Newcastle youth at the launch of For The Love Of NN
The OneLove Campaign encourages all of us to take action and encourage our families, friends and communities help reduce the spread of HIV by having one sexual partner at a time, and being faithful to that partner.
In line with that, we would like to introduce For the Love of NN (Natal Newcastle), a group that was started on Facebook for young people who want to give back to their communities especially to young people.
We hope that their story inspires you to also take action to support OneLove.
For the Love of NN was launched on June 16 this year, says Thabiso Newcastle Madadeni Nkosi, the founder of the group.
At the same time,group also launched For The Love of NN Agaist HIV/Aids Awareness Campaign, an initiative which aims to mobilise young people in Newcastle to give back to their community by joining the fight against HIV.
Organisations that assisted with the launch of the group include OneLove, Newcastle Municipality, Amajuba District, Youth Council, the Department of Health (DOH), the Face of Newcastle, the Department of Justice-Legal Aid Board, Aurum Institute,Fushion, Dj Mtoffy.
“We would love to have more powerful movement against this disease (HIV) that is finishing young people in KwaZulu Natal,” he adds.
Take Action
If you live in Newcastle, join For The Love of NN and take part in discussions taking place on Facebook.
You can also encourage young people in your community to take part in discussions that are already taking place on the OneLove regional web site, and on the Facebook of the OneLove web site. Alternatively, you can easily start a Facebook group that is is dedicated to mobilising people in your community.
Resources
Here are some ideas on what you can do to support the OneLove campaign:
How To Get Your Community Involved In The OneLove Campaign
Send us your stories
We would love to profile people who are supporting the OneLove campaign at community level. Send us a brief email explaining your group’s aims and objectives and activities that support OneLove that you have undertaken. If possible, include photos from your events. We also welcome photos taken by cellphone.
Send your emails to admin@onelovesouthernafrica.org
One Comment
hi guys like what you doing, HIV and AIDS, Here in Newcastle takes a big part in our youth, ngifisa ngathi i youth yase Newcastle ingaphakama yonke sisizane silwe nalesifo njengoba samba phambili, e KZN, Sehlise nakugesi ( uphuzo oludakayo ) keep it up guys LUV YOU!