Capacity building and technical assistance

Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS

Information and Application for Regional Focal Point 2012-2013

DEADLINE: Friday June 22nd, 2012

Contents

ABOUT GYCA.. 1

Our Members. 2

Our Mandate. 2

AREAS OF FOCUS. 2

Capacity building and technical assistance. 2

Networking and sharing of best practices. 3

Political advocacy. 3

ABOUT PHI 3

THE FOCAL POINTS PROGRAM... 4

PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS. 4

Outreach and Support. 4

Communications. 4

Advocacy. 5

Strategic Development. 5

RESPONSIBILITIES. 5

BENEFITS. 6

CRITERIA FOR APPLICATION.. 6

IMPORTANT APPLICATION SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS. 7

APPLICATION FORM... 8

The Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GYCA) is currently recruiting Regional Focal Points (RFP) for a two-year term from June 2012 to December 2013. Each term, the RFP undergoes a mid-term review (to take place in December 2012) to assess and confirm each RFP for the following year. Application for this run is open for the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Region. This is a call to all young people interested in taking a leadership role with GYCA by applying to be a GYCA RFP. Please look at the information and criteria listed below and fill out the application if you are interested, committed, and eligible.

ABOUT GYCA

GYCA is a program of the Public Health Institute (PHI). GYCA is a youth-led network of more than 6,500 young leaders and adult allies working on youth and HIV/AIDS in over 170 countries worldwide. Its North Secretariat is based in New York, and its South Secretariat is based in Accra, Ghana. GYCA recognizes the potential of young leaders as the best force to address HIV and AIDS in their own communities, and empowers them with the knowledge, skills, resources and opportunities they need to scale up their initiatives. Three main areas of focus guide GYCA’s work: networking and sharing of best practices; technical assistance and capacity building; and political advocacy.

Our Members

GYCA members are young people and adult allies from over 170 countries worldwide. Anyone can join. GYCA members are engaged on a wide range of HIV and sexual and reproductive health and rights issues, from sex education to ARV treatment access to maternal health.

GYCA defines young people as ages 15-30. Young people living with HIV and/or those who identify as sex workers, men who have sex with men, injecting drug users and other marginalized youth, are encouraged to join.

GYCA members take action by, for example…

· holding events for World AIDS Day on December 1st each year;

· applying to take a free, online e-course on project management, political advocacy or resource mobilization;

· applying to serve GYCA's membership as a National Focal Point, chosen by the Regional Focal Point,

· …and much more!

Our Mandate

GYCA seeks to improve HIV and AIDS policies and programming geared toward young people by facilitating the inclusion of skilled young leaders in decision-making that affects our lives. For example, GYCA has coordinated the inclusion of young leaders on government delegations through which they have addressed the UN General Assembly and dialogued directly with Ministers of Health and Education. GYCA has secured prominent advocacy opportunities for powerful young leaders affected and infected with HIV, such as the opening ceremony and plenary sessions at International AIDS Conferences. GYCA also connects young people to positions in their countries from which they can affect great change, such as employment with National AIDS Control Organizations, heading NGOs and designing effective prevention and outreach programs.

AREAS OF FOCUS

Capacity building and technical assistance

GYCA members have regular access to training opportunities, internships, jobs, volunteer positions, grants, and scholarships, allowing them to reach their highest potential as change-makers. GYCA offers free month-long e-courses in Project Management, Political Advocacy, and Grant Proposal Writing & Fundraising to help young people more effectively conduct their HIV/AIDS work on the ground. Graduates receive technical assistance from GYCA staff and local members to implement their final project plan, and are linked to local members and allies in their own countries and communities. GYCA offers international, regional, and local trainings, e-groups, and speaking and publicity opportunities at prominent international events such as the bi-annual International AIDS Conferences during which GYCA is one of the lead organizers of the Youthforce program.

International public health events are crucial opportunities for training, networking, fundraising, showcasing successful work, and for advocating to high-level decision-makers to take action on HIV/AIDS interventions for and with youth. GYCA provides capacity-building workshops for youth before major events to train youth participants on advocacy, media outreach, technical aspects of the AIDS epidemic and other topics. GYCA members are frequently selected to speak on panels, plenary sessions, and to give presentations. GYCA also offers a special e-course on preparing conference abstracts and securing scholarships before major international conferences.

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