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	<title>Conversations for a Better World &#187; Youth, Love &amp; Sexuality</title>
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		<title>Comprehensive sexual education: who must provide it?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/comprehensive-sexual-education-who-must-provide-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/06/comprehensive-sexual-education-who-must-provide-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Camilo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Now we can see that as time moves on, there is an increasing tendency for people to demand that their governments must offer comprehensive sexual education.  So the final question is: what can young people do to engage their governments to offer comprehensive sexual education?]]></description>
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		<title>Contraception, myths and young people</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/05/contraception-myths-and-young-people/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/05/contraception-myths-and-young-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 15:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Kalajdjieski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contraception]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[myths]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the reasons why the young people are not using contraception is the fact that there are a lot of myths among them for the side effects of it usage.

Having that on mind last year as part of the project "Contraception - it's our choice"  was produced a short movie. The project was part of the global initiative "Girls Decide". The movie "Decision" aimed to unveil the persistent myths associated with the use of the birth control pill.]]></description>
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		<title>Are youth and fitness mutually exclusive?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/are-youth-and-fitness-mutually-exclusive/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/are-youth-and-fitness-mutually-exclusive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Hench</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adolescence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[young people]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4233</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ah, how great a feeling it is to be young, because with youth comes vigor, a zest for life, and naturally good health. But the downside of youth is its folly &#8211; the stupidity that prevents us from realizing how precious and transient this gift of being young is. And so we squander it on [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Conflict about reproductive health and gender roles leaves youth unprepared to make choices</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/reproductive-health-in-a-conflicted-world/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/reproductive-health-in-a-conflicted-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brooke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV & Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV & Testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4224</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A strong, independent young woman is walking across her university campus. As she passes the familiar buildings and people, her mind is racing over her new discovery. Already she is defying the traditional cultural views of her country by being one of the few women to strive for a higher education, but now she has crossed the line. Unmarried, she has just discovered that she is pregnant and the consequences will impact every aspect of her life.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>A silent phenomenon spreads HIV</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/crossing-the-crack-lines/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/crossing-the-crack-lines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Mukondiwa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Meltdown & Women]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV & Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poverty & AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[What are the real barriers to getting condoms?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4218</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As the magenta sun sets on the small but sexually charged town, life amongst the  workers becomes visible. Tonight, there may very well be another young woman who will walk into the night a virgin and wake up, hymen intact, but with a new disease to grapple with at the end of it all.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>The world&#8217;s condom demand, fulfilled by you and me</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/condoms-and-you-what-we-can-do/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/condoms-and-you-what-we-can-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie Aigner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[What are the real barriers to getting condoms?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4191</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A condom here, a condom there; in this land of condoms aplenty it would have never dawned on me, as a college student at Arizona State University, to value the wondrous supply of condoms.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>HIV prevention: are we really doing it right?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/hiv-prevention-how-to-make-it-happen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/hiv-prevention-how-to-make-it-happen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV & Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV & Testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poverty & AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[What are the real barriers to getting condoms?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4134</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[40% of new infections still occur among people aged 15 to 24, but things are starting to change…I think.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Girls, love yourselves and win the role-play game called life</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/girls-love-yourselves-and-win-the-role-play-game-called-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/girls-love-yourselves-and-win-the-role-play-game-called-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maya</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth in humanitarian crises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4128</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Imagine that life is a role-play game where the plot develops as a result of the decisions you have made and the puzzles you have solved. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Many hands: how to reach HIV positive youth</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/reaching-out-to-hiv-positive-young-people/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/reaching-out-to-hiv-positive-young-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Sera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV & Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV & Testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV positive people]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV positive youth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stigma & Discrimmination]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4109</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[HIV positive youth face profound and varied challenges. Yet we continually let them down when we don't provide the services they need. It's a growing problem without a single solution. NUMAT is one of many organizations that is serving the underserved through a layered approach that supports, nurtures and strengthens the youth whose lives have been redefined by HIV.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Stigma and discrimination surrounding HIV/AIDS</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/hivaids-related-stigma-and-discrimination/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/hivaids-related-stigma-and-discrimination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angella</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV & Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV & Testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poverty & AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4116</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A young woman in Uganda contracts HIV/AIDS and faces relentless prejudice that alters every aspect of her life. She is only one of the millions of young people whose physical challenges are multiplied by the cruelties of social discrimination. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>As Liberia stabilizes, youth begin to talk about sexuality</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/05/as-liberia-stabilizes-youth-begin-to-talk-about-sexuality/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/05/as-liberia-stabilizes-youth-begin-to-talk-about-sexuality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 21:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Liebhardt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=2384</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As Liberia continues to emerge from its civil war, many fear the combination of extreme poverty and risky sexual decisions will increase the country's HIV/AIDS rate and the number of unplanned pregnancies. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Flash mob in Amsterdam against homophobia and transfobia</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/03/flash-mob-in-amsterdam-against-homophobia-and-transfobia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/03/flash-mob-in-amsterdam-against-homophobia-and-transfobia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nannamoe</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amsterdam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gay  Lesbian and Bisexual]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homophobia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Netherlands]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=650</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Participants in Amsterdam perform a flash mob to raise awareness of homophobia and transphobia.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Bridging the information gap on sexuality in India</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/01/bridging-the-information-gap-on-sexuality-in-india/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/01/bridging-the-information-gap-on-sexuality-in-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Liebhardt</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=2160</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Though young people in India are more educated and empowered than in the past, there is still a lack of information related to sexual and reproductive health. More and more people are using technology to bridge this gap.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Queer politics in India: Representation in popular culture</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/12/queer-politics-in-india-representation-in-popular-culture/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/12/queer-politics-in-india-representation-in-popular-culture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rohit K Dasgupta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV positive people]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homosexuality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[india]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=768</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gay people are among many groups of people being marginalized in Indian society. They are gaining acceptance in society through new and ground breaking films about gay identity.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>The fight against HIV and young volunteers</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/the-fight-against-hiv-and-young-volunteers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/the-fight-against-hiv-and-young-volunteers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Remmy Shawa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poverty & AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peer educators]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=408</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The young volunteers who are involved in the fight against HIV get nothing in return. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>A young generation of brave new voices</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/a-young-generation-of-brave-new-voices/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/10/a-young-generation-of-brave-new-voices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Njeri Wangari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=970</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new form of poetry called spoken word has grown out of rap music in the United States. Today, young artists are using this new form of poetry to express the pain and heartache of love and sexuality.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Using theater and film to talk about sex</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/using-theater-and-film-to-talk-about-sex/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/using-theater-and-film-to-talk-about-sex/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Njeri Wangari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=774</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Daniela asks her mother what sex education is, but her mother in an effort to avoid the topic pretends to be very busy preparing food for the family and refers Daniela to her dad for an answer.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Sexuality: the harsh consequences for African Youth</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/youth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/youth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Njeri Wangari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=777</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are some videos of youth in African countries talking about sex, love and harsh consequences.]]></description>
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		<title>Love has no geographical boundaries</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/love-has-no-geographical-boundaries/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/love-has-no-geographical-boundaries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:37:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ndesanjo Macha</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=665</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I feel like ripping my brains out when I hear stuff like this. It’s crazy to think not too long ago just KISSING a boy was the talk of the hallways, now it’s completely different. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Young African love poets &#8220;out to punish their parents&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/young-africans-love-poets-out-to-punish-their-parents/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/young-africans-love-poets-out-to-punish-their-parents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Njeri Wangari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I thought my tears would pierce your heart, and help us to make a brand new start. I thought my tears would make you feel my anguish and pain, and draw you back into my arms again. I thought my tears would flow with yours and create for us a pool of love.]]></description>
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		<title>When it comes to Tuberculosis, testing isn’t exactly free</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/when-it-comes-to-tuberculosis-testing-isn%e2%80%99t-exactly-free/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/when-it-comes-to-tuberculosis-testing-isn%e2%80%99t-exactly-free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rumbleth</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We must understand the barriers that plague even the most well-intentioned campaigns to promote health. The actual cost of a Tuberculosis test is free, but there are indirect costs: one week of lost wages; and emotional and physical stress. ]]></description>
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		<title>5 reasons health care for lesbians in Lebanon is at stake</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/lesbianslebanon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/lesbianslebanon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ayesha Saldanha</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=682</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The age of “wow, gay groups in Lebanon, that alone is impressive” is over. It’s not impressive anymore. Now is the time for us to become engaged with our own societies, to think analytically, to advance politically, to understand the truth about oppression, to create, to research, to be proactive, to write, to write, to write!]]></description>
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		<title>Real friends don&#8217;t give friends abortions</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/realfriends/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/realfriends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarah</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=674</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ohhhhhh….I said the A word. Abortion. Someone has to say it. This post is not really about abortions, but about the impact our silence on the issues of sex is having on the young women of the world.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Street harassment: I never asked for it</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/street-harassment-i-never-asked-for-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/street-harassment-i-never-asked-for-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ayesha Saldanha</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=659</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Blank Noise recently initiated a discussion about self-defence:chilly powder. bamboo stick. baygon spray. toy gun. body spray. big bag. eyes. elbow. steel scale. nails. confidence. rings. pens. pepper spray. paper cutter. pencil. angry look. mouth. hand. fists. feet. elbows. sharp pencils. teeth. handbag. comb. body spray. stilettos. fat psychology book. cell phone. cerebrum. swagger. attitude. mobile phone. books. files. bag. crossed arms. conversation...]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>We&#8217;re here, we&#8217;re queer, we&#8217;re young and we&#8217;re strong!</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/were-here-were-queer-were-young-and-were-strong/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/were-here-were-queer-were-young-and-were-strong/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruno Selun</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don't take my word, or our words, for granted: ask around you! Ask young queer people in your neighbourhoods and your towns: 'Hey, what's your life like?', 'How's it going with your family?'...]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is sex education a public concern?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/boys-and-girls-hear-different-messages-about-sex/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/boys-and-girls-hear-different-messages-about-sex/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Marshall</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=545</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sooner or later our children will grow up, become sexual beings, fall in love. What they do is private. But what, and how, they learn is a public concern]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>A Guide to Blogging about Life with HIV/AIDS</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/a-guide-to-blogging-about-life-with-hivaids/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/a-guide-to-blogging-about-life-with-hivaids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rezwan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=532</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In recognition of the hundreds of HIV-positive bloggers chronicling their lives worldwide, a group of online activists affiliated with the project <em>Rising Voices</em> have created a new guide to blogging about HIV/AIDS. ]]></description>
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		<title>Jamaica: High Teen Pregnancy and Sexual Violence Rates</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/jamaica-high-teen-pregnancy-and-sexual-violence-rates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/jamaica-high-teen-pregnancy-and-sexual-violence-rates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juhie Bhatia</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=548</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At age 17, fresh out of High School, innocent to the world and ignorant of men, I found myself pregnant after partying for one single night.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>HIV-testing on YouTube</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/hiv-testing-on-youtube/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/hiv-testing-on-youtube/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:59:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Solana Larsen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=538</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Citizen media can be an important tool for people to share sexual health advice, especially considering how a lack of accurate information can lead to the spread of sexually transmitted diseases]]></description>
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		<title>The best condom adverts ever</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/the-best-condom-adverts-ever/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/the-best-condom-adverts-ever/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Wells</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=566</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Laugh and learn, ten videos made to convince you to wear a condom - from the educational to the ridiculous. Which video is your favorite?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Let us respect that many young people are already having sex</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/alreadyhavingsex/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/09/alreadyhavingsex/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gill Greer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Youth, Love & Sexuality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=554</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Comprehensive sexuality education builds self-esteem, it helps young people to clarify their values and understand gender roles ― this is critical to their development and helps young people challenge stereotypes.]]></description>
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