AIDS in Africa and its Effect on Children:
What Can We Do?

A Presentation by Ellen McCurley, '82,
of
The Pendulum Project

Wednesday, January 22, 2003, 4:00-5:30 PM, Rehm Library in Smith Hall

Ellen McCurley, '82, is a media expert who works with The Pendulum Project, an organization which links American humanitarian organizations with community projects in Africa that care for orphans and other vulnerable children in regions severely affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Ellen will show a brief documentary film that she recently created for the Pendulum Project, “Malawi - A Call To Action” about the AIDS epidemic in Malawi and sub-Saharan Africa. She will talk about what has led her to be involved with the project, talk about how AIDS has affected children in Africa, and discuss ways that all of us can respond to the problem.

McCurley has over 15 years experience as a business and marketing executive for various companies including Thunder House, a division of McCann Erickson Worldwide Advertising. She co-founded the Donovan Group, an Inc. 500 advertising agency headquartered in the Boston area, where she headed up new business development and client services for a diverse client base comprised of Fortune 500 and high technology companies. She has served as a board member, advisor and fundraising volunteer for several US humanitarian non-profit organizations devoted to women and children and the AIDS effort. She is the Executive Producer for Pendulum Films, a documentary film company that recently created “Malawi - A Call To Action” about the AIDS epidemic in Malawi and sub-Saharan Africa.