Poverty alleviation has become the main objective of working
groups sent to remote Chinese villages to fight AIDS.
In central China's Henan
Province, its provincial government regards animal husbandry
funded by low-interest loans as a means of improving the situation
for AIDS-affected families.
In Wenlou Village which is hit hard by the deadly disease, a
medium-sized pig farm has been set up.?About US$50,000
invesetment are offered by?local government. In addition, a
fodder processing factory affiliated with the farm also creates job
opportunities.
The working group is aiming to make these families, impoverished
by AIDS, to become self-reliant.
Meanwhile, low-interest or even interest-free loans are being
provided in emergency situations, such as heart surgery for the
child of AIDS patients.
(CCTV.com August 15, 2004)