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Deadline: 1 October 2007

The Staying Alive Foundation (SAF) is calling for entries from young people
aged from 12-24 working in the area of HIV/AIDS. Staying Alive Awards are
for young individuals who are focused on stopping the spread of HIV and AIDS
and have demonstrated the potential to become future leaders. The award
comes with a financial grant to assist them in the continuation of their
commitment and provides public recognition to inspire others to get
involved. The awards are for youth and youth-focused programmes affiliated
with community-based organisations, institutions, schools, or
internationally registered tax-exempt groups.

The grants will be made to young people or youth-led initiatives that:
educate and/or disseminate responsible and accurate information about HIV
and AIDS focused on youth.
identify, support, and mentor individual youth leaders responding to HIV and
AIDS in their communities.
eliminate or alleviate the stigma and discrimination associated with HIV and
AIDS.
encourage young people to take concrete action to protect themselves from
HIV infection.
demonstrate innovation and creativity.
reflect and honour the culture in which the project operates.
provide compelling stories that can be promoted and publicised.
In 3 pages or less typed in 12-point font, applicants must submit: name of
organisation (and contact person) or individual, address, telephone/fax,
email, website, type of programme, programme description and how it fits the
Staying Alive goals and guidelines, project objectives and its goal, how it
will be evaluated, and current and past donors and donation amounts
expressed in US$. As attachments to this application document, please send a
line item budget in US$, references or accreditation, and resumes or
biographies of the project leaders.

Contact Information:
Staying Alive Foundation
1515 Broadway, 47th Floor
New York, NY 10036
United States
Fax: 1 212 258 8515
foundation@staying- alive.org
Website:
http://www.staying- alive.org/ en/foundation/ foundation_ home

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Hello Guys,


Once again we are soliciting for your support in nominating young people for the upcoming Youth Leadership Programme, coming up in Awka by October 5 th -9th 2007. We need 70 participants to benefit from ths programme in Awka.

Attached is an application form send to all your nominees to fill and submit back to this e-mail address aasuquo (at) leapafrica.org as attached document, but because of the time which is short, we will need you applicants to send in their/your details (Full name, correct emails and telephone numbers) to this e-mail address gozzle2002 (at) yahoo.com . This will enable us contact them before their application form gets to us. Individually contact your networks, mosque, churches, youth groups, friends, family etc.

We are aware the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka will be on session, so we have to think around it, reach out to your networks they may have to be students of the school or residents who can make themselves available for the programme.

About payment, application form is (N2, 000) and can be paid in installment over one year and they can put in for the programme even if they don't have the money now; all we need now is their commitment for change and Leadership. The money is flexible and can be discussed later. We believe you know the criteria for the programme; age, literacy, commitment for change and leadership etc. We will accept them based on your recommendations.

Completed form should be sent to,

Asuquo Asuquo
LEAP Africa Ltd/Gte
13 Omorinre Johnson Street
Off Admiralty Way Lekki Phase 1
P.O.Box 75247 Victoria Island
Lagos, Nigeria
Tel: 234 - 1 - 2706541/2
aasuquo (at) leapafrica.org
www.leapafrica.org