Marvelous Connections Tour
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the problem:
There are a reported 58,000 new cases of HIV each year and at least half of all new infections are among people under the age of 25. The Marvelous Connection Tour (MCT) would be a two-month United States tour to visit 20 of HIV and AIDS hardest hit Colleges and Universities. The tour would spread the importance of HIV testing and HIV education while reducing stigma and dispelling the myths of HIV.
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5why it's important:
The overall goal of the Marvelous Connection Tour is to get 7,500 students informed and/or educated about HIV and AIDS, to get 5,000 students tested for HIV and most importantly reduce the extremely high HIV statistics that are affecting my peers. My ultimate goal is to get 1 million and 1 young people tested.
So often I receive emails from students in a high risk area of HIV and AIDS that want me to come and spread my personal message of contracting HIV at 19, that craved HIV and AIDS information but they do not have the funding or the support of the community which usually lead nowhere but the start of the idea for the Marvelous Connection Tour.
the plan of action:
To make the Marvelous Connection tour effective and to reach our goal we would utilize the local media, form a relationship with each campus and connect with local AIDS Service Organizations and Community Based Organizations for support and maybe even partnership.
how you can get involved:
In the meantime others can help by getting tested for HIV, educating themselves and being responsible by making healthier and wiser decisions.
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Please be sure to stop by the Atlanta University Center. I would love to help.
This idea is a wonderful idea
I have alway followed your story and would love to help with the awareness in florida. You can reach out to me anytime. God Bless
My name is Ken, I'm HIV+ and currently moved to the Johnson City, TN area. I'm Founder and Ministry Director for Hope 4 Life Outreach, Hope Center Ministries, Inc. my overall goal would love to move across the Country with others living with HIV/AIDS and tell our stories/testimonies, share the concepts of misconceptions/stigma of HIV and change the world like a tour teaching kids, adults, parents and churches to stop the stigma of HIV and open ways to help others in their community etc... to help stop the spread of HIV.. I love your story, and wanted to share my goal and passion. God Bless!
Ken Medlin