15 year old Emily Kho organised an AIDS awareness day at Gladesmore Community School in North London. Students and teachers signed a huge banner to show their support for the campaign.
UNICEF UK/2005
All around the world, young people are joining the fight against HIV and AIDS. UNICEF is calling on the world to Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS. You can make a real difference to the lives of children everywhere. Here are five ways that you can help.
- Facebook quiz: See how clued-up you and your friends are about HIV with this fun quiz! If you have a Facebook page, simply click here, login and download the application. See how much you know about HIV, then invite your friends to find out how they score.
- Sign up to show your support for UNICEF's Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS campaign. It'll only take a few seconds, and won't cost you a penny! Click here to find out more.
- Spread the word. Why not run an AIDS awareness day at your school or youth group? You can download a presentation to help you to get the message across - or write your own! Don't forget to send up pictures and reports from your event.
- Why not create your own campaign? Get some top tips on how to get started.
- Become a virtual campaigner and spread the word online. Click here to check out the downloads on UNICEF's international site.
- Raise money. Click here to check out our fundraising pages for ideas. Every little helps.
£5 could... Give 50 children living with HIV a week's supply of life-saving medicine.
£10 could... Cover the cost of a communication kit to create HIV and AIDS awareness in community settings such as schools and churches.
£15 could... Provide training for one person to take care of children living with AIDS, in Vietnam.
£20 could... Provide the medicine for 100 pregnant women to help prevent them passing HIV to their babies.
£25 could... Supply teaching kits for four schools to reach thousands of students with HIV and AIDS prevention messages. - Become a walking advert. Buy a pin badge for just a quid. Click here to visit the UNICEF UK shop.