Highway to HIV/AIDS Awareness Youth Conference: February 8th-12th, 2006 Tanzania

[Guest guest]

Dear all,Greetings! I am involved in preparing this conference below, and hope you will attend! If you are interested, write directly to me at LBM2015@..., or to Roland Futterer at info@... in Germany. MAAA NGO-Germany, is a partner with Teenage Life Programme in Tanzania, and hosted my recent official visit to Berlin, for the "One World" youth event in Karlsruhe.Thanks so much!

Leonard Boniface+255 744 805226

bonnylenny@...

WELCOME to THE "HIGHWAY TO HIV/AIDS AWARENESS"!

MAAA and WATU WA WATU invite you to the International Youth Leader Conference at Marangu, Kilimanjaro Area, Tanzania, from 8th-12th February 2006! Youth leaders, teachers, peer educators, artists, youth who want to become leaders are all welcome!

Please visit www.maaango.org >aids>the conference - and get more information!

MAAA and WATU WA WATU are still looking for donors to sponsor 300 participants from all over East Africa, though mainly from Tanzania, who cannot afford transport, accommodation and food.

So far, there is a MAAA sponsorship for 15 participants from East Africa (transport, school accommodation, food).

Many other interested participants are still looking for sponsors!

If you are interested to join the conference, please look into ways to find support from your community or other organisations you know! If you know sponsors for others, please inform us!

We want to invite and encourage people - participants/ guest speakers - to prepare speeches, lectures, contributions of any sort to share with all others, referring to the following topics:

1. Status of the epidemic

2. H/A and vulnerability

3. H/A, culture, environment, and education

4. H/A, adolescent sexuality, and reproductive health

5. H/A and psychology

6. H/A, sexuality, and spirituality

7. The role of traditional and modern medicine for affected communities

8. Introduction to `Creative Arts Communication´ - how to improve our artistic tools and general means of information and communication/networking

9. Income-generating activities for communities

10. Vision and Ideas

Please inform us about your participation and contribution! The preliminary schedule will be announced by the end of December 2005.