TIGblogs - Group - GYCA http://www.tigblog.org/group/gyca What's on the minds of young leaders from around the globe? en-us GYCA at ICASA 2011 - Addis Ababa http://www.tigblog.org/group/gyca/post/5368467
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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.nbsp;


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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


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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 people.nbsp;


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A call to action developed by the participants of the preconference which brought together about 300 young people from across the world was presented to the Ethiopian Press at a press conference and would be presented to the main conference at the closing ceremony of the conference.nbsp;


The call to Action recognised all the efforts of various youth process that happened in 2010 and 2011 and identified the role young people can play and commit to play without making demands.nbsp;


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The Youth Pavilion has been set up at the community village to engage young people at the conference and provide space for discussion of youth related issues. nbsp;


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GYCA is adequately represented at the pavilion with postcards and GYCA brochures as well as other branding materials.nbsp;


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We would share more updates with you as the days go by

]]> Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:29:00 EST http://www.tigblog.org/group/gyca/post/5368467 5.55 -0.21666675.55-0.2166667 Last day of the High Level Meeting on HIV. And the youth? http://www.tigblog.org/group/gyca/post/4829173
(from June 10th, by Ricardo Baruch)



The High Level Meeting closes today ndash; Whatrsquo;s next for young people?nbsp;

After 3 days of panels and discussions, today the High Level Meeting comes to annbsp;

end. 10 years ago, leaders of the world endorsed the Declaration of Commitmentnbsp;

and today, a Political Declaration that is far from ideal will be endorsed bynbsp;

member states. The document was ready on the first day of the HLM so the 3 daysnbsp;

of the meeting focused more on having high level discussions and panels tonbsp;

discuss issues related to funding, new interventions, leadership among othernbsp;

issues.nbsp;



The Youth panel took place yesterday with the participation of Dr. Babatundenbsp;

Osetimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the Crown Princess nbsp;Mette-Marit, Eriknbsp;

Solheim, the Minister of Development from Norway, the Vice-minister of Healthnbsp;

from Germany nbsp;and Michel Sidibeacute;, ED of UNAIDS. Young activists such as Pablonbsp;

Torres from Dance4Life, Gaj Gurung from Youth LEAD and Princess Nuru from Ugandanbsp;

Young Positives were able to make their points related to human rights, scalingnbsp;

up prevention and paying attention to most-at-risk-populations. The Ministersnbsp;

from Norway and Germany committed to keep supporting efforts led by young peoplenbsp;

and the UN officials also did the same.nbsp;



This afternoon young delegates will be meeting for the last time during the HLMnbsp;

to debrief and talk about next steps. Representatives from organizations such asnbsp;

ITPC, Youth Coalition, the HIV Young Leaders Fund, GYCA, Advocates for Youth,nbsp;

GNP+, the World AIDS Campaign, IPPF-WHR and Youth RISE have been meetingnbsp;

throughout the week to ensure that there is a feasible follow up plan that cannbsp;

be used at the national level to ensure that governments, agencies and youthnbsp;

organizations are hold accountable to their promises.nbsp;





The week comes to an end with a global call for Zero new infections, Zero deathsnbsp;

related to AIDS and Zero discrimination but also with a call for renewednbsp;

commitment and leadership on the response to the epidemic. Donrsquo;t forget to visitnbsp;

www.unaids.org for more information, videos, pictures and documents.nbsp;



GYCA team



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]]> Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:51:00 EDT http://www.tigblog.org/group/gyca/post/4829173 40.7141667 -74.006388940.7141667-74.0063889 E-Course Schedule for 2011 http://www.tigblog.org/group/gyca/post/3587379
GYCA is pleased to announce the E-Course Schedule for 2011! Please visit www.gyca.org/ecourses to view the new schedule.



NOTE: We are not accepting applications at this time.Your application will not be considered if you submit outside of the application period. A Call for Applications will go out on the website, blog posts, and to the listservs in early February.nbsp;


]]> Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:57:00 EST http://www.tigblog.org/group/gyca/post/3587379 40.7141667 -74.006388940.7141667-74.0063889 Chase Community Giving - VOTE FOR GYAN http://www.tigblog.org/group/gyca/post/2001799
If you have a Facebook account, please vote to help GYCA qualify for a donation! It's simple, and pass it along once you've voted!!!

http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/charities/200479950-global-youth-action-network?src=charity-details-wall-post-friendref=mf

Let's get our vote count up!
Thanks everyone!]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:40:00 EDT http://www.tigblog.org/group/gyca/post/2001799 40.7141667 -74.006388940.7141667-74.0063889 Apply for GYCA's Political Advocacy E-Course http://www.tigblog.org/group/gyca/post/1939511
If you would like to participate in this e-course, please visit www.gyca.org/ecourses to download the application and submit it no later than Tuesday May 25th by 10am EST. Please send your application via e-mail to advocacy@gyca.org.

Any submissions later than that time will not be considered. Accepted applicants will be informed by Friday May 28th, as the course will start May 31st.

Apologies for the late notice; we have some last minute space in the class and wanted to extend the opportunity to GYCA members even if it's in a short period of time. Please read the instructions carefully, and make sure you answer each question thoroughly.

Note: Because of the limited size of the course, applications that don't follow instructions will not be considered.

Kind regards,
Lindsay]]> Thu, 20 May 2010 15:21:00 EDT http://www.tigblog.org/group/gyca/post/1939511 40.7141667 -74.006388940.7141667-74.0063889 Report from a Love in the Time of HIV screening http://www.tigblog.org/group/gyca/post/1818245
The movies were used to celebrate World AIDS Day on 12/1/09. The first of the series shown was the South Africa Idol. The rest of the series were shown individually the following week (12/7-12/10). The movies were shown to generate discussion on the HIV epidemic and how it relates to the rest of the world.
A total of 92 participants were shown the movie in its increments (one country a day). The participants were HIV+ clientele, High school students, Human service professionals and people from the local community. The movies were shown at our HIV+ clientele drop in center named Connections in Hartford Ct.
Participants reported loving the series and how it was put together. Many of the participants were moved by the individual stories that were captured in this series. The South Africa Idol one, which dealt with disclosure, seemed to move the HIV+ clientele as they kept stating things in the movie that they could relate to. Disclosure of the HIV status was one of those “uncomfortable” situations that all of them had a story that mirrored it.
The rest of the series was received well also. The manner in which the series dealt with how HIV impacts certain communities at large was a topic of discussion. Russian Intravenous Drug users who want to have a child? Indian HIV+ dating services that help HIV+ people find each other? A New York teen, which contracted the HIV virus via no fault of her own? The London couple wanting to seek a child via medical practices there were unheard of years ago? All topics in the series were well put together and demonstrated life in a very real light.
There were a couple of students who attended the series who later began calling our office trying to volunteer their time. There were two students who came in for HIV testing and also took condoms from our office to use or distribute into their school communities. We now have teachers interested in having HIV education in their schools along with encouraging their students to learn more about the epidemic.
We here at AIDS Project Hartford want to thank the Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GYCA) for giving us the opportunity to show this incredibly well put together series. It is our belief that we need to continue educating the community in the importance of prevention. This movie definitely helped us relay such a message. So again Thank You very much. We look forward to collaborating with your agency and others like it to get the word out. You should be proud.

Aurelio Lopez
AIDS Project Hartford
Health Educator
]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:35:00 EST http://www.tigblog.org/group/gyca/post/1818245 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 CANFAR http://www.tigblog.org/group/gyca/post/1373473 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:57:00 EST http://www.tigblog.org/group/gyca/post/1373473 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 Looking Back: Moving Forward A Symposium on HIV and AIDS Development http://www.tigblog.org/group/gyca/post/1341717
This event is for University students who are interested in discussing how HIV and AIDS are affecting Canada and development abroad.

Speakers from several different aspects of HIV: Positive Women, Harm reduction, Youth, Legal issues, Research, and Children.

Africa's Children – Africa's Future (AC-AF) envisions a future in which all children have the opportunity to reach their fullest potential. To achieve this goal AC-AF currently works within African communities to help build a better, sustainable future for the most vulnerable children in our Orphan and Vulnerable Children Support Programme (OVCS). AC-AF also works with high-school aged youth around the world in our u+me=we programme, which aims to educate and empower students about the AIDS epidemic and related issues, while encouraging a creative cross-cultural dialogue.
]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:59:00 EST http://www.tigblog.org/group/gyca/post/1341717 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 NFP-United States Update http://www.tigblog.org/group/gyca/post/1188227
As the United States National Focal Point for GYCA, the first and the foremost task I undertook was making GYCA known to the youth. I sent out emails to various public health, nursing, and other medical schools letting them know about the existence of GYCA. I sent out brief information about what GYCA does and how joining it would be beneficial for both, the members and GYCA.

Secondly, I am working towards interviewing Diane Reeve, an AIDS victim who was interviewed by the ABC’s 20/20 channel and also by Oprah on her show. Diane Reeve has agreed to interview for GYCA and help us in any way she can. I am currently preparing questions for her that are youth-centric and which will focus on youth issues.

Thirdly, I have recently received the DVD – Love in the times of AIDS. I am planning on showing this DVD in Public Health schools. I am trying to contact schools who have courses on HIV/AIDS and that would be interesting in showing these short documentaries to their students.

Sayali Tarlekar
GYCA United States – NFP
Email: sayali09@yahoo.com
]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:15:00 EDT http://www.tigblog.org/group/gyca/post/1188227 43.6666667 -79.416666743.6666667-79.4166667 Welcome to the GYCA RFP/Staff blog http://www.tigblog.org/group/gyca/post/752873
Please use this liberally because we need to stay on-top of what each-other is involved with for inspiration and support. Also, please review the posting guidelines!

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