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"    Who: Alicia Keys, Cofounder, Keep a Child Alive Day Job: Singer-songwriter. Wake-Up Call: Twelve years ago, near the end of her first world tour, Alicia Keys, now 33, found herself in a room full of South African teens. Some were infected with HIV; others had family who were affected. &amp;quot;I felt like I was looking at my own reflection,&amp;quot; she recalls. &amp;quot;They were around my age, going through life just like me\u2014looking for love, but wondering how they could continue. There was no way I could leave and pretend like I never saw it or act like I wasn&amp;#039;t changed. I remember feeling like, If I were them, I would wish someone would speak up for me about what&amp;#039;s going on.&amp;quot;  Proof Positive: Her foundation, Keep a Child Alive, has raised about $25 million to provide more than 300,000 people in Africa and India with access to lifesaving drugs, nutritious food, and care. &amp;quot;Seeing a child who was only predicted to live to age 2, and now they&amp;#039;re 15 \u2026 wow,&amp;quot; Keys says.  Affecting Moment: At an AIDS conference in the U.S.\u2014where infection rates remain disturbingly high, especially among black women\u2014Keys met Kym, who had contracted the virus from her husband. He&amp;#039;d been too ashamed to seek medical help, or even to tell her he had the disease. &amp;quot;They could have still had a relationship, and he could have not exposed her,&amp;quot; says Keys. Instead, Kym learned she&amp;#039;d been infected just before he died. Last year, Keys helped launch the Empowered campaign to encourage women to get tested and, if necessary, treated. Says Keys, &amp;quot;This is not a death sentence. We can beat this thing.&amp;quot; Get Involved:keepachildalive.org or donate here  Related: 19 Other Women Who Are Changing the World   Photo via AFP/Getty Images "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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