A bit about yours truly =)

Hi... Iswandy here.

A bit of info about myself; a 25 year old HIV & AIDS activist in Brunei Darussalam who has been active doing that since 2004. Currently working as a teacher and my HIV & AIDS work is on a voluntary basis.

I am interested in HIV & AIDS issues and also issues affecting young people. Being a graduate of Diploma in Youth Development Work, the course has made me more aware of the issues themselves.

Here I am in the e-course *yeay!* What I intend to get out of this e-course is to enhance my understanding on the issue of HIV & AIDS that affects young people and learn best practices to be applied in my country. Currently in Brunei Darussalam, there are 56 cumulative local cases of HIV & AIDS, where 20 person are of 20-29 years old (Brunei Darussalam population is approximately 400,000).

In the NGO that I volunteered (Brunei Darussalam AIDS Council or BDAC for short), I am currently holding the Vice President of Activities & Events position. The Executive Committee's members are a mix of young people and adult. Oh, under BDAC, there is a youth club called Penyinar Club (bdac_penyinar.webs.com) where the members are between 14-25.

These young members main objective is to raise awareness on HIV & AIDS among young people in Brunei Darussalam. We also have a project called HIV Awareness Programme for Peers & Youth (HAPPY), which is an educational roadshow talk that goes to schools, youth clubs etc to teach the basics of HIV & AIDS to youngsters (by youngsters!)

Looking forward for the next 2 months (& the great months after that!) =)

p/s: the photo was taken at International Convention Centre in Brunei and was made by the Penyinar members themselves (try to look for me in the photo, hehe)