Oxfam International is bringing 15 young people aged 18-25 to the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. These 15 youth have all been impacted by HIV/AIDS and work in their communities either directly with those affected by the disease or to prevent its spread. Oxfam's larger Youth Partnerships program called the Global Village Project includes 300 young activists from around the world working for social change related to issues like equitable access to health services and HIV/AIDS which disproportionately impact youth.

1. Oxfam International
Youth Partnerships
Global Village Project
XVII International AIDS Conference
3-8 August 2008
Mexico City

2. OIYP program is made up of 300 young people,
aged 18-25 from around the world, who are called
Action Partners. They are working for peaceful,
equitable and sustainable social change in a
range of different contexts.

3. Young people are impacted by a lack of
access to essential services and they are
disproportionately impacted by key health
issues such as HIV and AIDS. This puts
young people in an important position to
have a say about their access to
appropriate services.