In 1996, a group of students from Universiti Malaya (UM) has gotten together to create and increase public awareness on issues pertaining to AIDS and People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). As a result, the annual Minggu Kesedaran AIDS (MKA) which was held for four consecutive years morphed into something stronger, the Inter-varsity AIDS Conference (IVAC).
The objective of this conference is to instill HIV/AIDS awareness among teenagers and adolescents so as to decrease the stigma and discrimination that the society has towards People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). And the theme for IVAC 2007 is “Understanding Makes a Difference”.
Now, the IVAC is an annual event organized by the 7th Residential College of Universiti Malaya. But this time around, the IVAC organizing committee in UM will work together with UPM’s Nutrition and Dietetics Club to host the 4th IVAC in UPM from 2nd to 4th 9th to 11th February 2007. Registration fees is RM 40 RM 30 and includes lodging, food and transportation. For more information, or if you are interested to participate, please contact the organizing committee at ivac7rc@gmail.com.
To add another feather to their cap, the organizing committee has also started not one but two blogs to spread the awareness concerning AIDS and PLWHA:
I think the students had been a tad too slow in coming up with the blogs/websites considering World AIDS Day is on Dec 1st, eventhough the conference will only be held in February next year. Nevertheless, I reckon we should give them our moral support, no?
They may not have much information right now but do check their blogs out and visit the AIDS-related links they provided.
That’s the least you could do.
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That’s nice to hear on the local front. This would mean a big step and help for NGOs and activists like Marina Mahathir.
pelf: Yea, that was what I was thinking too.. :)
I’m on a slight blogging hiatus but there’ll definitely be a red ribbon on my blog when I’m back hehe
pelf: Merv is a good boy. Bestest boy *winks*
hey,
I came across your blog while searching for IVAC on Google for fun. I’m a member of the organizing committee and we’ve changed the date to 9 till 11 feb. and it’s rm 30!
pelf: Now I see.. People DO Google for FUN..
anyway, thanks for publicizing this.
pelf: No problem