| December 1st, World AIDS Day |
“The good news is that we now have evidence that the declines in AIDS that we are seeing are due, at least in part, to HIV prevention,” said Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS, in a recent press release. “However, the findings also show that prevention programming is often off the mark and that if we do a better job of getting resources and programs to where they will make most impact, quicker progress can be made and more lives saved.”
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| "My Positive Life", a Testimony by Roberto |
"As many people did at that time, I got AIDS due to my drug addiction problem. The first time I used drugs I was in my teens, and they became my raison d'être for years. The first signs of the disease broke out in 1982; I was in the military at that time. One morning I woke up with a swollen neck lymph node. "It's probably an infection," the doctor said, adding not to worry. I had no fever, no pain, so I didn’t pay much heed; I thought it would disappear soon."
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| "Creating Synergies for a Drug Free World" |
XII Congress of Latin American Federation of Therapeutic Communities - During November of this year The Latin American Federation of Therapeutic Communities (FLACT) held their biennial meeting in Veracruz (Mexico), attracting participants working in the specific field of the Therapeutic Community, including addiction workers, scientists and scholars committed to addiction treatment and prevention.
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| Portugal - Dianova Granted Training Certification |
This achievement is a milestone for the Dianova network development policy, which focuses on training and educational activities. The theme of the new center is "Education is the Best Prevention", and its work will address personal development and cross-generational education issues and practices (parents and children). The training center will be located at the Dianova Portugal center of Quinta das Lapas.
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| The "Social Stock Exchange", Becoming Dianova's Shareholder! |
A Social Stock Exchange replicates the traditional stock trading practices of Euronext Lisbon, Portugal’s financial stock exchange. Its role is to facilitate the interaction between Social Organisations, which are selected based on strict standards of outcome efficiency and effectiveness, and “Social Investors” who are willing to make financial investments in these Organisations by acquiring shares of their "social stock"..
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who we are
Established in 12 countries in Europe and the Americas, the Dianova Network is composed of non-profit, independent member organizations that are dedicated to developing social programs and innovative initiatives. The network's activities revolve around three principle axes: addiction treatment and prevention, education and youth.
In July of 2007, Dianova was granted "Special Consultative Status" to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. This status was awarded on the basis of Dianova's commitment in these fields, which are three of the United Nation's principal fields of interest.
contact Dianova international
Pasaje Pintor Serra Santa 15A, 1° 3.
E-08860, Castelldefels (Barcelona) SPAIN
Tel: (34) 93 636 57 30
Fax: (34) 93 636 32 47
Email: Dianova@Dianova.org
www.Dianova.org
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It has become a very beneficial practice every year to take advantage of the annual meeting of the representatives of Dianova member organizations, formally known as “The Assembly of Delegates, to organize training seminars led by recognized authorities in the fields of corporate and NGO strategies, learning processes, web-based technologies, management of motivation. This year's session appears to have been of a very good vintage, as evidenced by the following profiles of seminar leaders and summaries of their philosophies: