By
Waheedah Shabazz-El,
Founding/Advisory Member, US Positive
Women’s Network
Penn CFAR CAB, Chair
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Go onto their web site
If you are applying for a scholarship, it’s smart
to know the Theme:
NAPWA: “Taking Action Together: A New Era
in HIV Care” March 4-5, 2010 in Columbus
Ohio
The XVIII International AIDS Conference, to be
held in Vienna, Austria, from 18 to 23 July
2010. “Rights Here, Right Now”
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When you talk about an organization that you
volunteer for or work for:
Give an overview of your responsibilities.
Then give a brief overview of the organization
(include Web site, mission statement, and
details on size/scope of program)
You man want to include who you report to:
This gives you a chance to “name drop”
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* I am employed as a part-time
Counselor/Tester for Philadelphia FIGHT
where I assist clients in identifying risk factors,
and safer behavior goals. In addition to testing
I present updates on prevention for positives.
Philadelphia FIGHT is a comprehensive AIDS
Service Organization providing state of the art,
culturally competent HIV primary care,
consumer education, advocacy, social services,
and outreach to people living with HIV and to
those who are at high risk www.fight.org
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I am currently serving as the elected Chair of
the Community Advisory Board for the
University of Penn Center for AIDS Research,
CFAR, directed by James A. Hoxie, MD. It is a
volunteer position : The mission of the Penn
CFAR CAB : established in 2003, to foster and
maintain partnerships and open
communication between Penn CFAR
researchers and community members.
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/aids/cores/bssc
/cab/cabmain.htm
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I am a member of the Philadelphia area Ryan
White Positive Committee at the Office of HIV
Planning, where I ________________
The mission of the Positive Committee
is____________ and their website is______
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Essentially, I would hope to explore ways in which
I can help fulfill the ultimate goal of ----------------conference from a community perspective. Then I
intend to share my experience with my
community
I realize that the conference will be providing
massive amounts of information and that it may
be overwhelming for me, but I am committed to
attend all of the plenary sessions as many
workshops as I am able to.
By paying close attention and listening; I am
confident that I will come away from ----------------with an improved understanding of
______________
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As a:
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HIV
Tester………………..
Youth Peer
Educator…………..
CAB Member……………..
Group facilitator ………..
Block Captain …………….
Member of the planning
council……………………
As a newly diagnosed
person………
As a long time survivor……
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I have access a
number populations
in my community
who would benefit
from my sharing the
information.
Through oral
presentations,
handouts, power
point, photographs,
brochures, etc
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HIV support groups, Women’s
groups, various committees,
Prison advocacy groups , list
serves , Trans Justice groups
religious ministries, youth
groups, town hall meetings, train
others in your organization or
your networks.
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An outspoken person living with AIDS makes
a huge impact when speaking to any audience.
Your investment in my attendance at .------would manifest in a definite return.
I have the willingness, ability and the
audience with which to disseminate the huge
amounts of information that ---------- will
certainly provide
I am more than willing to do the work ,
however my income presents a hardship and a
huge barrier to my attending without your
assistance
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“I am passionate about my work in educating people
with AIDS and those who are at risk. . Most times I
work as a volunteer trusting that my reward will come
through the healing of my community. Many women
in my organization have identified affordable stable
housing as a huge issue. Especially the women who
find themselves infected with HIV and still have small
children to nurture. I would hope to learn about
national campaigns that are focused on getting HIV+
women out of the shelter system. I once lived in a
shelter myself, so I know first hand how hard that
situation can be with or without HIV.”
Zarah Teachey, Project TEACH Grad
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Have an organization write on their letter head
how they admire the work you do in the
community, how you as well as the community
will benefit from your attending------------conference . And how attending will help you
to continue working in the community and
strengthen the good work you have been
doing.
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Create a Newsletter
Write articles for a newsletter…anyone’s
Write letters to the editor
Most conferences want people there who will
come back and write about what happened.
In order to apply for a Media Scholarship, You
will need to have 3 articles already written.
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Our workshop will provide a documented
chronological examination of ACT-UP
Philadelphia’s year long Condoms in Jails
Campaign. We will highlight what worked
and what didn’t work. This will transition into
an interactive discussion on media messaging
and framing of similar harm reduction
strategies. Participants will leave the session
with a clear understanding of framing a media
message around a harm reduction issue aimed
at decision makers and the media.
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Where you sit or stand in the Exhibition area of
a conference and give a oral presentation to
participants what the poster represents and the
work the organization is doing.
Again keep the theme of the conference in
mind when you submit and create your Poster
Abstract
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Waheedah Shabazz-El
iamshabazz@yahoo.com
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