With HOPE , we create MIRACLE

This video was created by the HOPE and MIRACLE 1st batch interns 2011 in AIESEC University Putra Malaysia. Six people from five different countries, four different continents: Ivy Cheng and Olivia Ho from Hong Kong, Jessica Malcolm from Australia, Mike Pagalakis from Greece, Pedro Bandeira from Brazil and Quentin Delacroix from Belgium. We had been in Malaysia for six weeks participating in two Development Internships, one based on raising awareness among youth about HIV and AIDS and the other on addressing the issues of the environment and sustainability in Malaysia.

We are all very proud for having this unique, life changing AIESEC Experience. We had the chance to develop ourselves further in several areas such as presentation skills, communication skills, management skills, teamwork. We each realized new potentials, challenged our preconceived ideas and expanded our global network and horizons.

With HOPE we create MIRACLE :)

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Volunteering at Pink Triangle Foundation

Hi Fans :

On the 12^th of January, Mike, Olivia, Pedro and I went to Pink Triangle Foundation (PTF) in Kuala Lumpur to help out. PTF is an organization devoted to HIV/AIDS issues in Malaysia. It was founded in 1987, and has grown since then to encompass divisions that assist five populations vulnerable to HIV. These groups are sex workers, drug users, transsexuals, men-who-have –sex-with-men (MSM), and people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).

We met some friendly employees and volunteers at the headquarters, which also acts as the MSM division. One task sponsored by PTF that is vital to HIV prevention, is the distribution of safe-sex packs. The other interns and I spent most of the day packing condoms, lubricant and information cards about PTF and safe sex. This was quite a relaxing way to spend the day. During this time, we were able to chat to some workers at the organization about the obstacles they face in the fight against the spread of HIV and against HIV related discrimination. One problem due to underfunding is that only bare bones management team can be formed. Further impediments to efficiency include institutionalized homophobia and the general taboo against open sexuality in society. For example, we were told that the presence of condoms (our hand packed safe sex kits!) in gay venues can be used as evidence against a club for hosting “illicit” activities.

Despite these obstacles however, if it weren’t for PTF, countless more lives would have been lost to HIV. Since the evolution of HIV in the 1980s that lead to it becoming a world-wide epidemic, 13,000 people have died of AIDS in Malaysia. The tireless efforts of PTF in providing testing and counseling, as well as  distributing information,  and of course, condoms, must have saved and prolonged many lives, and also reduced a lot of confusion and suffering.

Mike, Pedro, Olivia and I are grateful to being able to spend our time being involved with PTF, and we hope our visits over the next month can help prevent the spread of HIV and HIV-related discrimination!

The Hope Team  , AIESEC UPM ,

January- February  2011

Jessica

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First Wave 2011

It is a pleasure to announce that HOPE 2011 has officially started !

First of all , I would like to introduce our  
First Batch HOPE Project, AIESEC UPM  interns 

drum roll..

they are...
 

Jessica M. Malcolm

Australia

Olivia Ho
Hong Kong

Mihalis Pagalakis (Mike)

Greece

Pedro

Brazil

Our first batch interns arrived from different parts of the world .

 Together with hard work and sweat,
they are ready to make HOPE 2011 a SUCCESS!

Are you READY for them?

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HOPE 2011

Hey AIESEC  !!! 

I would like to officially  announce 

HOPE 2011 is back!!

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