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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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