“I was moved by the power of the young people. [Your presentation] was very, very educational, and exceptionally positive. The topics that you presented on having to do with consent, mental wellness, sexually transmitted disease—they’re powerful topics and information is power. I believe this afternoon your presentation left our students with a lot more power at the end of their day.” - PRINCIPAL, DEH GÁH ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL, FORT PROVIDENCE, NWT
8 | CANFAR ANNUAL REPORT 2018/2019
National Youth Awareness Programs Thanks to CANFAR’s Program Sponsors, the Slaight Family Foundation, GreatWest Life, London Life, and Canada Life, RBC, and M.A.C. AIDS Fund, CANFAR’s national youth awareness program, One and All, continued building off its successes to date.
Outreach to Educators In 2018/19, CANFAR leveraged its existing community partnerships and community-based initiatives and focused on the distribution of One and All’s educational resources for youth and educators. This year, CANFAR developed four new Educator Guides targeted at grades seven to 12 students, featuring 23 lesson plans and 55 supplementary materials addressing a wide range of
issues affecting HIV risk and prevention. These booklets are available to order on CANFAR’s website and topics include: identity and self-awareness; consent and healthy relationships; HIV basics; and HIV prevention. In the past year alone, One and All reached over 450,000 youth and a network of over 40,000 educators directly through the distribution of our resources at teacher conferences, through CANFAR’s website, social media outreach and engagement, face-to-face workshops and performances, speaking engagements, and other direct visits to schools and communities across Canada.
CANFAR’s newly released set of Educator Guides with expanded content and activities addressing issues affecting HIV risk and prevention. These guides have been distributed to teachers, educators, community workers, and health workers across Canada.
CANFAR Clubs This year, CANFAR had seven active CANFAR clubs across the country: Acadia University, Dalhousie University, McMaster University, University of Alberta, University of British Columbia, University of Toronto Scarborough, Western University.
Clubs held various educational, awareness and fundraising events on campus during Orientation Week, Halloween, World AIDS Day, Valentine’s Day, and more. Altogether, the Clubs raised over $4,000 for CANFAR and reached approximately 1,000 university and college students across the country.
