Keep a Child Alive

Keep a Child Alive
Formation2003
FounderLeigh Blake, Alicia Keys
Antonio Ruiz-Gimenez
Websitekeepachildalive.org

Keep a Child Alive (KCA) is a nonprofit organization that provides healthcare, housing, and other support services to HIV/AIDS-affected communities in Africa and India.[1][2] Co-founded by Leigh Blake and Alicia Keys, the organization aims to "realize the end of AIDS for children and families, by combating the physical, social and economic impacts of HIV."[3] Keep a Child Alive organizes the annual fundraiser gala The Black Ball, established in 2004, where celebrities and philanthropists gather to support and raise awareness for the cause.[1] Since the first Black Ball, the organization has raised over $28.7 million for HIV/AIDS treatment.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Alicia Keys' Nonprofit Honors Oprah Winfrey". Nonprofit Quarterly. July 12, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Keep a Child Alive Raises Over $130,000 During BET Awards Show Through mGive- Mobile Donation Program". NonProfitPRO. July 1, 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "About Us". Keep a Child Alive. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "Chance The Rapper & Salt-N-Pepa to Join Alicia Keys as Performers at Keep A Child Alive's Black Ball". Billboard. September 26, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2018.