HIV/AIDS
She Sings Arias. She Speaks Swahili. She’s Nadia!
You know Aaron, Jake, Katy, and Barak. Now we’d like to introduce you to our classical-singing, Swahili-speaking technical director, Nadia Kist. Although Nadia is a native New Yorker, she’s lived in Nairobi, Kenya, for the last 11 years….
Motherhood and Lost Causes
Our co-founder, Jena Lee Nardella, has put the pen to paper quite often lately… well I suppose in this day in age it’s more like finger to keyboard. Regardless, we want to share two of her recent blog…
An Awe-Inspired Firsthand Look: An Update from Zambia
Blood:Water’s story began with a trip to Africa. This trip ignited a passion that bore a vision to see the end of the HIV/AIDS and water crises in Africa. We would like all of our supporters to be…
Save the Date for the Fourth Annual Red Tie Gala
Blood:Water friends, save the date now for a night celebrating the advancements that have been made in support of the international HIV/AIDS crisis! On Thursday, December 3, we are going to paint the town (Nashville, that is) red…
Photo Friday: Community Health Promoters
Photo Friday comes from Zambia. This photo shows a group of Community Health Promoters (CHPs) in Ndola. CHPs are important because after learning what proper sanitation looks like, they then train their own communities on how to improve…
Photo Friday: Project Zero
When it comes to HIV, the United Nations is striving to reach a 90-90-90 goal by 2020: 90 percent of people with HIV diagnosed, 90 percent of those diagnosed on antiretroviral drugs, and 90 percent of those diagnosed virally suppressed by 2020….
New Faces Around the Office
Blood:Water has a few new faces around the office! Audrey, Kristin, and Blake have all recently joined us, and we’re thrilled to have them on the team! To help you get to know them a little better, we…
A Daily Reminder
What do you look at more than anything? Your computer screen? Same here. Well maybe not more than anything, but a whole lot! Now, just by changing your desktop to one of the background options below, you can…
Dig Deeper with Us
Building a community that works together to address the HIV/AIDS and water crises is the main tenet of the work we do in Africa. But building community isn’t something that stops in Africa; it is something that we…
You Can Help Us Ensure 100 HIV-Free Babies This Mother’s Day
When Nancy first became pregnant, she was terrified. Nancy is HIV-positive and feared that meant her baby would be, too. Nancy soon learned about the pregnancy services offered for HIV-positive women at the New Life Medical Center in…