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Lufeyo Phiri


Title and Organization:		Executive Director, Youth Anti AIDS Network (YAN)
Gender and Age:		Male, 24
Location:		Kitwe, Central
Country of Residence:		Zambia
Country of Birth:		Zambia
Nationalities:		Zambian
Citizenships:		Zambia
Languages:		English



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About Me

Hello! My name is Lufeyo Phiri the Executive Director for a youth-led not-for-profit NGO called Youth Anti AIDS Network (YAN). YAN was formed in the year 2002 in February. The network was formed out of the need to reach out to schools on health education and it traces it’s origin upon realization by the young people of Kitwe district that fighting of HIV/AIDS and other related opportunistic infections calls for a concerted effort from the young people in schools and all sectors of the society. The young people are seen to be the modest channel of sending the message of HIV prevention, advocacy, mitigation and care to the young people already infected and affected HIV/AIDS to be transformed to better person’s and make informed decisions. Young people are vulnerable to HIV and STIs because of the intimate curiosity and thirsty for new experiences.
YAN is a youth-led organisation that is working together with other organisations and individuals in the fight against the fast spread of HIV/AIDS on the Copperbelt particular and Zambia in general. Youth Anti-AIDS Network has been working like minded organisations in carrying out HIV/AIDS prevention activities and has contributed in mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDS on vulnerable groups such as the youths and children.
I have passionately worked has a social worker for the past four (4) years for local and international organisations. I have worked in partnership with Copperbelt Health Education Project (CHEP), Zambia National Aids Network (ZNAN), World Vision (WV), Christian Aid (CA) UK and Save Africa Children (SAC) USA. With the trainings and capacity building from CHEP, I pioneered a project we are now calling Youth Anti Aids Network (YAN) a youth-led and managed not-for-profit organisation with the financial support from local and international resource providers. YAN envisions “Creating an HIV/AIDS free environment for the youths in Zambia” Am very happy to be part of GYCA and contribute to the growth of it programs in Zambia. My dream is to obtain Bachelors Degrees in Project Planning and Management/Developmental Studies and a Masters Degree in Social Work/Economics.

I have been trained in;
1. HIV/AIDS Peer Education
2. Stepping Stones
3. Basic Child Counselling
4. Organisational Management
5. Strategic Planning
6. Resource Mobilization
7. Financial Management
8. DOTS Treatment Supporter
9. Financial Planning & Budgeting
10. Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)
11. NGO networking.

Positions Held.
Currently Executive Director: Youth Anti-AIDS Network (YAN)
Currently National Focal Point (NFP) Zambia: Global Coalition on HIV and AIDS.
Vice Secretary: Zambia National Aids Network (ZNAN) provincial committee.
Committee Member: Kitwe World AIDS Day preparations Committee.
Youth Chairperson: Kitwe District AIDS Tasks Force (DATF) Member.
Chairperson: Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS
Team Leader: Training of HIV/AIDS Peer Educators in high and basic school for USAID under Chanages2 Program Copperbelt and North Western Province.
Team Leader: Copperbelt Health Education Project (CHEP) HIV/AIDS Peer Educators.

Local and international Conferences & Meetings attended.
1. Positive Living Conference organized by CARE International and was held in Lusaka, Zambia.
2. Zambia National Aids Network (ZNAN) National Congress organized ZNAN with funding from international donors held in Lusaka, Zambia.
3. Zambia National AIDS Network (ZNAN) HIV/AIDS Conference in Lusaka, Zambia.
4. Copperbelt Health Education Project (CHEP) Annual General Meetings held at CHEP premises every year in the Kitwe, Zambia.
5. District Aids Task Force (DATF) Quarterly Meetings held in Kitwe, Zambia.
6. TB Conference for partners to show case activities being conducting to combat TB at individual and community level organized by CHEP and held at CHEP Training and Resource Centre in Kitwe, Zambia.
7. International HIV/AIDS Alliance Partners Exhibition held in Kitwe and Lusaka, Zambia.
8. Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS Stakeholders Conference held in South Africa.
9. Southern African Network of AIDS Service Organizations’ (SANASO) Annual General Meeting held in Gaborone, Botswana.

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