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"After today, I'm convinced that we can't wait any longer to address the HIV/AIDS crisis.
Too many lives are at stake - we have to act now."
GCC Leader
Highlights:
After a day of learning about the global HIV/AIDS pandemic, the GCC Leaders hopped on a double-decker bus bound for Manhattan. NetAid staffers led students on a tour of the United Nations, where they sat in the General Assembly Hall & met with staffers of various programs.
- Enrico Leonardi & Gary Stahl, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Enrico and Gary met in 1994, when they were both assisting emergency relief operations in Rwanda. The two spoke to the GCC about what it was like to work in the wake of genocide, their inspiration for doing humanitarian work and the paths that led them to the UN.
- Joya Banerjee, Co-Founder of the Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GYCA)
Joya helped start the GYCA, a coalition that draws together youth affected and infected by HIV/AIDS in fighting the pandemic. She talked to the students about leading campaigns around Global Aids Day and committing to advocacy from a young age.
Leaders Speak:
"We have to work with the people around us to fight AIDS. As long as we reach out we can succeed."
Dawris, GCC Leader, New York
"The summit has taught me that being a leader doesn't mean you're always the one doing the talking. Part of being a leader is stepping back and listening to what others have to say, and then learning from it."
Alicia, GCC Leader, Wisconsin
At the end of July, the NetAid Global Citizen Corps (GCC) brought together more than 50 of the country's most promising and dedicated young leaders for a summit on global poverty. For a full week, NetAid staff and experts from the field gave the students the knowledge and tools to lead their communities in changing the face of global poverty. The GCC Leaders will raise awareness in their schools through a series of Global Action Days over the 2005-2006 year.
