THINGS THEY SAY: ALICIA KEYS HELPS “KEEP A CHILD ALIVE”

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Grammy-award winning singer/songwriter Alicia Keys is a committed philanthropist who has dedicated her time and money to aiding underprivileged children in Africa suffering with HIV/AIDS. Alicia is the global ambassador and co-founder of “Keep A Child Alive”, an organization dedicated to providing life-saving anti-retroviral treatment and support services to children and their families with HIV/AIDS in Africa.

“Keep a Child Alive may be a baby, but it’s doing really big work.We started seven years ago and now we serve 50,000 people. That’s 50,000 more lives that are going to be lived.” Adding, “We’ve had a lot of breakthroughs. Seven years ago, the treatment for AIDS was so expensive that it wasn’t realistic for people to afford. Bill Clinton and the Global Clinton Initiative worked hard to create a generic medicine. That generic medicine makes it way easier to afford. Obviously, it’s still expensive, and there are a lot of people that still can’t afford it, which is where we come in. What I love about us is that we’re able to go directly to the people. No bureaucracy. It’s straight, direct, to the point.”

I’mma give Alicia a get out of jail card only ’cause she loves the kids, but she’s still not off the hook for stealing Swizz from Mashonda.

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