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Y.E.A.H's
NEW office opening hours for 2008
Monday: 9am-5pm
Thursday: 2pm-5pm
Friday: 9am-5pm
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History
of YEAH
YEAH
was founded in March 2005 by Alischa Ross and is
Australia's
first independent not-for profit health promotion
organisation
promoting HIV & AIDS awareness to the general
community
with a specific focus on youth.
With a focus on
four areas:
- Development and distribution of resources
for educational networks
- Sustainable public events incorporating
the creative arts
- Outreach through educational workshops
(primarily targeting schools)
- Broad based engagement with media
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YEAH's
mission is to:
- Engage
and empower the Australiancommunity to understand
and respond to the local and global issues of
HIV/AIDS
- Ensure
all young Australians have the skills and support
to make positive choices about how to protect
their sexual health and the sexual health of others
YEAH's
Goals:
- To
reduce HIV and in turn, STI infection rates amongst
all young people.
- To
promote open and accessible information and public
health messages around HIV/AIDS, sexual health
and development.
- Connect
young people to the realities of the local and
global impacts of the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
YEAH's
logo:
The
Ribbon:
The
ribbon is constructed of silhouettes and objects
that are associated with young people. The idea
behind the silhouettes is to show the variety of
interests that young people may have, without revealing
their religion, race, social cast and class. Alongside
them are objects that young people may come across
in their day to day lives. The use of recognisable
objects are layed out in the form of the symbolic
'red ribbon', the international symbol for HIV/AIDS,
without physically showing it. The dominance of
the ribbon reflects the aim of "involvement and
participation of young people in every step of decision
making, design, delivery and evaluation of youth
programs and events"
The
Concept:
The
concept behind the logo for 'Youth Empowerment
Against HIV/AIDS' is to portray a sense of individuality,
freedom to speak, and leave one's mark. This was
shown was by hand writing the letters. The use
of quotation marks around the letters Y, E, A,
and H further enhances the idea of making a statement
and being heard.
Logo
Designed by
Christina
Roozemond
Graphic Design RMIT
info@croozedesign.com
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2008
Board of Directors
Dr.Hayley
Matic -
Chair
Person
Alischa
Ross
Founder
/ CEO
Sue
Podhorsky -
Company
Secretary
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The 2007 YEAH team:
(From Left) Karen Cochrane, Dr. Hayley Matic, Alischa Ross,
Dr. Zoe Wainer & Stephen Hunt
YEAH's
Advisory Board:
Bill Bowtell-Senior
Research Associate Lowy Institute for International Policy, Former
Senior Advisor to the Australian Health Minister(1983-87)Senior
Political Advisor to Prime Minister of Australia(1994-96)
Jackie McCann-Director Corporate Service, VicHealth
Professor
Anne Mijch-MB BS(Hons)FRACP.
OAM-Head of Victorian HIV Services, Infectious Diseaes Physician The Alfred Hospital
Professor Roger Short- Professorial Fellow Offices of the Dean School of Medicine- Melbourne University
Marion Webster OAM-Founding Executive Director Of the Australian Association of Philanthropy(1988-91), Chair Melbourne Community Foundation
Company Structure
Endorsements:
Youth Empowerment Against HIV/AIDS is :
Endorsed as a deductible gift recipient under subdivision 30-BA of the Income Tax Assessment 1997
Endorsed as a Health Promotion Charity under the subdivision 30-B:1.1.6 as a charitable institution whose principle activity is to promote the prevention or the control of disease in Human Beings.
Endorsement date of effect 1 March 2005
View
the Youth Forum Declaration by clicking
here!
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