work of ARFC. "This AIDS fund focuses on small projects in China. It gives modest sums to those overlooked by big foundations.."
旧金山Chronicle报道中国艾滋援助基金会，请看连接：