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• GYCA at ICASA 2011 - Addis Ababa

  by Sydney Tetteh Hushie on December 5, 2011 | 9:29 AM

   

  Over 100 GYCA members across Africa and beyond are representing the coalition at the international Conference of HIV/AIDS and STIs in Africa which has brought together about 8000 delegates from across the world. 

   

  The 16th ICASA is taking place in Addis Ababa from 4-8 December 2011. It has brought together scientist, governments, community leaders among others to discuss emerging trends in the AIDS response and propose new ways of steming the spread of HIV

   

  The youth program started with a three day preconference that saw sessions on capacity building, program planning and development as well as capacity building on SRHR of young...

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• GYCA members at the UN High Level Meeting on Youth

  by Lindsay Menard-Freeman on August 2, 2011 | 4:38 PM

   

  Last week, several GYCA members participated on the first United Nations HLM on Youth in New York. As part of the events of the International Year of Youth many Ministers of Youth and ambassadors participated giving speeches at the General Assembly and being involved on different panels and side events. A declaration was created and can be accessed here: http://social.un.org/youthyear/high-level-meeting.html (Documents section).

   

  GYCA co-organized a Youth Caucus on July 24th with other...

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Voices from the Field

• Final blog post for ‘Promoting awareness and empowerment in Nepalese adolescents on HIV and AIDS and drug use’.

  by Vinita on July 4, 2010 | 1:26 PM

  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...

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• Overcoming challeges of the project in Cameroon

  by Numfor Alenwi on June 18, 2010 | 5:46 AM

  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...

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Resources

• HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Europe

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  toolkit

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• GYCA World AIDS Report 2007

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  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...

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• World AIDS Day Campaign Kit (2007)

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  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...

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• Steady, Ready, Go! Advocating for Effective Youth HIV Prevention Interventions

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  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.

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• Youth Leadership: Recommendations for Sustainability

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  GYCA, Advocates for Youth, aids2031, CHOICE, World AID Campaign, Youth Coalition, YouthRISE

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• Egypt National Youth Shadow Report 2008

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  GYCA UNGASS National Youth Shadow Reports

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• India National Youth Shadow Report 2008

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  GYCA UNGASS National Youth Shadow Reports

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• Jamaica National Youth Shadow Report 2008

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  GYCA UNGASS National Youth Shadow Reports

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• Kenya National Youth Shadow Report 2008

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  GYCA UNGASS National Youth Shadow Reports

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• Nepal National Youth Shadow Report 2008

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  GYCA UNGASS National Youth Shadow Reports

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GYCA Directory

• St. Stephen's Child Care Organization

  Mukono, Uganda

  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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• CARAVANE D'ANIMATION CULTURELLE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE

  Leopoldville, Congo, DR

  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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• GNAT YOUTH DESK, DANGME WEST

  Accra, Ghana

  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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• EAGLESWORLD INITIATIVES

  Kumasi, Ghana

  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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• Youth Bridge-Liberia

  Baiama, Liberia

  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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Focal Point Updates

• GYCA RFPs and NFPs East Africa and Indian Ocean CCM Regional Workshop

  by Sydney Tetteh Hushie on August 22, 2011 | 7:57 AM

  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...

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• Report on the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) Regional Civil Society Universal Access Consultation, 10-11 March 2011 in Johannesburg, South Africa

  by Mawethu Zita on March 23, 2011 | 6:12 AM

   

  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...

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