Interagency Youth Working Group
http://www.youthwg.org
The Interagency Youth Working Group (IYWG) seeks to provide global technical
leadership to advance the reproductive health and HIV/AIDS outcomes of young
people ages 10-24 in developing countries by:- Sharing research and programmatic
results and lessons on youth reproductive health and HIV/AIDS with the reproductive
health, HIV, and youth development communities; Promoting strategies that move
promising research findings and best practices into programs and policies; Advocating
for greater focus on youth within reproductive health and HIV programs.
Staying-Alive
http://www.staying-alive.org/
Launched in 1998, Staying Alive is a multimedia global HIV and AIDS prevention
campaign that challenges stigma and discrimination associated with HIV and AIDS
as well as empowers young people to protect themselves from infection.
HIV/AIDS Toolkit for Higher Education Institutions in Africa - Ghana
http://www.aau.org/aur-hiv-aids/toolkit.htm
The Association of African Universities (AAU) collaborated with several of its
partners to document the role and contribution of its members to the fight against
the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The objectives of the Toolkit are to support the efforts
of African Universities to initiate or improve their institution's specific
HIV/AIDS prevention programmes.
Africa Alive! - USA
http://www.africaalive.org
This youth-focused site offers the facts on HIV/AIDS, ways young people everywhere
can help fight HIV/AIDS, and news about the HIV/AIDS epidemic and youth in Africa.
Europeer (AIDS Peer Education for Youth) - Europe
http://www.europeer.lu.se
This site focuses on the development of life skills and peer education programs
to prevent HIV/AIDS and promote healthy living and development. The site features
project profiles, news, guidelines, features, and interviews with program planners
and youth affected by these programs.
I Wanna Know - USA
http://www.iwannaknow.org
Aimed to a teen audience, this page presents statistics, FAQs, games, and other
information to help teens understand the real risks of and facts about sexual
behavior. The sites "prevention" section features excellent information about
abstinence, safer sex, and condoms. Also features excellent information about
a variety of different STDs in addition to HIV/AIDS.
LoveLife (HIV Prevention for Youth) - South Africa
http://www.lovelife.org.za
LoveLife is a teen-focused comprehensive campaign to reduce teenage pregnancy,
HIV, and other STDs among adolescents. This site features games, radio shows,
descriptions of TV programmes, and other information to encourage parents and
children to talk to each other about sex.
Youth Against AIDS - Africa
http://www.yaids.org
This site of Youth Against AIDS provides resources for peer educators and youth
to learn about HIV/AIDS in Africa, as well as an online publication "On The
Record - Youth and AIDS in Africa", that provides information about how
youth are being affected by discrimination, poverty, violence, information access,
and gender issues.
YouthHIV - USA
http://www.youthhiv.org
This site is created by and for HIV-positive youth and HIV peer educators. The
site offers resources for sexual and mental health information, community support,
advocacy, referrals, and online peer education, and is based on the premise
that youth have the right to good information about sexuality and the risks
of sexual behavior, deserve respect in their decision-making, and must assume
responsibility for the consequences of their actions.