The statistics for HIV/AIDS both at home and abroad are devastating. However, HIV/AIDS does not appear in someone’s life as a statistic or percentage; it comes as the infected mother who inadvertently passes the virus to her children, as the orphan who has lost both parents, or as the confused adolescent struggling to survive. These, whether in Washington, DC or South Africa, are the faces of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The Church through its public policy advocacy and with the National Episcopal AIDS Coalition has taken many steps to address this devestating epidemic. With faith, we can make a difference.

Please refer to our Communication and Action sections to learn more about what you can do about HIV/AIDS.

Working together for justice.

[12/2/2009]  ENGLAND: Archbishop of Canterbury releases World AIDS Day video message
[10/8/2009]  SOUTHERN AFRICA: Archbishop thanks U.K. Government for support of HIV/AIDS work
[Anglican Church of Southern Africa] Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa has thanked the U.K. Government and its tax-payers for their support of his church's work with those infected and affected by HIV and AIDS.

[9/23/2009]  African Leadership Consultation on HIV/AIDS and Related MDGs
[Anglican Communion News Service, September 23, 2009] Joint Communiqué--We, former African Heads of State, religious leaders and non-governmental organisations engaged in combating HIV and AIDS, convening in Nairobi, Kenya, under the auspices of the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA), have engaged in a consultative dialogue on HIV and AIDS in Africa in the context of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

[2/25/2009]  Archbishops of Canterbury, York launch Zimbabwe appeal
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and Archbishop of York John Sentamu have launched a joint appeal to help counter the humanitarian crisis and deteriorating political situation in Zimbabwe

[12/1/2008] 
[Lambeth Palace, December 1, 2008] Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has recorded a video message to mark the 20th annual World AIDS day on December 1, 2008.