TakingITGlobal: Inspire, Inform, Involve

Goals of GYCA:
. To use technology to form a virtual hub to network regional and international groups working on HIV/AIDS issues.
. To be a centralized team, with operational secretariat assisting youth with capacity building, access to funding, grant-writing and informational...
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Goals of GYCA:
. To use technology to form a virtual hub to network regional and international groups working on HIV/AIDS issues.
. To be a centralized team, with operational secretariat assisting youth with capacity building, access to funding, grant-writing and informational resources.
. To link youth to United Nations programs and events on HIV/AIDS, as well as initiatives such as the Millennium Development Goals.
. To advise and assist international aids conference organizers to ensure meaningful youth participation and to plan for youth participation in the XVI Aids Conference in Toronto, 2006.
. To encourage youth around the world to be politically active on HIV/AIDS advocacy.
. To connect regional and international groups via list-serve discussions
. To share best practices and projects/workshops focused on HIV/AIDS.
. To create successful and sustainable youth-adult partnerships.
. To support and develop programs by and for disadvantaged youth.

Four priorities will guide GYCA in its work:

1. Technical Assistance and Capacity Building
2. Increasing Political Will and Political Commitment
3. Sharing information and Best Practices
4. Planning for the Toronto International AIDS Conference
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GYCA is an idea in formation by youth around the world working to curb the spread of the global HIV/AIDS pandemic and improve the conditions of those infected and affected .The coalition was proposed by youth worldwide, including the youth attendees of the XV International AIDS Conference in...
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GYCA is an idea in formation by youth around the world working to curb the spread of the global HIV/AIDS pandemic and improve the conditions of those infected and affected .The coalition was proposed by youth worldwide, including the youth attendees of the XV International AIDS Conference in Bangkok and XIV International AIDS Conference in Barcelona. Almost two-thirds of people infected each day by HIV are youth; disproportionately young women. Youth do not have the information, education, and services necessary to protect themselves from infection. In addition, we recognize that the vast majority of people living with HIV/AIDS do not have access to life-saving treatment and care. We believe that by networking HIV/AIDS youth groups and adult allies worldwide, we can strengthen and empower the youth movement against AIDS, in solidarity.

Our Coalition is currently under formation and we invite youth of all ethnicities, nationalities, sexual orientations, and HIV statuses to participate in its development. GYCA recognizes that while there is an enormous array of youth-serving HIV/AIDS organizations worldwide that work on the many facets of the pandemic, there is currently no global coalition that draws together a diversity of youth affected and infected by HIV/AIDS.

Not only is there an absence of a North-South dialogue between youth working to fight HIV/AIDS but many HIV/AIDS youth-led initiatives are uninformed about other groups doing similar work in their own countries. We hope to collaborate to provide the technological and organizational capacity to link youth groups and organizations worldwide. We invite you to join us to devise how to connect organizations to funding, support, networking, and thus reduce duplication of services and provide opportunities for youth to make
their voices heard.

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It is time for youth worldwide to work in solidarity to protect our bodies, our families, our communities, and our countries from the devastation of HIV/AIDS. Please share your valuable insights and expertise as youth leaders. Help us to spread word of GYCA by forwarding this invitation to youth...
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It is time for youth worldwide to work in solidarity to protect our bodies, our families, our communities, and our countries from the devastation of HIV/AIDS. Please share your valuable insights and expertise as youth leaders. Help us to spread word of GYCA by forwarding this invitation to youth HIV/AIDS leaders worldwide!


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