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A Closer Walk
In October 2005 Y.E.A.H. launched the educational release of 'A Closer Walk', a film depicting the global AIDS pandemic. To complement and promote the education value of the film, a detailed educational study guide is available. The study guide offers an introduction to teachers, parents and students about AIDS in the world. The guide includes activities that are designed to encourage students to explore the issues surrounding AIDS from a human rights perspective as well as providing basic factual information. Specific learning outcomes make this guide simple and effective to use in the classroom. Activities have also been structured to complement components of the film that can be viewed chapter by chapter, making this guide suitable for a single class focusing on the topic of AIDS or a series of classes that can be conducted for a duration suiting the individual school circular and time frame. The study guide can be downloaded for FREE from Y.E.A.H.'s web site.
Kevin's Questions
In 2000, filmmaker Miles Roston profiled a 12-year-old Kenyan orphaned by HIV-AIDS for a film he wanted to produce. Kevin was living completely alone, and had been since his mother’s death, from AIDS, two years earlier. Five years later, Roston revisits Kevin, now on the verge of manhood and facing a number of personal decisions if he was to remain uninfected. Kevin’s Questions is an emotional story of hope and inspiration told through the eyes and mind of a Click Here To View 'Kevin's Questions' Media Release
Viewers will laugh and be shocked and moved by just how much can happen over the course of one week in a city by the sea where 1 out of 3 people are infected with HIV, and the government's solution is to urge its people to eat beetroot and garlic, while much of the population says it's not their problem. Click Here to view film synopsis The AIDS Debate
Find out the facts, explore the issues and read about life with HIV in BBC's Aids special. Click Here to View " The AIDS Debate"
UN Special Session on HIV/AIDS In 2001 the UN General Assembly held a special session to to review and address the problem of HIV/AIDS to secure a global commitment to enhancing co-ordination and intensification of regional, national and international to combat HIV/AIDS. Click on the link below to find more information
In 2006 all countries involved in that commitment were asked to report on their current situation. Click here to see Australia's Report. A second special session has just taken place in New York, YEAH's CEO Alischa Ross was in attendance, stay tuned for a first hand report of this year's session.
Age of AIDS On the 25th anniversary of the first diagnosed cases of AIDS, FRONTLINE examines one of the worst pandemics the world has ever known in the documentary "The Age of AIDS." Click the picture below to view the documentary
HIV/AIDS Fact sheets and Reports Stigma facts - Youth Coalition
Comprehensive Health Services - Youth Coalition
HIV Futures Report - Latrobe University National Strategy Report - Australian Government Victorian HIV Strategy Report - Victorian Government Victorian STI Strategy Report - Victorian Government Women and HIV/AIDS around the World - International Women's Health Coalition Pearson Atlas
The Power of Stars Last month the Norwegian diplomat Charung Gollar was asked to present the UN with a graphic showing the main problems in the world in 2004, He presented a set of eight pictures entitled "The Power of Stars" and was applauded for the simplicity of his idea. In spite of having no pretension at all, his work was presented to participate on the Nobel Prize of Politic Marketing. These are the picture he showed :
Speeches on HIV/AIDS Stephen Lewis' Closing Speech at the XVI AIDs Conference in Toronto Canada 2006
Excerpt from President Bush's State of the Union Address 23 Jan 2007
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