New experiences and encounters

Hi Fans,

Long time no see... so here we are again with an update. After a relaxing weekend we have had a week filled with visits to NGO's and some workshops.

On tuesday, 27th of July we visited the PT Foundation who are organizing an event this saturday where we will volunteer with other HOPE interns from UM and other NGO's and volunteers. We are really looking forward to it and will update you in detail =)!


Yesterday we had a very touching and inspiring visit to Rumah Wake I, II and III. Rumah Wake provides support and a home for women, transsexuals and children infected with HIV/AIDS. This time we didn't just talk about HIV/AIDS but experienced what the virus can do in real life. We were touched by the openness and optimism of the residents. Despite the hurt, both physically and mentally, they still find the courage to make the best of life and to stay positive no matter what. This was really inspiring for us and we believe we can learn from their strength and optimism. Thank you so much to the staff and residents to open their house and heart for us and to teach us this incredibly valuable lesson!

We used that inspiration today while giving two workshops at SMKA Maahad Hamidiah to another 100 students. Yet again we were amazed by the warm welcome and enthusiasm of the
staff and students. These guys and girls were very active, alert and really understood the key points we delivered.






























It is becoming more and more clear to us that the HOPE project isn't just a volunteering project but an incredible gift and life experience for all of us =)!
Thank you to everyone who made this happen!!!

We"ll be back soon with fresh news =)!

Tangulu, Jessica, Sarah, Pauline & Dorien
HOPE Team July - August 2010

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SMK Seksyen 3 Bandar Kinrara

Hi Fans,
Here we are again =).

Yet another day of the HOPE Project AIESEC UPM and yet another very nice workshop! Today we had the pleasure to visit the school SMK Seksyen 3 Bandar Kinrara.

We met some really great students there who were very motivated to learn more about HIV/AIDS and were very active during our workshop! Have a look at the video at the end of this post, to experience just how active they were =)!
Thank you all very much!




We must say that we couldn't have imagined a better start of the Hope Project. In three days we have visited 3 schools, have delivered 4 workshops and ................. (drum roll) ...........................

.......have educated 300 students on HV/AIDS!!!

We left each school with a feeling of gratefulness and intense joy!
Thank you to all the staff members and students we have met to make the start of our project a big success!

Next on the agenda:
- more workshops in schools
- contacting and visiting NGO's who can support the HOPE Project.

We will ofcourse keep you updated on our adventures!

All the best!

The Hope Team July - August 2010
Pauline, Jessica, Sarah, Tangulu & Dorien

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SMK Puchong Perdana

Hi Fans,

We are writing this message with a big smile on our faces =) because we had two amazing and heartfelt workshops today at SMK Puchong Perdana! The students were really eager to learn and both them and the staff gave us a very nice welcome.

The boys and girls in workshop 1

In total there were 102 students present today. We really had a great time giving them more information on HIV/AIDS and want to thank them for being so open and active. It was a pleasure to be with them.

The girls and boys in workshop 2

Thanks again to the staff and the student for a great day! Find more pictures on our facebook group: HOPE AIESEC!

We are really looking forward to our 4th workshop tomorrow at SMK Seksyen 3, Bandar Kinrara.

All the best from the Hope team July-August 2010
Tangulu, Sarah, Pauline, Jessica and Dorien

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HOPE 2010 has started !!!

Dear fans,

It is a pleasure to announce that HOPE 2010 has officially started!

About a good week ago 5 grazy girls arrived from different parts of the world to contribute to the HOPE project and to make HOPE 2010 a success!

Let us introduce ourselves:

From the left to the right:

Jessica from Hong Kong

Dorien from Belgium

Sarah from Marocco

Pauline from China

Tangulu from Kyrgyzstan

Today we delivered our first workshop in the school SMK Puchong Utama. It was a great pleasure and honor for us. We would like to thank the students for the warm welcome they gave us and for their enthusiasm and eagerness to learn. We couldn't have imagined a better start =D.

During our workshops we give students more information on:

- What is HIV/AIDS?

- How can you get HIV/AIDS?

- What can you do to protect yourself?

- How can we live with AIDS? From the perspective of people infected with HIV and from the perspective of society.

With this workshops we hope to make a difference, raise awareness and limit the number of people that are infected by HIV/AIDS.

We are very motivated and are really looking forward to the next three workshops which are planned this week =D! We will keep you posted! Watch this space ...

Last but not least we want to send a big THANK YOU to the AIESEC UPM team!

The HOPE Team July - August 2010

Tangulu, Pauline, Jessica, Sarah & Dorien

PS: Check us out on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000083813875&ref=ts

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AIDS patients dramatic recovery

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First batch of interns

The first batch of interns are arriving soon.

Are you READY for them?

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HOPE 2010

HOPE 2010 is back!!

*Coming to you in July 2010*

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News from the HOPE interns

Dear visitors !

A new recruit has joined our ranks, her name is Meera, she comes from the UK and is studying linguistics and spanish at the university of Southampton.

We had two workshops since the last time we posted a message on this blog and they both went incredibly well.

The first one was directed at form VI students, most of them were 18 years old and really enjoyed our presentation, even tough from the feedback they gave us they wished we had had a condom demonstration. This will definitely be included in the next workshop, do not worry !

They were very open about HIV/AIDS and asked very challenging questions such as how does breat milk get infected? Can I get infected through oral sex? How long does it take the virus to spread?

We played the famous bang bang game which was an immediate success. No matter what age our audience is, they always enjoy it very much.

The second workshop, the one we had on thursday, was a bit of a challenge because we were expecting two groups of 40 students and we had one big group of 70 so we had to quickly re-organise ourselves into one big team, re-distribute the roles and come up with effective ways of keeping their attention at all times. Even though the group was much bigger than usual, the session ran smoothly and each of us joined them during group discussions.

It was nice to hear first-hand what sex education is like in Malaysia, especially in public schools where they rarely talk about sex and drugs. Most them had never seen a condom in their lives and were curious to know how it worked, and how it was supposed to be used.

We believe that being slighlty older than them was a good factor that made communication between us and them quite easy and honest. Most of them agreed that this had been one of the best presentations they had at their school.

It was heart-warming to get such a positive feedback, it only encouraged us even further to made our presentation perfect (we've been improving it after every single workshop) and we hope that the next batch of interns will add their own ideas to it.

So far, this has been an amazing and enriching experience and we hope that if, just like us, you care about education and health then do not hesitate to join the HOPE Project and help us to keep making a difference !

Hasta soon

Lavina, Han Yang, Wanyu, Ji Sun, Bora, Meera, Maria and Bonita

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