about Dignitas International:

Dignitas is a Canadian-based medical humanitarian organization dramatically increasing access to effective HIV/AIDS-related prevention, treatment, care and support in resource-limited settings through developing and sharing community-based solutions. Dignitas was founded and is led by Dr. James Orbinski and James Fraser, both formerly of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF/Doctors Without Borders). Dr. Orbinski accepted the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize as International President of MSF.

how Dignitas International gets involved

AIDS has already claimed more lives than any other epidemic in human history. In the next 24 hours alone, over 5,700 people will die due to AIDS. In response to this emergency, a group of international health experts founded Dignitas International, a medical humanitarian organization dedicated to providing a quality of life with dignity for children, youth and families affected by HIV/AIDS in the developing world.
Dignitas International is responding in three ways:
1. WE DO: by implementing community-based care programs, we increase access to comprehensive prevention, treatment, care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS.
2. WE LEARN: by conducting intervention research to monitor and evaluate our programs, and to answer specific research questions, we continually learn how to improve HIV/AIDS programming in diverse cultural and economic settings.
3. WE SHARE: by sharing what we learn with other organizations, governments and citizens, we improve the international response to global HIV/AIDS.

how you can get involved with Dignitas International

By educating, engaging and inspiring communities to take action, Dignitas can mobilize an effective international response to the AIDS pandemic.
Take action! You can:
* Donate Now
* Work With Us
* Volunteer With Us
* Join Dignitas Youth
* Give a Day to World AIDS
* Join the Race for Dignity Challenge
* Join Online Communities
* Buy a Soccer Ball and Support Dignitas! Join Rotary's Soccer Ball Initiative
* Join the Island Triathlon Series Tri4Dignity Event
* Participate at a Dignitas Event
* Learn More About Global HIV/AIDS