STYLEBIBLE 2010 - SOW THE SEEDS OF SOLIDARITY

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ERDA: “MOTHER EARTH” – Origin of all Life |The world’s wisest woman predicts all human’s fate in her dreams and
sends out her children to fulfill it. Her warnings raise mankind’s awareness for solidarity and wake them from their
sleep for a wild dance against indifference and ignorance.
__ Against Social Exclusion
__ Prevention - the light of life
__ Nationwide AIDS Help
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__ Positive Dialog
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__ HIVmobil
__ Innsbruck University Hospital
__ XTRA! Association for Health Information
in the Area of HIV, AIDS, and STDs
National Projects & Partners
AIDS ist eine tödliche Immunschwäche-Krankheit, die ganze Gesellschaftsstrukturen nachhaltig gefährdet und für die es zwar eine
Behandlung, aber bisher keine Heilung gibt.
Unfortunately within the population, there prevails an unfounded feeling of security and ignorance. Safer sex is often not practiced,
the risk belittled, and being blinded by the danger. This repression allows for the increase of new infections - in Austria alone there
was an increase of 0.4 % of new infections in 2009 to that of the year before. Generally, the higher the level of information, the
greater willingness for preventative behavior and thusly minimizing the risk of infection. Awareness campaigns are therefore an
indispensable instrument. More a reason for the Life Ball to contribute to the awareness of HIV/AIDS.
AIDS is also a social problem. Medical treatment cannot relieve the psychological strain or fight the social exclusion of those affec-
ted. Many institutions and associations are dedicated to helping HIV-positive fellow mankind and fight against social ignorance in
our society.
The Austrian AIDS Help, subdivided into seven independent regional societies, supports people with HIV / AIDS in their everyday
life with the disease. Over 50 percent of the requests for support filed by the Austrian AIDS Help concern the direct aid of affected
people in sudden emergencies.
AIDS Hilfe Wien (Direct aid, monitoring of those affected, daycare center, vacation benefits,
massage project, seminars for clients, activity center): EUR 150,000
Steirische AIDS Hilfe (Direct aid, activities, vacation benefits): EUR 33,000
AIDS Hilfe Salzburg (Direct aid, employment project, sport therapy, vacation benefits): EUR 31,660
Oberösterreichische AIDS Hilfe (Direct aid, employment project, vacation benefits, travel benefits to meetings
of HIV-positive people, therapeutical measures): EUR 22,750
AIDS Hilfe Vorarlberg (Direct aid, employment project, meetings for HIV-positive people,
leisure time activities, vacation project, hospital runs): EUR 18,350
AIDS Hilfe Tirol (Direct aid, employment project, vacation benefits): EUR 19,500
Organizing sporting and cultural activities, the “Positive Dialog” is a self-help group by and for people affected by HIV / AIDS and
their relatives which supports them in returning to an independent life. Life Ball makes it possible. Strengthening their social
contacts and the possibility for mutual exchange allows those affected to gain a foothold in society far from bureaucracy and pub-
lic authorities: EUR 18,500
HIV Mobil is a project of the society for H.I.V. – specific medical in-home care and social guidance
for people with HIV / AIDS. This project allows an individual, extramural
care and treatment: EUR 71,106.03
Beeper watches, pill tins, food coupons: EUR 3,000
Contribution to printing costs
for informational and
educational work: EUR 6,000