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E-forum: Meeting the Needs of Young People Most at Risk of HIV
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Jul 13th, 2011 - 23:02:03 |
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Dear Colleagues, Please join the e-forum on key affected youth...see announcement below.
http://www.iywg.org/youth/forum/young_people_most_at_risk_of_HIVLives at Stake: Meeting the Needs of Young People Most at Risk of HIVOn behalf of The Interagency Youth Working Group (IYWG), FHI 360 is hosting an online forum, "Lives at Stake: Meeting the Needs of Young People Most at Risk of HIV." The forum, which will be open from July 26 through July 28, will focus on young people within the populations most at risk of HIV: young men who have sex with men (MSM), young people who sell sex, and young people who inject drugs. Facilitated by experts from, WHO, UNICEF, amfAR,YouthRISE, and the Nossal Institute for Global Health at the University of Melbourne, the forum will provide participants an opportunity to discuss challenges of and strategies for meeting the needs of most-at-risk young people and ask questions about Young People Most at Risk of HIV, a meeting report and discussion paper from the IYWG, USAID, the UNAIDS Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV and Young People, and FHI 360.
http://www.iywg.org/sites/default/files/Young_Most_Risk.pdf
A summary of this report is available in the accompanying issue of YouthLens, "Young People Most at Risk for HIV/AIDS." An e-learning course on young people most at risk of HIV is forthcoming from USAID.We encourage you to check out these resources in advance of the forum.Beginning on July 18th, you'll have the opportunity to send questions and share your experiences with colleagues working with young people most at risk of HIV. The forum itself will begin at 9 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST) on July 26, with previously submitted questions posted and answered, and end at 5 PM EST on July 28.While this forum is focused on addressing the needs of young men who have sex with men, young people who sell sex, and young people who inject drugs, we welcome any organizations and professionals with a focus on youth reproductive and sexual health, HIV prevention among young people, or risk reduction and harm reduction programs for young people.Register for the forum (see url below), and read more about the facilitators. We look forward to hearing from you!
http://www.iywg.org/youth/forum/young_people_most_at_risk_of_HIV
Anita Krug International CoordinatorYouth RISE (Resources.Information.Support.Education)for reducing drug related harmanita (at) youthrise.orgSkype: anitakrugPhone: +841266013484
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