Pascual and staff members unload personal protective equipment and cleaning supplies for the Siguatepeque clinic. Thank you for your tremendous help ensuring the safety of the Siempre Unidos staff and patients. Several of you as well as Gilead Sciences responded generously to our appeal to fill the gap in funds normally raised by the SiempreRead more
Monthly Update
In 2019 we celebrated our 20th anniversary! In partnership with The Rev. Pascual Torres and the Siempre Unidos staff, we evolved from a hospice setting in the early 2000s to two thriving clinics where “SIDA = VIDA” or “AIDS = LIFE.” Please enjoy our 2019 Annual Report with our thanks for your ongoing support.Read more
The pandemic has hit Honduras, a country of 9 million, with two reported deaths and 110 diagnosed cases. People are sheltering in place under government order and for fear of going out. Groceries and banks are open only episodically. With per capita health spending of $400, Honduras has a weak health system vulnerable to shortagesRead more
A retired school teacher, “Tommy” has lived with HIV and blindness for over 10 years. He is one of the first members of the Siempre Unidos community to show up to volunteer and participate in our fundraisers and support groups. Our expanded services for HIV+ people who are 50 years and older now include activitiesRead more
“Being 60 in Honduras is not equivalent to being 60 in the States,” writes Honduran Executive Director Pascual Torres. “Some of the challenges might be the same, others are very different. I don’t only know it for our patients, I know it from my own experience,” he says. This year, Gilead Sciences awarded Siempre Unidos aRead more
Patients express their gratitude for monthly food support. We are immensely grateful to you for your friendship and support in providing high quality care to people living with HIV in Honduras. Many of our patients also live with poverty and rely greatly on us to meet their physical and psychosocial needs. Please consider Siempre Unidos onRead more
Pascual (in white shirt) surrounded by some of the earliest volunteers and supporters. A year after Hurricane Mitch left over 20% of Honduras homeless in 1998, Denise and her family traveled to Honduras to see how they could be a part of the humanitarian response. They met with clinicians, farmers and social workers to learnRead more
Siempre Unidos advocates for the rights of people who are marginalized due to their sexual identity, profession and HIV status. Members of these groups have HIV prevalence rates that are 4% and higher. The staff (see our nurse in blue shirt below) plays a leading role in organizing several marches a year in solidarity withRead more
People living with HIV face several hardships – illness, isolation, and loss of work due to discrimination. Their children suffer in several ways as well, not least of which is their family’s inability to pay for their education. Ten years ago, a 7th grader named Zoë living in Santa Barbara, CA, started the e3 GirlsRead more
The Rev. Pascual Torres, aka the “Reverendo” and Executive Director of Siempre Unidos, celebrates his birthday this month. If you wish to add your birthday wishes, please email them to info@siempreunidos.org and we will forward them. In my 30 years of HIV care, I have not met anyone more dedicated to the total well-being ofRead more
