About us.
Global Support Initiative (GSI): is a not for profit organization involved in HIV/AIDS outreach, research, and international development activities by
working with professionals in international and local organizations to design and implement programs. Through our collaborative effort we design empowerment programs, provide assistance
and education on nutrition, HIV/AIDS nutrition, social, economical, counseling, and spiritual support to people with HIV/AIDS, orphans, and widow of people with HIV/AIDS etc. Our programs
are designed to reach out to people with HIV/AIDS as well as empower the locals we are working with using our sustainable development strategy.
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Goal Implementation Strategy
Global Support Initiative (GSI) partners with organizations in each country and use existing organizations resources to implement the project. One of the means
of achieving this objective is to distribute the Flax Hull Lignan (FHL), and also educate the people living with HIV/AIDS and their service providers on the benefits of FHL as a natural remedy to support the treatment of chronic and infectious diseases HIV/AIDS and nutrition in general. We will also create HIV/AIDS awareness and provide support as needed by the group we are reaching out to.
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Short Term Project Goals
Outreach programs: We will embark on a summer project to Africa and the process is that we work together with the organization on ground there to reach out to people with AIDS through
HIV/AIDS and nutrition education, distribution of Flax Lignan and other needs, spiritual outreach, and counseling.
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Development
Economic Support: We have the development aspect which works with international and local organizations to implement sustainable development projects which involves Flax and Lignan processing (Planting, processing/Storage for food (Food Science), processing to extract Lignan (Agric Engineering), marketing (Agric business/Economics development), Research (chemistry, medicine, public health), finally social development. At the same time, these process provides work for the people and opportunity for the collaborative use of resources to meet the needs of the people and a sustainable means of survival.
Area of Practice
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Health Support/ Research
Following a testimonial study, food and FHL will be provided as nutritional support and food security for the patients and their family members/ support group. They will also be provided with anti-retroviral treatment. Depending on the
availability of funds clinical study will follow immediately.
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Educational Support A
This will be done in two forms, prevention and care. Educational materials will also be purchased and distributed to People living with HIV/AIDS and their family members/ support group.
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Counseling and Spiritual Outreach
People living with HIV/AIDS and their family members/support group will be counseled on how to deal with challenges that come with living with HIV/AIDS. People living with HIV/AIDS and their family members/support group suffer from societal stigma and emotional breakdown that comes from being unable to meeting their needs, watching their loved ones go through pain etc.
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Long Term
Development: Economic Support: provide a means of financial support and livelihood for the people living with HIV/AIDS, their family members and support group by providing agricultural and business development opportunities. This will be done in two forms, one,
registering and commercially distributing the FHL. Secondly, getting a land, planting the seed, and providing a machine to extract the Flax Lignan from the seed.
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Clinical Research Goals
This project will address four objectives: Test if feeding a natural food supplement – Flax Hull Lignans to People Living with HIV/AIDS (PHAs) can improve their CD4 counts and reduce the HIV viral loads. Test the effectiveness of feeding different types of Flax Hull
Lignans (Certified Organic, Commercial, Golden Brown & Dark Brown) to People Living with HIV/AIDS on their CD4 counts HIV viral loads. 3. Develop educational materials for creating awareness of Flax Hull Lignans as a potential beneficial nutritional food supplement for People
living with HIV/AIDS (PWAs). Partner with local African (Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria) companies to promote local production & processing of flax and Flax Hull Lignans, respectively, and to explore the possibility of processing local plants with similar properties as flax.
Objectives
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Research
In collaborations with Flax Hull Lignan manufactuers in North Dakota, NDSU will ship Flax Lignans into Africa. Funds will enable the Product to be given free of charge to orphans and children with AIDS, as well as HIV/AIDS patients. We will start the 3 rounds of studies, with 100 people in each round taking the product for a 90 day period.
Research Goals
Prove the effect of using Flax Hull Lignan as a nutritional support for the treatment of HIV/AIDS. Awareness will be created on benefits of nutrition/food and FHL as a nutritional support for HIV/AIDS treatment.
Chitra Sen
Founder & Executive Director
At our foundation, we strive to make a positive impact and empower communities.
Robert McNamara
Program Coordinator
We are dedicated to supporting education and providing opportunities to those in need.
Alicia Leong
Grant Governance
Ensuring transparency and accountability in distributing funds for nonprofit projects.