Friday, July 30, 2010
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- Peter F. Borges
- Peter, a post graduate in Social Work, is a founder of a youth-led NGO “Human Touch”. In 2009, he received an award from MTV Staying Alive Foundation for extraordinary efforts in HIV prevention among young people. He had been earlier associated with the YMCA movement in India, especially Nagpur, in HIV and SRH Program. He coordinated the National HIV/AIDS Network of the National Council of YMCAs of India since 2006. Peter has also served as a National Focal Point for Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GYCA) for India in 2008 and researched and authored the UNGASS Youth Shadow Report for India. He is the member of Advocacy Working Group, Interagency Task Force on HIV and Young People, representing Alliance of Youth CEOs. Peter has participated and contributed in numerous national and international conferences through abstracts and workshops, which includes the ICAAPs in Asia and Pacific and the International Conferences. He was part of the group to examine the World Alliance of YMCA’s Global Strategy on HIV and AIDS from a youth perspective and propose ways for strengthening and moving the Strategy forward at Mexico in 2009.