For youth working on HIV/AIDS issues…

The Staying Alive Foundation (SAF) is calling for entries from young people aged from 12-24 working in the area of HIV/AIDS.

The SAF seeks to promote young people everywhere who are protecting themselves and their communities against the multiple threats posed by the spread of HIV/AIDS. As a global grant making and advocacy organisation, SAF's mission is to encourage and enable young people and youth groups who are involved in direct HIV/AIDS awareness, education, and prevention campaigns.

SAF does this by presenting the Staying Alive Award to young individuals who are focused on stopping the spread of HIV and AIDS and have demonstrated the potential to become future leaders. The award comes with a financial grant to assist them in the continuation of their commitment and provides public recognition to inspire others to get involved.



The awards are for youth and youth-focused programmes affiliated with community-based organisations, institutions, schools, or internationally registered tax-exempt groups.



The grants will be made to young people or youth-led initiatives that:

• educate and/or disseminate responsible and accurate information about HIV and AIDS focused on youth.
• identify, support, and mentor individual youth leaders responding to HIV and AIDS in their communities.
• eliminate or alleviate the stigma and discrimination associated with HIV and AIDS.
• encourage young people to take concrete action to protect themselves from HIV infection.
• demonstrate innovation and creativity.
• reflect and honour the culture in which the project operates.
• provide compelling stories that can be promoted and publicised.

In 3 pages or less typed in 12-point font, applicants must submit: name of organisation (and contact person) or individual, address, telephone/fax, email, website, type of programme, programme description and how it fits the Staying Alive goals and guidelines, project objectives and its goal, how it will be evaluated, and current and past donors and donation amounts expressed in US$.


As attachments to this application document, please send a line item budget in US$, references or accreditation, and resumes or biographies of the project leaders.

The deadline for application is October 1 2007.

Click here to read about previous winners.