Updated March, 03 2010

Elena Franchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation announced the launch of graphic design contest Naked Street Fashion targeting safe sex issue. The task of the contest is to develop copy and images to be placed on the underwear. Our goal is to present the idea that "good sex is safe sex" into day-to-day life of Ukrainian youth.

The winner will get the prize - 5 000 USD

This contest is the part of the Naked Truth about AIDS project that will take place in March, 16 2010 during Ukrainian Fashion Week. For this project best Ukrainian fashion designers will create joint social collection of underwear dedicated to promote safe sex.

Picked for short-list works of the Naked Street Fashion participants will be presented at Ukrainian Fashion Week in Show Room where each guest will have an opportunity to order T-shirt or pants he liked.

Brief and rules of the contest can be found here. Results and/or information about changes and all current updates can be found here.

Deadline: works for the contest should be submitted before 12 am, March, 24 2010.

Contact information: Pavel Piminov, Communications Director, Elena Franchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation, +380 67 466 8736, design@antiaids.org.

We'll appreciate if you forward this information to your colleagues that can be interested in participating. There are no restrictions for participation - no age, professional or geographical specifics.

The song was aired live on December,6 2009 on Novy TV channel during gala-concert of the most popular TV show of this season - "Star factory 3". It was performed by Factory' participants and a guest of the Star' house - HIV-positive young man. By ANTIAIDS Foundation' request he was staying at the Star House together with its inhabitants. The same day and the same show presented new social TV spot of Elena Franchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation "Chain". That TV spot and presence of a special guest inspired project' participants and music producer of "Star Factory 3" Konstantyn Meladze to create and perform a single. Elena Franchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation launched the "Chain" TV spot on Novy, ICTV, STB, M1 and QTV channels on December, 7.

PSA "Chain" can be downloaded here.

Photo report from the concert is here.

Audio and video can be downloaded here.

On November, 11 2009 Elena Franchuk, Founder of ANTIAIDS Foundation, conducted first press-conference as Head of StarLightMedia TV group supervisory board, which consolidated leading channels at Ukrainian media market - Novy, ICTV, STB, M1, M2, QTV. These channels are the main Foundation' partners in conducting large-scale media campaigns aimed at the fight against AIDS in Ukraine. According to the estimates of the media experts, commercial cost of the social campaigns placed on the StarLightMedia Group channels by ANTIAIDS Foundation during six years of its work is almost 50 millions USD.

On September 12, 2009 in a specialized orphanage for HIV-positive children the first results of the "Children plus" project were presented. The overall goal of the project is to mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS on children infected with or severely affected by HIV/AIDS in Ukraine, from early childhood through to teenage years. This includes ensuring such children are not ostracised or discriminated against in society; changing public attitudes towards them, particularly in schools, and helping them to move from orphanages to adoptive, fostering and guardianship families.

A press conference was held with the participation of world rock star Elton John, the founder of the ANTIAIDS Foundation Elena Franchuk and head of the coordinating council of All-Ukrainian Network people living with HIV, Vladimir Zhovtyak. The project implementers described how the lives of hundreds of HIV-positive children have changed over the past eighteen months.

Photo report from the event is here.

"Children plus" film is here.

On September, 12 2009 during a visit to the "Children Plus" project at Makeyevka orphanage in Ukraine, world-famous musician Elton John performed a real concert for a group of HIV-positive orphans at the centre.

Presenting the children with a new piano - a gift from the Elena Franchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation which co-funds the Children Plus project, he played his famous hit ‘Circle of Life' from the movie "Lion King".

Sir Elton's spontaneous performance of the song was very emotional as it followed a short play by the orphans about how every child wants a mother.

Photo gallery from this event could be downloaded here.

Elena Franchuk, Founder of ANTIAIDS Foundation, by invitation of UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador Crown Princess of Norway Mette - Marit took part in the II International Summit AIDS 2031. She discussed with the thirty young leaders from around the world the most effective experience and resources of young leaders in the fight against AIDS epidemic. In the context of the three-days summit young people worked together to identify the most successful projects in the fight against AIDS and reviewed the recommendations for politics, donors and media.

Photo report from the summit is here.

Today Elena Franchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation and Queen announced the DVD version release of the grand charitable concert that took place on September, 12 2008 in Kharkov. It is the first DVD of the Queen concerts during last 4 years and the sole one of their tour in 2008. Ukrainian release of the concert produced by Lavina Music will be on sale at the beginning of July. This charitable project will continue the collaboration of ANTIAIDS Foundation and The Mercury Phoenix Trust - part of the funds raised from the sale will be directed to help HIV- positive children in Ukraine.

International release produced by EMI Records is available worldwide starting from today (except Ukraine). Besides usual DVD format (PAL and NTSC) two versions of the Limited Edition will be released: 2CD Album + DVD and TIN BOX 2CD Album + DVD + T-SHIRT.

Photo report from the event is here http://www.lifemustgoon.net/press/gallery.

On May, 17 2009, at the International Candlelight Memorial Day Elena Franchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation has launched new wave of media campaign. It aims to remind about safe and simple protective mean against HIV/AIDS - condom.

It is 16^th social PSA produced by the ANTIAIDS Foundation that appeared on the air of national TV channels since the foundation was established in 2003. According to the expert estimations, total media budget of the foundation' campaigns in media exceeded 50 million USD (in real market prices).