Singer, songwriter, music producer, and 11 time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys, is also the co founder and global ambassador of the Keep A Child Alive movement. She is dedicated AIDS activist and together with Leigh Blake created this movement. It provides life saving AIDS medicine, and surrounds care to children and families in Africa and India. It also provides support to AIDS orphans left behind to keep the most devestated children safe. During Alicia's first trip to Africa in 2003, she wittnessed the profound impact AIDS can have when left unnoticed. She realized this deadly disease is capable of much more. It can orphan children, devestate communities, and puts a halt on economic progress. Ever since her visit she has been the steadying force behind "Keep A Child Alive." Alicia is the host of the annual, Keep A Child Alive's black ball gala. This event is widely known as a fundraiser/concert. All the proceeds go straight to the AIDS victims. Alicia was also a producer of the documentary film "Alicia in Africa." It was about her month long visit to Africa in 2006. She meets brave children, families, and communities affected by the deadly disease. During her 2008 U.S concert tour, Alicia proposed the Keep A Child Alive's campaign "Text Alive" where people that owned cellphones could just simply text the word "Alive" and they would automatically donate 5 bucks to KCA patients.
"Helping keep a child or mother or father or brother or sister alive means turning the worst epidemic of our lifetime into the greatest victory of our generation."
"Helping keep a child or mother or father or brother or sister alive means turning the worst epidemic of our lifetime into the greatest victory of our generation."