Sunday, August 24th, 2008

George Washington University, Washington DC

Room Location: Marvin Center 307

AID believes in a world where the U.S. works with the international community to protect children's health and to reduce the highly preventable death toll of tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV/AIDS. AID's strategy is to build awareness across the next generation about the importance of robust U.S. support for global health. To this end, this conference will give student leaders background and leadership trainings to prepare them to be effective campus organizers and advocates on global health issues.

This conference will address how the U.S. works with the international community to protect children's health and to reduce the highly preventable death toll of tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV/AIDS. Attendees will receive background on global health issues, such as what the US is doing about global HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB, the link between reproductive rights and maternal and child health, as well as how access to clean water impacts health globally.

We will focus on providing attendees with tactics they can use to take action on these issues, how they can help make change locally and globally, and how they can help push these pieces of legislation.

The result will be informed, inspired young people that can work to mobilize and lead their communities to ensure global health issues are given greater attention in the national and international debate.