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Due to the alarming rates of HIV and AIDS among young women of color, the Young Women of Color Leadership Council was started in 2002 to educate, include and empower young women of color in HIV prevention efforts and to build youth leaders. These dynamic young women educate their peers so they will become involved in fighting HIV in their respective communities.
YWOCLC currently consists of seventeen women from all across the country who have come together to prevent the spread of HIV in our communities, especially among other young women of color. We are advocating for the inclusion of young women of color in HIV prevention programs so they will become involved in fighting HIV in their respective communities.
Each Council member is responsible for conducting workshops, hosting community forums, sponsor a national HIV awareness event in their community and work on reproductive and sexual health policies that affect young women of color, and provide resources to media outlets.
The goals of the Council are:
- Educate: We raise awareness among young people, especially young women of color, about the need for HIV prevention efforts for themselves and other young people.
- Include: We advocate for the inclusion of young women of color in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of HIV prevention programs.
- Empower: We need all young people, especially our sisters of color, to get involved in fighting HIV and AIDS in our communities.
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