At Peter's : Los Angeles, CA

Met Vanna Rapeti

Founder and CEO, Legacy Real Estate Investment Solutions, Inc.

Los Angeles: CA

Wora Boonchard, President of Kesaset Alumni, Los Angeles a dear friend of AHF picked me up from the Hollywood Renaissance to Beverly Hills and it was later in the day that we walked through the doors of P F Chang Restaurant where we met Vanna and her colleagues. She is striking and one does but felt the aura of friendliness, confidence, caring and kindness emitting from her. She soon oozed with excitement as we brought up issues of empowerment and her enthusiasm was infectious. Wora, Virgelia and I were soon mesmerized by her discourse on secrets of empowerment and success. After a while I wasted no time but was driven to learn more about her. Well - the first thing was that she was awarded the US Presidential Medal and many other achievements and awards. Well, Vanna completed her B.A in Marketing w/ a minor in Legal Studies, is a Certified Mediator for Management Development Program Graduate from University of Southern California. Inland Empire County. Is the Vice President of Public Relations - Power Learning Systems Inc. in Marina Del Rey, CA Founder of Quality Promotional Products - included clients such as BET Network, Time Warner, McDonalds Fast Food Chain - Marketing Department, Operations and Production, Real Estate and Public Relations Department. She is the Founder and CEO of Legacy Investment Real Estate Solutions, Inc. She expressed her concern and with zeal wills to associate with projects to empower and with AHF in Asia Pacific region.

We agreed that "We shall do great things together" is our commitment.

The Song of Hope: AHF India Cares/Baanyan Tree Productions

The Song of Hope ©

Unleashed by experiences working with HIVAIDS

The access to AIDS treatment was a distant dream just a few years ago. We don’t talk much about the ART drugs to many patients before the ‘generic anti-retroviral era’ for the drugs was mostly unavailable in India and those available through the grey market were exorbitantly costly and out of reached to the majority of people living with HIVAIDS. The life saving drugs therefore remains within the reach of only the rich living with HIV. The information and knowledge however began to disseminate which generated the tidal wave of despair and depression amongst the infected and affected for they possess the news that there’s a treatment but they couldn’t access nor afford it. Thus, it compounds the pain, sufferings, and sadness and increases the tears.

In the journey as a physician dedicated to treating and caring for people with AIDS, I have come closely in touch with countless patient and every single one of them broke my heart many times over for the tears and mournful cries longing to live just a little longer kept echoing in my mind each day. The voices of the tens of thousands are unique but collectively almost the same. I would take ‘one’ of them to stand out and represent those feelings as they so vividly and relentlessly haunt my memories as this patient cries and beg for medications so that she may live yet another day to see her daughters grow up get married and start a new family to continue the lineage of humankind. She demonstrated fierce determination and strength, filled with anger, with a tinge of fear smeared with untold sadness as she battles a losing battle against the might of the HIV virus. The profuse desire and desperation to get those ‘meds’ were her closest companion. She cried helplessly each day as her tear filled eyes closes with the silence of palpable loneliness. She knows that she stands against all odd for she knew hopelessness resigned to her faith and wait for the grave to relief her of her sufferings. The ‘meds’ arrived a few years later all too late for this brave soul.

The ‘Meds’ era – anti-retroviral drugs arrived and soon with the forces of medications the pain, hardships and sufferings melted replaced by comfort, renewed joy and hope that arrived as many lives resurrected. It is thanks to anti-retroviral that many now live a vibrant life being transformed and awarded a second birth. They are now facing the future bravely filled positive thoughts and without fear. The can now look forward to ‘tomorrow’ as we do.

The Hope song video hopes to deepen the understanding of the plight, the right, the fight and the triumph those living with HIVAIDS receiving the anti-retroviral drugs. We endeavor to awaken the slumbering minds of people through the power of song and many more would join the campaign ‘Treatment Saves Lives’ a movement spearheaded by AIDS Healthcare Foundation globally, in India through India Cares to save lives – many more lives.

This song is affectionately dedicated and to salute people living with HIVAIDS bravely facing despair, depression, hardships, untold sufferings, being stigmatized and discriminated without letting their spirits down and rising each day from the ashes stronger from strength to strength overcoming odds – to lead a second life aided by ‘meds’ with renewed joy and restored faith – singing the song of hope.

Dr. Chinkholal Thangsing

Song of Hope © AIDS Healthcare Foundation – India Cares

Chinkholal.thangsing@aidshealth.org Mobile: 9818270687

Cambodia:The 7th ART Center

Phnom Penh: Cambodia
The 7th ART Center AHF Cambodia Cares and NCHADS Collaborative Center in Cambodia was innaugrated on the 21st of November 2007.

Song of Hope:The Practice

Song of Hope: The Video

Song of Hope:The Video

The Song of Hope:The Video

Song of Hope:The Story

The Story Behind the Song of Hope
Unleashed by experiences working with HIVAIDS
Dr.Chinkholal Thangsing

The access to AIDS treatment was a distant dream just a few years ago. We don’t talk much about the ART drugs to many patients before the ‘generic anti-retroviral era’ for the drugs was mostly unavailable in India and those available through the grey market were exorbitantly costly and out of reached to the majority of people living with HIVAIDS. The life saving drugs therefore remains within the reach of only the rich living with HIV. The information and knowledge however began to disseminate which generated the tidal wave of despair and depression amongst the infected and affected for they possess the news that there’s a treatment but they couldn’t access nor afford it. Thus, it compounds the pain, sufferings, and sadness and increases the tears.

In the journey as a physician dedicated to treating and caring for people with AIDS, I have come closely in touch with countless patient and every single one of them broke my heart many times over for the tears and mournful cries longing to live just a little longer kept echoing in my mind each day. The voices of the tens of thousands are unique but collectively almost the same. I would take ‘one’ of them to stand out and represent those feelings as they so vividly and relentlessly haunt my memories as this patient cries and beg for medications so that she may live yet another day to see her daughters grow up get married and start a new family to continue the lineage of humankind. She demonstrated fierce determination and strength, filled with anger, with a tinge of fear smeared with untold sadness as she battles a losing battle against the might of the HIV virus. The profuse desire and desperation to get those ‘meds’ were her closest companion. She cried helplessly each day as her tear filled eyes closes with the silence of palpable loneliness. She knows that she stands against all odd for she knew hopelessness resigned to her faith and wait for the grave to relief her of her sufferings. The ‘meds’ arrived a few years later all too late for this brave soul.

The ‘Meds’ era – anti-retroviral drugs arrived and soon with the forces of medications the pain, hardships and sufferings melted replaced by comfort, renewed joy and hope that arrived as many lives resurrected. It is thanks to anti-retroviral that many now live a vibrant life being transformed and awarded a second birth. They are now facing the future bravely filled positive thoughts and without fear. The can now look forward to ‘tomorrow’ as we do.

The Hope song video hopes to deepen the understanding of the plight, the right, the fight and the triumph those living with HIVAIDS receiving the anti-retroviral drugs. We endeavor to awaken the slumbering minds of people through the power of song and many more would join the campaign ‘Treatment Saves Lives’ a movement spearheaded by AIDS Healthcare Foundation globally, in India through India Cares to save lives – many more lives.

This song is affectionately dedicated and to salute people living with HIVAIDS bravely facing despair, depression, hardships, untold sufferings, being stigmatized and discriminated without letting their spirits down and rising each day from the ashes stronger from strength to strength overcoming odds – to lead a second life aided by ‘meds’ with renewed joy and restored faith – singing the song of hope.

Dr. Chinkholal Thangsing Song of Hope © Chinkholal.thangsing@aidshealth.org

Song of Hope:The Words

The Song of Hope
Unleashed by the indomitable Spirit of people living with AIDS

Every day, she cried the tears longing to live,
Living in a closet full of guilt, anger and fear;
Tears of loneliness, trembling hopelessly, uncontrolled -
Feeling hopelessness and waiting for the grave.

She lives now, a new life so vibrant,
The ‘meds’ wiped the tears, to set her free;
Transformed her, giving new birth a second chance,
Tomorrow is now hers … as is yours.

Rejection, sadness her only companion,
She lost her beloved, changed her life, so completely;
Clouds of pain, hardship, sufferings vanishes, hope remains,
Facing the future, filled with joy - without fear.

She lives now, a new life so vibrant,
The ‘meds’ wiped the tears, to set her free;
Transformed her giving new birth a second chance,
Tomorrow is now hers … as is yours.

They arose, from the dust – the land of living
The purpose of a life restored with courage and love;
Strong, mind and body, now they’re new faithful companions,
The world takes them now, as its own – once again.

She lives now, a new life so vibrant,
The ‘meds’ wiped the tears, to set her free;
Transformed her giving new birth a second chance,
Tomorrow is now hers … as is yours.

©Dr Chinkholal Thangsing - November 2007

Official Launch of Song of Hope

November 30 2007: New Delhi:
The music Video Song of Hope was official launched by George Deikun at the US Embassy, American Center, New Delhi.

 
The Official Release

 

 
The Hope Singers.

 
P C Anto of Baanyan Tree Productions speaking at the Launch.

Song of Hope Lauch @ US Embassy American Center, New Delhi

New Delhi:November 30, 2007

The Song of Hope Music Video - a Collaborative Hope Project of AIDS Healthcare Foundation - India Cares, Baanyan Tree Productions and the US Embassy American Center, New Delhi was officially launched by George Deikun, Mission Head, USAID at a gathering of officials of the Embassy, Special invitees, Politicians, NGOs and general public. A Panel discussion on 'HIV Treatment' was held with Dr Chinkholal Thangsing - AHF Asia Pacific Bureau Chief, Snehanshu Bhaduri - Positive Network and Janet Haymen - PEPFAR moderated by Lisa Chief Editor of SPAN Magazine - US Embassy. This was followed by live performance of the 'Song of Hope' by Puii Biete, Mawii Biete, Roselyn Lalumpui, James Pakhuongte, Joshep Pakhuongte, Lalngailien Joute and James T Thangsing. Followed by the screeing of the Music Video.

 
 
 
 

Song of Hope

The Song of Hope

November 30, 2007:

The Song of Hope: