sentences:  Since 2000, AWEPA has also become involved in West Africa and the Horn of Africa, responding to emerging needs in these areas.Thematically, AWEPA activities promote the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in Africa, including such areas as poverty reduction, women and children's rights, HIV and AIDS, and peace and security.AWEPA's activities are divided into programs that either take an institutional focus, or programs that are more thematic in nature.