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Himakshi Piplani (India – RFP South Asia), Wake Up Pune Coalition, GYCA |
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Female, 20
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New Delhi, Delhi |
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India |
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Indian
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India
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English
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Himakshi Piplani, 19, is a youth activist, currently pursuing her law degree from Symbiosis Law School in Pune, India, and served as the 2007 GYCA National Focal Point for India. Her interest in HIV/AIDS and related issues developed in early 2005 while researching for an article on sexual violence against children in the war-torn Darfur region, as well as the International Inter-Faith Conference on HIV/AIDS organized by National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) of India, which prompted her to do further research on the HIV/AIDS scenario in India and abroad. As the final project for GYCA's Political Advocacy e-course, she developed an advocacy campaign plan based on increasing young people's access to HIV/AIDS related information, education and communication services.
In 2006, she led a team of youth volunteers to review the government's commitments to UNGASS on HIV/AIDS and subsequently wrote the India Youth Shadow Report for UNGASS + 5 Review as a part of GYCA's National Research for UNGASS + 5 review process, and attended the Youth Summit UNGASS side event as a youth representative with full funding provided by UNICEF. She has been a volunteer on the Wake Up Pune HIV Awareness Campaign (WUP) since November 2006, and in February 2007 led a team of young volunteers to establish a Pune-based youth network on HIV and AIDS called YAHAAN (Youth Action HIV And AIDS Network). YAHAAN functions as the youth program of WUP and partners with local NGOs such as Deep Griha Society's HIV/AIDS program, Sahara Aalhad, Heroes Project, and foundations such as AIESEC and Rotract Club. She recently presented a paper at the 4th Asia Pacific Conference on reproductive and Sexual Health held in Hyderabad. Himakshi hopes to further work towards ensuring greater access of young people to HIV/AIDS related services and towards protecting health related human rights of children and young people.
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