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		<title>Zanzibar National Youth Conference 25-26 October: Whose responsibility is development?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/10/zanzibar-national-youth-conference-25-26-october-whose-responsibility-is-development/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:34:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Friederike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[#YouthChange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who is responsible if the opportunities for young people to participate are limited; if perfectly capable and eager young people are unemployed and unable to support themselves and their families; and if young women and men do not have the right knowledge or have limited access to essential sexual and reproductive health services? And what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AIDS and the revolution</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/aids-and-the-revolution/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/aids-and-the-revolution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmed Awadalla</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stigma]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=6096</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although I have written about HIV/AIDS in Egypt before, and despite the general attitude of avoiding this heavy subject, there&#8217;s always a need to address it and discuss the situation of HIV/AIDS in the new context of Egypt. January 25th revolution was basically about dignity and freedom. People revolted because they felt they&#8217;re living under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Youth Empowering Youth: Speaking Out about HIV</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/youth-empowering-youth-speaking-out-about-hiv/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/09/youth-empowering-youth-speaking-out-about-hiv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anusha Alikhan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV & Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sex education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unprotected sex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5946</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent article, “All Grown Up with HIV” in POZ magazine written by Associate Editor, Crisitina Gonzalez, chronicles the stories of four young people living with HIV. The youth range from ages 17-27. Two of them have lived with HIV since birth, while two contracted it through unprotected sex. Each person shares very different experiences [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Do we neglect male sexual and reproductive health?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/05/do-we-neglect-the-male-sexual-and-reproductive-health/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/05/do-we-neglect-the-male-sexual-and-reproductive-health/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 21:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Kalajdjieski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[#YouthChange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive health]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5389</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When we are thinking and discussing the sexual and reproductive health we always tend to start talking about “girls” issues. And in this discourse often male needs are forgotten. I am aware that there are programmes that are addressing male SRHR but somehow they are not enough they are not global. The whole situation that I want to present can be very clearly pictured with one phrase that I used for one of my presentation during an international event:]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Inspiring stories of young people for the Istanbul Youth Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/inspiring-stories-of-young-people-for-the-istanbul-youth-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/inspiring-stories-of-young-people-for-the-istanbul-youth-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malika Atasheva</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[#YouthChange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5362</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I admire young people who make changes in their communities without having any basic resources. Before the Youth Conference in Istanbul will start, I decided to collect those stories from young people, so I know how young people alone can make a great change in the communities.]]></description>
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		<title>Snapshots from my life in Kyrgyzstan</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/snapshots/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/snapshots/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aiman Sooronkulov</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[#YouthChange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexually transmitted disease]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5326</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I know myself. It’s true – I’m not straight. I like men more than women, and I want to be liked by them. As a child, I did not realise this. Back then, there was no one to give advice to me or comfort me. I suffered from a feeling of inferiority. And I was lonely because I wasn’t able to share my feelings with anyone.]]></description>
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		<title>What is better &#8211; prevention or cure?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/what-is-better-prevention-or-cure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/what-is-better-prevention-or-cure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aysel Asgarova</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[#YouthChange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV test]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immune Disorders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexually transmitted disease]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5311</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been long recognized prevention is much better and much more cost-effective than cure. One of the root causes of such challenges as HIV/AIDS/STIs and abortions is undoubtedly low level of awareness. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>MTV &#8220;Ignites&#8221; a Change in Kenya, Zambia, and Trinidad &amp; Tobago</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/mtv-ignites-a-change-in-kenya-zambia-and-trinidad-tobago/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/mtv-ignites-a-change-in-kenya-zambia-and-trinidad-tobago/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richael O'Hagan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Youth Sexuality in News & Culture: Fact or Fiction?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Television]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5188</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Can a TV show cross boundaries and change perceptions? Can it spark discussions and erase stereotypes? Most importantly, can it stop the spread of AIDS?]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Talk About Sex &#8211; Because Lives Are on the Line</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/lets-talk-about-sex-because-lives-are-on-the-line/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2011/04/lets-talk-about-sex-because-lives-are-on-the-line/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 22:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nikki Serapio</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Youth Sexuality in News & Culture: Fact or Fiction?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Popular culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sex education]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=5169</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It goes without saying that the concomitant barrage of sexual imagery and sexual messages has had some kind of non-trivial impact on the attitudes and behavior of America’s youth.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>SMS quizzes, chats, micro-blogging &amp; the battle against HIV/AIDS</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/sms-quizzes-chats-micro-blogging-the-battle-against-hivaids/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/09/sms-quizzes-chats-micro-blogging-the-battle-against-hivaids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rima</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bloggers Unite!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile phone]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4444</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What is 'social mobile', and what's it got to do with Millennium Development Goal 6: to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases? Let me share three novel and innovative social mobile initiatives: RedChatZone, Young African Live and mobile quizzes for HIV/AIDS awareness. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</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/conflict-about-reproductive-health-and-gender-roles-leaves-youth-unprepared-to-make-choices/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/conflict-about-reproductive-health-and-gender-roles-leaves-youth-unprepared-to-make-choices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brooke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abortion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reproductive health]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4878</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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A silent phenomenon spreads HIV</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/a-silent-phenomenon-spreads-hiv/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/a-silent-phenomenon-spreads-hiv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Mukondiwa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexuality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zimbabwe]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4875</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Young sex workers in rural Zimbabwe have embarked on a fatal path that increases their likelihood of contracting and spreading HIV. Poverty and a lack of information intensify the problem, but instead of embracing the challenge with effective solutions, many are turning away in denial. Disclaimer: Please note that this post contains adult language and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Stigma and discrimination surrounding HIV/AIDS</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/stigma-and-discrimination-surrounding-hivaids/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/stigma-and-discrimination-surrounding-hivaids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angella</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Uganda]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4872</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. Hello everyone. My name is Angella Musiimenta, and my interest in researching young people with HIV/AIDS [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Many hands: how to reach HIV positive youth</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/many-hands-how-to-reach-hiv-positive-youth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/many-hands-how-to-reach-hiv-positive-youth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Sera</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4870</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[HIV positive youth encounter profound and varied challenges. We say we want to help, yet we continually let them down when we don&#8217;t provide the services they need. It&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</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-are-we-really-doing-it-right/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/hiv-prevention-are-we-really-doing-it-right/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ricardo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4861</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[40% of new infections still occur among people aged 15 to 24, but things are starting to change…I think. A few weeks ago at the XVIII International AIDS Conference, we saw young people doing theater to give prevention messages, we saw young people dancing for life, we saw exhibitions created by young people to raise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The world&#8217;s condom demand, fulfilled by you and me</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/the-worlds-condom-demand-fulfilled-by-you-and-me/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/08/the-worlds-condom-demand-fulfilled-by-you-and-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:51:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie Aigner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Youth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Condom]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=4859</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“An estimated 13 billion condoms per year are needed to help halt the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, according to UNAIDS. The reality falls short.” (UNFPA) 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 [...]]]></description>
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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>
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		<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>Do you want to know your HIV status?</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/07/do-you-want-to-know-your-hiv-status/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/07/do-you-want-to-know-your-hiv-status/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sydney Hushie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[HIV & Testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some say that it's empowering to learn your HIV status. Others feel that it's better not to know, because of all the issues HIV can raise. The experts at the upcoming AIDS conference in Vienna want to know what you think about HIV and testing. Let them know your opinions by answering four simple questions.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Women are predominantly the victims of HIV/AIDS</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/03/women-are-predominantly-the-victims-of-hivaids/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2010/03/women-are-predominantly-the-victims-of-hivaids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharmin Ubaid</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Poverty & AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=2014</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A response to the blog-post "HIV thrives on poverty." Overwhelmingly, it is women who are victimized by HIV/AIDS.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</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>Diamonds: Real stories of women living and HIV/AIDS</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/real-stories-of-women-living-and-hivaids/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/real-stories-of-women-living-and-hivaids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Fortuna</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Poverty & AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diamonds: Stories of Women from the Asia Pacific Network of People Living with HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feminization of HIV/AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1266</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Diamonds: Stories of Women from the Asia Pacific Network of People Living with HIV, a book and documentary, tells the stories of ten women and one girl who are all HIV-positive. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Women are trapped in a cycle</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/08/women-are-trapped-in-a-cycle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/08/women-are-trapped-in-a-cycle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deni Robey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Poverty & AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[child marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[sex workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=413</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For the 51 million of girls around the world who were married off as children, marriage is risky sexual behavior. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Harm Reduction &#8211; It saves lives!</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/08/harm-reduction-it-saves-lives/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/08/harm-reduction-it-saves-lives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Namaram Kishalaya (Dodo)</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contributors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drug use]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IDU]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=321</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[People who inject drugs are vulnerable to contracting blood borne infections such as HIV and hepatitis B and C. Providing sterile needles and syringes helps reduce the risk of infection.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>HIV Thrives on Poverty</title>
		<link>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/08/hiv-thrives-on-poverty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/08/hiv-thrives-on-poverty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Ford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Poverty & AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=348</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[HIV thrives on poverty, is spread by poverty and produces poverty in its turn. The relationship isn’t simple. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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