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News Briefs Wisconsin Philanthropist Wants to Build African Village for AIDS Orphans, ElderlyMay 19, 2003 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information! Stevens Point, Wis., area philanthropist and entrepreneur John Noel is looking for money to build a village in Africa for children and elderly whose families have died of AIDS. Noel estimated he needs $2 million-$3 million to build the Nyumbani Village near Nairobi, Kenya. The 1,200-acre site would include farmland, a health clinic and a live-in nurse. It would house about 1,000 orphans and elderly left alone after the disease killed their families and offer them education and job training. "The idea is that the Nyumbani Village will serve as a blueprint for similar self-sustaining communities," said Dan McGinnity, vice president of communications and services for the Noel Group, a travel services company. Noel's Nyumbani Village International, a nonprofit organization set up to seek money for the village, already has more than $1.5 million in pledges from the U.S. Agency for International Development, private foundations and corporations, said McGinnity. Noel hopes to break ground in September. Associated Press 05.17.03 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information!  This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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