The SVECHA (Candle) Charitable Foundation was founded in 2001. The organization was engaged in helping HIV-positive people, as well as preventing HIV and other socially significant diseases. SVECHA helped people restore their documents, find a rehabilitation center, a doctor, or an HIV service organization. The organization has also established an HIV and AIDS hotline, and its staff offered consultations to relatives of HIV-infected people.
Name
CF 'SVECHA' ('CANDLE')
Field of activity
HIV prevention and drug addiction care
Recognitions
Status
Foreign agent (NGO)
Year of recognition
2020
Inclusion date
25.12.2020
Reason for recognition
The reason for recognition as a foreign agent is unknown
Registry status
Excluded from registry (2022)
Chronology
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Addition to the list: Foreign agent (NGO)
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Exclusion from the list: Foreign agent (NGO) Approximate date (year only)
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