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12:03 AM Thursday, June 3, 2010
{ Citibank-Youth For Causes 2010 Official Launch }
The official launch of YFC was held on 22 May 2010, at Mrs Lee Choon Guan Concert Hall, ACS Barker. We were really excited as this was going to be the day we would be receiving the $1600 grant.
The launch included a segment where a past participant shared his experience. It was truly enlightening, hearing the account from a past participant and how he has benefited from this programme. As he put it, the journey is going to be tough, lined with challenges, but I believe, just like him, we would be able to overcome all obstacles (:
The time we had all been waiting for finally arrived---the presentation of seed funds to individual team by mentors. To our disappointment, our mentor was not around to give us the seed funding, someone else gave it to us on his behalf. We later found out that he was not feeling well. Really looking forward to meeting him!
During reception, we had the honour of speaking to the Guest-Of-Honour, Professor S. Jayakumar. We shared with him our project and he, in return, gave us words of encouragement that was truly heartening! =D Sadly, we did not manage to get a photo with him on our cameras.
After reception, we had a short briefing on the do’s and do not’s, must and must not’s during the course of our project. We learnt stuff like how to not get into trouble with the law during the course of our project, how to do up an income statement, how to prepare ourselves for the project by attending the various workshops available etcetc. The briefing truly got us thinking about our project and how we should go about implementing it, how we should amend it to make it more feasible and manageable.
We’re now looking forward to the various workshops available to better equip us with the skills needed to make our project a success!
Posted by: Cheryl
12:03 AM Thursday, June 3, 2010
{ Citibank-Youth For Causes 2010 Official Launch }
The official launch of YFC was held on 22 May 2010, at Mrs Lee Choon Guan Concert Hall, ACS Barker. We were really excited as this was going to be the day we would be receiving the $1600 grant.
The launch included a segment where a past participant shared his experience. It was truly enlightening, hearing the account from a past participant and how he has benefited from this programme. As he put it, the journey is going to be tough, lined with challenges, but I believe, just like him, we would be able to overcome all obstacles (:
The time we had all been waiting for finally arrived---the presentation of seed funds to individual team by mentors. To our disappointment, our mentor was not around to give us the seed funding, someone else gave it to us on his behalf. We later found out that he was not feeling well. Really looking forward to meeting him!
During reception, we had the honour of speaking to the Guest-Of-Honour, Professor S. Jayakumar. We shared with him our project and he, in return, gave us words of encouragement that was truly heartening! =D Sadly, we did not manage to get a photo with him on our cameras.
After reception, we had a short briefing on the do’s and do not’s, must and must not’s during the course of our project. We learnt stuff like how to not get into trouble with the law during the course of our project, how to do up an income statement, how to prepare ourselves for the project by attending the various workshops available etcetc. The briefing truly got us thinking about our project and how we should go about implementing it, how we should amend it to make it more feasible and manageable.
We’re now looking forward to the various workshops available to better equip us with the skills needed to make our project a success!
Posted by: Cheryl
Youth CrusAIDers
(left to right) Teo Eng Han, Qiu Yunfei, Lee Cheryl, Yueh Yuan Teng
Who Are We We are a team of students, and we are currently doing a project under the Citibank-Youth for Causes project grant. We are liaising with Action for AIDS as our VWO for our fund-raising efforts. All the funds that we are intending to raise throughout the course of our project will be directed to the AIDS beneficiaries from our VWO.
What is Youth for Causes? Put together by Citibank and YMCA of Singapore, Citibank-YMCA Youth For Causes (YFC) offers teens the platform to turn their ideas into reality, and mentors from both organisations will be there to guide, help and support.
Our VWO Action for Aids Singapore
Quick Facts:
a. Non-profit organisation
b. Formed in 1988
c. Operate the only anonymous HIV-testing facility in Singapore
Objectives:
a. Provide support and assistance to people living with HIV and AIDS
b. Raise awareness of HIV and AIDS infection
c. Remove stigma against HIV and AIDS patients and their loved ones
d. Encourage AIDS-related research locally
How Our Beneficiaries Benefit From Our Project All proceeds from our fund-raising efforts will go to Action for Aids Singapore, which provides support to people whose lives are affected by HIV/Aids in one way or another. The three funds under Action for Aids Singapore are:
-Care for the Family Fund: Subsidies for families experiencing income disruption as their HIV-infected sole breadwinner is temporarily unable to work due to HIV-caused illnesses.
-Medication Fund: Subsidies for HIV victims’ medication, which allows them to live normally and carry on with life
-HIV Pregnant Mothers’ Fund: Subsidize the medication for HIV positive pregnant mothers so that their child can be born healthy
How Do We Intend To Raise Funds We intend to do so through a three prong approach:
1. School outreach: Sales of products to various schools
2. Public outreach: Street sales
3. Corporate outreach: Sales of products to companies/ organisations
Our goal (to be achieved by 12th September 2010): Number of bottles of jellybeans sold: 10000 bottles
Our Products 1. Jellybeans (The number of jellybeans that are found in each medical bottle represents the amount of medication that our beneficiaries need to take in a period of 5 days.)
2. Pegs
3. Stress balls
Be A Volunteer!
Activity 1: Actual sales of jelly beans
none at the moment
To Be A Volunteer... 1.No prior experience required!
(half an hour training session would be held before the actual carrying out of any one of the above + Handbook will be provided for all volunteers’ reference)
2. Kindly fill up and submit your particulars below:
If you have any queries, feel free to email youthcrusaiders@gmail.com to clarify them!
Thank you!
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Facts & Figures about HIV
Statistics of HIV/AIDs in Singapore
As of the end of 2008:
3941 cases of HIV infected Singaporeans (but there may be more who remain undiagnosed):
>1228 of these people have died
>914 have AIDs-related illnesses
>1799 are asymptomatic HIV carriers
More information about HIV/AIDs
AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency System
HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HIV is the virus which causes AIDs. Over time, HIV can weaken one’s immune system, leaving the victim susceptible to infections which can be prevented in a normal person. An AIDs diagnosis is done by a physician based on CD4 counts or symptoms, and usually occurs some time after one is infected with HIV.
How is HIV virus spread: 1) Through sexual intercourse
>body discharge involved: semen or vaginal discharge
2) Through sharing needles or unsterile medical instrument
>a. body fluid involved: blood
3) Infection during pregnancy, childbirth or breast-feeding
HIV/AIDs is not curable, but the condition can be controlled with medication. It is a chronic illness which needs care and attention.
Test yourself!
True or False?
1. HIV can spread through mosquito bites.
2. You can get AIDS from sharing food with a person with AIDS.
3. The risk of HIV spreading is increased by sharing used needles/ syringes.
4. Condoms are 100% effective against AIDS.
5. HIV virus dies upon contact with air in 30s.
6. Mothers can transmit the HIV virus through breastfeeding.
Ans: F, F, T, F, T, T
Food for thought…
Are all HIV-positive victims responsible for their plight? If your answer is yes, think again. What about children who contracted the virus from their HIV-positive mothers? What about faithful spouses who happen to have contracted the virus from their unfaithful partners?
People who have volunteered
Amanda Chan
Ang Wei Loong
Bryson Lim
Charles Tan
Eusebio D'Almeida
Fiona Lim
John Choo
Liu Fuxin
Nobelle Liew
Novia Liew
Sabrina Tay
Shaun Thium
Stanley Koo
Tuieng Seok Yin
