ANTIAIDS Foundation


The Elena Pinchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation is the first and only charity foundation in Ukraine, that is functioning thank to private funds. The main aim of the Foundation is to control the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Ukraine.

History

The foundation was established in September 2003 by Elena Franchuk, the daughter of Leonid Kuchma, the 2nd Ukrainian President. In 2010 the Foundation changed its name to the Elena Pinchuk Foundation, as Elena Franchuk divorced her first husband, Igor Franchuk, and married Viktor Pinchuk. In 2010 Elena Pinchuk entered UNAIDS High Level Commission on HIV Prevention In 2011 the Foundation launched a competition to develop social media and mobile phone projects for HIV prevention.

Programs and projects

On October 18, 2010 Victor and Elena Pinchuk received «An Enduring Vision» award by Elton John AIDS Foundation for their contribution to the fight against HIV/AIDS