We are taking a small team to Zambia in November and the purpose of the trip is to manage our existing projects in Lusaka and Ndola. We will be working with students effected by HIV and bringing supplies which will include supplements such as Selenium. Selenium is a trace mineral that is essential to good health but required only in small amounts. The antioxidant properties of selenoproteins help prevent cellular damage from free radicals. Free radicals are natural by-products of oxygen metabolism that may contribute to the development of chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease. Other selenoproteins help regulate thyroid function and play a role in the immune system. Many people in Zambia take Selenium to boost the immune system which is attacked by HIV.
If you would like to help you can send us funds to purchase Selenium so that we can take it with us. You could also do online purchases of Selenium at any nutrition store such as GNC.
We will also be working with the feeding program in Ndola where appr. 110 kids are given a meal twice per week. These kids have all lost family members ie. parents to AIDS.
We will be taking supplies to HIV Moms that we sponsor in a Microloan program.
Bye for now!
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