Aids 2031 is a global coalition that wants to make sure that there a real changes in the global fight against the virus. Currently, a small conference of young leaders is taking place in Oslo, Norway.
The website says: “aids2031, in collaboration with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit, will hold a 2nd Young Leaders Summit in Oslo 23-25 June, 2009 to unite young leaders in the ongoing fight against AIDS related stigma and discrimination.”
On behalf of the Lutheran World Federation Rebekka Højmark Jensen, a young Lutheran theologian from Denmark is taking part in the conference. She writes:
“2031 is the year when HIV and AIDS has been with us for 50 years. The AIDS2031 is about what we have to do now to change the face of the pandemic in 2031. I came to the Youth Summit arranged by the consortium behind AIDS2031 with open ears to hear what the challenges are among the young people living with HIV today. The meeting started this morning, and already I am full of impressions. One person at my own age telling about being the only person in her family who is not positive which is why she can travel to Norway for this conference. Another girl, ten years younger than me, who was born with HIV and has had to live with heavy discrimination and stigmatisation since childhood. Others who spent a fortune on AIDS work because funding is not available for youth work.
Tomorrow we will discuss some solutions to carry forward. It will be demanding and productive because everyone is here to gain and give.”
[...] 24, 2009 by lwfyouth Here is the second contribution (here is the first one) of Rebekka Højmark Jensen who currently attends the meeting of Aids [...]
[...] Højmark Jensen writes her last report about the youth summit of Aids 2031 (after the first posts here and [...]
[...] her participation in a young leaders meeting of the organization Aids2031. You can read her posts here, here and [...]
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I am a youth who is very intreasted to particepate in the yourth confrencess like this one i Norway.
Please your positive atribution to me is will be greatful to me