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From: 10 Days of Activism Coordinators
Date: Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 10:23 AM
Subject: 10 Days of Activism Press Release
To: 10daysofactivism (at) gmail.com
Dear Partners,
We are glad to share with you the Press Release prepared to announce the
start of the 10 Days of Activism Campaign!
Please feel free to distribute this and follow everything that happens
during the campaign on the website www.10daysofactivism.com
*YOUTH** CAMPAIGNING IN 10 DAYS OF ACTIVISM*
*Want to see how young people from 50 countries all over the world find a
way to come together in action for 10 days?*
*There are 1.8 billion young people in the world today, who make up 1/3rd of
the worlds population. Below 90% of them live in developing countries a
number that will increase in the next 20 years. Y-PEER launches a 10-days
campaign between July 1st 10th**, 2011 within the International Year of
Youth (IYY). The goal of the campaign is to bring young people and youth
organizations from 50 countries around the world together, unite forces and
make their voice heard on youth issues including sexual and reproductive
health and rights (SRHR). 10 Days of Activism will take place
simultaneously at national, regional and international levels and will be
matched by a social media campaign. *
Young people between the ages of 10 and 24 comprise more than 25% of the
worlds population. They have diverse needs in regards to theirsexual and
reproductive health and rights, which must be met through policies,
legislation and programmes to fully enable them to realize theirrights.
Y-PEER, the Youth Peer Education network, is launching the 10 Days of
Activism Campaign a platform for young people and youth organizations
from 50 countries all over the world where they can raise their voice on
youth issues including SRHR needs, get in line with governments and work
together to turn commitments into actions.
During the campaign, all participants are invited to organize and conduct
various activities and events, which will promote youth involvement and
assert the need to include young people in the decision making process that
affects their health and rights. For 10 days they will be strengthening
dialogue with local government representatives, leading seminars,
participating in radio and TV shows, organizing photo and video contests and
much more. All of these activities will be shared and promoted through
major social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)to bring international
attention to local actions.
You can join, support and follow everything that happens during the campaign
on the website www.10daysofactivism.com.
Best regards,
10 Days of Activism Coordinators
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10 Days of Activism 2011 Coordinators, Y-PEER
www.10daysofactivism.com
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Reshma Pattni
Program Director
Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS, a program of TakingITGlobal
reshma (at) gyca.org
www.gyca.org
www.tigweb.org
(T) +1-212-661-6111
540 President St, 3rd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11215
USA
GYCA is a youth-led global network of more than 5,500 young leaders and
adult allies working on youth and HIV and AIDS in over 170 countries
worldwide. GYCA's mission is to empower young leaders with the skills,
knowledge, resources and opportunities they need to scale up HIV and AIDS
interventions amongst their peers.
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