The founder of the 'Q' Fund for AIDS, which rebuilds the shattered communities of AIDS-affected children in Africa, will speak to the Palo Alto High School community through an invitation from the Young Diplomats and Philosophers' Society Club (YDPS) on March 16.

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Moved by the devastation caused by the tsunami, Chellie Kew, who runs The 'Q' Fund, is going in two weeks to Indonesia.

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This is not at all what she had planned, not what she had in mind for her life, not what she ever could have imagined for herself.

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Kathryn Petruccelli speaks with Chellie Kew about her portraits of African children who carry the HIV virus, and the foundation she launched to help them. Acting locally and globally. (Note: requires Real Media Player)

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When Palo Alto resident Chellie Kew looked into the eyes of AIDS orphans in sub-Saharan Africa in 1999, she knew she needed to do something to help them.

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AP World History students develop global focus and demonstrate largeness of heart while reaching out to a community school in Africa.

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Small, sad, his pint-sized, silver-rimmed glasses hanging askew, Moses sat on the ground.  He hadn’t said a word since arriving at the orphanage in Cape Town nearly two months earlier.

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"It's as if something just reached out of the sky and said, 'Okay, Chellie, now it's your turn.'" These were the thoughts of Michelle Kew '73 as she embarked on an adventure that would change her life.

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For Chellie Kew, some of the most fulfilling things in life result from an uphill climb.

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The Giraffe Project, a national nonprofit organization, has commended Chellie Kew, for sticking her neck out for the common good. We invite you to tell her story.

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A woman who grew up in Pinehurst documents the lives of African children in the time of AIDS.

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Upon meeting Chellie Kew, one might assume that this tall blonde woman is a Junior Leaguer who spends most of her time in the social whirl.

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Chellie Kew featured on Portland's popular morning television show "A.M. Northwest" on KATU Channel 2.

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Alumnae Profile - Michelle Blake Kew '73

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Chellie Kew did not go to Africa expecting to fall in love with the land and its children. She went because her husband's job took him, Kew and their two teen-aged children to Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Lake Oswego's Chellie Kew chronicles her visits to South African orphanages.

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An artist's reception will feature an international photo exhibition by Chellie Kew."

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Lake Oswego's Chellie Kew, a photographer, has recently returned from South Africa. She plans to share words and photographs of her African safari during several upcoming Farmers markets, including Saturday, June 15. She also will have a booth at markets on July 27 and August 10.

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On March 19th Ms.Chellie Kew, on behalf of The 'Q' Fund for AIDS, a non-profit organization, raising proceeds for orphaned children affected by the AIDS virus, held a Charity Golf Tournament at Dainfern Country Club.  All of the proceeds were donated to two organizations for children.  A cheque was presented to Ms. Mirriam Siluma, Manager of the Othandweni Childrens Home and to Mr. and Mrs. Dries Schoeman from the Evangelical Rural Mission.

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Chellie Kew struggled with the steering wheel of her Toyota 4x4.  It was the rainy season in Namibia, six weeks ago; the gravel road through the desert was washed out in many places. Chellie was in a hurry. A missionary was waiting for her at the wilderness lodge in Sossusvlei. Chellie was on her way to photograph children orphaned by AIDS. As she has so many times in the last three years, Chellie had left her home in Lake Oswego to gather African children on her knees, let them play with her hair and listen to their stories.

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Chellie Kew hasn't been still for months. Recently the Lake Oswego woman returned from a three-week, seven country photography trip. She was working for Christian Aid and the trip helped lay groundwork for her upcoming adventure.

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Chellie Kew's passions are more exotic than the spelling of her name. She's a wide-eyed, petite woman with sun-bleached hair and a hearty laugh. She's lived in more places than she dares to count, stands up to tell stories and is always heading somewhere. Her upcoming quest will send her to Africa, India, Thailand and the Americas photographing children of the world who have been diagnosed with AIDS.

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