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Hi friends!
I'm here in Bamako, Mali, accompanied with many of my colleagues, including Nana Nyarko Boateng and Jaevion Nelson, International Year of Youth (IYY) journalists reporting on this meeting via Amplify blogs, Facebook and Twitter. Day 1 was an exciting day where we had Michel Sidibe, UNAIDS Executive Director and the President of Mali, Amoudu Toumani Toure speak at the opening ceremony. Following the ceremony were youth-to-youth sessions focused on themes like youth leadership and key populatios. Then, we participated in a "speed dating" session to (quickly!) discuss more technical issues like the civil society hearing, African Union and Global Fund Board. Throughout these sessions, we pulled out recommendations that will be streamlined into the Call to Action that will be finalized by the end of this meeting.
Overall, Day 1 was interesting (and tiring!) to say the least, and I'm sure you'll get what I mean once you hear from my colleague, Jaevion Nelson from Jamaica.
Here's Jaevio's video with his perspective of the meeting before the Opening Ceremony:
And here's Jaevion's video with his perspective by the end of Day 1:
Although we don't have wifi at the Conference Center (crazy, I know), our team will do our best to keep you updated throughout the meeting! Thanks and stay tuned!
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