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TeachAids education materials were used to educate thousands of young people at the opening game for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In Gisenyl, a northwestern city in Rwanda, families gathered in Umuganda Stadium to celebrate the first FIFA World Cup to be held on the African continent. More than 3000 Rwandans, including hundreds of families…
“TeachAids was a natural organization for us to support. TeachAids’ commitment to quality and delivery of demonstrable results to different communities around the world is a desperately needed game changer. We’re honored to be part of the TeachAIDS team.” – Wylie Greig, February 2011 TeachAids was recently honored as a grant recipient by the Greig…
Authors Matt Cook and Jon Zhang recently interviewed our co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Piya Sorcar, in their book The Startup Star. Published by the Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students (BASES), one of the largest student entrepreneurship groups in the world, The Startup Star provides insider advice from leaders of Silicon Valley to…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“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….
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,…
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…
