Comments on: Taking Action for National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: What can you do? http://blog.aids.gov/2011/03/taking-action-for-national-women-and-girls-hivaids-awareness-day-what-can-you-do.html HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media. Tue, 21 May 2013 20:39:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Victorious Black Women http://blog.aids.gov/2011/03/taking-action-for-national-women-and-girls-hivaids-awareness-day-what-can-you-do.html#comment-1371248 Victorious Black Women Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:28:29 +0000 http://production.aidsblog.icfi.com/2011/03/taking-action-for-national-women-and-girls-hivaids-awareness-day-what-can-you-do/#comment-1371248 Moral and character is a learned behavior this a global behavior in the African culture needs to be address. We example what we are taught in the family structure/ extended family structure beliefs and value are grasp and lived out in evoloving from infant into adult. In the African American culture were married and expected to marry at a young age for security, because that was women duty to have children and labor, yes we have evolved as a people but it’s many of us who have not for so many reasons.

]]> By: Russell Howland http://blog.aids.gov/2011/03/taking-action-for-national-women-and-girls-hivaids-awareness-day-what-can-you-do.html#comment-295599 Russell Howland Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:27:56 +0000 http://production.aidsblog.icfi.com/2011/03/taking-action-for-national-women-and-girls-hivaids-awareness-day-what-can-you-do/#comment-295599 I live in South Africa and the AIDS epidemic is pandemic. We have woman, men and children dying in tens of hundreds everyday, and the reason why AIDS, despite the millions of dollars spent on educating people in the danger of AIDS and all sexually tranmitted diseases, is so rampant, is because for example, men do not want to use condomns. In SA men are told by witch doctors that if they rape a Virgin they will be cured of AIDS, so you are not only having babies being born with AIDS but now we have a situation in SA of young girls, (anything from 6 months to 10 years) being brutally raped and if not reported the ARV’s are not given and these innocent victims land up with this Disease.

The youth today need to be taught morals. I was shocked to learn the other day about young girls, as young as 11, who are sexually active, what for? They dont need the complications that sex brings at such an early age, and please dont tell me that a child of 11 or 12 can make up her own mind as to what she can or can not do with her body and life, they are kids for heavens sake lets start treating them as kids and not as adults.

Give our children morals and maybe we can save the next generation from the horrors of AIDS.

]]> By: Yvette McShan http://blog.aids.gov/2011/03/taking-action-for-national-women-and-girls-hivaids-awareness-day-what-can-you-do.html#comment-269431 Yvette McShan Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:56:13 +0000 http://production.aidsblog.icfi.com/2011/03/taking-action-for-national-women-and-girls-hivaids-awareness-day-what-can-you-do/#comment-269431 As Founder of Victorious Black Women I would love what service we can offer in support.

Victorious Black Women work towards liberating, enlightening, and encouraging all people in our community.
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Victorious Black Women provide collectiveness, empowerment, education, cultural responsiveness, and awareness for unity while eliminating stigma and discrimination throughout California’s African American communities. Victorious Black Women represent the diverseness of those that are of African descent by participating in mental health wellness and recovery.

Victorious Black Women promote and create culturally responsive peer recovery and supportive services, as well as self- help tools and techniques to meet the overall and complete needs of African American mental health consumers, communities, and family members

Victorious Black Women proclaim to eliminate mental health disparities, barriers, stigma, and discrimination that greatly influence and affect California African American Communities striving for a barrier free communitythat is free from prejudice and shame

]]> By: NC Healthy Start Foundation http://blog.aids.gov/2011/03/taking-action-for-national-women-and-girls-hivaids-awareness-day-what-can-you-do.html#comment-965 NC Healthy Start Foundation Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:05:43 +0000 http://production.aidsblog.icfi.com/2011/03/taking-action-for-national-women-and-girls-hivaids-awareness-day-what-can-you-do/#comment-965 For National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day our foundation has a three part HIV Webisode titled “Keeping it Real”
The first one encourages women to be aware of HIV and AIDS and stresses the importance of being tested for HIV.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05mXJhswi98
The second one highlights important facts that all women should know about HIV and AIDS. Includes questions women should ask partners before becoming sexually active with them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWx0-qVTg7M
The third talks about the importance of knowing your HIV status during pregnancy with an explanation of North Carolina law and HIV testing during pregnancy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNav919e-Ck

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