AFRO-NETS> Africa Alive!,YouthAIDS & Global Justice join forces

[Cecilia Snyder <csnyder@ccmc.org>]

Africa Alive!,YouthAIDS & Global Justice join forces
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-Africa alive!, Youth AIDS & Global Justice join forces to stop spread 
 of HIV/AIDS among African youth; Africa Alive! 
-Youth aids initiative to be beneficiary of "What's Going on" project

Washington, DC (November 5, 2001) - In an effort to increase the im-
pact of their respective programs to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS 
among African youth, Population Services International (PSI), Johns 
Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs (JHU/CCP) and 
Global Justice joined together today to launch a new cooperative ini-
tiative called Africa Alive! YOUTH AIDS (AA!YA). 

AA!YA's first step together will be as beneficiaries of the "What's 
Going On" project sponsored by Artists Against AIDS Worldwide (AAAW), 
a group of recording artists who seek to focus attention on the 
global epidemic that kills 5,000 Africans each day. Artists involved 
in AAAW include Bono, Britney Spears, Destiny's Child and others who 
recently re-recorded Marvin Gaye's classic "What's Going On" as a 
call to action to stop the spread of AIDS in Africa. AAAW was founded 
by AIDS activist Leigh Blake, who in 1989 co-founded the Red Hot or-
ganization, which also engaged artists in the fight against AIDS. 
More information can be found at www.aaaw.org.

The new recording will be promoted and sold through production of a 
super-single, CD and 2002 concert. A percentage of the proceeds will
go to AA!YA for their HIV/AIDS prevention and advocacy programs in 
Africa. Other beneficiaries include the Global AIDS Alliance and the 
Hope for African Children Initiative. 

The three organizations hope that by combining their HIV/AIDS preven-
tion, care and advocacy efforts, they can achieve maximum impact and 
ensure a healthy future for African youth. According to the World 
Health Organization, young adults aged 15 to 24 in the hardest-hit 
areas will account for more than 50% of new HIV infections in the 
next decade. AA!YA believes young adults are on the frontlines of 
fighting HIV/AIDS and they must be further supported and empowered. 
AA!YA's programs involve young adults in setting the agenda for pre-
vention programs by creating opportunities for young people to advo-
cate, to act, to protect themselves and to make a difference. Please 
visit www.africaaliveyouthaids.org for more information.


Africa Alive! is a network of African youth organizations that pro-
motes AIDS prevention and safe sexual behaviour through entertain-
ment. The initiative is supported by JHU/CCP, a pioneer in the field 
of health communication, and the U.S. Agency for International Devel-
opment (USAID). For more information, visit www.africaalive.org

YouthAIDS is an initiative coordinated by PSI, dedicated to protect-
ing the world's youth from HIV/AIDS through social marketing by pro-
viding affordable health products and services that encourage healthy 
lifestyles. 

Global Justice, is a youth-led non-profit committed to mobilizing US 
students in partnership with international youth, for the promotion 
of global justice and responsibility through transformative educa-
tion, leadership development, advocacy and better public policies. 
The Student Global AIDS Campaign is the primary project of Global 
Justice.


Contacts:
Kate Roberts
YouthAIDS
Population Services International
Tel: +1-202-785-0072
mailto:kroberts@psi.org

Jennifer Delaney
Africa Alive!
Johns Hopkins University
Center for Communication Programs
Tel: +1-410-659-6130
mailto:Jdelaney@jhuccp.org

Adam Taylor
Student Global AIDS Campaign
Global Justice
Tel: +1-617 354-2968
mailto:adamtaylorgj@hotmail.com


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