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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ALERT ALERT!!!

Hey YOUth,

Hope you guys are feeling excited about Red Alert Conference happening this Sunday, 26th September 2010 at 8am at Faculty of Medicine and Health Science.

The delegate's fee is RM18 per person including breakfast and lunch. Since we are also doing this for charity so a part of the fees will be donated to the HIV/AIDS shelters.

It will be a fun-filled event and at the same time getting more exposure to global issues like HIV/AIDS. We have amazing facilitators from Greece, Germany, Hungary, Vietnam and even local facilitators. We also have NGOs like Pink Triangle Foundation and Malaysian AIDS Council participating in this event. In addition, we also have international delegates.

Want to meet new people?

Want to know more about HIV/AIDS?

Want to make an impact?

This is the place for you - RED ALERT CONFERENCE

If you are taking a train, please stop by at KTM Serdang Station. There will be a bus picking you up at 8am. An organizing committee will be there waiting for you. Just look out for a guy who is wearing AIESEC T-shirt.

If you have any problems finding the way, please contact Jien Wai - 017 - 789 4229.

If you are a UPM student, there will be a bus picking you up at KTP bus stop in front of Putra Food Court and also at K12 bus stop. The bus will come at 8am sharp.

For more information, please contact:

Li Wei - 017 - 260 4261

Sin Ying - 016 - 943 3026

See you on Sunday!

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Facilitators for the Red Alert Conference 2010!

Ladies and gentleman,

Let's welcome our facilitators..

1) Syi Huey (Malaysia)


2) Diana (Hungary)


3) Ee Von (Malaysia)


4) Melvin Sta Maria (Malaysia)


5) Amy Wang (Malaysia)


6) Dimitris (Greece)


7) Tim (Germany)

8) Alina (Germany)


9) Lai Peng (Malaysia)


10) Sarah (Egypt)


11) Ruth Choy (Malaysia)


12) Shin (Malaysia)


13) Gene-Harn (Malaysia)


14) Lee Shu Zhen (Malaysia)

Coming to you this 26th September!

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Sweet goodbye ... or is it see you later?

Dear Fans,

For the last time this is the first batch of the HOPE Project 2010: Tangulu, Pauline, Jessica, Sarah and Dorien. With a tear on our cheeck and a smile on our face we say goodbye to you all. Hopefully it is not goodbye at all, but a 'see you later at some time, some where...'

During the last six weeks...

- We have educated more than 500 students on HIV/AIDS
- We were warmly welcomed in 5 Malaysian Schools and 1 university
- We worked closely together with 2 NGO's
- We have visited 4 shelters for people living with HIV/AIDS

The numbers are nice but actually that is not what counts the most. What will stay with us forever is:

- The warm welcome at the schools and the eagerness and curiosity of the students
- Playing with the really cute and sweet children, enjoying their childhood even though they are HIV+
- The house wife who still feels blessed even though she is HIV+ because at least now she can help other people
- The transgenders who have HIV, but are above all positive and make sure that they smile, laugh and enjoy life every single day
- The drug user who lived on the street but found a way out and is now happily married and helping other people who are in the same situation he was in and opens his house and heart to them
- The doctor who is retired but comes to work in the community shelter every day, helps the patients and makes them feel loved and wanted
- The french family who gave up their known and comfortable environment to use their knowledge for something meaningful
- The patient who helps the other patients to walk again
-...

These are the just a couple of the examples of the situations and people who made this a life changing experience for us.

Thank you to everyone who made this possible:
- The AIESEC'ers at UPM: you are amazing! It was a great pleasure to get to know you all, thank you for everything you guys and girls did and for making it an unforgetable summer for us. We loved your spirit and your friendship, lah ;)
- To the 2nd batch: It was great to get to know you all! We are sure you guys and girls will rock!
- To all the schools we visited and students we had a chance to meet: You made it possible for us to make a difference! Thank you! We can only hope you will all have a wonderful and healthy life! We wish you nothing but the best!
- To everyone at the Pink Triangle Foundation and at M.A.C.: thank you for giving us a chance to get to know you, it was an absolute honor! Thank you for opening our eyes and minds!
- To all the people we met at the shelters: you are the ultimate example of positive thinking and living. You were, are and will always continue to be our inspiration.
- To everyone that does something, big or small to stop this virus and that support people living with HIV/AIDS: there are not enough words for what you do. We have nothing but love and respect for you!

To all the fans out there we want to share the most important lesson we learned: 'Be grateful for the life you have and reach a hand out to someone... it makes a world of difference!'



With lots of love!
See you and have a wonderful life!

Jessica, Pauline, Tangulu, Sarah and Dorien

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Red Alert Conference is here

Hey You!

Yes. You!

You are invited to attend Red Alert Conference.

Excited?

Below are the details for Red Alert Conference:

Date: 26th September 2010

Venue: Faculty of Medicine and Health Science,

University Putra Malaysia

Time: 8.00am till 6.oopm

Fee: RM18 (inclusive lunch)

Red Alert Conference is a one-day conference aimed at raising awareness on HIV/AIDS issue among youths, with an emphasis on fighting discrimination and stigmatization.

To register, please fill in the form HERE.

For more information, email us at hope.aiesec@gmail.com.

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Red Alert Conference

Hey guys,

Red Alert Conference is coming soon.

Stay tuned for more updates.

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The Wind of Change

Dear Fans of HOPE,

it is time for change in the HOPE project at UPM, and this is what it looks like. For the first time, this is the second batch of interns - Alkistis (Greece), Ahmed (Egypt), Dimitris (Greece), Leke (UK), Rawan (Egypt), Sarah (Egypt) and Tim (Germany) - sharing their experiences with you.

In our first week of the project our focus lay on getting the knowledge about HIV/AIDS and about facilitating workshops. For this, we were lucky enough to have a two-day training session with our project partners at the Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia along with interns and AIESECers from all over the country.

The Train-the-Trainers Conference was centered around the question of how to convey important messages on the issue of HIV/AIDS to different audiences. There was time for students new to the subject to pose their questions and for experienced members to share their knowledge and stories.

We thank everyone who participated, and a special thank you to the facilitators of the Standard Chartered Bank and AIESEC, and the organizing committee from the Universiti Malaya for their effort and dedication.

Highlight at the end of the week on Sunday was a visit together with the CrusAIDSers from IMU (International Medical University) to Rumah Jaireh, a home for children with HIV. It was simply heart-warming to interact with the kids aged three to ten. After a short overview of the home's history by the children's mother Dr. Lucy Campos, and an introduction round to get to know everyone we spend three hours playing and laughing with the children. Their energy and spirit was very inspiring and the visit to Rumah Jaireh was a very good start into the next round of HOPE.

Thank you again to the CrusAIDSers for letting us participate in this visit.

Next up in the coming week, we will be conducting our first workshops at UPM on Monday and Tuesday, and be visiting WELCOME Community Home on Monday morning and the Malaysian AIDS Council on Tuesday Morning. On Thursday we will be having a Global Village on the campus to show people more of our home countries, with another workshop for the Junior Members of AIESEC UPM.

It's going to be awesome!

So stay tuned for more and see you soon!

Alkistis, Ahmed, Dimitris, Leke, Rawan, Sarah and Tim

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