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This blog details the progress of GYCA members who have been awarded small grants to carry out projects developed in e-courses taught Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS



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TASC Community Outreach 15 December 2008

Youth participants asking questions during the Youth outreach session at the community
(Sorry for late postings)

The TASC members organized a community outreach forum on 15 December 2009 where they involved youth leaders who went through mapping how far they have reached with their youth activities that focus on HIV/AIDS. This included mapping on the government’s activities focusing on the youth that is geared through the fights against HIV/AIDS

The outreach highlighted on their role in fighting stigma related to HIV/AIDS. Some of the key topics that we concentrated on were:
• Basic facts HIV/AIDS
• Stigma related to HIV/AIDS
• Kenya Youth Shadow report 2008

The youth members are well aware of facts on HIV/AIDS but they need to tap into the resources that NGO’s and the government have put into place for the young people.
The finally come up with action plan that will lead them in 2009 to focus on meeting leaders and governments officers who work in youth related programme that focus on HIV/AIDS. This will ensure that hey effectively participate in the activities.

January 30, 2009 | 1:31 PM Comments  4 comments

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TASC members school outreach - taking advantagae of teachers strike in kenya
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The TASC team was schedule to have the final outreach in schools and learning institution in the second week in February after schools had opened, this was also due to the fact that GYCA had to do a final report to their donors. This was made possible with the unrest in learning institutions in Kenya as the teachers are on a strike demanding increase in pay from the governments.

The students were much exited having come from holidays with alot of energy to learn more. The session was filled with students from 4different secondary school who were attentive and asked many questions that the team had to go back to the books. This also made us realize how sensitive school children are in relation to the fight against HIV/AIDS

The TASC members facilitated the 2 days process that highlighted on the topics below:

Day 1- 19 January 2009
This sessions started late due to logistic and last minute reschedule of training dates. There was about 60 school student participant who were active participants and they gave different examples of their understanding of the topics discussed which were;
1. Basic facts on HIV/AIDS Definition, modes of transmission,
2. Prevention and treatment, immune system, stages of HIV illness, signs and symptoms

Day 2 – 20 January 2009
This day had a lot of excitement as it also coincided with the Inauguration of President Elect Barrack Obama as the president of USA with t as students kept on bringing the aspect of the role of politicians in curbing stigma and also they showed alot of interest in differentiating the types of stigma.
The session focused on:
1. Stigma definition and forms of stigma
2. Manifestation of Stigma,
3. Interventions to combating stigma
4. Group work,
5. Evaluations

The student participation ranged from them opening up on life experiences related and there was a demand for outreach on reproductive health and how to prepare them for the outside world as they will be meeting with different things that face them.

This 2 day training also made them to be more responsible and sensitive towards HIV/AIDS issues. The students gave the team to go back to their schools to help them run Health clubs and this task is to be realized once the teachers strike is called off.

January 22, 2009 | 5:47 AM Comments  4 comments

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THE GAPS ARE WIDE, BUT I'M SURE THEY ARE CLOSING UP! January report

I want to start by saying Happy New year to all GYCA members.Most of us on the Close the Gap team did not get to celebrate the xmas at home because we where on the field.I want to inform the GYCA community that Glose the Gap Nigria has commenced in full force with Twelve(12) anti-HIV/AIDS clubs formed in Twelve(12) states of the federation(Nigeria)

Oranizations based in these communities have been very supportive and our state cordinators are very much active and committed to the project.For instance,the Akwa Ibom(one of the Niger Delta State)State Cordinator,Uyime Abasi Ben,was able to work out a strategic partnership with the state ministry of health which is key to resource mobilization and will give more visibility.In Delta State,the cordinator has been able to mobilize key community leaders in his area and have also created a blog to showcase his activities-www.gycadelta.blogspot.com

It may also interest you to know that Leap Afica(www.leapafrica.org),one of Afrca's leading youth empowerment organization,has voluntarily committed to support the project.

So far so good,we are closing the gap.Progress is being made.However,we still need more support form GYCA members in project locations accross selected states.

January 15, 2009 | 9:46 AM Comments  3 comments



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Progress
Related to country: Nepal


Hi All,

HAPPY 2009 to all…!

A few activities will done till December 2008, and it would be a great experience for me and the task force team of this advocacy campaign. Many infected and affected PLHAs know about the GYCA services and it s opportunities. They are also interested to work with GYCA in future days.

About advocacy campaign we still advocate in national level to approach access to care, treatment for PLHAs in various seminar, meetings, workshops etc and small grant activities as well. From Ministry of Health & Population (MoHP) and National Center for AIDS & STD Control (NCASC) level by 2011, ensure universal access to quality treatment, diagnostics, and care and support services for infected, affected and vulnerable groups in Nepal within a context of a comprehensive response to HIV/AIDS; and 80% of eligible people living with AIDS to be receiving antiretroviral combination therapy.

We just complete a fact HIV/AIDS IEC design and soon we will print it out and distribute in a local AIDS Service Organisations (ASO), NGOs/CBOs, INGOs and government agencies so, that they also know the GYCA work globally.

Cheers,
Sujan

January 14, 2009 | 10:47 PM Comments  5 comments

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