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30 Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GYCA) http://www.gyca.org GYCA's Three Main Programs GYCA was able to carry out a comprehensive evaluation and review of the GYCA e-course, its primary ongoing program. A key recommendation from the evaluation was to develop Community Training Toolkits. With the support of UNAIDS, GYCA created toolkits to accompany each of GYCA's three main e-courses on Political Advocacy, Project Management, and Grant Writing and Fundraising. These toolkits encourage graduates to bring the knowledge and skills gained through the e-courses to youth who are not able to participate in the courses. The Small Grants Program also continued with 10 small grants provided to young people carrying out HIV-related projects in their communities. Grant recipients shared their experiences through regular communication on GYCA's Voices From the Field blog at: http://www.tigblog.org/group/gycablog Additionally, the translation of all curricula into French and Spanish also helped expand the reach of the e-courses to include multilingual participation. The Regional and National Focal Point Program was incredibly active and strong through the internal transitions in 2009 thanks to the vibrant community of young GYCA activists. The RFP and NFP program coordinated the work of young people working on HIV- and AIDS-related issues in their regions and countries, and took the lead on the Love in a Time of HIV and World AIDS Day activities and initiatives. At the close of 2009, elections took place in regions with outgoing RFPs and brought together a strong team for 2010. Enhanced Online Presence and Refreshed Brand As part of a complete re-branding process, GYCA developed new promotional materials, designed a new logo, and overhauled its online platform. With generous support from UNFPA, GYCA was able to enhance its brand, re-establish a more member- centered and youth-friendly online presence as a network, and develop new t-shirts and brochures. GYCA is a youth-led global network of over 4,500 young leaders and adult allies working on addressing HIV/AIDS in 150 countries worldwide. GYCA's mission is to empower young leaders with the skills, knowledge, resources and opportunities they need to scale up HIV and AIDS interventions amongst their peers. Lindsay Menard-Freeman & Reshma Pattni (GYCA Team) "GYCA has grown into a more accessible program to better empower youth leaders to be heard and do what we're good at while advancing the issues that we are passionate about." –Emily Carson, 20, GYCA Regional Focal Point

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