Meet our new youth intern

We are delighted to announce that Rakiya Larkin is heading off to spend the next five months at the Centre for Visual Methodologies and Social Change at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The initiative is sponsored by the Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development (ICAD) in partnership with Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN). A consortium project was launched to deliver the International Aboriginal Youth Internship (IAYI) Initiative with funding from Global Affairs Canada (formerly DFATD). For this two-year project, “Breaking Barriers, Building Connections: Canadian Indigenous Youth in Global Health”, ICAD and CAAN have partnered with CAP/AIDS Network, University of Saskatchewan, Lethbridge HIV Connection Society, and Native Youth Sexual Health Network to form a consortium that will facilitate a total of 20 internships for Aboriginal youth (10 youth internship placements per year) in Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and South Africa.

The component of the consortium project in South Africa is organized within the International Partnerships for Sustainable Societies (IPaSS) program, funded through IDRC and SSHRC, “Networks for Change and Well-being: Girl-led ‘From the Ground Up’ Policy-making to Address Sexual Violence in Canada and South Africa.” As part of the project, six Aboriginal youth interns over the two years will be attached to the Centre for Visual Methodologies and Social Change (UKZN), working in areas such as participatory visual methodologies, social media and documentation, and supported through the Participatory Cultures Lab, McGill. Three interns have been selected for a five month internship starting in March at the Centre for Visual Methodologies and Social Change.

Biography: Documentation & Research Assistant

My name is Rakiya Larkin and I was born and raised in Victoria, BC. I have been an advocate for all those affected by and or living with HIV and AIDS since a very young age. From public speaking about this epidemic all over Canada, to participating in documentaries about HIV and AIDS and having the honour of participating in community-based research projects, such as the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Networks Family Matters project, an initiative that focuses on Aboriginal Families living with and affected by HIV and AIDS. We are looking at the programs and services that are available for Aboriginal families living with and affected by HIV and AIDS. We ask what those living with and affected by HIV and AIDS need in terms of support and how their suggestions can be implemented. This is an extremely important project, as it is the first of its kind that has been developed by Positive Aboriginal Warriors (PAW) fighters and families of this movement.

Meet our new youth intern

We are delighted to announce that Rakiya Larkin is heading off to spend the next five months at the Centre for Visual Methodologies and Social Change at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The initiative is sponsored by the Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development (ICAD) in partnership with Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN). A consortium project was launched to deliver the International Aboriginal Youth Internship (IAYI) Initiative with funding from Global Affairs Canada (formerly DFATD). For this two-year project, “Breaking Barriers, Building Connections: Canadian Indigenous Youth in Global Health”, ICAD and CAAN have partnered with CAP/AIDS Network, University of Saskatchewan, Lethbridge HIV Connection Society, and Native Youth Sexual Health Network to form a consortium that will facilitate a total of 20 internships for Aboriginal youth (10 youth internship placements per year) in Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and South Africa.

The component of the consortium project in South Africa is organized within the International Partnerships for Sustainable Societies (IPaSS) program, funded through IDRC and SSHRC, “Networks for Change and Well-being: Girl-led ‘From the Ground Up’ Policy-making to Address Sexual Violence in Canada and South Africa.” As part of the project, six Aboriginal youth interns over the two years will be attached to the Centre for Visual Methodologies and Social Change (UKZN), working in areas such as participatory visual methodologies, social media and documentation, and supported through the Participatory Cultures Lab, McGill. Three interns have been selected for a five month internship starting in March at the Centre for Visual Methodologies and Social Change.

Biography: Documentation & Research Assistant

My name is Rakiya Larkin and I was born and raised in Victoria, BC. I have been an advocate for all those affected by and or living with HIV and AIDS since a very young age. From public speaking about this epidemic all over Canada, to participating in documentaries about HIV and AIDS and having the honour of participating in community-based research projects, such as the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Networks Family Matters project, an initiative that focuses on Aboriginal Families living with and affected by HIV and AIDS. We are looking at the programs and services that are available for Aboriginal families living with and affected by HIV and AIDS. We ask what those living with and affected by HIV and AIDS need in terms of support and how their suggestions can be implemented. This is an extremely important project, as it is the first of its kind that has been developed by Positive Aboriginal Warriors (PAW) fighters and families of this movement.