The latest news from our team, partners, and supporters.
A group of TeachAids volunteers organized the several waves of runners at the start-line of Dick’s Sporting Good’s annual BolderBOULDER race on May 31, 2010. Starting at 7 AM in Boulder, Colorado, volunteers were responsible for organizing all 38 waves. With over 53,000 participants this year, the BolderBOULDER is the nation’s largest timed race, the…
Since 2008, Pastor Bobby Rungasamy Freddy, the Founder and Director of Kannama Care Centre (KCC): HIV Education & Life-Skills Program (HELP), and a certified HIV and AIDS facilitator, has worked closely with his dedicated team to deliver the TeachAids animated tutorials to thousands of children, youth, and adults in Durban, in the province of KwaZulu…
TeachAids was invited to participate at the 2010 Taste of Silicon Valley, an event choreographed by the Silicon Valley AIDS Leadership Center. The festival featured a vast array of culinary samplers from dozens of the finest eateries in the area along with a live band and other performers. Local beer makers, coffee brewers, and the…
With his shoelaces laced with red ribbons in honor of HIV/AIDS, Blake Haworth ran the Colorado Marathon in Fort Collins to raise funds for the TeachAids development efforts. As a Boston qualifier, the Colorado Marathon is known as the fastest and most scenic marathon in Colorado. The half marathon followed the beautiful Poudre River and…
TeachAids is delighted to announce that Rachel Sklar will be joining our team of Advisors. Her vast experience in media, technology, and social entrepreneurship will be of great value to TeachAids as we continue to maintain our programs and develop additional innovations in health education technology. Rachel Sklar is a CNN Contributor, writer, media blogger,…
We are honored to introduce Dean Paul Kim to our team of advisors at TeachAids. Their extensive professional experience and teaching in educational technology will be of great value as we continue to maintain and develop educational technologies to empower global health. Dean Paul Kim serves as the Chief Technology Officer and Assistant Dean of…
We are pleased to introduce Professor Joel Samoff as an Advisor on our team. It is without a doubt that Prof. Samoff’s rich research experience and work in education and development will serve the TeachAids mission of empowering global health through innovative education tremendously. Prof. Samoff is an Adjunct Professor of African Studies at Stanford…
Expert in Children’s Health Policy serves as TeachAids Advisor
TeachAids has partnered with EcoArts Tours to help promote HIV and AIDS awareness to local communities, tourists, and sustainable tourism providers. The United Nations has challenged the tourism industry to become more involved with environmental and health-related efforts, like HIV and AIDS awareness. Through their global tours, EcoArts Tours specializes in using tourism as a…
TeachAids is pleased to announce that we are welcoming Dr. Terrence Blaschke onto our team of Advisors. His extensive work in medical science and research, with a focus on HIV treatment, will prove immensely helpful in our HIV/AIDS prevention efforts. Dr. Blaschke is a Senior Program Officer in Clinical Pharmacology at the Bill and Melinda…
The Burns Family Foundation has graciously gifted TeachAids a generous grant to support the development and dispersal of HIV and AIDS animations in Africa. The Foundation is primarily involved with improving the lives of children through education and youth services. Incorporated in 1957, it provides funding to nonprofit groups, universities, and national charities that contribute…
Over the past year, Lindikaya Ntshinga, co-Founder and Executive Director of the Zazi Health Foundation, has worked with his team to train 40 educators using the TeachAids materials. These “champion” educators will in turn deliver the TeachAids animated tutorials and Educator Handbooks to populations in rural communities. The TeachAids trainings and outreach sessions were completed…
