Year: 2010
The latest news from our team, partners, and supporters.
DECEMBER 1, 2010 | for HIV/AIDS
TeachAids launches new animations for World AIDS Day
It is with great excitement that on this World AIDS Day 2010, we launch the first production versions of the TeachAids animated tutorials, including the voices of a number of international icons. India Launch On November 26th, we kicked off our global launch in Hyderabad, India. The new animated tutorials in Telugu and English were generously funded...
NOVEMBER 1, 2010 | for HIV/AIDS
TeachAids celebrates its one-year anniversary
The inaugural TeachAids Gala was held on October 21, 2010, celebrating the one-year anniversary of TeachAids as a nonprofit organization. The event was sponsored generously by the Crowne Plaza Cabaña Hotel in Palo Alto. Two hundred Silicon Valley executives, Stanford academics, and heads of NGOs attended to celebrate an evening of achievements and upcoming plans...
OCTOBER 25, 2010 | for HIV/AIDS
Hip-hop artist, Tref, donates voice to TeachAids
Hip-hop artist Tref has joined the TeachAids team of international cultural icons. The talented young rapper donated her voice and artistic talents as she played the role of the Motswana student character in the newest Botswana TeachAids animation, staring opposite the role of the doctor, played by the well-known radio personality Jazzelle. Tref, the stage-name of...
OCTOBER 13, 2010 | for HIV/AIDS
Indian singer, model, and actress Shruti Haasan joins TeachAids
Indian singer-turned-actress Shruti Haasan has donated her voice and likeness to the role of the Indian student character in both the Indian English and Hindi TeachAids animations opposite Shabana Azmi. Talented in numerous art forms, Shruti is also an accomplished composer, songwriter, and model. Shruti started her singing career at a young age, performing her first...
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 | for HIV/AIDS
Dallas hosts TeachAids ‘Dance Marathon’ fundraiser
Dance and compassion brought together the Dallas, Texas community on September 11, 2010. Organized by The Orissa Society of The Americas and the generous Patro Family, the ‘Dance Marathon’ fundraiser featured the most prominent Indian dance groups across the Dallas metroplex to raise funds for TeachAids. Miss India-Brazil, Sohum Bhatt, welcomed the audience with a...
SEPTEMBER 20, 2010 | for HIV/AIDS
TeachAids selected as beneficiary of the 21st Annual Walk For AIDS Silicon Valley
TeachAids has been selected by the Silicon Valley AIDS Leadership Center as one of the eight organizations benefiting from the Walk For AIDS Silicon Valley fundraising effort. In the Bay Area, the TeachAids materials have been made available for free to a number of school districts including Palo Alto Unified, East Side Union High School District, San Jose Unified, San...
SEPTEMBER 17, 2010 | for HIV/AIDS
Former President of Botswana, Festus Mogae, joins TeachAids Advisory Board
"TeachAids has worked with an incredible team of world-class experts, governments around the world, and UNICEF to create a clear way to understand what you need to know about HIV and AIDS. Their tutorials are being used globally and are quickly becoming the standard in HIV and AIDS education. Explore and use this innovative tool....
SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 | for HIV/AIDS
TeachAids receives Google Grant
TeachAids has received an award worth up to $120,000 in free AdWords advertising from Google. This generous donation will empower TeachAids to promote our efforts and enable more people globally to more easily access our free research-based, medically-accurate, and culturally-appropriate HIV/AIDS prevention tutorials. TeachAids has made high-quality HIV prevention materials available online for free since its inception. Presently, pilot...
AUGUST 20, 2010 | for HIV/AIDS
Celebrated radio personality, Jazzelle, joins TeachAids
On-air personality and host of "The Gabz fm Sunrise", Oratile Jazzelle Kebakile, has kindly gifted her voice to TeachAids. She plays the role of the Motswana doctor character in the newest TeachAids animation. Known popularly as Jazzelle, the on-air personality hosts "The Gabz fm Sunrise" weekday mornings with seasoned journalist Thebe Mogapi. Gabz fm is an...
AUGUST 19, 2010 | for HIV/AIDS
TeachAids partners with FACE AIDS to bring education to Rwandan youth
Working in the Kirehe, Kayonza, Ngoma and Rwamagana Districts, FACE AIDS is using the Kinyarwanda TeachAids animations to educate young Rwandans. Through their “Training of Trainers” program, they have educated more than 100 chapter leadership members on how to use the TeachAids animations as part of their own awareness activities. Between the ages of 14...
AUGUST 19, 2010 | for HIV/AIDS
Team TeachAids, 50+ walkers at San Francisco AIDS Walk
Hats off to all the wonderful people that attended this year's San Francisco AIDS Walk in Golden Gate Park. The 24th Annual AIDS Walk San Francisco attracted more than 25,000 participants and has raised more than $3 million this year. Founded in 1987, the SF AIDS Walk is the largest AIDS fundraising event in Northern...
AUGUST 6, 2010 | for HIV/AIDS
TeachAids receives grant from Yahoo! Employee Foundation
TeachAids is pleased to announce a $26,000 award from the Yahoo! Employee Foundation to support educational animation development for Botswana. TeachAids is currently developing an HIV/AIDS animation for distribution in Botswana. Partnered with the Botswana Ministry of Education and UNICEF, the TeachAids animated tutorials will be developed in both Setswana and English (Botswana’s national languages) and...
