2007 G8 Summit Magazine - (Page 52) Traditions THAT HEAL Mr. Bryan McKinney is a Vice President of Children’s Hunger Fund in Los Angeles, California. He oversees all the partnerships and programs the organization operates through its domestic and international fields. He works closely with Mr. Sekyewa in the various relief and aid programs running in Uganda. These two men represent the type of empowering relationships that are bringing the kind of care needed to make an impact on those suffering from HIV/AIDS. This rural community became the war zone during the rule of Idi Amin. He fortified every square inch. Death, without regard to posterity, was a common practice. Any suspicion of threat resulted in summary execution. As Uganda came out of war in 1979, recovery was highly anticipated by everyone. The people celebrated the fall of Idi Amin, but their joy was short lived. Soon, the AIDS epidemic took hold. Uganda, at that time, had no infrastructure. The economy had completely collapsed. Shop shelves were empty of the basic needs of life. It seemed the only solution was to smuggle goods from Tanzania into Uganda via Lake Victoria. Without protective protocol, this process Two Perspectives on AIDS and Poverty Mr. Fred Sekyewa is the Executive Director of Africa Renewal Ministries in Ggaba, Uganda. He has served the AIDS community in Uganda for many years prior and during his tenure at ARM. He has overseen much of the growth related to the partnership with Children’s Hunger Fund. Infected & Affected (Part 1: Fred Sekyewa) I grew up in Rakai, Uganda, “the epicenter of AIDS”. | -52-
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