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From:	Lindsay Menard-Freeman [ profile ]
Subject:	Fwd: New HIV Young Leaders Fund grantees in Southeast Asia and thePacific for 2011-2012
Sent:	Nov 30th, 2011 - 22:50:46
Attachments:	HYLF-Nov2011GranteeAnnouncement.pdf

	Check out the recent announcement from HYLF! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Caitlin Chandler Date: Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 5:51 PM Subject: New HIV Young Leaders Fund grantees in Southeast Asia and the Pacific for 2011-2012 To: Caitlin Chandler New HIV Young Leaders Fund grantees in Southeast Asia & the Pacific mobilizing young people on critical HIV issues November 30, 2011 HIV Young Leaders Fund (HYLF), in partnership with Youth LEAD, is pleased to announce seven new grants in Southeast Asia & the Pacific for its 2011-2012 grants cycle for youth-led initiatives addressing the needs and rights of young people most affected by HIV. Over 95 percent of new HIV infections among young people in the region are among men who have sex with men, sex workers, and people who use drugs yet the majority of HIV resources in the region go towards programs targeting all young people.[1] HYLFs grants ensure most affected young people have access to resources to deliver peer-based services, conduct advocacy, and mobilize their peers to create a more effective HIV response. Support for the small grants in Southeast Asia and Pacific has been generously provided by ViiV Healthcares Positive Actionprogramme. The seven funded initiatives are: Family Planning Organization of the Philippines Davao (FPOP~Davao): Philippines: FPOP~Davaos youth-led project aims to increase the knowledge of young men who have sex with men (MSM) on STIs and HIV, and increase the access of young MSM to health services, including voluntary HIV counseling and testing. The project will establish rainbow carts run by young people in clubs and bars that young MSM visit; the carts will have condoms, lube and referral information. Campus caravans will also visit five high schools. Kids Sun Group: Vietnam: Kids Sun Group is a youth-led organization of young people living with HIV (YPLHIV) based in Hanoi, and will focus on enhancing treatment literacy among YPLHIV who have Hepatitis C co-infection. Kids Sun will create youth-friendly information materials about Hepatitis C co-infection, hold a training for young people who lead ongoing support groups on Hepatitis C and HIV co-infection education and treatment literacy, and facilitate a dialogue with YPLHIV program and policy stakeholders. Pioneer Institute for Social Change: Indonesia: This youth-led project will work with young women migrant sex workers in Baturraden. Through community peer educators, young women sex workers will be linked to health services, and will come together as a community to increase their protection from violence and strengthen their negotiation power with clients and police. The project will also include an advocacy workshop. Raks Thai Power Teen Network: Thailand: The Raks Thai Power Teen Network is a youth-led initiative based in Chiang Mai. Through the project V Teens Empowerment, the Network will provide sexuality education and psycho-social support to YPLHIV adolescents. Psycho-social support is provided through a brothers-sisters approach where slightly older YPLHIV work with younger YPLHIV who are facing issues related to self-esteem, sexuality and dating, and reproductive health. The group will host peer meetings to encourage YPLHIV to advocate for their needs and rights. Youth AIDS Filipinas Alliance (YAFA): Philippines: YAFA will build on their 2010 grant from HYLF to strengthen their ongoing work at mobilizing and providing critical services for young people affected by HIV, including MSM through a drop-in center in Manila. YAFA. This center will provide psycho-social and health referral services, including referrals for voluntary counseling and testing. YAFA will also support YPLHIV to participate in Manila on policy-making bodies, developing their leadership and advocacy skills. Young People Living with HIV Speak Up! A youth-led initiative of the Southern Self-Support Groups Network of PLHIV (SPN+): Vietnam: Young People Living with HIV Speak Up! is a campaign to improve the quality of services and policies related young people living with HIV (YPLHIV) in Vietnam, especially in Southern Vietnam. Young People Living with HIV Speak Up! will advocate for improved access of YPLHIV to sexual and reproductive services and treatment. It will train YPLHIV to become advocates with a variety of advocacy activities throughout the year. Vietnam Youth Network for HIV Prevention (VYPN): Vietnam: VYPN is a new network established to connect and coordinate different youth-led groups working on HIV. VYPN will address the problem of groups in Vietnam working in isolation and sometimes duplicating efforts through providing platforms to exchange information and experience and strengthening the capacity of youth-led groups to be effective advocates at the local level. For more information, please see the attached announcement. About HYLF HYLFs mission is to enable new leadership in the HIV response among young people most affected by HIV. HYLF runs a small grants program that supports youth-led HIV initiatives around the world. Funded work is for peer-based services, advocacy, or community mobilization that focuses on young people most affected by HIV. HYLF also provides support to grantees to become advocates and links the knowledge of grantees with the broader HIV response. HYLF is a project of the Tides Center. HYLF is governed by a Steering Committee of the following organizations: Association of Positive Youths Living with HIV in Nigeria, Global Network of Sex Work Projects, Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Global Forum on MSM and HIV, Global Network of People Living with HIV, International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Youth and Student Organisation, International Treatment Preparedness Coalition, Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network, World AIDS Campaign, Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights, Y-PEER, and Youth R.I.S.E. www.hivyoungleadersfund.org. ------------------------------ [1] Report on the Commission on AIDS in Asia: Redefining AIDS in Asia, 2008. -- HIV Young Leaders Fund www.hivyoungleadersfund.org caitlin (at) hivyoungleadersfund.org -- Lindsay Menard-Freeman, M.A. Program Officer Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS, a program of TakingITGlobal www.gyca.org www.tigweb.org (T): +212.661.6111 (E): lindsay (at) gyca.org 540 President St. 3rd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11215 Donate now! http://tigurl.org/gycadonate/ GYCA is a youth-led global network of over 6,000 young leaders and adult allies working on youth and HIV/AIDS in 173 countries world-wide. GYCA's mission is to empower young leaders with the skills, knowledge, resources and opportunities they need to scale up HIV/AIDS interventions amongst their peers.