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• The United Nations Millennium Development Goals
• Victims of AIDS/HIV
• The Impact of Natural Disasters
• Keeping Employed: The Role of Affordable Transportation
• The Impact of War
• What is a "Living Wage" and Why Does it Matter?
• The Cycle of Child Poverty
• Drug and Alcohol Abuse
• Eliminating Poverty Through Education

UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, brings together the efforts and resources of ten UN system organizations to the global AIDS response.

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The world promised to stop AIDS by 2015, what will you do?

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Victims of AIDS/HIV

Did you know that one young person is infected with AIDS/HIV every 15 seconds?

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AIDS/HIV has had catasrophic effects on people of all ages all around the world. The problem continues to get worse every day. What impact does AIDS/HIV have on children? Where do children live if they lose their parents to AIDS/HIV?

This is a growing problem around the world. Here is your opportunity to explore the facts and take action.

The Growing Problem

The AVERT organization reminds us that the total number of orphans in Africa is particularly alarming. The following statistics tell a frightening story:

Takingitglobal's HIV/AIDS Youth Guide to Action

What can you do? How can YOU take action? Download this guide to find out more!

What Can you do?

• Explore and share the facts!
• Investigate the organizations that seek to help those affected by AIDS/HIV
• What can we do to prevent this growing problem?
• Explore the issue of AIDS/HIV around the world
• Create a project where you can make a difference!

You can share your ideas as an individual or classroom. Share your thoughts, interviews with others, stories, artwork, photographs, research, or any special project that you create here on this site. We will share them in this special project's gallery. Contact us to submit your ideas!