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The 2nd International
Students Conference on AIDS and United Nations Millennium Development
Goals (2nd ISCA UNMDGs2005ZAMBIA) under the theme "UNITED WE
STAND" is scheduled for July 17-23, 2005 in Lusaka (pictured below), the capital city of
Zambia. The Conference welcomes you to Zambia...the Real Africa. And the Home
of the "Mighty Victoria Falls".
 Zambia
is a place with great traditions for students' commitment and
activities, yet we do believe that there is room for more.
ISCA is an ongoing
HIV/AIDS problem-solving forum for students and also invites,
professionals, politicians, leaders in government; public health, social
and medical & life sciences. The conference has a rich array of plenary
sessions, presentations, skills-building workshops, roundtables and
networking sessions.
The conference will
act as a voice for Students/Young People Living with HIV/AIDS. Issues
pertaining to Care and Treatment of Students/Young People Living with
HIV/AIDS will be one of the many to be debated.
About 500
delegates representing several continents are anticipated to attend.
This unique conference utilizes the United Nations Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) as a framework for analysis of the gender,
poverty, education and economic issues, which contribute to HIV/AIDS.
The conference has an online study survey called ISCA UNMDG STUDY SURVEY
prior to the event. Results from the survey will also be presented and
discussed at the conference.
The Conference will
take off with an AIDS memorial candlelight walk, dance and music and
arts performances and unforgettable site seeing are also included. By
bringing together students from many different parts of the world, 2nd
ISCA UNMDGs2005 will be both a conference and a festival, that will
address the issues of the global pandemic of HIV/AIDS.
As you come to Zambia you will be
part of the celebrations to mark 150 years of the first sight of the
Victoria Falls by Scottish missionary and explorer Dr. David
Livingstone. Who at the sight of the mighty Victoria Falls in 1855 said,
"Scenes so lovely must have been gazed upon by angels in their flight".
2005 also marks 100 years since the town of Livingstone was founded.
THE 2nd ISCA UNMDGs HAS
THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES;
To provide a platform for youth to come up with better methods aimed at
re-addressing the strategic fight against HIV/AIDS.
To see how students/young people can reckon and analyze the effect of
the UN MDGs and mark out referral approach aimed at fighting HIV/AIDS,
especially in developing countries.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
To strengthen and
build on networks of students/young people fighting HIV/AIDS
To increase advocacy campaign for care and treatment support for
students/young people living with HIV/AIDS and to promote behavioral
change among the student/young people.
To
tackle the common problems encountered by students/young people living
with
HIV/AIDS such as access to care and treatment support, stigma among
other issues.
To increase the number of students/young people accessing/undergoing
Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) at the learning institutions.
To improve the quality of life of students/young people living with
HIV/AIDS by encouraging positive living, good nutrition, prevention
opportunistic inflection and avoiding high-risk behavior.
To set a platform
for the presentation of the white paper of the ISCA UNMDGs Research
Study
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What's New
- TakingItGlobal and ISCA will
partner in doing the 2nd ISCA UNMDGs Study Survey.
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