World AIDS Day Hawai'i Youth Leadership Challenge
In honor of World AIDS Day, Life Foundation is partnering with the Hawaii State Department of Education to sponsor a statewide contest among middle and high school students. AIDS has become the epidemic of this generation and it is essential that AIDS awareness and prevention be shared among youth.
According to statistics provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least half of new infections are found among youth under the age of 25. As a result, almost 12 million young adults are currently living with HIV/AIDS. Through participating in this challenge it is hoped that students will learn more about the issue as well as how youth can be part of stopping the disease. As the Global Youth Coalition states, “young people are most effective at changing the risk behaviors of their peers and at shaping a better future for themselves and their families.”
The Youth Leadership Challenge is ultimately a challenge of expression. Students are invited to express their opinions in answer to the question: “How will you be part of the fight against HIV/AIDS?” in their chosen form of expression. Four mediums are accepted: essay, poetry, artwork and media, with students split into junior (6-8 grade) and senior (9-12 grade) divisions.
Entries are due by November 3, 2008.
Ready to get started? Click here to download the Youth Leadership Challenge information packet and registration forms
To submit your project and registration forms online, please fill out the form below. If you would like to mail in your project and forms, send them to Melanie Moore, Life Foundation, 677 Ala Moana Blvd. Suite 226, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813.
If you have any questions, contact Melanie Moore at 521-2437 ext. 252 or mmoore@lifefoundation.org.
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