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Our Mission
The Balm In Gilead, Inc.™ is a not-for-profit,
non-governmental organization whose mission is to improve the health status
of people of the African Diaspora by building the capacity of faith communities
to address life-threatening diseases, especially HIV/AIDS.
The Balm In Gilead’s pioneering achievements have enabled thousands of
churches to become leaders in preventing the transmission of HIV by providing
comprehensive educational programs and offering compassionate support to encourage
those infected to seek and maintain treatment. The Balm In Gilead spearheads
a dynamic response to the HIV/AIDS crisis in the faith community.
For 19 years, The Balm In Gilead has mobilized The Black Church Week of Prayer
for the Healing of AIDS, which engages Black churches to become centers for
education, compassion and care in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
The Balm In Gilead has established, and continues to develop, educational and
training programs specifically to meet the needs of faith communities that
strive to become centers for HIV/AIDS ministries, education and compassion.
While continuing to broaden its work within African American communities, The
Balm In Gilead is working in partnership with faith communities in Côte
d’Ivoire, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zimbabwe to effectively address
the horrendous challenges of HIV/AIDS.
In the United States and abroad, the organization strives to:
Develop and disseminate culturally appropriate educational
materials to the African American Christian community
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Provide training, organizational, and technical assistance to churches,
church groups, AIDS service organizations and health departments through The
Balm In Gilead's HIV/AIDS Technical Assistance Center, which is supported through
a cooperative agreement with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Assist AIDS service organizations and health departments in deepening
their understanding of the African and African American community in order
to engage the church in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment through culturally
appropriate programs
- Provide the media industry with information about how the church
meets the HIV/AIDS education needs of congregations and communities
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