Community News

Here you will find updates from the YAHAnet team on our contests, workshops, and other activities as well as blog posts from our team members.

YAHAnet's appearance on CKUT's Health on Earth radio show in Montreal, Canada!

Monday, January 23, 2012 - 11:31

John and Emily from the YAHAnet team recently went on the Health and Earth program at McGill University's campus radio station (CKUT FM) to talk about YAHAnet's recent podcast competition and to introduce the winners and their wonderful work in sexual health and leadership in Louisiana (USA), Gambia, and beyond! (See our homepage for a feature on the winners.)

Be sure to click the image below and stream/download the show if you want a short history about how YAHAnet came about and how we navigate the challenges of increasing usership on a virtual platform.

Announcing the Honourable Mention podcast!

Thursday, December 29, 2011 - 12:33

Thanks to everyone who voted on the runner-up podcasts! The winner of the Honourable Mention title is...

Danielle Peters and Danielle Himelfarb's podcast

Open voting begins to determine 'honourable mention' podcast!

Monday, December 12, 2011 - 17:01


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If only we could award prizes and radio play to the 4 runner-up podcasts in addition to the 2 winning ones!

We hope that through the voting process the ideas expressed in these podcasts reach a large audience and inspire other youth in their awareness and peer education efforts.

Announcing the winners of our global student podcast contest!

Friday, December 9, 2011 - 21:37


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The YAHAnet team has finished judging all the podcasts, and the winners have been selected!

1st place in the 15–18 age category =
Youth Peer Advocates in the Media Advocates for Prevention program (New Orleans, Louisiana, United States)

Getting to zero by measuring and multiplying our efforts

Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 03:48

So here we are. World AIDS Day 2011.

In the past year, there has been the news of a decline in the global HIV infection rate, but this comes with further news of a high rate of new infections in certain regions and does not mean that awareness efforts should start leveling off. These efforts must multiply more than ever, with special care taken to avoid promoting campaigns that seek to divide rather than include.

November update: Running a booth and two bake sales

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 21:32

With December almost here, it is time to look back at the events and activities that YAHAnet was involved in and organized during November.

Introducing and welcoming our Fall 2011 Intern Team!

Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 16:09

We are very pleased to introduce you to YAHAnet's new student intern team that will be responsible for some exciting developments in the coming weeks and months! The team will be working out of The Participatory Cultures Lab, the new research home of YAHAnet.

Riding the tide from Vienna to Washington D.C.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 20:22
With the theme for the XIX International AIDS Conference having been selected just a few weeks ago, I thought this would be a perfect time to look back at the YAHAnet team’s experiences at AIDS 2010 in Vienna and see how this will carry us and our global network forward to AIDS 2012 in Washington D.C.! I hope that this blog entry gives you a more personal look at some of the people behind the scenes at YAHAnet.

YAHAnet's participation in Dignitas Youth's Race 4 Dignity

Thursday, September 1, 2011 - 16:41

~ Message from John, YAHAnet Project Coordinator ~

Back in January 2011, I took part in Dignitas Youth's Race 4 Dignity at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Along with 10 other McGill students (including Katie and Lukas from the AIDS 2010 Vienna team), I represented YAHAnet at this full-day cycling event, which involved riding stationary bikes to raise money for Dignitas International so that they can continue to provide thousands of people in Malawi with access to ARVs and prevention.

As a team, YAHAnet raised $1,675, far exceeding our goal!

Events worldwide for World AIDS Day 2010

Sunday, November 28, 2010 - 21:27

  

Building on the inspiring hand messages above, we encourage you to check the following links to find out about events and initiatives happening locally, nationally, and globally this week for World AIDS Day 2010:

1. World AIDS Day website

Results of YAHAnet's 2010/2011 T-shirt Design Challenge!

Friday, April 9, 2010 - 14:13

Thanks to all participants in our 2010/2011 T-shirt Design Challenge!

Check out the top 4 designs in the YAHAnet Gallery!

WINNER: Amila Wensiri, Sri Lanka

2nd place: Ausrine Pasakarnyte, Lithuania

3rd & 4th place: Bonang Gasebonwe, Botswana

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Voting Instructions:

YAHAnet's T-shirt design challenge 2010!

Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 21:57

Educate, Motivate, and Mobilize! An International Challenge to Raise Awareness about Sexuality and HIV & AIDS

***If you cannot read this entire page, please download the attached document for all the details.***

The Challenge:

Message for World AIDS Day 2009

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 15:33

Today – December 1, 2009 – is World AIDS Day.

Today marks the 21st anniversary of World AIDS Day.

There remains much to be done to ensure universal access to medication, to stop stigma, to increase peer education, and to raise awareness among all ages of people.

YAHAnet co-hosts a panel discussion on Youth, Sexuality, and HIV & AIDS!

Monday, November 30, 2009 - 18:54

On November 9, 2009, members of the Montréal community gathered to discuss the theme of the upcoming XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria: "Rights Here, Rights Now"

YAHAnet promotional material

Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 02:01

Start spreading the word about Youth, the Arts, HIV & AIDS Network!

Collage is Making a Comeback!

Sunday, January 18, 2009 - 23:30

YAHAnet hosts workshop at Youth Pre-Conference of XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City

Winners of YAHAnet's First Global Contest!

Thursday, January 1, 2009 - 11:01