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Executive Director

Hafa Adai!

Welcome to GUAHAN Project’s website. The GUAHAN Project is a progressive and dynamic AIDS service organization that is an advocate for social justice and community empowerment in the fight against AIDS on Guam and in the Pacific.

Community support continues to be the main reason for GUAHAN Project’s success. Many selfless individuals have made personal and material contributions to the GUAHAN Project to ensure that the lives lost to the AIDS epidemic will never be forgotten and that lives will be saved through prevention and education efforts.

The amazing contributions of people living with HIV/AIDS on Guam and in the region have made GUAHAN Project’s work meaningful and effective. However, a great deal of work remains in order to overcome the shame, stigma, fear and intolerance that is often associated with AIDS.

The cure for AIDS will become a reality. It will be rooted in love and respect. It will save lives through the shared gifts and talents within us all.

On behalf of the GUAHAN Project staff and board of directors, it is my hope that you enjoy this website and find the information useful. I also extend our sincere appreciation for your support of the GUAHAN Project.

Sincerely,

Alexis Q. Silverio,
GUAHAN Project Executive Director


	Updated! GUAHAN Project Phone Numbers Effective June 2, 2008 Pacific Resource & Training Center (PRTC) Suite 301 (671) 646-2437, (671) 647-2437, FAX (671) 647-4481 STD/HIV Satellite Office (671) 647-5684 CHICA Program Cell Phone (671) 988-5636 Cell Phones (671) 689-4480, (671) 689-4482


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Guam Congresswoman
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Since the GUAHAN Project was established in 2003, Guam Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo has served as the Honorary Chairperson of the organization. She also strongly encouraged the founders of the GUAHAN Project to serve the community when the organization was being formed and when challenges seemed insurmountable. Despite the shame and stigma still associated with the epidemic, Congresswoman Bordallo has been very supportive of the many people who make AIDS prevention, education, awareness and care a reality. The GUAHAN Project proudly salutes Congresswoman Bordallo in the fight against AIDS on Guam.

Director’s Notes: The Normal Heart
“The human contribution is the essential ingredient. It is only the giving of oneself to others that we truly live.” These are the words of Ethel Perry Andrus. Words that truly represent the work you are about to witness tonight. The Normal Heart was just another job I auditioned for as a professional actor. I played the role of Mickey Marcus. But I did not realize the impact and the importance of this work as a theatre piece and a message piece. We learn a great deal about each other based on our histories and actions. This play is a history on the plague we know as AIDS and is one of most important examples of getting to know what we are up against as activists and people living in the age of this disease.

The presentation of this play is not as unorthodox as you might think. Plays go through processes of evolution known as staged readings. The directors, producers, and playwrights need to see the play “on its feet” and more importantly the actors giving the characters a voice. We as actors kindly and graciously give you this work as an expression of our dedication to educating the public about AIDS and the prejudice that surrounds it. The work itself is presented in the simplest form possible – bare stage, uniformed costumes, and basic lighting. It is now your job to use your imagination to create the scenarios and situations. We hope to help you in the images you create.

Now we ask you to contribute and to give of yourself for this cause we feel so strongly.

Ricky Vergara, Director, The Normal Heart (Read More)

Thank You!
Three sold-out performances and one very lavish gala event helped the community to become more aware of AIDS and how we need to protect and educate ourselves from this epidemic. Very special thanks to the amazing talents of the RENT cast, Choreographer Margie Dancel, Music Director Dr. Randall Johnson, Director Ernest Ochoco and all of the hard-working and selfless volunteers who made this production possible. Thank you again for your support in the fight against AIDS.



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December 1. World AIDS Day. Why celebrate AIDS?

Why is there World AIDS Day? It does seem awkward. Why do we celebrate a disease that has killed over 25 million people since 1981? We really don’t hear much these days about AIDS. There are some people that believe AIDS is curable and that there is nothing to worry about. That fact is, HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, continues to infect more people than ever around the world. True, in some places the infection rates are dropping slightly but they are more than offset by the sharp increases in new infections in Africa, China and Russia.