Since HIV/AIDS was first documented in 1981, more than 25 million people have died of AIDS-related deaths.  The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) sets out to halt or reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS by 2015.  Here is how you can help!

December 1 is World AIDS Day.  On this day, teens around the world mobilize their peers to raise awareness and take action to help stop the spread of HIV/AIDS. 

ACTION ALERT! On World AIDS Day 2006, thousands of you wore red and sent us your photos for the national Red Ribbon of Hope. This Ribbon will be sent to the White House to deliver a clear message to the President: Help us STOP AIDS today! Join the Red Ribbon of Hope >>

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10 ways for you to help stop the spread of the AIDS pandemic!

1. Join the youth movement
2. Sign the petition to support the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
3. Wear a red ribbon, the international symbol of HIV on December 1
4. Wear red on December 1!  Take a photo of yourself and upload it to the NetAid website to be a part of the Red Ribbon Mosaic that will be sent to the White House. 
5. Pass out flyers (pdf) to let others know how to help stop the spread of HIV/AIDS
6. Poster your school campus (pdf) and share knowledge about the Global AIDS pandemic  
7. Make school-wide announcements with facts that dispel myths about HIV/AIDS
8. Alert the media: Place an Op-Ed (pdf)
9. Fundraise: Sell Red Ribbons for NetAid
10. Tell Your Friends to take action:  Post a bulletin in your MySpace, Facebook, etc., or Tell-your-friends to get involved now!