World Camp Summer 2009

It's time to make one last recruiting push for World Camp's summer 2009 programs. Help spread the word by telling anyone who will listen. Here's some info to help:


Summer 2009 program Dates:

-Malawi:
-Session 1: 20 May to 25 June
-Session 2: 27 June to 2 August
-Youth to Youth Outreach: 3 July to 2 August (for high school students)

-Honduras:
-Session 1: 28 May to 28 June
-Session 2: 2 July to 2 August

Join World Camp's facebook event for this coming summer:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=147060880012

Further info and application

-Website

-Application

-World Camp on Youtube

Thanks!

Sites to check out

*HIV Stories from Latin America (BBC), there is a story from Honduras at the bottom
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/6160179.stm

*News from the Global Fund about HIV/AIDS in Honduras
http://www.theglobalfund.org/programs/news/?countryid=HND&lang=EN

*Information about deforestation and other environment issues in Honduras
http://www.american.edu/TED/honduras.htm

AIDS Web Sites

***note: This is information that can be found the Peace Corps Manuel for volunteers

• http://www.unaids.org, UNAIDS, located in Geneva, publishes many insightful manuals on HIV/AIDS. Some of the most interesting ones are Summary Booklet of Best Practices, Peer Education and HIV/AIDS: Concepts, Uses and Challenges, Guide to the Strategic Planning Process for a National Response to HIV/AIDS, Prevention of HIV Transmission from Mother to Child, A Review of Household and Community Responses of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa and AIDS Education Through Imams. This is just a small sample of the publications available to anyone working in HIV/AIDS free of charge from UNAIDS. Many of these materials are available in multiple languages, including Russian.

**http://www.unaids.org/en/CountryResponses/Countries/honduras.asp
-Page within the site where you can find information about Honduras specifically.

• http://www.comminit.com, Communication Initiative, lists international HIV interventions that use behavioral change strategies. Allows a custom search for a range of development issues and communication interventions.
• http://www.hivnet.ch/fdp, Fondation Du Present, uses information technology to facilitate capacity building in marginalized societies. Facilitates collective consensus-building on HIV/AIDS. Assists in making the work and policies of organizations, governments, and international
• http://www.iavi.org, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, mission is to ensure the development of safe, effective, accessible, preventative HIV vaccines for use throughout the world.
• http://www.aidsmap.com, a clearinghouse for information on HIV/AIDS, including a treatment database, technical information and news updates.
• http://www.aegis.com, AEGIS, provides most recent news on HIV/AIDS issues, updated hourly, provides links to a wide range of HIV/AIDS-related issues and information.