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Thursday, December 1, 2011

WORLD AIDS DAY:FOUNDATION IDENTIFIES WITH YOUTH LEADERS & YOUNG HIV/AIDS ACTIVISTS

The Tobechukwu Okonkwo Foundation joined the rest of the world this year to mark the 2011 World AIDS Day observance.

The foundation choose this year to work with the youth population because the future belongs to them, especially the future of reducing the scourge to its zero level.

Tobechukwu Okonkwo Foundation partnered with Global Youth Coalition On HIV/AIDS(GYCA), Delta State Chapter, Asaba Post News-Wire, Young Basket-ball Stars-Team Delta, Delta State Action Committee on HIV/AIDS(DELSACA).

This years event had lots of activities, which gave participants great reason to join the rest of the world to marked the global event.



 The banner announcing the event and the foundation's view-point
 A cross section photograph of operators of commercial motor-bikes(okada riders) who left all to partner with foundation and other stakeholders at this year's World AIDS Day.
 The Foundation's Youth activists and Youth development leaders at the rally, both sensitizing with IEC materials, showcasing their banners and sharing male and female condoms with some basic information on usage.
 More youth activists and development workers at the rally.
 One of the Foundation's Youth Rights Activist educating his peers on the importance of the condom, what a fun-filled and entertaining way of peer education on a day like this.
 The tent of one of the partnering non government organization, Society For Family Health (SFH) used for the counseling and testing exercise.
 Mr. Chris Meka of the Society For Family Health(SFH) answering questions from the media on the importance of this year's theme and its relevance to the African Child and Mother.
 Mrs. Sifo from the Delta State Action Committee On HIV/AIDS(DELSACA) doing the same with the media.
 Group photograph of some community development workers, rights activists, youth leaders and youth HIV/AIDS rights activists who planned and implemented this year's program with the foundation.
For this year's World AIDS Day, we have proved to ourselves that we can do something, yes we know there are more grounds to conquer, still, we are ready to do more with Tobechukwu Okonkwo Foundation, thanks you all, it was a great day, thanks friends of TOF for believing in us as to support us. we thank you all, we love you, together we will kick HIV/AIDS of our land.

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