Jan. 7, 2009
The Global Health Council's 2009 Photo Contest


2008 Photo Contest Finalist Z. WilsonThe Global Health Council's Photography Contest is dedicated to drawing attention to health issues that have a global impact and to celebrate this year's conference theme,
New Technologies + Proven Strategies = Healthy Communities.

Amateurs and professionals alike are invited to submit selections of their work which clearly illustrate the theme of the Council's conference, as well as its core issues of women's health, child health, infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS and emerging health threats. In particular, members working in the field are highly encouraged to share success stories.

The winner will be invited to display their work at the Council's 36th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. and will appear in Global Health Council publications and electronic media.

Click here for submission information.

Deadline
March 2, 2009

Dear colleagues,

Please find attached an announcement of the "Citizens Ambassadors to the United Nations" campaign, which encourages people everywhere to engage with world leaders and decision-makers by uploading video messages on the UN YouTube channel.

World citizens are asked to record an online video to respond to the question, "If you had the opportunity to speak to world leaders, what would you say?", and upload their video to YouTube, marking it as a reply to the Secretary-General's video on the UN YouTube channel. The five best video entries will be selected and the finalists invited to UN Headquarters in New York for UN Day (24 October), where they will have their photograph taken with the Secretary-General and enjoy VIP seating at the UN Day concert.

Please promote this initiative with your partners to encourage as many people as possible to participate, in particular youth. The campaign will run only from 23 September to 10 October, leaving only 17 days for citizens to upload their videos to YouTube.

Here are some ways you can promote the campaign:

Send the announcement to media and NGO contacts.
Translate the announcement into local languages and post it on your website.
Embed the YouTube videos by the Secretary-General and other celebrities on your website, so that site visitors can view the message without having to go to YouTube.
Add a small banner -- which we will sending to you shortly -- to your website homepage with a link to the UN YouTube channel.
Promote the campaign heavily through your Twitter and Facebook accounts, and other social networking tools.
Post the announcement at local schools, universities and other educational establishments.

The UN YouTube Channel can be found at http://www.youtube.com/user/unitednations . For further information, please contact Ms. Einat Temkin, temkin@un.org .

Many thanks in advance for your participation in this exciting project.

Amsterdam, October 22 – Many international top DJ’s are doing their bit to halt the spread of HIV and AIDS by donating personal items for an auction, organized by dance4life, an international initiative set up to involve and empower young people all around the world to push back the spread of HIV and AIDS. From October 29 the auction will officially start and those who are interested can bid for the items via eBay.nl and PayPal.

Amsterdam Dance Event supports dance4life

One of the top auction items is Fedde le Grand’s mixer. The dance4life ambassador even had the face of the mixer custom made! Also dance4life ambassadors The Partysquad have donated an exclusive item: a ‘Hpnotiq Crystal bottle’, a bottle engraved with Swarovski crystals and signed by various artists. Dutch radio station Radio 538 also offered a special piece for the auction; a door signed by various artists who visited Radio 538’s studios, such as Roger Sanchez and Kelly Clarkson. Other artists that have donated an item are, amongst others, Paul van Dyk, Reza, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Jesse Voorn and Tiлsto.

In addition to the donations from DJ’s, the ADE organization itself has also offered up some unique items, such as a bike, signed by international celebrities from the DJ world. Plus an ‘Ade4life’ pass, that gives free entrance to the Amsterdam Dance Event for 5 years! For the third year in a row, dance4life is proud to be the official charity of the Amsterdam Dance Event.

Auction

From October 29 until November 14 everybody can bid on the auction items. The auction, that will take place on eBay.nl, will be supported by PayPal - the world’s largest online payment service. All dance4life items can be paid for via PayPal. All proceeds from the auction will go to dance4life projects. These projects focus on a worldwide education programme on HIV and AIDS, which results in young people taking action themselves to push back the spread of HIV and AIDS.

The link to the auction is: http://members.ebay.nl/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...ce4life_auction

dance4life

dance4life is an international non-profit organization founded in 2003 that unites young people through the universal language of music and dance and empowers them to push back the spread of HIV and AIDS. Headquartered in Amsterdam with a team of 17 dance4life is active in 25 countries around the world (Barbados, Cameroon, Germany, Ireland, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Mexico, Moldova, Netherlands, Russia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Spain, South Africa, Surinam, Tunisia, Turkey, Tanzania, Uganda , United Kingdom, United States of America, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe). dance4life’s partners include Durex, Ford Foundation, National Postcode Lottery, Oxfam NOVIB, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, PSO and UNFPA.

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Note to the editor:

For more information, images or interview requests, please contact Charlotte van der Zanden at dance4life, c.vanderzanden@dance4life.nl or +31(0)20 4205755/ +31(0)6 48506728.

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Ms Nina Pavlovska
Address: Kanaalstraat 34 H
1054 XJ Amsterdam
Netherlands
Mob: +31 642 999 562