LS&Co. Unzipped
Aug 19 2013
Supporting People Affected by HIV/AIDS in Brazil
Staff members from Grupo Incentivo a Vida and the Levi Strauss Foundation. Author Kim Almeida is in the back row, third from the left. In a recent trip to Sao Paulo, I met Fernanda, a pro-bono lawyer who works with Grupo Incentivo a Vida, or GIV.GIV is supported by the Levi Strauss Foundation to offer free legal aid to people affected by HIV/AIDS, with a focus on low-income lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
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Mar 29 2012
Celebrating Courage
“I was dead when I got to WORLD, but it has saved my life,” one woman living with HIV/AIDS said.She’s part of WORLD, short for Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Disease, an organization that has supported women living with HIV/AIDS in Northern California for the past 20 years.Organizations like WORLD link women to health and social services that help them cope with the stigma and discrimination associated with the disease, which can have as many harmful consequences as the virus itself.
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Aug 23 2011
Improving Lives…One Meal at a Time
The world lost a pioneer when Ruth Brinker passed away in San Francisco on August 8, 2011.Ruth was the founder of Project Open Hand, an organization that provides daily meals and support to over 7,000 seniors, people living with HIV/AIDS and the critically ill in the San Francisco Bay Area.Ruth began this work in 1985, just as the HIV/AIDS epidemic began to spread like wildfire. It was then that she noticed her neighbor was suffering from AIDS and lacked access to the most elemental health component: a nutritious meal.
Posted By: Jim Marshall, Customs Compliance Specialist, Levi Strauss & Co. |
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Dec 14 2010
In Appreciation - Richard C. Holbrooke
The death, Monday, of Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke was felt around the world, including here at Levi Strauss & Co.Ambassador Holbrooke galvanized the corporate HIV/AIDS movement as president and CEO of the Global Business Coalition. He led the organization from 2001 to 2009, a time of unprecedented global growth of corporate commitment to those in need and at risk from HIV/AIDS.Simply put, Ambassador Holbrooke played a visionary role in bringing HIV/AIDS to the forefront of the global agenda.
Posted By: Paurvi Bhatt, Senior Director, LS&Co. Strategic Health Initiatives |
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