{"id":12947,"date":"2024-11-14T17:24:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T22:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sit.edu\/?post_type=story&p=12947"},"modified":"2024-12-18T16:27:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T21:27:22","slug":"alice-rowan-swanson-fellow-implements-workshops-for-youth-living-with-hiv","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.sit.edu\/story\/alice-rowan-swanson-fellow-implements-workshops-for-youth-living-with-hiv\/","title":{"rendered":"Alice Rowan Swanson Fellow implements workshops for youth living with HIV"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
By Joanna Tanger<\/p>\n\n\n
School for International Training has named Marco Barracchia, a 2022 alumnus of 黑料社区\u2019s IHP Health and Community: Globalization, Culture, and Care<\/a> program, as the newest Alice Rowan Swanson Fellow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For his fellowship, Barracchia will implement the project \u201cEmpowering Transitions: AI-Driven Career Workshops for Youth Living with HIV in Rajasthan\u2019s Orphanages.\u201d In Rajasthan, India, HIV care homes play a crucial role in providing essential support to children living with HIV and those who have lost their parents to HIV. But the support from these safe spaces ends when they turn 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn Rajasthan, HIV stigma continues to pervade both family and community life, leading many individuals to conceal their status due to the fear of social ostracization. Without structured support networks, they are thrown into a society that offers little acceptance or resources for people living with HIV, making it incredibly difficult to access education, employment, or healthcare. Thankfully, there are organizations like Positive YUVA Network working for change,\u201d said Barracchia, who graduated from Colorado College in 2022 with a BA in anthropology and a minor in global health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n