Final Preparations for the AIDS conference are on their way one day before the opening ceremony of the conference. OIYP day started early at 6am! (Believe it or not it actually happened!). The day was full of three main events; participating in OXFAM pre conference meeting, setting the booth at the global village, and attending the youth reception for the AIDS conference.
The pre conference meeting for the entire Oxfam delegation brought over 85 people who work for Oxfam in different countries, partner organizations, and of course us the Action Partners; the voice of youth among the Oxfam delegation. The meeting listed the activities, sessions, satellite sessions, and press conference to present different papers such as a paper about female condoms. The purpose of the meeting serves making a powerful presence for Oxfam’s delegation to demonstrate a commitment to end HIV AIDS and ensure the people living with HIV and AIDS live a good life with dignity and without stigmatization. The key thematic topics that will be covered by Oxfam are:
- access to medicine
- People living with HIV/ AIDS in work places.
- Global fund / finance discussions for research and advocacy.
- Gender justice
- Health systems
- Health ad reproductive health rights (taboos & stigma)
- HIV / AIDS in crises (such as food security and natural disasters).
The second part of the day was my favourite; setting up the OIYP booth at the global village in the AIDS conference!! Designing the booth in team work was so fun, the results were awesome. The booth has a unique design full of colours and languages and materials brought from 14 countries!! The booth includes the OIYP sign; posters made by each action partner, green and white balloons, and much more (you can see the photos of the booth). Although we come from different countries and cultures, the team created a design of the booth to represent everyone and to reflect the group identity of being part of the OIYP family. Everyone is so excited for the opening of the booth next day and spreading out the massage of action partners and the work each represent from our countries.
Although we had a long and full day when we left the AIDS venue (far away from the hotel), 7 action partners had more energy to attend the youth reception organized by the AIDS conference which took place in a museum in Mexico. More than 300 youth from around the world got to meet each other and learn about the work they do in their communities. The fun part of the reception was about dancing cultural dancing from different regions. There was Spanish, Arabic, African, and pacific music and dancing.
The team of APs are registered, ready, and fully prepared for the official opening of the AIDS conference 2008!!
Manar Alnatsha – Action Partner Palestine
The pre conference meeting for the entire Oxfam delegation brought over 85 people who work for Oxfam in different countries, partner organizations, and of course us the Action Partners; the voice of youth among the Oxfam delegation. The meeting listed the activities, sessions, satellite sessions, and press conference to present different papers such as a paper about female condoms. The purpose of the meeting serves making a powerful presence for Oxfam’s delegation to demonstrate a commitment to end HIV AIDS and ensure the people living with HIV and AIDS live a good life with dignity and without stigmatization. The key thematic topics that will be covered by Oxfam are:
- access to medicine
- People living with HIV/ AIDS in work places.
- Global fund / finance discussions for research and advocacy.
- Gender justice
- Health systems
- Health ad reproductive health rights (taboos & stigma)
- HIV / AIDS in crises (such as food security and natural disasters).
The second part of the day was my favourite; setting up the OIYP booth at the global village in the AIDS conference!! Designing the booth in team work was so fun, the results were awesome. The booth has a unique design full of colours and languages and materials brought from 14 countries!! The booth includes the OIYP sign; posters made by each action partner, green and white balloons, and much more (you can see the photos of the booth). Although we come from different countries and cultures, the team created a design of the booth to represent everyone and to reflect the group identity of being part of the OIYP family. Everyone is so excited for the opening of the booth next day and spreading out the massage of action partners and the work each represent from our countries.
Although we had a long and full day when we left the AIDS venue (far away from the hotel), 7 action partners had more energy to attend the youth reception organized by the AIDS conference which took place in a museum in Mexico. More than 300 youth from around the world got to meet each other and learn about the work they do in their communities. The fun part of the reception was about dancing cultural dancing from different regions. There was Spanish, Arabic, African, and pacific music and dancing.
The team of APs are registered, ready, and fully prepared for the official opening of the AIDS conference 2008!!
Manar Alnatsha – Action Partner Palestine
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