When HIV/AIDS was first identified in the 1980s, no one could have predicted the devastation that this pandemic would wreak in just two decades. Entire generations are at risk. Kenya is one country that has been affected in an unimaginable way.

Kenya has 1.9 million children orphaned by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Place yourself in the shoes of an AIDS orphan and ask yourself what happens to his dreams? How does he survive? Where does he find love and acceptance? Experiencing discrimination every day of their lives, many of these children blame God for their loss.

In an effort to counter the spread of this unrelenting enemy in Kenya, Trans World Radio and Kerus Global Education are partnering to produce character-based radio programming geared toward helping Kenyan children and teenagers make responsible lifestyle choices.

It Takes Courage! seeks to accomplish this by communicating the vital importance of abstaining from sex before marriage and being faithful to one marriage partner for life. Using Jesus Christ as the greatest model for character, the core values of children and young people are addressed to empower them with the ability to make wise and responsible decisions and to see their value as human beings in God’s eyes. The programmes will show how knowledge and understanding and a healthy relationship with God through Jesus Christ are the keys to survival in this harsh environment.

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