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At the 3-day pre-conference to the 16th International Conference on HIV/AIDS and STIs in Africa this year, over 250 young people set up a call to action which identifies the role and commitments of youth in the global fight against HIV/AIDS.
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Dear GYCA members, Hello once again from Nepal. This is my final blog post wherein I will be talking about the final outcomes of my project, along with the successes and challenges faced throughout. We were aiming to increase the number of youngsters having right information about peer-pressure, drug use and HIV and AIDS and empowering young Nepalese to prevent and not be a part of peer pressure driving the vicious cycle of drug use and HIV through extensive participation with collaboration and partnership with school administration, parents, management committees and other civic organizations. We were able to reach 370 youngsters with the right information among which 75% showed raised awareness level in the post-test survey. We...
Completing the 'Our Chances with HIV II' project was a great experience of the challenges of Project management. We faced challenges ranging from the respect of timeliness, maintaining HIV confidentiality rules and working with partners. Let me share one experience with you here. When GYCA announce our award in late January,it was good news because our project was planned for January to June 2010. However, things were not that smooth when we realized GYCA could not provide the funds until mid February. Waiting till the funds were available meant we will miss important date on our Plan of action especially the National Youth Week which runs from February 1 - 10. We therefore had to look for alternatives means of funding. There was...
On December 1st, 2007, members of the Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GYCA) commemorated World AIDS Day with 104 local events in 34 countries. The goal of the events was to highlight the pressing need to build youth leadership and to listen to the voices of young leaders fighting HIV and AIDS in their communities. Despite the fact that 40% of the 2.5 million new infections each year occur in young people aged 15 to 24, young leaders are uniting to inspire others from our generation to take action against HIV and AIDS on our own terms - through street theater, care for AIDS orphans, peer education and work with young injecting drug users. GYCA events were organized in partnership with the World AIDS Campaign's "Take the Lead" World...
For World AIDS Day 2008, GYCA is partnering again with World AIDS Campaign to coordinate youth-led World AIDS Day events worldwide. This year’s theme is leadership: which gives you an opportunity to highlight youth leadership through a wide range of possible activities in your community. Last year, GYCA mobilized its powerful network and members organized 50 events in 30 countries.1 This year, we are hoping to target more youth in more countries to “Take the Lead” in ending the spread of HIV! Focusing on our theme of leadership, you can organize an event that best suits the needs of your own community. It could be a networking meeting, a training, a film screening, a panel discussion, a letter writing session to public...
GYCA and TakingITGlobal, with the support of the WHO, created a youth-friendly version of the WHO publication taking stock of HIV prevention programs for youth.
GYCA, Advocates for Youth, aids2031, CHOICE, World AID Campaign, Youth Coalition, YouthRISE
The organization’s major objective is to significantly increase community capacity in protecting and the supporting needy children through catering for their social welfare. The mission statement of st. Stephens childcare organization “uplifting the disadvantaged children in uganda" particularly the orphanage.
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Le programme CARAC se veut d’apprendre le chemin pour sortir du courant social et problèmes d'environnement et apprendre à vivre durablement. Le développement durable est une vision du développement qui englobe les populations, des animaux et des écosystèmes, les ressources naturelles et qui intègre les préoccupations telles que la lutte contre la pauvreté, l'égalité des sexes, droits de l'homme, l'éducation pour tous, la santé, la sécurité humaine, le dialogue interculturel, etc La CARAC tire sa philosophie sur la conviction que la participation des jeunes dans la promotion du développement durable est l’une des meilleures manières d’empêcher l’exploitation irresponsable des ressources naturelles et...
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Seek to meet the aspiration and needs of the young teachers in National Development, Career Progression in the Education Service, Professional Needs as young teachers, Economic and Welfare needs. Sustaining the interest of the young teachers in the teaching profession, reducing the attrition rate of GNAT members and teachers from the profession, promoting the development of Teachers, Education and GNAT.
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To provide an effective educational strategy that will use practical and dramatic approach so that the concept will be part and parcel of the up and coming generation. This will make them conversant with the issues educated on thereby becoming aware, always when there is a risk associated with those issues. This will help them solve Health, Social, Environmental, etc. issues confronting them and their communities.
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To build a society where youth can be seen as future generational leaders there by preparing them for national responsibilities in post war liberia. Youth Bridge-Liberia vision is in breeding future leaders. After the 14 years of war, young continue to struggle for a better future where they remain vulnerability in their quest for better living in africa liberia. We can better the lives of these war effected youth through building vocational and trade related institutions for them.
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From the 5th to the 7th of July the East African and Indian Ocean Country Coordinating Mechanisms (CCM) of Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, met in Crown Plaza Hotel, Nairobi for a regional Workshop that aimed to present the new Global Fund strategies and its impacts in their grants lifecycles and the responsibilities of the CCMs. The workshop was attended by Eastern Africa and Indian Ocean National Focal Points. Ibrahim from Comoros, Enoch from Uganda and Guffran from Mauritius represented youth in the region in this CCM workshop and were later joined by Job from Kenya and East African Regional Focal Point Yvonne.
The 3 day workshop was organized by the Global Funds CCM Team to discuss about issues and new...
GLOBAL YOUTH COALITION ON HIV/AIDS SUMMARY REPORT
Report on the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) Regional Civil Society Universal Access Consultation, 10-11 March 2011 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Drafted by Yvonne Akoth, East Africa RFP and edited by Mawethu Zita, Southern Africa RFP
The UNAIDS Regional Support Team for Eastern and Southern Africa invited key Civil Society Partners to a regional eastern and southern Africa civil society consultation on Universal Access to HIV Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support. The purpose of the...