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It has been nearly three decades since the AIDS epidemic began. In that time, new treatments have changed the impact of the disease – making it possible for individuals with HIV/AIDS to live longer, more productive lives.

However, despite the advances in medicine, HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination continue to form a barrier between life-saving treatment and the 1.1 million Americans who need it.

"People living with HIV/AIDS face stigma and discrimination every day," said Frank Beadle de Palomo, senior vice president and director of Global HIV/AIDS Programs and the AED Center on AIDS & Community Health. Stigma, he said, may prevent individuals from getting the diagnosis and medical care they need to lead healthier lives and stop spreading the disease.   Read More

Youth

AED is made up of 2,000 passionate people working in different disciplines to create lasting social change. To illustrate how we bring our collective expertise together, we've focused this issue of AEDConnections on a single topic: youth.  The stories discuss youth from five different perspectives: social change; education; workforce development; leadership; and health. 
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Peace-Building

Bridge Media Connects Divided Societies

Inter-ethnic crews who come from divided, war-scarred communities are now uniting to produce exciting new programs that promote tolerance, reconciliation, and collaboration. Through AED’s Bridge Media approach to peace-building, these teams create fast-paced programs such as reality television shows, soap operas, news magazines, and documentaries that address pressing social issues in their countries. 

WASH-Friendly Schools in Madagascar Improve Student Health and Attendance

Using soap to wash your hands is the most effective way to reduce diarrheal disease, which kills 2.2 millions people a year. The practice was demonstrated in schools throughout the world on the first-ever Global Handwashing Day, October 15. More than 50 countries participated in this event, which this year targeted school children.

READ MORE about AED’s efforts to improve health, hygiene, and hand washing.