Harrisburg nonprofit helps children with AIDS build healthier, more independent futures

aired; October 26, 2026 For more than 21 years, the American Foundation for Children with AIDS (AFCA) has worked to help children affected by HIV and AIDS across five African countries: the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Malawi and Uganda. The Harrisburg-based nonprofit supports communities through health care, education and programs designed to help families become self-sufficient. CEO Tanya Weaver helped launch the organization while she and her husband were working in Afghanistan. After being asked to start a nonprofit dedicated to saving children’s lives, the couple settled in Central Pennsylvania, and the organization began operating out of Weaver’s living room. A visit to a hospital in Uganda helped shape the foundation’s work beyond medical care. Weaver recalled holding a malnourished baby named Isaiah who died in her arms. The experience inspired programs that help families grow their own food through gardens, greenhouses and livestock. Today, Weaver says the r