By recognising and facilitating the importance of artistic expression and the Internet in the every day lives of youth, YAHAnet aspires to empower youth to take action in the fight against HIV & AIDS.

Youth members will be able to observe the diversity of ideas from their peers...
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By recognising and facilitating the importance of artistic expression and the Internet in the every day lives of youth, YAHAnet aspires to empower youth to take action in the fight against HIV & AIDS.

Youth members will be able to observe the diversity of ideas from their peers across the world and acquire new knowledge about how to use the Arts to create effective strategies for dealing with HIV & AIDS.

By showing, sharing, and learning through YAHAnet, youth members will be become much-needed leaders and start new projects or expand current initiatives in their own communities.
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YAHAnet is an innovative, global webtool that provides youth from around the world with the opportunity to actively and creatively participate in the fight against HIV & AIDS using an interdisciplinary approach which combines public health, education, art, and technology. YAHAnet was developed...
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YAHAnet is an innovative, global webtool that provides youth from around the world with the opportunity to actively and creatively participate in the fight against HIV & AIDS using an interdisciplinary approach which combines public health, education, art, and technology. YAHAnet was developed after a much-need UNESCO-sponsored assessment of over 300 youth groups with an online presence showed that these groups needed a way to communicate with each other and promote and expand their work.
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* video, audio, and image galleries where youth can upload and display artistic creations
* a social networking component that puts youth in direct communication through shared workgroups, event calendars, and forums and serves to extend their repertoire of arts-based approaches while...
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* video, audio, and image galleries where youth can upload and display artistic creations
* a social networking component that puts youth in direct communication through shared workgroups, event calendars, and forums and serves to extend their repertoire of arts-based approaches while deepening cultural understanding of HIV & AIDS issues
* material on ethics related to HIV & AIDS - including gender-based analysis and discussion of social stigma - which youth members can comment on and add to
* how-to guides to help youth with little background in the arts use specific art forms to raise awareness about HIV & AIDS and counter stigma and discrimination
* surveys, quizzes, and a searchable database of literature on how to use the arts for social change
* a Featured section where youth members can be selected to have their work and awareness efforts highlighted
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