The Newcastle ONE Group is proud to announce that our staff
have voted the Dance 4 Life organisation as our official
charity this year.
dance4life inspires, mobilises and unites young people
to push back HIV and AIDS 4life!
Half of the new HIV infections every day are among
young people under 25 years old. Not only are they the most
affected by HIV, but they have never known a world without
HIV. dance4life is an international initiative set up to
involve and empower young people all around the world to
push back the spread of HIV and AIDS. Young people are the
future and they have the power to halt the spread of HIV and
AIDS. By uniting all over the world and demanding change,
they can make a difference.
dance4life provides them with this opportunity. It teaches
them the important life skills they need to protect
themselves but more than this, it inspires them to go out
there and actually do something about it, to become actively
involved – an agent of change. And our mission is to create
a movement of one million agents of change by 2014.
An agent of change is a young person who takes part in at
least two of the first three schools4life activities.
Schools4life isn’t about boring books, preaching or homework
– it’s about dance, music, media, events, drumming, videos
and taking responsibility for yourself and others. Using the
language of young people involves them in dance4life.
- We kick
off with the
heart connection tour. This is where each school
is visited by the dance4life
tour team – which is no ordinary team, we're
talking dancers, musicians, peer educators and young
people living with HIV. The heart connection tour is
a fun, interactive experience that educates young
people and energizes them with enthusiasm to take
responsibility in the response to HIV and AIDS.
- Next they
have the opportunity to learn in more detail how to
take responsibility by participating in
skills4life. This is an in-depth programme where
they learn more about HIV including: prevention,
sexuality, drug abuse, and their rights. They also
pick up valuable skills about negotiation (No means
No), communication and decision making, which they
can apply in their daily lives.
- Once
they're fired up they're ready for the third part:
act4life. As the name suggests this is all about
taking action. Which could mean anything from
becoming a volunteer, fund raising or simply
spreading awareness.
- The grand
finale of schools4life is the worldwide
dance4life event - every two years on the
Saturday before World AIDS Day. (The next one is on
27th November 2010!). Agents of change (who have
taken part in schools4life) are invited to use their
voice and feet. United by one cause and connected
live via satellite, they dance together for life in
front of each other and the world. They demonstrate
what they believe in and what they have achieved as
part of dance4life. They dance to inspire the world,
to gain their support, and to remind the world
leaders of the promises they made regarding the
Millennium Development Goals.
And that's where you come in!
The young people who make up dance4life can only achieve
their goals with your help. Become a supporter of dance4life
and you can be part of the biggest youth movement pushing
back HIV and AIDS in the world.
Whoever you are, dance4life. whether you’re
young, a company, a DJ, an event organiser - anyone, please
support dance4life. Wherever you are, dance4life. it doesn’t
matter where you live, support dance4life. Whatever you do, dance4life. here’s how you
can support us:
•
raising dance4life’s profile: the more well-known
dance4life is, the more impact we can have around the world
in halting HIV. Talk about us, get us into the media, link
to our website, use our digital banners, befriend us on
Facebook etc.
•
raising HIV awareness: by having correct information
about HIV and AIDS, and sharing it with other people – your
friends, family, community, school – breaks the stigma and
discrimination surround HIV. Take responsibility and help
others do the same.
“The
way dance4life engages young people around the world to do
something about the HIV/AIDS problem is very powerful. They
offer young people an attractive way to do something
themselves, and reward them with a spectacular event. The
combination of serious content and entertainment assures
that dance4life gets young people on the move.” - DJ
Tiësto, dance4life ambassador
“The
way dance4life engages young people around the world to do
something about the HIV/AIDS problem is very powerful. They
offer young people an attractive way to do something
themselves, and reward them with a spectacular event. The
combination of serious content and entertainment assures
that dance4life gets young people on the move.” - DJ
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