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HIV+, 6-9

The Reece’s Rainbow HIV Family Coordinator & Support Liaison explains the medical aspects of living with a child with HIV. HIV is a virus that claims many innocent lives when children do not have access to antiretroviral medications. Fortunately, it is treatable and the children who have access to meds and adhere to their treatment have good long-term prognosis.

Children born to women with the virus have a chance of becoming HIV positive due to mother-to-child-transmission. These children are innocent carriers of the virus.

The children you see below are currently living in institutions. Sadly, if they end up aging out of institutional life, there is a high likelihood they will be ill on the streets in a life of crime.

New laws in the US and Canada allow for these children to be adopted. Being in a loving family helps them access medical care and gives them the opportunity to have a normal, healthy, productive life. They can go to college, get married, give birth to healthy babies and live long enough to meet their grandchildren. To learn more about adopting and parenting a child living with HIV, visit ProjectHopeful.org Effective September 1, 2011, all older children will be able to carry their grants as they grow (until they turn 10), instead of being combined in a general older child fund.

You are also invited to send a check (no Paypal fees) to Reece’s Rainbow, PO Box 4024, Gaithersburg, MD 20885

*Your gift will serve ALL of the children, as 10% of each waiting child donation is shared with our Voice of Hope fund as well!

Avery 3G

Boy, Born April 2005

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Avery is a handsome little boy with brown hair and brown eyes.  He is also HIV + positive, with an RNA of 400. More photos available. He does not have any siblings. He is described as having a calm demeanor.

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit www.projecthopeful.org

 

 

$20.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Eric

Boy, Born May 15, 2003
 
 
For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 
 
 
$50.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Maggie 2H

Date of Birth: June 21, 2005

 

The mother’s rights were terminated by court. There is no father. Diagnosis: HIV+, dermatitis, umbilical hernia, dysarthria (she attends speech therapy).  The children at this orphanage receive excellent medical therapy and have had their innoculations.

 

Maggie is a normal, sociable, playful and happy child who tends to be a leader among the other kids. Additional photos are available.

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

 

$80.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Yuri

Blonde hair and blue eyes.    He has been diagnosed with HIV, but is medically healthy.  Yuri is already living in the older child internat/boarding school, but can be adopted with any child from orphanage 37, 38, or 39 as well.
 
 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/

 

$24.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Alicia

Girl, Born 2004

SIGNIFICANT RISK, PLEASE ADOPT ME SOON!!  SCHEDULED FOR TRANSFER IN AUGUST!!

 

 Miss Alicia is a beautiful little girl who needs a loving family.  Her other two typically developing sisters were adopted by other families already.
Alicia was born to an HIV+ mother, and is HIV+ herself.  She has also has significant delays and challenges associated with her FAS.  (fetal alcohol syndrome).  We are waiting to learn if she has any medical complications, but she is cognitively delayed and does show signs of attention deficit and hyperactivity.    Alicia will do best where she can be the focus of attention and have her Daddy wrapped around her finger :)     Alicia has SO much potential, and deserves a family as much as her other sisters do.   I know there is a family out there for this little girl!  She is facing the mental institution soon, but has grown up in a loving and well kept orphanage so far.  A committed family now can prevent her transfer!
From an adoptive family who visited with her in July 2010:  “ Alicia absolutely LOVES one on one attention. she is front and center if you are handing out kisses and hugs. You can see she wants a Mama all her own, and it will be so hard on her to have her sister leave to be adopted, as her other sister was already adopted.   (Their mother is deceased, most likely from AIDS).   She likes to swing.   She loved to lay her head in my lap while we were both on the bench swing and I would stroke her hair. The other kids didnt like to share my attention but Alicia was ok with it.   I could have two in my lap and she didn’t mind, but she didnt like being crowded out when the other child decided they wanted me all to themselves.  She likes sensory input.   She kept rubbing her arm across my husband’s unshaved face and shivering and making the funniest face and then immediately doing it again.  She likes to go down the slide again and again.   She really likes to be in the  middle of whatever is going on, and be included. But often she is excluded, even by attendants.  For Alicia it’s a vicious circle. She is delayed, she gets frustrated, they don’t let her do things the others are doing, she gets more delayed and more frustrated. She is VERY VERY SWEET AND LOVING.  She needs a family that has only a couple kids, not ten. She has HIV.   If you want a little girl to hug and kiss, she will GLADLY take all the hugs and kisses you can hand out. She isn’t afraid of men but isn’t inappropriate either. I saw her with my husband as well as another couple of young men who visit regularly.  Alicia is on the small side, like maybe size 4.  The children are valued and loved at this orphanage.   The grounds are visually stimulating and the kids get outside for a couple hours in the morning as well as afternoon.   They even go swimming in the pool they have there.   Hope someone will come for Alicia very soon!”   Alicia is toilet-trained and able to say when she needs to use the restroom.  She has tremendous potential if someone would take her home and love her!

MORE PHOTOS AVAILABLE, MARRIED COUPLES ONLY

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

$497.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Christian

Boy, Born June 2002

 

Christian is 9 years old.  He is HIV+, stage 3.   He has a scar on the left side of his nose (not sure from what).

 

Christian is a handsome boy and well-liked by his peers and staff.

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

 

$21.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Andrey

Boy, Born November 29, 2002

 

From our facilitator who has visited with him:

HIV.    His life story is very typical   The  boy doesn't have brothers and sisters. His mother abandoned him at the delivery house,  the father was registered after the mother's words.  Loves to construct, to draw, very assiduous,  wants to know  everything about What? Where? When and  Who?   Hardworking, can focus his attention and  be concentrated on the most important things.   Among children he is very supportive and friendly. For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/

 

$51.50 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

David 2H

Date of Birth: November 2004

 

Inquisitive. Kind. Diligent. Outgoing. Industrious. Hard-working. Sociable. HIV+

Additional photos available.

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

 

$24.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Alec 26HA

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Date of Birth: March 2005

 

He is a friendly boy. He plays well with older children. He is a very good boy. He is active and inquisitive and there is often a spark of interest in his eye. He wants to know everything and is eager to learn about new things. He is more interested in playing with things like CDs, telephones, stationery and real world things, rather than toys. He likes to have books read, even if they don’t have pictures and he is plunging into the exciting world of words and letters. He is an appreciative listener. Tell him a tale or an interesting story and you will see he responds with interest and emotion to new information. He is HIV+ and has motor and speech delays.

More photos available.

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

 

$50.60 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Diana

Girl, Born July 25, 2002

 

From our facilitator who has visited with her:

 

HIV.   The girl doesn't have brothers and sisters. Her mother abandoned her at the delivery house,  the father was registered after the mother's words. Later the mother died.   She loves to draw, to do things with her own hands. Very communicative and supportive  with  her friends.  She is very artistic and active in everything what happens in the social life of the orphanage. For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/

 

$31.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Ilyssa

Girl, Born January 2004

 

Isn’t she pretty!?  Ilyssa is living at a boarding school and is waiting for her forever family.  She is diagnosed as HIV+, stage 3.   She also has an astigmatism, and will greatly benefit from glasses.

 

Ilyssa is a very typical, normally developing child.  She is a good student and a social girl.

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

 

$36.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Benjamin 15H

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Date of Birth: October 2004

 

He is a cute boy with dimpled cheeks. He has an infectious smile which seems to emanate from each of his cells! He has a very positive outlook on life. He understands everything and speaks well.  He is very active, loves action games, and easily comes in contact. He is a leader among the other children; he is determined, headstrong, and always gets his way :) He is a sociable boy and is HIV+ Additional photos and available.

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

 

$50.60 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Daniel

Boy, Born May 16, 2005

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/

 

From a missionary who visited in this orphanage in March 2010:   This kiddo was lots of fun, too. He was so inquisitive and curious. He has lots of energy and he’s very mobile. I have lots of pictures of him jumping on the couch. He seems like a very sweet little boy.

Update fall 2011:  He is a wonderful boy, and wants to be adopted!

 

$2500.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Andrew P. 26HA

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Date of Birth: July 2005

 

Andrew is a friendly and sociable boy who loves order which is immediately noticeable in his appearance – he is always combed and neat. He is a diligent and patient boy. These qualities help him to successfully develop new skills and apply them in practice. He grasps new concepts quickly. He is a cheerful boy and often smiling. HIV+

 

More photos available.

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

 

$25.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Alina B. 15H

Alina B.

Date of Birth: August 2004

No siblings

Blue Eyes. Light Brown Hair. HIV.

 

Alina is a real leader and has a strong intellect. She can be serious and thoughtful and may also light up with joy. She has endless childlike curiosity and she is very charming. Alina is active, brave, stubborn and she likes to play complex plot games with the boys. She prefers to play with cars and other boyish toys more than dolls. Alina is sociable, likes to tell stories and she is a very happy girl. She was in an orphanage than taken in to a family, but the grandmother found out about her diagnosis and was strongly against it so the foster-adoptive parents terminated their parental rights.

Additional photos available.

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

 

$74.70 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

 

Wyatt

Boy, Born May 2004

 

SIGNIFICANT RISK, PLEASE ADOPT ME SOON!!

Diagnosis: HIV. He takes daily medication ART (antiretroviral therapy).   Very smart, tells poems, can draw, write, is good in mathematics, participates in children's activities, likes encouragement. 

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/   

 

$520.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Andy 2H

Date of Birth: November, 2006

 

His mother refused him at birth. There is no father and no siblings. Diagnosis: HIV-positive, dermatitis. The children at this orphanage receive excellent medical therapy and have had their innoculations.

 

Andy is an absolutely adorable little boy! Additional pictures available.

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

 

$60.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

 

Anastasia S. 15H

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Date of Birth: September 2005

Gender: Female

Anastasia is similar to the rosy-cheeked cherub in old Christmas cards.  She is an affectionate, gentle and sociable child. She smiles a lot, not touchy, easily comes into contact. She is well developed, and she likes to play alone.  She is a girl with character, strong-willed and likes a lot of attention. This little girl needs to know the love of parents to learn to trust people and be able to express her feelings and emotions, to share them with other children. HIV+

 

Anastasia was in a very good baby house. The children have access to plenty of outdoor play, ride-on toys, well maintained playground equipment and sensory/developmental toys.

Additional photos and video available.

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

 

$120.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Porter

Guardian Angel

 

BOY, Born August 10, 2005

 

Don’t mind this pink shirt, Porter is a BOY.   This is an older photo, but Porter is already 5 years old.   He is HIV+, stage 3.   He is mildly cognitively delayed as well.

From his medical records:   HIV stage 3, without immunosuppression, delay of psychomotor and speech development, bacillosis

He can be adopted simultaneously with children in 16 or 23.

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

 

$406.50 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Gregory 2H

Boy, born August 22, 2005

 

Gregory’s birthmother’s rights were terminated by court decree. There is no father. Diagnosis: HIV+, functional heart murmur, astigmatism.  They receive excellent medical therapy and have had their innoculations.

Gregory gets embarrassed in front of the camera. He interacts very nicely with the other children. He is a sweet little boy. More photos available.

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

 

$4733.97 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Blake 14

Blake was born in June 2006. The reason he is in need of an adoptive family is because his biological mother abandoned him in a healthcare setting and his biological father is unknown. Blake is the only boy in his group, and therefore he is very solid, with dignity, a real little gentleman! He is strong, well developed and communicates well with adults. He does not have any siblings. Many additional photos available. His adoption status can be clarified on behalf of a serious adoptive family.

Jessi

Jessi is a beautiful 8 year old girl.  She has been living in a children’s home  since  May, 2008, and is HIV+.  Her orphan investigation has been completed and she is legally free for adoption.  Jessi has a number of siblings unavailable for adoption as they do not share a mother.

Jessi needs a family able to take on the unique challenges of an older child adoption and willing to help her reach her full potential.

To review Jessi’s file, one must have a pre-application filled out with the agency.  Families have 5 business days to review a file.  At the time of commitment, applicants must be interviewed by the agency’s Adoption Coordinator to ensure a good match.

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

 

$15.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.
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Isaac

Isaac is a handsome 6 year old boy. He has great potential and needs a family eager to help him reach it!

Isaac is HIV+, currently on ARV’S, and doing quite well. Isaac is orphaned and is legally free for adoption. Isaac has a  number of siblings not available for adoptions as they live with their fathers. Isaac lived with a kind woman until recently when the financial strain became too much. He was then taken to a rescue home.

To review Isaac’s file, one must have a pre-application filled out with the agency. Families have 5 business days to review a file. At the time of commitment, applicants must be interviewed by the agency’s Adoption Coordinator to ensure a good match.

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

$270.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.
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Tatiana S. 14

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Tatiana S. was born in July 2003. She was being raised in her biological family until her birthmother died of AIDS. Her biological father is unknown. Additional photos are available – she makes the sweetest facial expressions and looks a bit shy in front of the camera. Tatiana has a confirmed HIV-positive diagnosis and is receiving ARV treatment. She is a good girl, she is active, and she assists others. She is communicative, not capricious and is strong willed. She is developmentally appropriate for a family girl.

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

 

$15.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Celeste

Girl, born 2003 or 2004

HIV+

Celeste has a brother who has already been adopted.

 

She’s a beautiful young girl, hoping for a family of her own!

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

 

$30.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.
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Naomi

Girl, born January 2004

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What a little sweetheart!  Look how she’s showing her beautiful dress.

 

Naomi is a very affectionate and kind girl.  She has a brother who was already adopted by Americans — and yet she still waits.

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

 

$98.50 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Britta

Girl, born May 2004

HIV+

 

Britta is a very nice girl — and such beautiful eyes!  Those giant bows mean she’s a favorite at the orphanage.

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

 

$60.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Ross – 40

Ross

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Those dimples! Ross was born in February 2006. He looks so happy and healthy in all of his pictures. He is described as having a calm demeanor. He is HIV+. Additional photos are available. Ross is one of the more affordable regions in Russia to adopt from. Single mothers may adopt.

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

McKenna

Girl, born August 2003

 

This lovely young lady is HIV+ and has no other health issues reported at this time.

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

 

$60.50 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

George

Boy, born January 2003

 

Such beautiful hazel eyes this boy has!

George is HIV+

 

More photos available.

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

 

$65.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Alyssa & Yates 23

Alyssa was born in May 2003. She is described as being a calm girl. She has dimples on her cheeks and chin. Yates was born in September 2004. He is calm and quiet. They are very close. One of the siblings has HIV. Additional photos available. Video of Yates available.

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

$364.50 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Steffie

Girl, born May 2003

 

Such a cute girl with a beautiful smile!    Please disregard the mark on her nose — that's a flaw on the photograph.

 

To learn more about adopting and parenting a child living with HIV, visit ProjectHopeful.org

 

 
$23.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Jenny & Jordan

 Girl, born Feb 2004 

What a lovely girl, with such beautiful long hair!  Jenny is HIV+.  Very smart, typically developing. 

Jenny has a healthy brother, born Feb 2008, and they CAN be adopted together because Jenny is older. 

To learn more about adopting and parenting a child living with HIV, visit ProjectHopeful.org

 

$23.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Mark 14

Mark was born in August 2004.

He is living with HIV.

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

 

$31.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Iryna 8W

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Girl, Born December 2003

An article from December 2006 states “Now urgent problem with one of our patients Iryna who is nearly 3 years old. She is HIV-positive but she does not need special treatment; the virus can sleep in her body for many years (slow progressor). It was disturbing her underlying disease – cerebral palsy and she needs a qualified neurological treatment which we cannot provide in our hospital. The children with this pathology go to the orphanage for children with central nervous system damage and mental disturbances (the mental institute). We are working in this direction but it’s hard to say how long the girl will be in our center. Frankly, we are scared to send the child to people suffering from phobias about HIV. It is excusable for an uneducated man, but should never be in health care workers. A year ago, she held her head badly, could not sit there and just not realized was smiling, but now she crawls, stands, leans on the barrier and is beginning to talk. The children at this hospital are loved, they are neatly dressed and well trimmed” (photo taken between August ’06-December ’06.)  

 

Please be flexible if inquiring about the little girl Iryna mentioned in the article as we are somewhat sure this is her picture, yet there is a chance we may get a different photograph of her. We understand this is a leap of faith and are asking for an open and flexible family.

 

The hospital Iryna was in at the time the article was written seems to be a decent place, but we believe she has been transferred to the mental institute. It is our hope to find a special family very soon who can help with her HIV, CP and also with any emtional help she may need. Please help to find a family for this little girl. This is her only chance.

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

 

$140.05 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

 

 

Lance

Boy, Born May 2006

 

What a sweet, lively little boy!!   Lance is HIV+.

 

From one of our adoptive families who visited with him in April 2012:  tall, talkative, a little bit more moody than the others. Would cry or sulk when he didn’t get his way.   But enjoyed playing with the other kids, pretty smily guy.

 

More photos available.   Married couples only.  Large families and older parents welcome, travel required.

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/
$104.80 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Yelena

Girl, Born June 2004

 

What a beautiful, glowing smile Yelena has!  Beautiful blonde hair (all hidden under her kerchief).  Yelena is HIV+.  She so badly wants a family of her own. 

 
For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/

 

 

$26.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Brynn

Girl, Born October 2003

Isn't Brynn beautiful?   Brynn is HIV+.   She has some minor facial features of possible FAS, but she is described as a typically developing child, so this is just a cautionary disclosure.
 
For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/
 
 
$1677.50 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.
 

Harding

Boy, Born January 2005

 

Harding is a handsome brown eyed, brown haired boy who is HIV+.  He is 6 now and needing a family of his own.

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/
 
 
$71.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Octavia

Girl, Born September 2002

 

Octavia is 9 years old.  She is diagnosed HIV+, stage 2, and also ADHD.    We are uncertain if she takes meds to help with her attention deficit, but would certainly benefit from the availbility of that help here in the US.

 

Her medical records indicate a mild level of cognitive delay, but we don’t know if this is because of the ADHD or possible FAS.  She does have some facial features of this condition, although it is not documented in her file.

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

 

$51.50 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Drew B. 26HA

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Date of Birth: July 2003

 

Drew is calm, sociable and affectionate. He is described as being friendly, obedient and kind. He loves to sing, dance and draw. HIV+. Delayed verbal development.

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

 

$145.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.

Ana 26HA

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Date of Birth: May 2002

 

She is calm, even-tempered, obedient and she likes to learn. She and Tim are the orphanage favorites. HIV+

 

For more info and parent support on adopting and raising a child with HIV, please visit http://www.projecthopeful.org/ 

 

$51.00 is available towards the cost of my adoption!

Donations are tax deductible.