Program
09.00 Arrival, coffee and tea
09.15 Welcome and introduction by Helena Zweifel Coordinator of aidsfocus.ch
09.30–12.45 Prevention and life perspectives: Focus youth - Concepts, policies and experiences
Momo Omais Singer/Songwriter, Senegal/Switzerland: Non au sida - no to AIDS
Farai Mahaso, Batanai HIV/AIDS Support Group, Zimbabwe: The positive and negartive impact of former and present campaigns on HIV/AIDS
Marie-Françoise Sprungli, Kallpa, Peru: Working with Youth - youth-led prevention and information
Edna Engelbrecht, mission 21, South Africa/Switzerland: Youth, HIV/AIDS prevention and the church
Fred Merkle, Consultant, Germany: The overall picture: Access to comprehensive information and health services for young people
12.45 Lunch
14.00 Working groups: Facing the challenges
16.00 Plenary: Where to go from here: Declaration of Intent on Human rights, HIV/AIDS and youth
16.30 Farewell
The conference will be held in English
Venue: Hotel Bern, Zeughausgasse 9, 3011 Bern, www.kornhaus.ch
Conference fee: Partners of aidsfocus.ch: CHF 50.-. Others: CHF 80.-
Advisory group: Esther Bodenmann, Denise Caviezel, Andreas Loebell, Ricarda Merkle, Barbara Müller, Rao Satapati, Stefan Siebenhaar.
Coordination: Helena Zweifel, aidsfocus.ch, Medicus Mundi Switzerland
The conference is financially supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).