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The Global Network of People Living with HIV and the World AIDS Campaign are pleased to announce the Young People Living with HIV Consultation
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS TO ATTEND YPLHIV CONSULTATION
Date: 7-9 June, 2010 - Meeting Location: Netherlands
Young people living with HIV (YPLHIV) represent a large proportion of the community of people living with HIV (PLHIV). There are many initiatives that have been aimed at clearly articulating the needs of PLHIV, and ensuring PLHIV have the tools and support to advocate for the change that they need. However YPLHIV have rarely been given the opportunity to articulate their own needs and shape a strategy for addressing these needs themselves.
GNP+ and WAC are convening a face-to-face consultation for approximately 30 to 35 young people living with HIV (aged between 16 and 30). The consultation will provide the space for YPLHIV from all over the world to explore these issues together and develop consensus on how to move forward.
An e-consultation will take place before the face-face consultation (26 April – 14 May) to identify the issues for discussion during the face-face consultation.
We encourage all interested applicants to become a member of the YPLHIV group in the Positive Community http://community.gnpplus.net. This platform will be used to hold the e-consultation to contribute to the agenda of the face to face consultation.
More information will be forthcoming about the e-consultation.
The face-to-face consultation is the continuation of a consultative process which will be sustained and contribute to the development and/or adaptation of YPLHIV responsive policies and programmes.
The three main objectives of the face-to-face consultation will be:
1. To develop a report documenting the consultation process (including the e-consultation);
2. To develop position papers which articulate the needs of YPLHIV and set out key actions at programme and policy level;
3. To establish an advisory group, which will provide ongoing support to GNP+ and WAC for their YPLHIV programmes.
The process, agenda and content of the consultation is being driven and developed exclusively by YPLHIV.
Who can Apply?
Young people (within the age of 16 to 30) from all countries and regions who are living with HIV are encouraged to apply. You must be comfortable speaking openly in a safe space about your experiences living with HIV. You need not be living openly to your community with HIV but you must be willing to engage in national and regional processes and activities to effect change for YPLHIV. The meeting will be conducted in English but there will be simultaneous translation available for French and Spanish speakers.
You must be committed to the cause of advocating for the rights of YPLHIV and show an interest in sharing all the outcomes from the consultation with your colleagues, friends and community members in your home countries.
How to Apply?
A completed application form (attached in ENGLISH, FRENCH and SPANISH) should be sent to the following email address:
yplhivconsultation@gmail.com no later than May 7th noon (Amsterdam time)
Deadline for Applications May 7th
The organizers will cover the costs of your travel to and from the consultation, your accommodation, food and incidental per diem costs.
For further information or ANY questions please email to:
agarner@gnpplus.net or mianl@worldaidscampaign.org
Applications sent to either of these addresses will not be accepted.
