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The International AIDS Conference 2010
The International AIDS Conference 2010 will take place in Vienna, Austria, from 18 to 23 July 2010 and three members of CHOICE will be attending the conference! International AIDS Conferences happen every two years and are the biggest gathering of scientific, community and government leaders, UN agencies, donors and the general public committed to finding solutions to end the pandemic. Over 25,000 participants from more than 100 countries around the world are expected to attend the conference! Here is the link to the Vienna Youth Force website: www.youthaids2010.com.
BYE KAROLIEN, HELLO LAURA!
From May 1, 2010, a new Executive Coordinator will start at CHOICE. Her name is Laura Lasance. Laura is already working at the CHOICE office with Karolien to get started. A few questions and answers from Karolien and Laura. Read more...
Good news from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On 31st March we received great news that the preliminary grant application within the MFS-II framework, that CHOICE together with the other members of the SRHR consortium has submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been approved. This means that we have got the go-ahead to elaborate our proposal of a five-year programme for sexual and reproductive health and rights in ten developing countries in Africa and Asia. The full proposal has to be submitted before 1st July 2010. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has allowed 20 applications of 43 that have been submitted to pass to the next stage. The consortium consists of World Population Foundation (lead agency), Rutgers Nisso Groep, AMREF, CHOICE, dance4life international, and Simavi.
Project 'In Aid of AIDS ": up and running!
In the last newsletter we wrote about the launch of the project "In Aid of AIDS" by CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality Positieve Gastsprekers. Meanwhile, the project is "up and running, students at several Dutch secondary schools are busy with campaigns and the first successes have been booked! Time for an update! Read more...
SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANCY-ASSIGNMENT CHOICE
‘It’s a way for reaching out to young people, like me, out there. Because I know what they think, I know what they go through. This way I can empower them with knowledge about gender inequality, sexuality and HIV and AIDS.’
Just some of the first few sentences to the question: why do you want to become a youth advocate on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)?
In the beginning of February 2010 CHOICE started the second international consultancy assignment, this time in Nairobi, Kenya. Assigned by and in cooperation with World Population Foundation (WPF), Renske Leenaars (CHOICE) facilitated the preparation meeting. Read more...
Met jouw mening uit de kast!
With the success of last year's debate in mind, CHOICE and the PANN Foundation again organized a debate. On the 25th of March, around a 100 people debated about overt discrimination of homosexuality. Should one be allowed to openly reject gays? Does it help the emancipation of homosexual people to forbid anti-gay sentiments? Or does that lead to fake tolerance?
Read more...
CHOICE makes a move...
You can find our office on:
Oudenoord 176-178
3513 EV Utrecht
We hope to see you there!
Volunteers Wanted!
CHOICE is always looking for new volunteers. Are you a young person who shares our concerns? Do you want your voice to finally be heard? Are you interested in getting involved in national and international advocacy regarding meaningful youth participation and universal sexual and reproductive health and rights?! Do you live in the Netherlands? Then please, don't hesitate any longer and contact us at info@choiceforyouth.org
You can support CHOICE in many ways
If you are under 24 years old and living in the
Netherlands, join us as a member. Contact our
coordinator or send an e-mail to
info@choiceforyouth.org.
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ABN AMRO Utrecht - the Netherlands,
Stichting CHOICE
(IBAN code: NL88ABNA0463459156, BIC code: ABNANL2A)
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