Year: 2012
The latest news from our team, partners, and supporters.
DECEMBER 29, 2012 | for HIV/AIDS
Colorado high school raises funds for TeachAids
Dozens of passionate students from Arapahoe High School, located in the greater Denver metropolis, took action after learning about the many challenges around providing HIV education globally. Led by high school senior, Taven Sparks, the students worked tirelessly over several winter months to create a series of innovative fundraising efforts that raised funds to develop...
DECEMBER 12, 2012 | for HIV/AIDS
Multiple TV stations telecast TeachAids for World AIDS Day
On World AIDS Day this year, multiple TV networks renewed their commitment to promoting HIV education be televising the TeachAids animations. In Andhra Pradesh, Star Maa (formerly MAA TV) and TV7 Health Planet broadcast the Telugu TeachAIDS animations, featuring the voices and likenesses of renowned regional cultural icons Nagarjuna Akkineni, Anushka Shetty, Navdeep Pallapollu and Swati....
NOVEMBER 28, 2012 | for HIV/AIDS
TeachAids supplements NGO health program for young Bhutanese refugees in Nepal
The southeastern region of Nepal is home to thousands of refugees from Bhutan who live with limited access to resources. The non-governmental organization, Association of Medical Doctors of Asia – Nepal (AMDA-Nepal), is working to meet the needs of underprivileged and marginalized populations in Nepal by promoting health and well-being. In May 2012, AMDA-Nepal, in...
NOVEMBER 1, 2012 | for HIV/AIDS
Combining sports with HIV education to reach Maasai youth in rural Kenya
“For months we actively searched for appropriate audiovisual aids to teach HIV prevention to our youth and young adults. The official materials in Nairobi were not useful given they consisted of a handful of posters and simple brochures, and that too only produced in English. You can imagine our excitement when we came across the...
OCTOBER 22, 2012 | for HIV/AIDS
Pre-teens in Zimbabwe trained using TeachAids software
Nestled in the heart of sub-Saharan Africa, Zimbabwe is a landlocked country bordered by Zambia, Botswana, Mozambique, and South Africa, a region greatly impacted by HIV and AIDS. This diverse and rich country is home to about 12.5 million people, and has weathered a tense political and social history. Recent challenges in Zimbabwe have lead...
OCTOBER 8, 2012 | for HIV/AIDS
Cigna invests $200K for TeachAids expansion in India
Global health service leader, Cigna, has joined TeachAids to bring the award-winning software to more regions in India. Investing $200,000, Cigna is supporting the production of both the Axomiya and Kannada language versions. "For 30 years the world has been struggling to provide effective HIV prevention education. The TeachAids software pioneered at Stanford provides a dramatically...
OCTOBER 4, 2012 | for HIV/AIDS
Assam approves TeachAids software to reach millions more in India
Located just south of the Himalayas in northeastern India, the great state of Assam (population ~30 million) has formally approved the TeachAids animated software for distribution across its population. India has the third-highest number of HIV-positive people in the world, after South Africa and Nigeria. Within India, the state of Assam has been identified as one...
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012 | for HIV/AIDS
TeachAids wins 2012 Microsoft Education Tech Award
TeachAids has been recognized as one of 12 laureates for the 2012 Tech Awards. TeachAids will be awarded the Microsoft Education Award for its uniquely effective software for HIV prevention education, particularly for its use in areas where HIV education is banned or inaccessible. Since the discovery of HIV thirty years ago, the world has been...
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 | for HIV/AIDS
Children’s home in Tanzania provides hope and education to street children using TeachAids
Amani is the Swahili word for peace, and as the name implies, the Amani Children’s Home is a haven of peace and safety for Tanzania’s most vulnerable children who are left homeless because of poverty, abuse, and loss. In April, the Amani Children’s Home in Moshi, Tanzania shared the TeachAids software for the first time with...
AUGUST 27, 2012 | for HIV/AIDS
TeachAids software supplements after school health club meetings for Kenyan youth
Despite limited power and the patter of rain on the school’s tin roof, Comfort the Children International (CTC) successfully shared the TeachAids program with approximately 70 secondary students at Bishop Waichere Secondary School in Maai Mahiu, Kenya on June 8, 2012. Students and CTC health educators huddled close on wooden benches to share one computer...
JULY 27, 2012 | for HIV/AIDS
TeachAids enriches HIV testing experience in Florida
Members of the Ana G. Méndez University South Florida campus transformed their waiting area into a dynamic informal learning environment. Local healthcare workers utilized the Spanish version of the TeachAids animations to educate students and other community members as they cycled through the halls waiting to be tested for HIV. Between 100-150 people were educated...
JULY 9, 2012 | for HIV/AIDS
United States Peace Corps uses TeachAids to educate women in Zambia
HIV/AIDS in Zambia disproportionately affects women. There is significant mother to child transmission within the country, where ten percent of new HIV infections are in children under fourteen. Furthermore, among adults in their early twenties, the 2007 HIV prevalence rate among females (11.8%) was more than twice that of males (5.2%). The United States Peace Corps...
