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Peformance at a youth HIV & AIDS awareness event hosted by the Centra Mitra Muda (Gelanggang Remaja Kampung Melayu, Jakarta, Indonesia).

courtesy of @marsyaaa

Poster on HIV and AIDS created by a junior school student in Vietnam

You may want to read the article titled "Teenagers Criticize Lack of Sex Education in Vietnam" from which this image was taken.

Students at the University of the Philippines make mandalas from condoms and birth control pills as part of a Sex and Sensibilities (SAS) contest that aimed to raise awareness of sexual health and rights through art and spirituality.

Dance4life is an international initiative that inspires, educates, and empowers young people to push back HIV and AIDS. The heart of dance4life is its school-based programme, schools4life. In Mexico, scouts and young people living in the streets also participate in dance4life's activities.

- Watch a video report of dance4Life's work in Mexico
- Check out dance4life's website

An educational collage created by student Leah Marie Beltz and posted here with her permission. You can follow her on Twitter at @lemarieedle.

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(image from www.temwa.org)

Members of Temwa's AIDS Action Clubs in Malawi schools act out situations relevant to HIV prevention.

This 3-story mural was painted by locals (children, youth, and adults working together) with the help of Peace Corps volunteer, Theo Davis, as part of the Osh Mural Arts Program in Kyrgyzstan. The words painted on the right of the mural translate to "Life is wonderful."

Watch a music video showing the mural in progress