The AIDS 2006 Youth Pre-conference was a 2.5 day event that provided 236 young people ages 16-26 from around the world with information and skills building workshops to effectively participate in the XVI International AIDS Conference. It was organized by the Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS and involved 41 presenters, including 17 youth presenters. The pre-conference aimed to provide technical information on HIV/AIDS and empower youth to advocate for ending the epidemic. It consisted of 24 sessions on topics like treatment, prevention, advocacy, and issues affecting marginalized groups. Over half of attendees were female, and most came from developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The event helped prepare youth to engage in the main conference and
This document summarizes discussions from a conference in London called "Getting it Right: Women's Rights in Afghanistan" organized by the British & Irish Agencies Afghanistan Group (BAAG). The conference brought together Afghan participants, BAAG member agencies, and UK government representatives to discuss gender programming in Afghanistan.
Key themes discussed included: 1) achievements and challenges in protecting human rights, particularly violence against women; 2) the role of media and religious leaders in raising gender awareness; and 3) integrating awareness activities with economic empowerment programs. Participants emphasized the need to protect gains made for women's rights, expand programs to rural areas, and involve men and boys in gender initiatives. Overall, the discussions highlighted both progress and ongoing challenges to
DOCUMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL CONSULTATION IN PREPARATION FOR THE HIGH LEVEL ...Carmen Zubiaga
Formulation of Philippine Statement for input to the outcome document of the High Level Level Meeting on Disability and Development to be held in New York on September 23 2013.
1) The document summarizes key updates, initiatives and advocacy efforts regarding gender equality and women's empowerment in Nepal's post-earthquake recovery and reconstruction process.
2) It describes how UN Women supported drafting the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion chapter and sector plans for Nepal's Post-Disaster Recovery Framework. It also outlines the strategic vision and priority programming of the GESI sector.
3) Key advocacy efforts by women's groups are summarized, including a National Conference that concluded with a 15-point Kathmandu Declaration calling for gender responsive disaster management and women's participation in recovery efforts.
COALITION OF ADVOCATES WORKING WITH GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR, AND CIVIL SOCIETY TO ATTAIN HIGHER LEVELS OF MOBILITY WITH SAFETY, CIVILITY, AND PRODUCTIVITY FOR ALL, BY ALL.
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The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) is a UN body that monitors states parties' compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. CESCR is composed of 18 independent experts and meets twice per year to review state reports and issue recommendations. While traditionally an expert body, for NMUN purposes delegates will represent member states. CESCR examines issues related to ESC rights like gender equality, education, work, health, and social security. It plays an important role in protecting ESC rights and empowering sustainable development.
This document outlines the revised Pacific Platform for Action on Advancement of Women and Gender Equality from 2005 to 2015. It summarizes the progress made in implementing the original Pacific Platform for Action and identifies four strategic themes to guide future action: mechanisms to promote women, women's legal and human rights, women's access to services, and economic empowerment of women. It also acknowledges several critical emerging issues that impact women, such as poverty, globalization, HIV/AIDS, and labor migration. The ministers adopted this revised platform and committed to accelerating efforts to achieve gender equality and equity in the region by 2015.
This document outlines initial criteria for best practices in mainstreaming disability in development based on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). It discusses mainstreaming as including persons with disabilities in all development efforts through both disability-specific and inclusive actions. The document presents criteria such as non-discrimination, participation, accessibility, capacity building, data collection, and partnerships to evaluate best practices. It aims to provide case studies illustrating these criteria from different regions and themes of inclusive development.
The document summarizes efforts by the UNFPA and African nations to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights in Africa. Key points include:
- The UNFPA executive director applauded African leaders for approving a Continental Policy Framework for Sexual and Reproductive Health.
- UNFPA is partnering with the African Union and regional economic communities to strengthen capacity and data management related to population and development issues.
- Plans are underway for a Pan-African Youth Charter and Youth Federation to promote youth empowerment and participation.
- Countries are exploring opportunities for South-South cooperation between China and African nations on population training and best practices.
- Anti-fistula campaigns are gaining momentum across Africa with medical
This document summarizes discussions from a conference in London called "Getting it Right: Women's Rights in Afghanistan" organized by the British & Irish Agencies Afghanistan Group (BAAG). The conference brought together Afghan participants, BAAG member agencies, and UK government representatives to discuss gender programming in Afghanistan.
Key themes discussed included: 1) achievements and challenges in protecting human rights, particularly violence against women; 2) the role of media and religious leaders in raising gender awareness; and 3) integrating awareness activities with economic empowerment programs. Participants emphasized the need to protect gains made for women's rights, expand programs to rural areas, and involve men and boys in gender initiatives. Overall, the discussions highlighted both progress and ongoing challenges to
DOCUMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL CONSULTATION IN PREPARATION FOR THE HIGH LEVEL ...Carmen Zubiaga
Formulation of Philippine Statement for input to the outcome document of the High Level Level Meeting on Disability and Development to be held in New York on September 23 2013.
1) The document summarizes key updates, initiatives and advocacy efforts regarding gender equality and women's empowerment in Nepal's post-earthquake recovery and reconstruction process.
2) It describes how UN Women supported drafting the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion chapter and sector plans for Nepal's Post-Disaster Recovery Framework. It also outlines the strategic vision and priority programming of the GESI sector.
3) Key advocacy efforts by women's groups are summarized, including a National Conference that concluded with a 15-point Kathmandu Declaration calling for gender responsive disaster management and women's participation in recovery efforts.
COALITION OF ADVOCATES WORKING WITH GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR, AND CIVIL SOCIETY TO ATTAIN HIGHER LEVELS OF MOBILITY WITH SAFETY, CIVILITY, AND PRODUCTIVITY FOR ALL, BY ALL.
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The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) is a UN body that monitors states parties' compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. CESCR is composed of 18 independent experts and meets twice per year to review state reports and issue recommendations. While traditionally an expert body, for NMUN purposes delegates will represent member states. CESCR examines issues related to ESC rights like gender equality, education, work, health, and social security. It plays an important role in protecting ESC rights and empowering sustainable development.
This document outlines the revised Pacific Platform for Action on Advancement of Women and Gender Equality from 2005 to 2015. It summarizes the progress made in implementing the original Pacific Platform for Action and identifies four strategic themes to guide future action: mechanisms to promote women, women's legal and human rights, women's access to services, and economic empowerment of women. It also acknowledges several critical emerging issues that impact women, such as poverty, globalization, HIV/AIDS, and labor migration. The ministers adopted this revised platform and committed to accelerating efforts to achieve gender equality and equity in the region by 2015.
This document outlines initial criteria for best practices in mainstreaming disability in development based on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). It discusses mainstreaming as including persons with disabilities in all development efforts through both disability-specific and inclusive actions. The document presents criteria such as non-discrimination, participation, accessibility, capacity building, data collection, and partnerships to evaluate best practices. It aims to provide case studies illustrating these criteria from different regions and themes of inclusive development.
The document summarizes efforts by the UNFPA and African nations to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights in Africa. Key points include:
- The UNFPA executive director applauded African leaders for approving a Continental Policy Framework for Sexual and Reproductive Health.
- UNFPA is partnering with the African Union and regional economic communities to strengthen capacity and data management related to population and development issues.
- Plans are underway for a Pan-African Youth Charter and Youth Federation to promote youth empowerment and participation.
- Countries are exploring opportunities for South-South cooperation between China and African nations on population training and best practices.
- Anti-fistula campaigns are gaining momentum across Africa with medical
This document summarizes proceedings from two regional meetings organized by ARROW in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2012. The first meeting, titled "Beyond ICPD and the MDGs: NGOs Strategising for SRHR in the Asia-Pacific Region", brought together NGO representatives to discuss strategies to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in the lead up to major international conferences in 2014. The second meeting focused on opportunities for NGO engagement at the national, regional and international levels. Key outcomes from the meetings included the Kuala Lumpur Call to Action, a regional plan of action, and a partnership framework for SRHR and sustainable development.
Report on the Intergenerational Dialogue on a Youth Friendly Post2015 Agenda (1)Zo Fem
The document summarizes a two-day youth dialogue event in Cameroon on influencing the post-2015 development agenda. Key topics discussed included: revisiting definitions of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) concepts; presentations on the global post-2015 process and local occurrences in Cameroon; group work to draft a youth position statement; and panel discussions on issues like supporting women, financing development, and girls' access to justice. The goal of the event was to engage youth in the post-2015 process and ensure their priorities around SRHR and other issues are represented as world leaders finalize the new Sustainable Development Goals.
This document provides an introduction and rationale for the gender and development (GAD) approach. It discusses how gender is a social construct that determines societal roles and responsibilities for women and men, rather than being biologically determined. It outlines how women are disadvantaged globally in terms of well-being, access to resources and decision-making power. The GAD approach seeks to promote gender equality and women's empowerment through transforming relationships between women and men. It values equality across different spheres where gender gaps exist, such as labor division, access to services, control of resources and decision-making. The approach benefits both women and men by allowing both sexes to achieve their full potential free from gender-based limitations.
Indigenous Knowledge Transfer: An Exportable Product Preliminary Research ...Wayne Dunn
An analysis of Canadian Indigenous expertise in development and its applicability to support the development aspirations of Indigenous Peoples and traditional communities in the developing world.
This document provides the background and framework for the African Union's Plan of Action for the African Youth Decade from 2009-2018. It acknowledges that empowering Africa's large youth population is essential for achieving the AU's goals of an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa. The Plan of Action aims to support youth empowerment and development through coordinated multi-sectoral efforts at both the continental and national levels. It calls on AU member states, regional economic communities, development partners and youth organizations to align their activities and resources with this framework over the next decade.
This document provides the background and framework for a Plan of Action (PoA) for the African Youth Decade 2009-2018. It was created by the African Union Commission to empower African youth and accelerate youth development. The PoA aims to support national and regional youth plans by coordinating activities at the continental level. It urges AU member states, organizations, and partners to align their efforts over the next decade according to this framework to realize the goals of empowering African youth.
This document outlines an initiative to institutionalize life skills education in MENA countries. It aims to develop a conceptual framework for life skills, provide programmatic guidelines, and introduce a monitoring and evaluation framework. Life skills are defined based on the four pillars of learning from the Delors Report. The initiative involves various partners and held a meeting in Amman in 2015. It presents a framework with four dimensions of learning and associated life skills. Citizenship education is discussed as a core component, and next steps include country missions and consultation meetings.
Africa c review meeting on beijing+20 at uneca for africa in addis ababa, eth...Dr Lendy Spires
The document summarizes a meeting of 190 civil society organizations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to discuss progress on implementing the Beijing Platform for Action from the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women. The meeting aimed to review progress made in the past 20 years, validate a draft CSO shadow report, prepare an advocacy position statement, and develop strategies for financing sustainable development and advocating for women's rights. Participants discussed ensuring women's rights and gender equality are integrated into post-2015 development and financing for development processes from a feminist perspective.
The document summarizes the proceedings of a regional expert meeting focused on Dutch development aid in the Horn of Africa. It includes:
1) An introduction providing background on the meeting's theme and participants which included researchers, policymakers, journalists, and development practitioners.
2) A summary of the key issues raised for discussion, including the importance of cultural identity, stimulating business and development, challenges of coordination between projects, and the political uses and impacts of aid.
3) Reports from five breakout group discussions centered around these issues, which provided analysis and recommendations. The groups discussed topics like balancing local culture and development, linking business and humanitarian goals, and challenges of cooperation between organizations.
4) An overview
catalogue of innovations and good practices on gender and resilience in afric...Francesca Jones
This document provides an overview of the Regional Sharefair on Gender and Resilience in Africa organized by UN Women and partners. The Sharefair showcased innovations and good practices on building resilience through empowering women. It profiles six innovations, including the Buy from Women Platform in Rwanda and the Food Security Targeting Information System in Kenya. It also profiles five good practices implemented by organizations like FAO, UN Women, and others. The catalogue highlights initiatives that strengthen women's roles in agriculture, disaster risk reduction, conflict-affected situations, and more. The overall goal is to promote gender-responsive resilience programs and policies to accelerate sustainable development in Africa.
Conflict and the Post 2015 Development Agenda South AfricaDr Lendy Spires
This document discusses the post-2015 development agenda and its importance for South Africa and Africa. It provides context on the Millennium Development Goals and outlines the current global process underway to define new development goals. Key points include:
- The MDGs expire in 2015 and a single framework of universal goals is being negotiated for adoption in 2015.
- Sustainable Development Goals will be proposed in 2014 and will influence the post-2015 development agenda.
- An African Common Position is being drafted through the African Union to present African priorities and perspectives in the post-2015 negotiations. This process aims to ensure the new development framework meets the needs of Africa.
Tunis ppt to show with presentation march 2016 (1)Jamaity
This document discusses four major international processes that support human rights education: 1) The World Programme for Human Rights Education, 2) The UN Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training, 3) The Millennium Development Goals, and 4) The Sustainable Development Goals. It evaluates the status and implementation of these processes, particularly regarding primary/secondary education, higher education, and training programs. It also examines the contributions of the MDGs to human rights education, and how the SDGs may open new opportunities in this field through goals like quality education and reducing inequality. Challenges to supporting local human rights education strategies include funding and ensuring inclusive, lifelong learning for all.
This document is the United Nations E-Government Survey 2014. It begins with information about the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, which conducted the survey. It then lists previous UN e-government surveys and provides website links for more information. The front cover drawing was created by an intern at the UN Division for Public Administration and Development Management. The survey examines how countries are using information and communication technologies, such as e-government, to achieve sustainable development goals and more effective, transparent and accountable governance. It acknowledges the contributions of numerous individuals and organizations involved in the research.
The evaluation report summarizes the final evaluation of the Youth Empowerment Project implemented in Egypt from 2011-2013. The evaluation aimed to assess the project's accomplishments, how results were achieved, and contributions to learning. Key findings include:
- The project trained over 6,400 youth, exceeding targets. Training covered leadership, advocacy, and community development skills.
- Youth implemented 119 community initiatives addressing social and political issues. Six youth centers were also established.
- While some positive impacts were found, delays in implementation and funding cut project time and continuity. Earlier center establishment and coordinator selection may have improved outcomes.
- The project increased youth knowledge, facilitated some political participation, and produced resources that can empower
The document summarizes the Africa Venture leadership program, which develops emerging leaders from across Africa. The program includes an annual selection of exceptional leaders from government, business, and non-profits in Africa. Participants engage in applied leadership learning around an annual challenge. They develop cultural intelligence and networks through online and in-person program phases in different African cities. The 2018 program addressed increasing access to education through technology and took place in Nairobi, Kenya and Lagos, Nigeria.
The newsletter provides updates on global health issues, tools, reports, and opportunities.
Key points include:
- TechSoup launched a global tech donation platform to provide access to donated technology for NGOs worldwide.
- A report found that just 1.6% of humanitarian funding goes to local and national organizations, though they are often first responders. It calls for greater support and partnership with local actors.
- It announces funding opportunities like the Senesh Fellowship for women from developing countries studying peace, and the Caux Scholars Program teaching multidisciplinary conflict transformation.
- Upcoming conferences are publicized, and news is shared from partners like opportunities to join a global clinical practice network
Violeta Manoukian is an experienced consultant specializing in community development, gender analysis, poverty reduction strategies, and participatory monitoring and evaluation. She has over 20 years of experience working in over 20 countries in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. Her experience includes advising governments on developing poverty reduction strategies, conducting social and gender assessments, and designing and implementing participatory appraisal programs. She is fluent in English, Spanish, and French.
20th Century Fox was founded in 1935 through the merger of Fox Film Corporation and 20th Century Pictures. Some of their most successful films include Avatar, Star Wars, Ice Age, and Planet of the Apes. Avatar holds the records for both the highest domestic gross and worldwide gross of all time. 20th Century Fox also has many subsidiary production companies, including Fox Searchlight Pictures, Fox Television Studios, and Blue Sky Studios.
Analytics and reporting context linkedin finalDennis Crow
This document discusses enterprise information architecture for analytics and reporting. It provides definitions and principles for information architecture, including that it synthesizes analytical requirements and data capabilities, and that information is the outcome of how users interpret data. The document outlines relationships between analytics stakeholders and describes the data warehousing, analytics, and performance measurement process. It also includes diagrams showing an analysis process and how information can be presented from different data sources.
This document summarizes proceedings from two regional meetings organized by ARROW in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2012. The first meeting, titled "Beyond ICPD and the MDGs: NGOs Strategising for SRHR in the Asia-Pacific Region", brought together NGO representatives to discuss strategies to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in the lead up to major international conferences in 2014. The second meeting focused on opportunities for NGO engagement at the national, regional and international levels. Key outcomes from the meetings included the Kuala Lumpur Call to Action, a regional plan of action, and a partnership framework for SRHR and sustainable development.
Report on the Intergenerational Dialogue on a Youth Friendly Post2015 Agenda (1)Zo Fem
The document summarizes a two-day youth dialogue event in Cameroon on influencing the post-2015 development agenda. Key topics discussed included: revisiting definitions of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) concepts; presentations on the global post-2015 process and local occurrences in Cameroon; group work to draft a youth position statement; and panel discussions on issues like supporting women, financing development, and girls' access to justice. The goal of the event was to engage youth in the post-2015 process and ensure their priorities around SRHR and other issues are represented as world leaders finalize the new Sustainable Development Goals.
This document provides an introduction and rationale for the gender and development (GAD) approach. It discusses how gender is a social construct that determines societal roles and responsibilities for women and men, rather than being biologically determined. It outlines how women are disadvantaged globally in terms of well-being, access to resources and decision-making power. The GAD approach seeks to promote gender equality and women's empowerment through transforming relationships between women and men. It values equality across different spheres where gender gaps exist, such as labor division, access to services, control of resources and decision-making. The approach benefits both women and men by allowing both sexes to achieve their full potential free from gender-based limitations.
Indigenous Knowledge Transfer: An Exportable Product Preliminary Research ...Wayne Dunn
An analysis of Canadian Indigenous expertise in development and its applicability to support the development aspirations of Indigenous Peoples and traditional communities in the developing world.
This document provides the background and framework for the African Union's Plan of Action for the African Youth Decade from 2009-2018. It acknowledges that empowering Africa's large youth population is essential for achieving the AU's goals of an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa. The Plan of Action aims to support youth empowerment and development through coordinated multi-sectoral efforts at both the continental and national levels. It calls on AU member states, regional economic communities, development partners and youth organizations to align their activities and resources with this framework over the next decade.
This document provides the background and framework for a Plan of Action (PoA) for the African Youth Decade 2009-2018. It was created by the African Union Commission to empower African youth and accelerate youth development. The PoA aims to support national and regional youth plans by coordinating activities at the continental level. It urges AU member states, organizations, and partners to align their efforts over the next decade according to this framework to realize the goals of empowering African youth.
This document outlines an initiative to institutionalize life skills education in MENA countries. It aims to develop a conceptual framework for life skills, provide programmatic guidelines, and introduce a monitoring and evaluation framework. Life skills are defined based on the four pillars of learning from the Delors Report. The initiative involves various partners and held a meeting in Amman in 2015. It presents a framework with four dimensions of learning and associated life skills. Citizenship education is discussed as a core component, and next steps include country missions and consultation meetings.
Africa c review meeting on beijing+20 at uneca for africa in addis ababa, eth...Dr Lendy Spires
The document summarizes a meeting of 190 civil society organizations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to discuss progress on implementing the Beijing Platform for Action from the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women. The meeting aimed to review progress made in the past 20 years, validate a draft CSO shadow report, prepare an advocacy position statement, and develop strategies for financing sustainable development and advocating for women's rights. Participants discussed ensuring women's rights and gender equality are integrated into post-2015 development and financing for development processes from a feminist perspective.
The document summarizes the proceedings of a regional expert meeting focused on Dutch development aid in the Horn of Africa. It includes:
1) An introduction providing background on the meeting's theme and participants which included researchers, policymakers, journalists, and development practitioners.
2) A summary of the key issues raised for discussion, including the importance of cultural identity, stimulating business and development, challenges of coordination between projects, and the political uses and impacts of aid.
3) Reports from five breakout group discussions centered around these issues, which provided analysis and recommendations. The groups discussed topics like balancing local culture and development, linking business and humanitarian goals, and challenges of cooperation between organizations.
4) An overview
catalogue of innovations and good practices on gender and resilience in afric...Francesca Jones
This document provides an overview of the Regional Sharefair on Gender and Resilience in Africa organized by UN Women and partners. The Sharefair showcased innovations and good practices on building resilience through empowering women. It profiles six innovations, including the Buy from Women Platform in Rwanda and the Food Security Targeting Information System in Kenya. It also profiles five good practices implemented by organizations like FAO, UN Women, and others. The catalogue highlights initiatives that strengthen women's roles in agriculture, disaster risk reduction, conflict-affected situations, and more. The overall goal is to promote gender-responsive resilience programs and policies to accelerate sustainable development in Africa.
Conflict and the Post 2015 Development Agenda South AfricaDr Lendy Spires
This document discusses the post-2015 development agenda and its importance for South Africa and Africa. It provides context on the Millennium Development Goals and outlines the current global process underway to define new development goals. Key points include:
- The MDGs expire in 2015 and a single framework of universal goals is being negotiated for adoption in 2015.
- Sustainable Development Goals will be proposed in 2014 and will influence the post-2015 development agenda.
- An African Common Position is being drafted through the African Union to present African priorities and perspectives in the post-2015 negotiations. This process aims to ensure the new development framework meets the needs of Africa.
Tunis ppt to show with presentation march 2016 (1)Jamaity
This document discusses four major international processes that support human rights education: 1) The World Programme for Human Rights Education, 2) The UN Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training, 3) The Millennium Development Goals, and 4) The Sustainable Development Goals. It evaluates the status and implementation of these processes, particularly regarding primary/secondary education, higher education, and training programs. It also examines the contributions of the MDGs to human rights education, and how the SDGs may open new opportunities in this field through goals like quality education and reducing inequality. Challenges to supporting local human rights education strategies include funding and ensuring inclusive, lifelong learning for all.
This document is the United Nations E-Government Survey 2014. It begins with information about the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, which conducted the survey. It then lists previous UN e-government surveys and provides website links for more information. The front cover drawing was created by an intern at the UN Division for Public Administration and Development Management. The survey examines how countries are using information and communication technologies, such as e-government, to achieve sustainable development goals and more effective, transparent and accountable governance. It acknowledges the contributions of numerous individuals and organizations involved in the research.
The evaluation report summarizes the final evaluation of the Youth Empowerment Project implemented in Egypt from 2011-2013. The evaluation aimed to assess the project's accomplishments, how results were achieved, and contributions to learning. Key findings include:
- The project trained over 6,400 youth, exceeding targets. Training covered leadership, advocacy, and community development skills.
- Youth implemented 119 community initiatives addressing social and political issues. Six youth centers were also established.
- While some positive impacts were found, delays in implementation and funding cut project time and continuity. Earlier center establishment and coordinator selection may have improved outcomes.
- The project increased youth knowledge, facilitated some political participation, and produced resources that can empower
The document summarizes the Africa Venture leadership program, which develops emerging leaders from across Africa. The program includes an annual selection of exceptional leaders from government, business, and non-profits in Africa. Participants engage in applied leadership learning around an annual challenge. They develop cultural intelligence and networks through online and in-person program phases in different African cities. The 2018 program addressed increasing access to education through technology and took place in Nairobi, Kenya and Lagos, Nigeria.
The newsletter provides updates on global health issues, tools, reports, and opportunities.
Key points include:
- TechSoup launched a global tech donation platform to provide access to donated technology for NGOs worldwide.
- A report found that just 1.6% of humanitarian funding goes to local and national organizations, though they are often first responders. It calls for greater support and partnership with local actors.
- It announces funding opportunities like the Senesh Fellowship for women from developing countries studying peace, and the Caux Scholars Program teaching multidisciplinary conflict transformation.
- Upcoming conferences are publicized, and news is shared from partners like opportunities to join a global clinical practice network
Violeta Manoukian is an experienced consultant specializing in community development, gender analysis, poverty reduction strategies, and participatory monitoring and evaluation. She has over 20 years of experience working in over 20 countries in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. Her experience includes advising governments on developing poverty reduction strategies, conducting social and gender assessments, and designing and implementing participatory appraisal programs. She is fluent in English, Spanish, and French.
20th Century Fox was founded in 1935 through the merger of Fox Film Corporation and 20th Century Pictures. Some of their most successful films include Avatar, Star Wars, Ice Age, and Planet of the Apes. Avatar holds the records for both the highest domestic gross and worldwide gross of all time. 20th Century Fox also has many subsidiary production companies, including Fox Searchlight Pictures, Fox Television Studios, and Blue Sky Studios.
Analytics and reporting context linkedin finalDennis Crow
This document discusses enterprise information architecture for analytics and reporting. It provides definitions and principles for information architecture, including that it synthesizes analytical requirements and data capabilities, and that information is the outcome of how users interpret data. The document outlines relationships between analytics stakeholders and describes the data warehousing, analytics, and performance measurement process. It also includes diagrams showing an analysis process and how information can be presented from different data sources.
This document discusses various aspects of daily lifestyle and their impact on health. It suggests that waking up early between 4-6am provides benefits like high concentration and presence of nascent oxygen. It recommends practices like squatting for bowel movements, oil massage, exercise and bathing. Unhealthy habits like smoking and excessive alcohol are highlighted. The timing, type and processing of food is discussed in relation to health outcomes. Maintaining a positive mindset and reducing stress is also emphasized.
- Chris Marshall works at GSA Capital Partners LLP as a technologist. He has a mathematics degree and has been working in financial software since 1999, primarily using Java and Scala.
- He provides an overview of wrapping an imperative Java API for accessing market and trading data (Furnace) in a functional Scala API. This includes defining a Furnace datatype representing computations and implementing functor and monad instances.
- As an example, he shows how to define a "pipeline" that queries for events from Furnace, checks for suspicious data, and if needed corrects the data by reinserting it before returning the results.
This document contains information about Chris Marshall, including his job title and experience working in financial software since 1999. It notes that he has worked at JP Morgan for 6 years and GSA Capital for over 8 years. The document also provides details about GSA Capital, including that it is a quant hedge fund with around 130 employees and roughly half are technologists. It states that GSA Capital is not a software company.
Mapping GIS to Enterprise Architecture and AnalyticsDennis Crow
This document discusses how to map geospatially enabled systems to enterprise architecture and analytics. It argues that organizations should think of implementing "geospatially enabled systems" rather than just "GIS." These systems need to be flexible to work with various business intelligence, analytics, and statistics approaches. The enterprise architecture must coordinate geospatial data, applications, and analytics across software development, data management, and all involved groups. It should establish common processes, standards, and not treat geospatial aspects as ancillary. This will provide an integrated foundation to support future needs.
This document summarizes a talk on using the Scalaz library. It introduces key Scalaz concepts like typeclasses, monoids, and validation. Typeclasses allow uniform implementation of common patterns across types. Monoids represent structures with an associative binary operation and an identity. Validation provides an applicative way to represent failure without exceptions. The document gives examples of using these concepts to represent positions, filters, and compose validations.
The document discusses Building Financial Systems in Scala. It provides background on the speaker, including his mathematics degree and over 13 years of experience working in financial software. It then discusses the speaker's current employer, GSA Capital, a quant hedge fund where around half the employees are technologists working on low-latency trading systems. The document goes on to discuss characteristics of financial IT, the current state of financial IT, and an introduction to the Scala programming language and why it is well-suited for financial applications.
Uttarakhand is ideal for several adventure sports activities because of its geographical attributes. While on Uttarakhand Travel, the tourist must take the maximum pleasure out of adventure sports like trekking, ice-skiing, white water rafting, sailing, boating, kayaking, canoeing, yachting, water-skiing and parasailing. To climb the big mountain stretch or to pass the dense jungles of the hills is in itself very exciting. The huge water-filled rivers and deep lakes are perfect for water sports.
Tourists also prefer to go on Uttarakhand Travel to visit the abundant wildlife sanctuaries and national parks in the state. While you are on a visit to Uttarakhand, make sure to visit the Valley of Flower National Park, Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuaries, Nanda Devi National Park, Govind National Park, Assan Barrage Nati
Rise of radical islam socio political issuesIshfaq ilahi
Radical Islam in Bangladesh has grown due to a number of socio-political and ideological factors. The rise of extremist Islamic organizations has impacted society through increasing religious intolerance and marginalization of traditional Bangladeshi Islam. It has also affected the region through international concerns about terrorism and porous borders. Recommendations to curb radical Islam include strengthening democratic institutions, reforming education, increasing regional cooperation against terrorism, and promoting Bangladeshi culture and secularism.
The objective of this article is to describe what to monitor in and around Alfresco in order to have a good understanding of how the applications are performing and to be aware of potential issues.
The document discusses pathya (wholesome foods) and apathya (unwholesome foods) in Ayurveda. It provides definitions of pathya and apathya, and explains that knowledge of pathya and apathya is essential for proper disease management and health maintenance. It notes that advising only pathya is not sufficient and that lifestyle factors like diet, activities and habits also play an important role. The document emphasizes that the natural qualities of foods, places they are grown, and individual agni must be considered when determining a personalized pathya.
Isaean 2012 cbo training module on networking and advocacyclac.cab
This document provides an introduction and overview of a training module on networking and advocacy for local community-based organizations (CBOs) developed by ISEAN (Insular Southeast Asia Network) and its partner Hivos Foundation. The module was created to build the capacity of CBOs in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Timor-Leste to conduct effective advocacy and networking activities. It acknowledges existing advocacy resources but was tailored specifically for CBO contexts in Southeast Asia. The training module covers topics such as defining advocacy, the purpose and benefits of advocacy, developing advocacy strategies and action plans, and building and sustaining networks. It aims to empower local communities and improve policies, services, and environments affecting those living with and impacted
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1. Narrative Report– AIDS 2006 Youth Pre-conference
Table of Contents
“Well done. It's amazing what the youth can do. Just knowing and seeing the youth coordinating
and facilitating sessions is quite amazing. Congratulations and keep up.” – Pre-conference
participant........................................................................................................................................1
I.Executive Summary.......................................................................................................................1
II. Description .................................................................................................................................2
A. Background.............................................................................................................................2
B. Scope of Work.........................................................................................................................2
III. Implementation..........................................................................................................................5
A. Results.....................................................................................................................................5
B. Constraints and Challenges.....................................................................................................7
C. Management............................................................................................................................9
IV. Lessons Learned/Recommendations.........................................................................................9
Annex 1: No. of Organizations Participating.................................................................................11
Annex 2: Pre-conference Programme............................................................................................12
Annex 3: Youth Delegate Nationality Breakdown........................................................................15
“Well done. It's amazing what the youth can do. Just knowing and seeing the youth coordinating and facilitating
sessions is quite amazing. Congratulations and keep up.” – Pre-conference participant
I. Executive Summary
The AIDS 2006 Youth Pre-conference held from August 10-12, 2006 was organized to provide technical
information and capacity building on the political, scientific, economic and social context of HIV/AIDS
to young people (ages 16 to 26) so they can effectively participate in the five tracks of the XVI
International AIDS Conference and to empower young people through information, advocacy, and
relationship-building to be advocates for youth at the main conference, in their home countries and
internationally for an end to HIV and AIDS. Spearheaded by two coordinators of the Global Youth
Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GYCA) in collaboration, as part of the Toronto YouthForce, with a Pre-
conference taskforce and the AIDS 2006 Local Host, the Youth Pre-conference was a 2½ days of 24
individual sessions, led by 41 presenters and attended by 236 young people. 17 out of the 41 presenters
were also youth participants. Out of 236 participants, about 55% of the participants were female and
45% were male. The average age was 22.8 years old. The majority youth delegates attended from
developing countries. Namely, 37% came from Africa, 29 % from North America, 15% from the Asia –
Pacific region, 10% from the Latin American and Caribbean region, 8% from Europe and 1% from
2. Arab/Middle Eastern countries.1 Out of 236 youth attendees, 127 young people were sponsored by 31
organizations.
II. Description
A. Background
As part of a comprehensive strategy to foster young delegates’ meaningful participation within AIDS
2006, the Toronto YouthForce (TYF) coordinated a three day Pre-conference for approximately 234
young leaders in HIV/AIDS who registered for AIDS 2006 from August 10-12, 2006. The Pre-conference
was supported by UNFPA, UNAIDS, UNICEF, UNESCO, CIDA, and the Summit Foundation. As part of the
TYF, GYCA North Secretariat spearheaded this effort with a co-chair in New York and a local co-chair in
Toronto. The two co-chairs planned the Pre-conference with the assistance and consultation of a Pre-
conference Taskforce. The Pre-conference taskforce was made up of 10 organizations: Student Against
Global AIDS, University of Toronto Centre for International Health, Advocates for Youth, UNFPA,
Canadian AIDS Society, UNESCO, World Vision Canada, AIDS 2006 Local Host, Family Health
International, United Nations Associations of Canada, and Center for Health and Gender Equity.
The Pre-conference had two objectives:
1. To provide technical information and capacity building on the political, scientific, economic and
social context of HIV/AIDS to young people (ages 16 to 26) so they can effectively participate in the
five tracks of the XVI International AIDS Conference.
2. To empower young people through information, advocacy, and relationship-building to be
advocates for youth at the main conference, in their home countries and internationally for an end
to HIV and AIDS.
The Pre-conference consisted of informative and skills-building workshops related to HIV/AIDS in the
context of science, socio-economics and advocacy. Participants gained skills in research methodology,
monitoring and evaluation, media and communications as well as updated information on treatment,
care for PLWHAs and prevention strategies, among other critical topics. Participants learned how to
advocate to decision-makers on issues relevant to young people and how to deliver the YouthForce’s
advocacy messages at the conference and beyond.
B. Scope of Work
The Pre-conference taskforce planned the two and a half day Pre-conference with 24 individual
sessions, led by 41 presenters for 242 young people. 17 out of the 41 presenters were also youth
participants. There were also 17 chaperones. The Pre-conference taskforce was responsible for two
key programmatic areas: Ensuring participation of 250 youth delegates and plan the Pre-conference
programme.
Application Process to attend Pre-conference
An online form was set-up through the http://youth.aids2006.org website to apply to register for the
Pre-conference. Applications were reviewed and youth delegates were selected accordingly. AIDS 2006
registered Youth Delegates and were sent an invitation through AIDS 2006 Local Host to apply for the
Pre-conference. Organizations interested to sponsor youth were also directed to fill out the Pre-
conference application form.
Regarding selection of youth delegates, 250 was the maximum capacity that the Pre-conference
taskforce decided to plan for. The goal of the Pre-conference taskforce was to ensure gender balance,
preference to disproportionately affected young people, positive youth and to young people with a
track record of involvement in HIV-related work. To ensure smooth arrival process for the delegates,
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See Annex III for a pie chart of youth delegate nationality breakdown
2
3. the taskforce was responsible for a pre-arrival package and a Welcome Guide. Separate letters were
sent to youth delegates arriving before and after August 9th to assist them with directions from the
airport to the accommodations venue at St. Michael’s College. All delegates were provided with maps
of the accommodations and the Pre-conference venue. Delegates sponsored by the TYF and the AIDS
2006 Youth Programme were provided with transportation from the airport to the venue.
Regarding the Pre-conference programme, the taskforce was responsible for confirming an appropriate
venue and food for the 2 and a half days and liaising with the Advocacy Taskforce to plan the session
entitled ‘Advocating on behalf of the Toronto YouthForce: What does this mean?’. Additionally, the
taskforce was responsible for assessing which session topics are most pertinent to the youth delegates,
identifying the speakers, connecting with organizations which were interested in presenting a workshop
at the Pre-conference, provide technical assistance to presenters, including linking presenters with
facilitators to assist with group work. As part of preparing the programme, the taskforce co-chairs
liaised with the AIDS 2006 Local Host to determine availability of volunteers at the Pre-conference.
First, the Pre-conference taskforce decided to establish which session topics are most important. This
was determined based on feedback from the Bangkok Youth Pre-conference as well as the 5 tracks of
the main International AIDS conference in Toronto. A selection process was set up to accept proposals
from potential presenters. For certain sessions, two presenters were paired in order to have a
comprehensive presentation about the topic. For example, for the session on Outreach to Marginalized
Youth, it was assessed that it would be hard to find a presenter knowledgeable on outreach with all
three main groups of marginalized youth (MSM, CSWs and IDUs). As a result, we looked for three
presenters who had experience with each of the groups. The same applied to other sessions such as the
session on Trade Isssues. All sessions were 90 minutes long and there were 2-3 parallel sessions.
In order to ensure that the all Pre-conference sessions would be youth-friendly, presenters were paired
up with ‘overseers,’ who were part of TYF and of the Pre-conference taskforce. These overseers
committed to liaising with the presenters to discuss their planned session, ensure that it is interactive,
assist with any potential group work that presenters would like to do and remind presenters about
upcoming deadlines. This was especially necessary because many of the sessions had more than one
presenter. There were five slots for Pre-conference scholarships for presenters who disclosed need.
The taskforce also planned to accommodate observers and chaperones to attend the Pre-conference
sessions. It was decided that such adults could observe sessions but not participate in the group work.
The same applied to the media team. Members of the media team were allowed to attend Pre-
conference sessions as they would like, however, all attendees had to wear their name badges as the
space we were using was public and non Pre-conference participants were likely to intervene.
For the first time, the TYF worked very closely with AIDS 2006 Local Host. This collaboration assisted in
the recruitment of AIDS 2006 volunteers. Although this was helpful, the Pre-conference taskforce
identified TYF volunteers as well. Mainly because we could not directly link with the AIDS 2006
volunteers since they would not know their tasks until the end of July. We felt that for the sake of
planning and smooth operations, it was crucial to have volunteers who have been part of the planning
process and who could be contacted in advance of the Pre-conference about their roles and
expectations. 18 TYF volunteers participated in this. These volunteers were also team leaders at the
three airport terminals in Toronto. Because AIDS 2006 volunteers could not take on liabilities (including
having a list of arriving youth), a TYF volunteer was stationed at each terminal to monitor arrivals.
Timeline for activities
Activity & Responsibilities Timeline
Identifying Presenters – Determine the Friday June 9th – Facilitator Applications Due
Presenters and Facilitators for all the different June 22nd – Select Facilitators
sessions using taskforce connections and June 22nd- June 30th – Work out funding for facilitators
interested organizations. Friday June 30th – Confirm Facilitator Attendance
Agenda: Make Confirm entire program by June 30; topics, presenters,
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4. Programme Diagram facilitators and schedule
- Set schedule with set times and format of
each session
Securing Rooms Confirmation by: June 1st
UofT
- using current budget limitations, determine
the correct number of rooms necessary for Set up of rooms: August 8th-9th
capacity of 250 participants and up to 50
volunteers + facilitators + staff
- Given budget constraints, ensure that food is
available at the pre-conference session venue
- confirm logistics of rooms, including opening
and closing the rooms and time availability to
organize the rooms before the pre-conference
begins
Preconference Participants Non-OECD Int’l Scholarship Recipients
Applications May 26 (Fri) – Forms must come back to us from recipients
Create, receive and evaluate By May 29 (Mon), we will know how many scholarship spaces we
3 Channels of Participants have for OECD Int’l Scholarships, Canadian and Registered Youth
Scholarship Recipients Youth funded by Organizations:
Externally Funded Youth by Organizations June 22 (Thurs) – Organizations MUST commit x number of spaces
Registered Youth July 8 (Sat) – Payments due!
- Determine selection grid for registered youth
- Determine process for confirming youth Registered Youth:
participants June 22 (Thurs) - Those who submitted complete applications
- Liase with housing contact to book rooms for (and non-funded scholarship youth) must confirm that they will
all participants be funded
July 8 (Sat) – Payments due!
Between June 22 and July 8th, emails will be send to
participants and orgs to confirm their payments by July 8th.
Welcome package July 14th Package material should be ready
-determine the format of the package, 2 need to be made – a) pre-arrival pack
including schedule, facilitator bios, organizers, b) welcome pack
etc
- ensure that the correct copies are made July 28 – all materials for printing
(300)
Website May 26th – all pre-conference forms and background information
- determine that all sites are up: background loaded online
site, registration for registered youth and
youth funded by orgs, including paypal site and June – July – regular update on the website based on tasks
UofT link accomplished
- coordinate any updates for the pre-
conference section , namely schedule and
organizations involved
Volunteers By June 23 – confirm number of volunteers and who the
– must coordinate with Lia to ensure any volunteers are
interested volunteers register on the AIDS 2006 - begin coordination of volunteers in Toronto – email updates,
site. expectations, responsibilities, information about the training and
- coordinate at which parts of the pre- how great the event will be
conference volunteers are needed
- coordinate pre-conference training for
volunteers
- coordinate meet & greet at airport to ensure
safe arrival to pre-conference accommodations
Supplies Bought by August 1
-badges
- flipcharts, pens,
- projects
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5. Last minute preps By August 1- things should be ready to roll…
- meetings on August 8-9
– schedule specifically for facilitators
- list of people’s contact info
July 31 was the deadline for presenters to submit handouts for printing. After July 10th, presenters
were responsible for printing their own handouts.
“This is my first international youth
HIV/AIDS conference and I am totally amazed and
totally happy with the entire event, from the
application process, website, communications and
staff to the final evaluation. I love GYCA and TYF!”
- Pre-conference Participant
III. Implementation
A. Results
Selection of Pre-conference Delegates
An agreement with the AIDS 2006 Youth Programme provided scholarships for the Pre-conference to all
the international non-OECD and OECD scholarship recipients for the main conference. This agreement
allocated scholarships for the Pre-conference for 100 participants. However, only 59 participants
replied to the invitation. Out of the remaining 41 spots, 31 were given to the AIDS 2006 Youth
Programme for last minute sponsored young people. The remaining 10 spots were allocated to
registered main Conference youth delegates who wanted to attend the Pre-conference but had
financial constraints.
Due to limited capacity, the taskforce decided to have a selection process for registered main
conference delegates who also wanted to attend the Pre-conference. Remaining scholarships were
given to selected youth who disclosed financial need. These young people were selected based on te
following criteria: gender (women, transgender youth were prioritized); disproportionately affected
populations (i.e. HIV positive youth); age (16 – 26); developing country (youth from developing
countries were prioritized); and HIV/AIDS related work
A young person who met 3 out of the 5 criteria was selected to attend and provided with a 10 day
period in which s/he needed to pay for food and reserve accommodations. Should that person not pay,
s/he was placed on a waiting list. Payments for all youth delegates were accepted no later than August
4, 2006. Young people who disclosed financial need were provided with the remaining 10 scholarship
slots. 17 young people attended and paid for their own meals and accommodations.
The Take Two to Toronto Campaign: This initiative sought to engage organizations participating in
AIDS 2006 by encouraging them to sponsor a young person in addition to their representative. 127
young participants of the Pre-conference would not have been able to attend and contribute to AIDS
2006 without the support of 31 organizations. To further the goals of the Take Two to Toronto
campaign, organizations which were willing to sponsor young people were given a preference in terms
of enabling sponsored youth to attend the Pre-conference. Organizations were able to support young
people to attend as long as they paid the food and accommodations by July 8, 2006.
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6. Out of the 242 young delegates that were scheduled to come, 227 arrived, 15 did not show up and 9
additional and unexpected young people arrived. This brought the total number of participating youth
delegates to 236. It is not completely clear why the 15 young people did not show up but most probably
because of visa refusals/complications and delays due to the terrorist attacks in London.
The goal in terms of gender balance and demographic diversity was met. Out of 236 participants, about
55% of the participants were female and 45% were male. The average age was 22.8 years old. The
majority youth delegates attended from developing countries. Namely, 37% came from Africa, 29 %
from North America, 15% from the Asia – Pacific region, 10% from the Latin American and Caribbean
region, 8% from Europe and 1% from Arab/Middle Eastern countries.2
Although originally, vans were to be rented in order to transport youth delegates from the airport to
the accommodations, we ended up changing this to purchase one way TTC (public transportation) for
the 30 youth who were arriving between 9 am and 6 pm (which is when volunteers were there to greet
them and provide them with a ticket). Other sponsored youth were to be reimbursed for their
transportation fare upon presenting a transfer receipt.
Pre-conference Programme
The majority of the Pre-conference scholarship recipients were housed at St. Michael’s College,
University of Toronto. Other young people were offered low-cost housing at St. Michael’s College and
Victoria University of University of Toronto. The first two days of the Pre-conference were at the
Medical Sciences Building of University of Toronto. The third day took place at the Bahen Centre,
University of Toronto.
There were 24 distinct sessions and 3 sessions which were repeated. These were repeated because they
were identified by the taskforce as core capacity building sessions: From Mumbo Jumbo to
Engagement: Building Youth’s Literacy in Research Methods, Media and Communications and Monitoring
and Evaluation. There were 41 presenters, representing 29 different organizations. 17 young people,
including HIV positive youth, participated either as co-presenters or as facilitators at many of the
sessions. For example, Advocating for the Toronto YouthForce, Youth-Adult Partnerships, Media and
Communications, Intricacies of the Virus, Peer Education, New Prevention Technologies, What Works in
Youth-focused Evidence-based Prevention? included the leadership and participation of youth in the
planning and/or facilitation of the session. This was a successful achievement as one of the Pre-
conference taskforce goals was to allow youth delegates to contribute their expertise not only as
participants but also, as presenters.
Based on verbal and written feedback, some of the sessions which were most useful were Advocating
on behalf of the Toronto YouthForce, Youth-Adult Partnerships, Intricacies of the Virus, New
Prevention Technologies, Outreach to Marginalized Youth Groups, Voluntary Counseling and Testing,
Networking and Stigma and Discrimination. Most young people at the main conference voiced their
gratitude for the information provided at the Pre-conference. One young person even exclaimed that
the skills she gained at the Advocating on behalf of the Toronto YouthForce were very useful given the
number of times she was approached by media.
Due to the terrorist attacks in London, one of the presenters arrived too late and missed his session on
Voluntary Counseling and Testing. We immediately instructed all participants to choose one of the
other two sessions to attend. On the third day, we offered his session as an option at one of the
morning sessions, thereby offering four parallel sessions. At the session on Stigma and Discrimination,
the facilitators discovered that many of the youth participants lacked some basic information about
HIV/AIDS. Questions were brought up about HIV transmission, including whether it transmits through
saliva, as well as confusions regarding rapid testing, window periods and different stages of the virus,
including the difference between HIV and AIDS. The presenters were appalled by the fact that youth
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See Annex III for a pie chart of youth delegate nationality breakdown
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7. delegates of AIDS 2006 lacked this information. At this session, the facilitators asked whether the
participants would be interested in an additional session on basic HIV information. About 60 hands
went up. In response, we advised with the facilitators to organize an optional session at the end of the
day entitled HIV 101. This session was parallel to two networking sessions that were taking place.
Originally, three networking sessions were scheduled but one presenter canceled his participation at
the last moment. His colleague prepared the session in his place. At the same time, another presenter,
could not come. The facilitators were all accommodating and ultimately, two networking sessions
merged into one and HIV 101 was offered as an option to the two networking sessions.
Janet Le Clair and Sume Ndumbe- Eyoh were the main volunteers who assisted the TYF with planning
and arranging the logistics of the venue set up, the caterers, the accommodations and finally, the
volunteers. Ms. Le Clair was selected as a volunteer supervisor through the AIDS 2006 Local Host. TYF
worked closely with the AIDS 2006 Local Host to recruit volunteers. Over 40 AIDS 2006 volunteers
assisted during the Pre-conference, including greeting arriving youth delegates at the airport,
registering youth delegates at St. Michael’s College and at the Pre-conference venues. They also
assisted with food distribution during lunch and directing youth delegates to session rooms. 18 TYF
volunteers assisted with walking youth delegates to and from the Pre-conference venues, registering
young people at the Pre-conference venue and assisting the co-chairs with ensuring that the Pre-
conference runs smoothly. It was the first time that TYF has worked in such close partnership with the
official conference programme and this component of the collaboration proved to be crucial to the
success of several TYF activities but particularly, the Pre-conference.
Initially, the budget included honorariums for all the presenters. However, the co-chairs decided to use
those funds to purchase gifts of appreciation to the presenters. 50 TYF-engraved alarm clocks were
purchased for this purpose. Because of this last minute change, we relied on a volunteer to assist with
identifying the appropriate object. The volunteer had other commitments and could not deliver as well
as he should have. As a result, there was some last minute anxiety about the gift preparations.
“The youth conference was well organized and
as a youth here, I feel empowered and its an
honor to be here as the face of the TYF. It's
wonderful that the persons with a disability
were included in the programme and that there
were designated persons helping, translating
(deaf) through sign language. The fact that
condoms were provided was very good. Thank
you!” – Pre-conference Participant
B. Constraints and Challenges
Pre-conference preparations
One of the biggest challenges was liaising with the staff of accommodations at St. Michael’s College
and confirming the availability of the number of rooms that we required. Although we are very grateful
for their cooperation, the manager of conference housing, did not inform us about her assistants until
several months into the planning. She was very difficult to reach by phone and by email and was quite
unresponsive in the initial stages of the planning process.
The new partnership with AIDS 2006 Local Host came with many benefits and negative externalities.
Having the Youth Programme assistant liaise with the Pre-conference taskforce about the planning was
helpful but at the same time, taxing because she began to place inappropriate demands on the
taskforce and criticizing the Pre-conference co-chairs in an unjustifiable manner. As an adult with
experience in working with youth, her attitude was unacceptable towards the organizers as it was
degrading and unconstructive, thereby often taxing on the planning process.
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8. Additionally, the Pre-conference task force was initially told that the local host would provide visa
letters in support of youth delegates coming to the Pre-conference. Months later, the Youth
Programme Coordinator informed us that we needed to write the visa letters ourselves. This was a
problem for several reasons. The primary reason was that the youth delegates would receive an official
visa letter from the Local Host for the main Conference and having an additional letter would
potentially undermine its legitimacy since it would come from a different source. The secondary reason
was that this placed an unplanned liability upon the TYF. Ultimately, after agreeing that it would be
more complicated (and more likely to delay the visa process for many delegates), the Local Host took
on the role of partially writing the visa letters.
Also, we were informed earlier that all TYF members should register as AIDS 2006 volunteers. We were
not informed about liability issues of the AIDS 2006 volunteers until a few weeks before the event. As a
result, we had to quickly mobilize TYF volunteers to take on extra roles. We were not informed that we
would not have access to the AIDS 2006 volunteers until about 2-3 weeks before the event and had to
maximize the availability of TYF volunteers. However, this was not planned because the Local Host
made it clear that the AIDS 2006 volunteers would be available for many of the tasks that the TYF
volunteers ended up doing.
In terms of planning the programme, the overseeer process worked in general to assist the presenters
in preparing youth friendly presentations but failed to work in some specific cases, as there was
sometimes communication difficulties between overseers and task force chairs. Secondly, while the
original idea was to bring together presenters from across borders for one session topic and to combine
different expertise for one session, feedback reveals that this did not always go so well. For example,
for the Trade Issues session, the two presenters had a difficult time in communicating before the
actual session. Therefore, while the presenters met at the Pre-conference and arranged their session,
it is suggested that co-presenting be an option for selected presenters rather than the planners put two
people together ahead of time.
While the deadline for paying for food via paypal was July 8th, many of the youth and the organizations
funding youth failed to respond and pay in time. We were able to wait for them to pay but it was
frustrating in terms of knowing how many spots would be taken and how many are free. Waiting for
payments and confirming who was attending the Pre-conference was difficult despite the initial
deadlines that we set. Ultimately, we had to extend the July 8 th deadline to August 1st which created a
lot of anxiety and uncertainty over who we could be accepted into the Pre-conference at the last
minute. We wanted to maintain a balance between inclusivity and also pragmatism in terms of ordering
food and confirming accommodations.
Initially, we allowed organizations funding youth and young people funding themselves to pay for food
via paypal. However, some organizations such as United Nations agencies, were not able to pay in this
manner because they could not use a organizational credit card. Therefore, bank transfers were
arranged as well as acceptance of checks. Some of the bank transfers did not complete and we had to
arrange for receipt of cash upon arrival at the Pre-conference in Toronto. This was an unplanned
liability taken on by the Global Youth Action Network. Finally, many of the Toronto based young
people had a problem with paying for food for the three days since they lived in the local vicinity. We
were concerned that there would not be enough food and that young people would eat it even though
they did not pay for it. Thus, we had to be strict about delegates paying for the food as a kind of fee
for attending the Pre-conference.
At the Pre-conference
One of the biggest challenges was dealing with two venues and making arrangements for delegates to
orient themselves on the University of Toronto campus. We needed to put up extra signs and arrange
for TYF volunteers to stand in the path from St. Michael’s College to the Pre-conference venue. We
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9. were concerned that delegates would get lost on the way. By the time they got used to the first venue
for the first two days, many arrived late to the 2nd venue on the third day because of the change.
Secondly, out of the initial list of 242 participants, 15 did not show up while 9 new people arrived. In
particular, some of the Canadian scholarship recipients and registered youth delegates were
misinformed about attending the Pre-conference and arrived unexpectedly. This was the case with one
disabled delegate in a wheelchair. We did not expect her arrival and had to accommodate her and her
assistant last minute which was difficult given her special needs. We did not know about the disability
of another participant who was deaf and came with an assistant. Ultimately, unexpected delegates
were accepted because of a principle of inclusivity within the TYF. It was also possible to accept new
youth because others did not show up.
Thirdly, two facilitators did not arrive as planned. Both of them were to do parallel sessions on
Networking on the third day. These were the presenters with whom there was a previously mentioned
communication breakdown in terms of confirming their presence at the Pre-conference. Their absence
was worrying but it also provided space for an additional and last minute session on HIV 101 which was
identified as necessary at the Pre-conference.
Overall, Mila, Incia, Joya, Kiran and their partners
did a fabulous job with the conference. I really
felt that this was the best youth conference I
attended and I have been to many! – Pre-
conference Participant
C. Management
• Scholarships for Youth attending the Pre-conference: In June 2006, the taskforce was informed
that there were more than 70 international scholarships given out to youth delegates for the main
Conference. However, for the Pre-conference, we raised money to fund up to 80 international
scholarship youth delegates. It was decided that more money was needed to accommodate the 20
extra international scholarships that were given out (for a total of 100). An agreement was made
the AIDS 2006 Youth Coordinator to use that money to provide more scholarships for youth
delegates to attend the Pre-conference. These funds, in combination with the already existing
funds for 70 young people (+ facilitators and staff), enabled 31 extra young people sponsored by
the Youth Programme to attend the Pre-conference at a last minute notice.
• Transportation to and from the airport for youth delegates to the Pre-conference: Initially, funds
were allocated for vans for the purpose of local transportation, including bringing youth from the
airport to the accommodations site. However, after assessing liability issues with a volunteer
driving the vans, it was decided to utilize these funds to purchase 30 TTC (public transportation)
tickets for youth who would arrive during the hours that volunteers were stationed.
• Speaker honorarium: Some funds were allocated for honorariums for speakers. It was decided to
use these funds for presenter gifts rather than cash. The gifts were small alarm clocks with
engraved ‘Thanks on behalf of the Toronto YouthForce.’
IV. Lessons Learned/Recommendations
• The Pre-conference went quite smoothly and was a success overall. Going forward, an improved
partnership between the main conference local host and the Toronto YouthForce would alleviate
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10. some of the above-mentioned constraints. Having volunteers from AIDS 2006 was a huge asset but
because of some difficulties managing volunteers on the Local Host side, it was difficult to plan the
volunteer schedule.
• It would be preferable for the accommodations and the Pre-conference venue to all be in one area.
The university as a host worked well because it saved money and the buildings were relatively
close to one another. However, the Pre-conference venue should be in one building rather than
two different buildings.
• Working with the Pre-conference taskforce was very helpful, especially for decision making.
• At the Pre-conference, it would have been helpful to have more social activities as options for
young people, especially at the end of the day.
• It is better to have the first day of the Pre-conference start late since most people attending have
been traveling for over 24 hours and are fatigued with jet lag find it tiring to start the day early
and then they eventually end up missing sessions or sleeping through them.
• The Pre-conference was publicized in the main conference programme as an affiliated event but it
was not mentioned that it was private and that an application process was involved. Having this
information clearly on the programme might have avoided random people showing up and thinking
that they could access the Pre-conference for free.
• There should have been clearer instructions for the youth delegates to study their Pre-conference
programme and realize that they had to stay for the entire event. It would be helpful to have the
delegates decide on which sessions they should attend ahead of time, rather than at the event
itself.
• At the Pre-conference, it was assessed that there was a need for a basic HIV/AIDS 101 session that
would be mandatory. A lot of young people had questions regarding transmission, information
about the virus, etc. Many people felt that the session on Intricacies of the Virus should have been
mandatory. It was one of the most highly praised sessions. Questions came up about young people
advocating on an issue that they don’t have a clearer understanding about.
• It was suggested that there be a session on how youth can conduct or get engaged in research
projects (about how to design an effective survey, community-based research principles, research
ethics considerations, how to run focus groups, etc.).
• When YouthForce collaboration begins, it is strategic to encourage taskforce members who are
locally based to participate in the planning process as it helps to be efficient and helpful as a team
to be physically available to assist when needed.
• Role clarification and job descriptions within the AIDS Youth Programme is imperative because it
helps determine who is able to assist the YouthForce with specific tasks. It avoids any
miscommunication and power struggles.
“Very very good. I think Mila & Incia did a great job,
were always available, never irritated: one word:
tremendous women. The conference has been
successful and useful enabling us to have more info”
– Pre-conference participants
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11. Annex 1: No. of Organizations Participating
Total Number of Organizations Sponsoring
Youth: 31
Total Number of Organizations Facilitating:
1. Advocates for Youth 29
2. Alan Guttmacher Institute
3. Fundamental Human Rights & Rural 1. Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS- GYCA
Development Association 2. UNFPA
4. Grant Park High School, Manitoba Canada 3. Family Health International- FHI
5. Health Action International Europe 4. Advocates for Youth- AFY
6. New Jersey Community Research Initiative 5. TakingITGlobal- TIG
7. Ontario AIDS Network 6. AfriYAN
8. Oxfam International 7. Student Global AIDS Campaign- SGAC
9. Plan Canada 8. Oxfam International Youth Parliament Trade
10. Population Services Philippines Justice Group
Incorporated 9. YOHO
11. Research Triangle Institute 10. Alan Guttmacher Institute
12. Resource Advocates for Youth 11 Tanzanian Youth Network
13. Save the Children 12. Interagency Coalition on AIDS and
14. Save the Children Canada Development
15. Save the Children UK 13. Toronto Health Network
16. UNICEF- Nicaragua 14. UNICEF
17. UNICEF- Thailand- We Understand Group 15. UNFPA
18. UNICEF- China 16. Y-Peer Network
19. UNICEF- Eastern and Southern Africa 17. Canadian AIDS Society
20. UNICEF Headquarters 18. International AIDS Vaccine Initiative- IAVI
21. UNICEF- Indonesia 19. World Health Organization- WHO
22. United Nations Association of Canada 20. Alpha Youth
23. UNFPA- Egypt 21. Save the Children Canada
24. UNFPA- Africa 22. Committee for Accessible AIDS Treatment
25. UNFPA- Headquarters 23. Asia-Pacific Network of Positive People
26. UNFPA- Indonesia Living with HIV/AIDS
27. UNFPA Latin America and Caribbean 24. Positive Art Workshop
Division 25. Center for Health and Gender Equity-
28. UNFPA/Y-Peer CHANGE
29. UNAIDS- India 26. AfriYAN Sierra Leone
30. Uniterra- An Initiative of Canadian Centre 27. Futures Group
for International Studies and Cooperation & 28. Ukrainian Network of People, living with
World University of Canada HIV/AIDS
31. Youthnet/ Family Health International 29. TeenAIDS Corps
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12. Annex 2: Pre-conference Programme
AIDS 2006 Youth Pre-conference Programme
Address for Day 1 and Day 2:
On Thursday, August 10 and Friday, August 11, it will be at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.
The address is: Faculty of Medicine, 1 King’s College Circle, University of Toronto, ON, M5S 1A1 Canada
Day 1: Thursday, August 10, 2006 - Advocating as part of TYF and Empowering Youth
Time Session
7 – 8:30 am Breakfast
Room St. Michael’s College Cafeteria
8:30 – 9 Walk from St. Michael’s College to Faculty of Medicine building
9 – 10 Opening Remarks and Ceremony
Mila Gorokhovich, Incia Khan, Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GYCA)
Aboriginal Ceremony
Mary Otieno, UNFPA
Maryanne Pribila, Family Health International(FHI) & Beth Pellettieri, Advocates for Youth(AFY)
Jennifer Corriero, TakingITGlobal (TIG)
Room Auditorium
MS 2158
10 – 11:30 Understanding Policy Trade Issues: What’s Behind Access to Essential Medicines?
Matt Kavanagh, Student Global AIDS Campaign (SGAC) and Constance Walyaro
Naina Dhingra, AFY (Oxfam International Youth Parliament Trade Justice Group)
Edford Mutuma, AfriYAN
Room MS 2172 MS 2158
11:30 – 11:45 BREAK
11:45 – 1:15 pm Advocating for TYF: What does this Youth-Adult Partnerships
mean?
Beth Pellettieri, AFY Maxwell Marx,FHI, Dikitso Letshwiti, YOHO
Joya Banerjee, GYCA
Room MS 2172 MS 2158
1:15 - 2:15
Lunch – Roundtable Discussions
Room Faculty of Medicine Cafeteria
2:15 – 3:45 Youth-Adult Partnerships Advocating for TYF: What does this mean?
Maxwell Marx,FHI, Dikitso Beth Pellettieri, AFY
Letshwiti, YOHO Joya Banerjee, GYCA
Room MS 2158 MS 2172
3:45 – 4 BREAK
Media and From “Mumbo Jumbo” Monitoring and
4 – 5:30 Communications to Engagement: Building Youth's Evaluation
Literacy in Research Methods
Melanie Croce-Galis and
Leila Darabi, Alan San Patten, Interagency
Guttmacher Institute Coalition on AIDS and Julie Denison, FHI
Leonard Boniface, Development
Tanzanian Youth Network
Room MS 2172 MS 3163 MS 2173
5:30 – 6:15 Evaluation, Reflection and Wrap – Up
Mila Gorokhovich and Incia Khan, GYCA
Room Auditorium
MS 2158
6:15 – 6:45 Walk from Faculty of Medicine to St. Michael’s College Cafeteria
6:45 – 7:45 Dinner
Room St. Michael’s College Cafeteria
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13. Day 2: August 11, 2006 - Understanding Science and HIV/AIDS Prevention & Treatment
Time Session
7 – 8:30 am Breakfast
Room St. Michael’s College Cafeteria
8:30 - 9 Walk from St. Michael’s College to Faculty of Medicine building
9 – 9:30 Summary of yesterday and Expectations for Today
Mila Gorokhovich and Incia Khan
Room Auditorium
MS 2158
9:30 – 11 Intricacies of the Virus Antiretroviral Treatment (ARVs) and Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission
(PMTCT)
Dr. Rupert Kaul, Toronto Dr. Ngashi Ngongo, UNICEF
Health Network
Room MS 2172 MS 2158
11 – 11:15 BREAK
11:15 – 12:45 Peer Education New Prevention Technologies What Works in Youth-Focused Evidence-based
Prevention?
Shaleena Theophilus and Jes
Maryanne Pribila, Marija Smith, Canadian AIDS Society Jane Ferguson, World Health Organization (WHO)
Vasileva-Blasev, Ekaterina Christian Gladel, International Ricardo Baruch, GYCA/Alpha Youth
Loukitcheva, Koray Serin, AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) Edford Mutuma, AfriYAN
Naida Kucukalic UNFPA &
Y-Peer Network
Room MS 2172 MS 3163 MS 2158
12:45 – 1 BREAK
1–2 LUNCH
Room Faculty of Medicine Cafeteria
2 – 3:30 Reproductive Health Care in Resource Constrained Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT)
Needs of Youth Living Areas
with HIV/AIDS
Irina Yacobson, FHI Joel Rakwar, FHI
Rosine Assamoi and Jane Rita
Meme, Save the Children Canada
Room MS 2172 MS 3163 MS 4171
3:30 – 3:45 BREAK
3:45 – 5:15 Media and From “Mumbo Jumbo” to Monitoring and Evaluation
Communications Engagement: Building Youth's
Literacy in Research Methods
Melanie Croce-Galis and
Leila Darabi, Alan
Guttmacher Institute San Patten, Interagency Coalition
on AIDS and Development Julie Denison, FHI
Leonard Boniface,
Tanzanian Youth Network
Room MS 2172 MS 3163 MS 4171
5:15 – 6 REFLECTION and WRAP UP
Mila Gorokhovich and Incia Khan, GYCA
Room Auditorium
MS 2158
6 – 6:30 Walk from Faculty of Medicine to St. Michael’s College Cafeteria
6:30 – 7:30 Dinner
Room St. Michael’s College Cafeteria
On Saturday, August 12, it will take place at the Bahen Centre for Information on St. George College campus.
The address is: 40 St. George St., South of Russell St.
Day 3: August 12, 2006 - Socio-economic components of HIV/AIDS
Time Session
7 – 8:30 am Breakfast
Room St. Michael’s College Cafeteria
8:30 – 9 Walk from St. Michael’s College to the Bahen Centre building
9 – 9:30 Summary of yesterday and Expectations for Today
Mila and Incia
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14. Room Auditorium
BA 1160
9:30 – 11 Stigma and Discrimination Orphans and Vulnerable Why Gender Matters in the fight against
Children HIV/AIDS
Henry Luyombya, Committee for
Accessible AIDS Treatment and Rossine Assamoi and Jane Healy Thompson, Center for Health and Gender
Rachel Ong, Asia-Pacific Network Rita Meme, Save the Equity (CHANGE)
of Positive People Living with Children Canada Fiona Kaikai, AfriYAN Sierra Leone/UNFPA,
HIV/AIDS & Positive Art Workshop Kayley Harrington, AFY
Room BA 1200 BA 1210 BA 1170
11 – 11:15 BREAK
11:15 – 12:45 Coverage: Costs of Scaling Outreach and Prevention among Why Gender Matters in the fight against HIV/
up Youth-Focused Marginalized Groups AIDS
Prevention
Rick Olson, UNICEF, Olesya
Demi Adelaja, Futures Kochkina, Y-Peer Network Healy Thompson, Center for Health and
Group Sergey Federov, Ukrainian Gender Equity (CHANGE)
Network of People, living with Fiona Kaikai, UNFPA Sierra Leone/AfriYAN,
HIV/AIDS. Kayley Harrington, AFY
Room BA 1200 BA 1210 BA 1170
12:45 – 1:45 LUNCH
Room Bahen Centre Cafeteria
1:45 – 3 Strengthening Alliances Networking as a Tool for Strengthening Alliances and Advocacy Goals
and Advocacy Goals Strategic Communications for through Networking
through Networking Behavior Change
Maryanne Pribila, FHI, Alexander Bodiroza, UNFPA Beth Pellettieri, AFY and Dr. John Chittick,
Kiran Khandwala, GYCA TeenAIDS Corps
Room BA 1200 BA 1130 BA 1170
3-4 Summary of 3 days and Final Evaluation
Mila Gorokhovich and Incia Khan, GYCA
Colleen Patterson, Chief Youth Rapporteur for AIDS 2006
Laura Skolnik, FHI
Room Auditorium
BA 1160
4 – 4:30 Walk back to St. Michael’s College
5:30 – 6:30 Dinner
Room St. Michael’s College Cafeteria
6:30 MEET TO ATTEND YOUTH OPENING AND RECEPTION
Place St. Michael’s College
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15. Annex 3: Youth Delegate Nationality Breakdown
Youth Pre-Conference 2006 Participants By Region
Arab/Middle East
Asia/Pacific 1%
15%
North America
29%
North America
Europe
Latin America/Caribbean
Africa
Asia/Pacific
Arab/Middle East
Europe
Africa 8%
37%
Latin America/Caribbean
10%
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