Tag: India
The latest news from our team, partners, and supporters.
AUGUST 1, 2018 | for HIV/AIDS
A Collaborative Fight Against Complacency
State of the epidemic At the very start of the Global AIDS report 2018, the foreword by Executive Director, Michel Sidibé begins with a warning against complacency following the success witnessed thus far. The report reads as follows: “At the halfway point to the 2020 targets, the pace of progress is not matching the global ambition...There...
DECEMBER 31, 2015 | for HIV/AIDS
What does it take to provide life saving HIV education to more than half a billion people?
The end of 2015 marks the realization of a dream. When we founded TeachAids, India was one of our top target countries. With its vast population of 1.3 billion people and diversity of local languages, the odds of disseminating culturally and linguistically appropriate HIV prevention materials were stacked against us. A seemingly insurmountable obstacle was the...
DECEMBER 1, 2015 | for HIV/AIDS
His Holiness the Dalai Lama offers wisdom on solving the world’s most pressing problems
"We must recognize that the suffering of one person or one nation is the suffering of humanity. That the happiness of one person or nation is the happiness of humanity.” - His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso. TeachAids is humbled to have received guidance on pursuing social causes and service from His Holiness the 14th...
NOVEMBER 6, 2015 | for HIV/AIDS
Tibetan talent Phurbu T. Namgyal joins TeachAids
TeachAids is delighted to announce that singer/songwriter Phurbu T. Namgyal has generously donated his voice and likeness to the forthcoming Tibetan language version of the TeachAids HIV animations. Namgyal will play the inquisitive student who learns how to protect himself and his loved ones from HIV. A self-taught singer and songwriter, Namgyal has been called the...
JULY 10, 2014 | for HIV/AIDS
Global professional services giant Deloitte sponsors TeachAids work in India
Deloitte, one of the world’s leading professional services organizations, has signed on as a sponsor for the production of the Kannada language version of the TeachAIDS software. With the formal approval of the Karnataka state government, the completed software will be implemented into more than 5,500 secondary schools throughout the state. Celebrated cultural icons Sudeep,...
APRIL 9, 2014 | for HIV/AIDS
World-class audiovisual facilities donate services to TeachAids
It costs $2,000,000 to create a single episode of The Simpsons, an animated sitcom of similar length to the TeachAids animated tutorials. To create the same high-quality products as commercial endeavors and then distribute them for free under our Creative Commons License, we rely on the generosity of countless individuals and organizations who are invested...
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....
JANUARY 31, 2012 | for HIV/AIDS
Larsen & Toubro uses TeachAids to educate their employees in India
Larsen & Toubro has recently incorporated the TeachAIDS English and Hindi software into their regular Voluntary Counseling & Testing Center (VCTC), which was set up as part of their Social Corporate Responsibility efforts. After receiving HIV and AIDS health education, employees are given the option to receive a free HIV test, available through their Occupational...
DECEMBER 27, 2011 | for HIV/AIDS
TeachAids used to educate rickshaw pullers in Uttar Pradesh, India
With the support of the MTV Staying Alive Foundation, The Dove Foundation used the TeachAids software to educate young bicycle rickshaw pullers in Uttar Pradesh, home to more than 160 million people. Through Project Aarambh and their Youth Education Program, the local NGO used TeachAids as part of their knowledge building workshops to further understanding...
NOVEMBER 29, 2011 | for HIV/AIDS
Three TV stations -- MAA TV, Doordarshan, and NTV -- to air TeachAids animations in India on World AIDS Day
This World AIDS Day, December 1, 2011, the TeachAids Telugu animations will be televised on Star Maa (formerly MAA TV), Doordarshan Saptagiri, and NTV to millions of viewers in India and abroad. On the MAA TV broadcast, TeachAids Ambassador, actress and social activist, Amala Akkineni, will participate in a special program in discussion with an Indian Administrative...
AUGUST 23, 2011 | for HIV/AIDS
Andhra Pradesh government to distribute Telugu and English HIV software featuring Indian film stars
We are pleased to announce the immediate availability and distribution of the newest round of TeachAids HIV and AIDS prevention software for India, featuring the voices and animated likenesses of film stars Shabana Azmi, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Shruti Haasan, Anushka Shetty, Navdeep Pallapollu and Swati. “When I first learned about this research-driven approach, it was clear that...
JUNE 13, 2011 | for HIV/AIDS
TeachAids used in Tibetan refugee camps
In 2011, the Humanitarian Efforts Reaching Out (HERO) organization made it their mission to integrate the TeachAids materials into their nonprofit’s educational and outreach efforts. Using the TeachAids software, HERO hopes to further educate and empower communities and to help reduce behaviors that place Tibetans refugees at risk of infection. Last year, an interdisciplinary team of...
