AID FOR AIDS INTERNATIONAL INC

Builds community and institutional capacity through training in comprehensive HIV prevention, life skills, financial education, and socioemotional competencies for at-risk populations and health professionals. Implements the CDC-funded Strengthening Institutional Capacity to Combat HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis project in Colombia under a Program Support Award to ICAP at Columbia University.

Provides integrated medical, psychosocial, nutritional, and educational support to children and adolescents living with HIV through comprehensive care centers in Panama (including the first in Latin America at Hospital del Niño and a second in Chiriquí province), the Dominican Republic, and Colombia. Services include treatment adherence support, academic performance strengthening, and preparation for adult care and independent life.

Implements large-scale HIV prevention initiatives including the ¿Cuánto Sabes? ("How Much Do You Know?") education program, which has trained teachers, health professionals, students, and communities since 2004 across eight Latin American countries and indigenous territories like Guna Yala. The organization conducts widespread HIV and syphilis testing, with over 60,000 tests performed in 2024, and distributes over 1.2 million condoms and lubricants annually.

Offers mutual aid groups such as Trascendiendo AFA for emotional support and peer learning, along with vocational training workshops in skills like purse making, baking, and candle making to promote income generation and reduce stigma among people living with HIV.

Provides targeted outreach, HIV prevention and treatment education, testing, and linkage to care for underserved immigrant, migrant, and refugee populations—particularly Spanish-speaking individuals, LGBTIQ+ communities, and those engaged in survival sex work—across the U.S., Colombia, and Venezuela. The program has reached over 60,000 Venezuelan migrants, linked over 5,000 to treatment, and operates in 13 cities with multidisciplinary teams.

Implements structured Transition Programs in the Dominican Republic and Panama to prepare adolescents with HIV for adult care, beginning 2–3 years in advance. Services include diagnosis disclosure, health responsibility training, and preparation for work, entrepreneurship, or university.

Advocates for public policies ensuring access to antiretroviral treatment and protection of human rights for people with HIV through regional observatories and participation in Country Coordinating Mechanisms across Latin America and the Caribbean. Leads initiatives like Connecting Pathways for Rights to defend migrant and refugee rights and conducts social monitoring to hold governments accountable for commitments to reduce HIV vulnerability among women and girls.

Operates integrated healthcare models in the Dominican Republic and Colombia that combine medical services, psychosocial support, and community coordination for vulnerable and migrant populations. These programs are implemented across 12 cities and 27 departments in Colombia with a regional budget of approximately $4 million and include treatment for HIV and syphilis, with high rates of viral suppression.

Operates the world's largest antiretroviral recycling program, collecting unused, unexpired HIV medications through a network of drop-off boxes and direct shipments to New York, and redistributing them to over 55,000 people in 75 low- and middle-income countries. The program has delivered over $220 million in medication and includes donations of third and fourth-line regimens not available nationally, with monitoring by local physicians and regulatory bodies.

Delivers infant formula and nutritional support to vulnerable mothers and babies in crisis-affected regions, particularly through the Healing Venezuela campaign and Healing Program, which served nearly 4,000 babies across 28 health centers and 21 states in Venezuela. Also provides Nutre+ supplements to children aged 0–12 with monitoring of growth indicators.