Creator of Emmy Award Winning 'Does HIV Look Like Me?' Campaign Chairs Renowned Committee at aids2031 Young Leaders Summit in Oslo, Norway

Todd Murray, Executive Director of the internationally applauded Hope's Voice International, a 501 (c) 3 NGO created to promote the education and prevention of HIV and AIDS to young adults, which also aims to empower HIV positive youth to be leaders in educating their communities to be catalysts for change around the globe, is proud to be named Chair of the Communications Committee for the aids2031 Young Leaders Summit in Oslo, Norway, June 23^rd – 25^th, 2009. Mr. Murray is respected worldwide for his visionary approach in working towards the eradication of the many stigma's surrounding young people living with HIV by his Emmy Award Winning creation of the 'Does HIV Look Like Me?' campaign, which is deeply entrenched in schools around the globe including the US, Mexico, South Africa, Swaziland and is soon to launch in Brazil and Thailand.

Mr. Murray and Hope's Voice International are honored to be hosted by the Royal Family and to work alongside HRH Crown Princess Mette – Marit. The opportunity to collaborate with other leaders widely respected for their work in the fight against the stigma's surrounding HIV during the important aids2031 event delivers an important spotlight to the vital global work of Hope's Voice International.

Mr. Murray will be featured in an interview alongside HRH Crown Princess Mette – Marit from the Royal Palace on the Norwegian Broadcasting Company/NRK1 airing on June 20^th, and is a featured speaker at the following events: The Stenersen Museum on June 20th following the Oslo opening of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria's Access to Life photography exhibit, at the aids2031 international press conference on June 22nd and will be appearing live at the aids2031 Norway press conference on June 23^rd.

"I am deeply honored to be hosted by the Norwegian Royal Court and to have been asked to not only participate in the summit, but in recognition of the 'Does HIV Look Like Me?' campaign, they have asked Hope's Voice to produce a special video for the aids2031 Young Leaders Summit to highlight the need for support and collaboration between leaders from around the globe" says Murray. "During the Young Leaders Summit, we will move from discussing the challenges of addressing stigma and discrimination toward offering young people tools to build sustainable youth leadership towards concrete solutions for these issues that face those living with HIV every day."

For more information on the Summit, please see http://www.aids2031.org/youngleaderssummit

Todd Murray at AIDS 2031 Young Leaders Summit

Todd Murray, along with 30 young leaders from around the world, is participating in a summit in Oslo this week. Please check out this link to follow their activities. http://www.aids2031.org/youngleaderssummit
Last week, Todd met with the Princess of Norway and was offered a tour of the Royal Palace! This week, young leaders are meeting with key figures in the HIV movement to mobilize commitments to increased support and funding for youth-led initiatives. It is an incredibly honor for Hope's Voice International to be one of the key partners in this event. Furthermore, Hope's Voice will be producing a video of this event, featuring the stories and experiences of the participants of this summit. Please follow the link for more information and updates!

Hope's Voice International and Pfizer, Inc. are proud to announce their formal partnership to bring the Does HIV Look Like Me? campaign to Thailand this May 2009.

Does HIV Look Like ME? Thailand will follow the successful model of previous campaigns with a multi-media video and print campaign featuring 30 campaign ambassadors; young people living with HIV or AIDS from Thailand. The campaign ambassadors are joining other ambassadors from around the world and standing up to fight for human rights and against misconception and inequality with their faces, voices and stories.

"Pfizer is very pleased to support the Does HIV Look Like Me? campaign. Combating HIV requires many different strategies, including educational programs, public health initiatives, developing and making accessible effective medications, and perhaps most importantly, removing the stigma of HIV-AIDS to enable people to receive the support they need to sustain their health, said Jack T. Watters Vice President of External Medical Affairs, Pfizer Inc. Does HIV Look Like Me is an innovative program aimed at this key need - its leadership and ambassadors have demonstrated remarkable energy and creativity in building this program, and Pfizer appreciates the opportunity to help expand this program to Thailand."

We are also excited to launch our new coordinating structures, including the In-Country Coordinator (ICC) and Campaign Coordinating Committee, in time for this campaign. Stay tuned for more soon - our new ICC for Thailand will be introducing himself and updating this site soon!

Does HIV Look Like Me? United States ambassador Todd Murray was featured on Kelly Rowland's Diary produced by Staying Alive and airing on MTV networks around the world. Kelly traveled to Tanzania, South Africa, Kenya and the United States visiting some of the most amazing and inspiring HIV and AIDS projects. The special included a round table with young positives from the United States.

Check out the special!

Does HIV Look Like Me? is excited to premier the South Africa and Swaziland campaign with a new website!

We are honored to welcome these incredible young people to the Hope's Voice International family and provide a platform that gives the opportunity for the visitor to get the full experience of the campaign. The ambassadors deserve a platform that allows them to share their face, voice and story and creates a global community of awareness, education and friendship," says Todd Murray, Executive Director.

Hope's Voice International will work with partners in each country to distribute the country campaigns to schools, communities, press and government agencies.

Take a moment to view the campaign and welcome the ambassadors!