MTV Intl’s Staying Alive Foundation announces grant recipients

January 12, 2006

MTV Intl's Staying Alive Foundation announces grant recipients

Indiantelevision.com Team

(11 January 2006 6:00 pm)

MUMBAI: As part of its ongoing commitment to combat HIV and Aids,

MTV Intl has announced that its newly formed global grant making and

advocacy organisation, The Staying Alive Foundation, presented its

first ever series of grants, called the Staying Alive Awards.

The beneficiaries include 25 young people and four youth-focussed

health organisations in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin

America. The Staying Alive Awards, totalling $33,500, are being made

possible by a contribution from the M•A•C Aids Fund to benefit

youths between the ages of 12 and 24, who are engaged in grassroots

HIV and Aids prevention efforts. The purpose of the grants is to

assist young people in the continuation of their work, to help them

strengthen their efforts, and to inspire others to get involved.

MTV vice chairman and Ambassador for Unaids Bill Roedy says, " At

MTV, we believe in the power of youth. One person can mobilise

thousands to become leaders in building a future free from HIV and

Aids. Through The Staying Alive Foundation, we are reaching youth on

their terms while assisting in the continuation of their critical

HIV and Aids prevention efforts. This marks the beginning of a long-

term commitment to help enable youth lead and inspire others in

fighting HIV and Aids at the grassroots level. "

One of the award recepients was India's Ajay Jain. The 24 year old

volunteers with Gram Bharati Samiti and focusses on HIV and Aids

awareness and education, condom promotion, peer education, and

diagnosis and treatment of STDs among tribal youth.

The Staying Alive Foundation was formed in January 2005 to encourage

young people to take concrete action in protecting themselves and

their communities against the multiple threats posed by the spread

of HIV and AIDS, and to fight discrimination faced by people of all

ages living with HIV and AIDS. The Foundation is an international

not-for-profit public charity that operates in affiliation with but

separately from MTV Networks International. The Foundation also acts

separately from but mirrors the objectives of the company's award

winning HIV and AIDS prevention campaign, Staying Alive.

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