Vineeta Foundation
The Vineeta Foundation was founded in 1995 by Vineeta Rastogi.[1][2] She and her husband, Brian Hennessey, learned that Ms. Rastogi had terminal cancer in the same year and decided to start a foundation to continue her public health and human rights work, with a particular focus on HIV/AIDS epidemic.[3]
The Vineeta Foundation engaged in overland travel to identify health and human rights challenges in various regions, collaborated with both formal and informal organizations addressing these issues within their cultural contexts. The foundation conducted pilot programs with these partners and shared the outcomes at the International AIDS Conference.[citation needed]
In 2007, the Foundation produced a documentary, Please Talk to Kids About AIDS, to highlight the importance of open dialogue and to challenge societal taboos that hinder effective communication and understanding of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.[4][5]
The Foundation is chaired by Radia Daoussi, a Fulbright Scholar and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Scholar trained at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.
References
[edit]- ^ "Vineeta Foundation". GuideStar. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Vineeta Foundation". Charity Navigator. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Women's History Month Profile: Vineeta Rastogi". Hyphen Magazine. 30 March 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Please Talk to Kids About AIDS (2007)". IMDb. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ McNeil Jr., Donald G. (26 February 2008). "Talking With Children About Sex and AIDS: At What Age to Start?". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 September 2024.