The Exchange!
We have launched a new project called The Exchange! This project is all about what Rafi.ki users find fun and interesting. T... »
Ask a politician a question!
The HIV360º Team will meet with Pamela Nash, the UK's youngest Member of Parliament, to ask her your questions about HIV ... »
Olympic Flame Lit in Greece
The flame which will light the Olympic Torch has been lit in Olympia, Greece. This flame will light the Olympic Torch which wi... »
Live Below the Line
From 7th - 11th May as every week, all around the world 1.4 billion people will spend less than £1 or $1.25 a day on f... »
Your Posters at the Millennium Development Summit!
Winners of the ‘Call to Action’ Poster Challenge have their posters on display at the Millennium Development Goals ... »
Rene's Recommendation!
Rene L has got something to say to the Rafi.ki Community... Hey everybody!! would just like to encourage you to watch the new... »
Competition: Have your Say 2012
NEWSFLASH FROM MAKE THE LINK - CLIMATE exCHANGE! Eco Competition: Have your Say 2012 Climate Change is a global issue and ever... »
It's World Malaria Day Today!
25th April is World Malaria Day and this day was started by the World Health Organization to raise awareness about malaria. Thi... »
World Water Worries
Image courtesy of Joost J. Bakker/ Flickr Not long ago we did a report on World Water Day, a day on which eveyrone is encour... »
HIV360º Launches the Media Challenge
HIV360º Launches the Media Challenge - get involved today! On April 16th, HIV360º launched it's 2nd Challenge of th... »
Poster Challenge - Vote for your favourite poster TODAY!
The Deadline for our Poster Challenge is now past and we have collected 90 POSTERS from around the world including Bulgaria, T... »
Rafi.ki Easter holiday!
Dear Rafi.ki members, We are celebrating Easter here in the UK and so the Rafi.ki Team will be on holiday on Monday 9th April. ... »
Estonian School Takes Action With HIV360º!
The HIV 360º Team is off to Estonia for a few days to teach, link and campaign with students from Kothia-Jarve Slaavi Po... »
Is your work now in the Community Zone?
The Community Work Section of Rafi.ki has been Updated! More of the work done by Rafi.ki users has been placed in the Community... »
Problems with Oil Dependency
The truck drivers who deliver fuel to petrol stations in the United Image Courtesy of Photos28/fl... »
Christ's College Finchley and The Poster Challenge
The HIV360º Team visited a fantastic school in London today and students created some great posters! We ran a special HI... »
World Tuberculosis Day
March 24th is World Tuberculosis Day. This is a day which is organised to raise awareness about tuberculosis and the impact o... »
World Water Day
World Water Day is held every year on the 22nd March to focus attention on the impo... »
It's World Poetry Day!
Every year on 21st March the world celebrates poetry. It started in 1999 by UNESCO (The United Nations Educational, Scientific ... »
Discussion on Drug Abuse
Teacher Fauziya from India invites the Rafi.ki community to join a dicsussion. What are your thoughts? ... »
All about Deaths
People die all over the world every minute and we as a community at Rafi.ki need to make a change. We can do this by supporting ... »
Acton High School and the Poster Challenge! :)
The HIV360º Team went to a school in London, UK today called Acton High and it was GREAT! We gave out over 300 Pocket G... »
We need to help
We all need to become members of HIV360º because we need your ideas and skills to help us come up with a solution so that ... »
It's International Women's Day!
On the 8th March every year the world celebrates International Women's Day. This day has been observed since 1900 and on this ... »
Participants at Olympics told not to shake hands
Athletes participating in the 2012 Olympics, held this year in London, have been warned against shaking hands with other compe... »
Free HIV treatment in UK for foreign nationals
Under new government plans in the UK, foreign nationals will be offered free HIV treatment on the National Health Service (NHS... »
3 Zeros Poster Challenge launches! Win £15 i-Tunes vouchers!
Are you a top artist? Someone who cares about the fight against HIV? Shocked by the facts about HIV? Then this is your chance ... »
Happy Mardi Gras, Carnival and/or Pancake Day!
All around the world there are celebrations going on to mark the last few days before the start of Lent. Shrove Tuesday, or ... »
New 3 ZEROS project launched today!
Brand NEW project launched today needs your help to get to ZERO! Want to get your voice heard? Enjoy being creative? Like chatt... »
Read All About It! Rafi.ki student writes the news!
One of our top Rafi.ki users has made it into the papers with a fantastic article about HIV360º's 'What Next?' campaign. C... »
Flooding in Fiji
Image courtesy of CIA World Factbook Floods in the islands of Fiji have left thousands of people homeless 2011 saw disasterous... »
Scientists worried about losing our forests!
A group of scientists have published a report showing how timber practices and tree logging are not sustainable and they are w... »
Happy Chinese New Year everyone!
Today is the start of Chinese New Year so Gong Hai Fat Choi! The Chinese use the Lunar calendar. This works on a cycle of... »
Your World AIDS Day campaigns get European leaders talking!
Your World AIDS Day 2011 campaigns and activity has caught the eye of Europe’s leaders! Rafi.ki headquarters received a ... »
Closed for Christmas
Dear Rafi.ki members, Christmas has finally arrived! The Rafi.ki Team is off on holiday. You will not be able to login to Rafi... »
Vote for your FAVOURITE Blood Diamonds work!
We've put together what we think are the best pieces of work submitted to the blood diamonds project, so that you can vote for ... »
Nature Tourism Threatening Animals' Homes
Photo courtsey of Philou.cn/ flickr The process of animal extinction is very complicated, and very relevant to today's world. ... »
Huge Success of World AIDS Day - Thank You!
World AIDS Day 2011 was a Huge Success and we'd like to say a great big Thank You to everyone who has participated in the campa... »
Would war make the world a better place?
Rafi.ki launches Community Zone! Rafi.ki is launching the new Community Zone, by posing Thomas D's question to everyone on Rafi... »
Winner of the You Report competition announced!
The Rafi.ki Team is pleased to announce that Conni N has won the You Report competition! Conni from Indonesia submitted an inte... »
Follow the LIVE blog on December 1st!
Get Involved with the HIV360º Campaign on World AIDS Day Follow our LIVE blog from the House of Commons on Thursday Decem... »
Batik
Batik is a cloth that traditionally uses a manual wax-resist dyeing technique. Batik or fabrics with the traditional batik patt... »
VOTE NOW for students' Calls about HIV (ENDS SUNDAY!)
VOTE for the Call to Action you think deserves top place. VOTING IS NOW CLOSED for HIV360°'s 'AIDS is 30 - What Next?' Ca... »
What's in your mobile? Rafi.ki launches NEW action group
According to some sources, more people in the world now have access to a mobile phone than the number who have access to a toil... »
Achievers International
Are you a student wanting to become a global entrepreneur? Or are you a teacher looking for an exciting class project? If you... »
Nations Commemorate Armistice Day
Millions of people around the world hold a 2 minute silence at 11 am in their local time today to commemorate the end of World ... »
What are you doing for World AIDS Day?
Think. Link. Campaign World AIDS Day is coming up really soon and we here at HIV360° are working around the clock to ma... »
World Population Hits 7 Billion
This week the estimated population of the world hit 7 billion. 7 billion people. That's about 875 times the population of New ... »
Remember to check your Rafi.ki Messages!
You see up there ^, by the word 'TALK'? ... That number shows the number of messages you have in your inbox. We know this migh... »
One month to go!
World AIDS Day is only one month away!!! Here at Rafi.ki, we’re busy preparing for the big day. We’ve already recei... »
Hindus celebrate Festival of Lights
Diwali is celebrated today by millions of people believing in the religion of Hinduism all over the world. What is Diwali? It ... »
A Guide to Communicating on Rafi.ki
We've just put together a helpful guide on how to communicate on Rafi.ki. It covers the 4 ways to communicate: messaging, foru... »
Take Action and Have You Voice Heard on World AIDS Day!
World AIDS Day is the one day of the year when world listen to what young people think about HIV and AIDS. Make sure ... »
HIV360º badges have arrived - for you!
The HIV360º project have got some amazing new badges to give to people who take action on the project so it's time ... »
If you had 30 seconds to talk to the world's top leaders...
If you had 30 seconds to talk to the world's top leaders What would you tell them to do about HIV and AIDS? We asked some yo... »
Celebrate World Animal Day with the Silent Forests Project!
In celebration of World Animal Day, Rafi.ki has teamed up with Siren Conservation Education to bring you a brand new proje... »
Rafi.ki Take Action on HIV and AIDS by wearing funny hats!
To mark the launch of the HIV360º World AIDS Day Campaign the Rafi.ki team decided to Take Action on HIV and AIDS in their... »
HIV360º launches it's 'AIDS is 30... What Next?' campaign!
HIV360º launches it's 'AIDS is 30... What Next?' campaign December 1st is World AIDS Day. That seems like a long way a... »
Step this way! Rafi.ki launches new project
Today Rafi.ki has launched it’s brand new project! Stepping Stones: Resolving Conflict Piece by Peace explores how young ... »
Will there be peace in Libya?
Rebels who fought against Libya’s leader now occupy most of the country but will Muammar Gaddafi stand down and leave Lib... »
Kicking off a new HIV campaign
11 years ago Deradjat Ginanjar Koesmayad, known as Ginan was homeless, addicted to drugs, and stealing to survive. But today hi... »
10th anniversary of 9/11
Last Sunday, millions of people gathered together with USA President Barack Obama to commemorate the loss of almost 3000 victim... »
Nasa warned about space junk
Scientists in the US have told Nasa that the amount of ‘space junk’ in orbit around the earh could soon become p... »
Muslims celebrate the end of Ramadan
Muslims celebrate the end of Ramadan and ended a full month of fasting. Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic lunar calendar.... »
HIV positive man sent back to Zimbabwe
The case An HIV positive man from Zimbabwe has been told that he cannot appeal to stay in Canada because of his HIV status. Ins... »
Plans to Introduce a South African National Health Insurance
The South African health minister has announced the introduction of a National Health Insurance to help bridge the gap between ... »
Largest oil spill in the North Sea in 10 years
Over 200 tonnes of oil have spilled out from a leak at Shell's Gannett Alpha oil drilling platform off the Scottish coast in th... »
MALUKU
Arts and Culture MusicWell-known musical instrument is Tifa (a type of drum) and Totobuang. Each instrument of Tifa Totobuan... »
Swaziland to test entire population
Swaziland has the highest prevalence of HIV in the world, but that may be set to change thanks to ambitious plans to test the... »
10 million people now affected by East African drought
The current drought in Eastern Africa continues and organisations and governments around the world are reporting that 10 millio... »
Daily Pill Could Prevent Spread of the HIV Virus
Two studies in Africa have indicated that HIV drugs can be used to increase protection against HIV as well as treat the symptom... »
No Ice in the Arctic in 30-40 years
New data has revea... »
South Sudan becomes the world's newest country
Thousands of people watched as South Sudan raised its flag on Saturday and the world’s newest country was born. Sout... »
Earth candle
Earth Candle 50 years of amnesty Have you ever realised how dark the world is? Have you ever considered trying to light i... »
10 million people affected by huge drought in Eastern Africa
The worst drought in 60 years is happening at the moment in some countries in the Horn of Africa. More than 10 million people a... »
Michelle Obama: "Yes we can!"
The voice of a generation speaks up against HIV and AIDS Image Source: Flickr/Story Accents Wednesday the 22nd saw more than ... »
National School Sport Week starts today in the UK
Today marks the first day of the UK’s National School Sport Week and many students will be hoping to achieve their person... »
Rafi.ki Students Write the News
Everybody in the Rafi.ki community can now help write the news! Here's a great news post from one student all about a very unus... »
80% of all refugees live in developing countries
The UN’s latest refugee report has recorded that 80% of all refugees live in developing countries and the largest refugee... »
Prize Awarded to Imprisoned Doctors in Iran for HIV Work
Two doctors from Iran, who were jailed three years ago for allegedly planning to overthrow the government, have been given the ... »
The UN High-Level Meeting on AIDS sets new targets for 2015
UN General Assembly met from 8-10th of June to establish new commitments and targets in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Will i... »
A modern day ‘Robin Hood’ is arrested
Police in Bangladesh have arrested a burglar, but this is no ordinary thief. This thief lives his life by the rules of Robin ... »
Iranian Women's Football Team Banned from Olympics
The Iranian women's football team were banned from playing their Olympic qualifying match because of their strip. The player... »
Take Part in the 3 Zero's Campaign for HIV and AIDS
30 years into the global AIDS epidemic the United Nations held a High-Level Meeting on AIDS at their Headquarters in New York ... »
New journalism competition launched!
Are you a budding journalist? Do you care about the important issues in your local area? Do you want to find out what the peopl... »
Scientists find lost pyramids from space
Mention Egypt and you probably think of pyramids! The ancient structures were built thousands of years ago - and over time s... »
Using sport to fight HIV and AIDS
The fight against HIV and AIDS in Uganda has been boosted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which is leading a US... »
South Africa: new IMF head should be from developing country
South Africa’s government has said that they think the new head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should come f... »
Top Rafi.ki students create fascinating video
How much do YOU know about Palestine? Top Rafi.ki students, Alia and Sarah from Al-Ittihad School in Jordan have created a fasc... »
Africa Day: Accelerating Youth Empowerment
Yesterday, May 25th, was Africa Day and this year’s theme is Accelerating Youth Empowerment. Africa day is celebrated e... »
Protesters demand more funding for HIV treatment, Kenya
Hundreds of Kenyan AIDS activists held a protest on 18 May in the capital city, Nairobi. They were urging the government of Ken... »
Facebook founder wants to change site's age rules
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says kids under 13 years old should be allowed on the social networking site. He wants to figh... »
And The Winner is...!
Our 'What Matters to You' Competition has been running for some time now and we've been utterly taken aback by the quality o... »
Come and see the Rafi.ki team!
The Rafi.ki team will be hosting a stand at the Westminster Fete in London, on Wednesday 11th May 2011. If you're based in or ... »
Live below the line
Live below the line Across the world more than 1.4 billion people live on less than $1.25 per day. With this money, they must ... »
Spring Celebrations
Spring Celebrations This time of year sees many celebrations and during the last week especially many people across the world h... »
Ask a Fair Trade Expert!
Ask a Fair Trade Tea Expert! The Rafi.ki Team have enlisted an expert in fairly traded tea for one of our renowned Hotseat Inte... »
Competition: Only Two Weeks to Go!
Click here to go to the What Matter To You Competition! We want to know: what matters to you? Is it your family, climate change... »
April's edition of Rafi.ZINE has arrived!
The new edition of Rafi.ZINE is here! This month's copy is all about health and covers all aspects of health and wellbeing fro... »
World Health Day 2011
World Health Day - 7th April 2011 Combating Antimicrobial Resistance World Health Day is here and this year the focus is on an... »
UN Secretary General Releases New Report on HIV/AIDS
The year 2011 marks the anniversary of the official recognition of AIDS thirty years ago; AIDS was first recognised as a diseas... »
A Thank You to the Rafi.ki Community
A few weeks ago we wrote, on these pages, asking for your support in opposing the funding cuts that Rafi.ki faced from the UK D... »
The News Team Wants Your Feedback!
We, here in the newsroom, are highly committed to bringing you informative, up-to-date news. Up till now we have been trying t... »
Write a Poem and Win $10,000 for Rafi.ki!
The CTK Foundation is inviting budding writers to write a poem for the 2011 Heart and Soul Grant Competition. The US-based Fou... »
Earth Hour: March 26, 8:30 pm
On Saturday 26 March at 8:30 pm local time, a record 131 countries and territories will be taking part in the worlds largest ma... »
Air Strikes Over Libya
After weeks of protests and fighting between rebels and the Libyan government, an international coalition has launched air stri... »
17 March: Day of Celebration!
Today (17 March) is a day of celebrations, but for two very different reasons! The first reason is St Patricks Day which is ce... »
Competition! Win a Camera!
We here at Rafi.ki want to know, what matters to you?! We don't only want you to tell us but also share it with the rest of... »
Rafi.ki needs YOUR help!
Rafi.ki needs your help! As a member of the Rafi.ki community, we're asking for your support to help the Rafi.ki community grow... »
Enormous earthquake triggers tsunami in Japan
A huge earthquake, measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale, has hit the North East of Japan triggering a devastating tsunami. Many p... »
Celebrate International Women's Day!
It is International Women's Day and thousands of people all around the world are drawing attention to the injustices that face ... »
March 8th: International Women's Day
Tuesday March 8th is the 100th International Women's Day and hundreds of events are happening around the world to mark the ev... »
March Rafi.ZINE is Live!
The March edition of the new Rafi.ZINE has now gone live! Last month the Rafi.ki editorial team launched this exciting new e-... »
Pirates Wanted!
We are a-looking for some brave pirates to sail the mighty raging seas of Rafi.ki and discover all the priceless treasures hi... »
What are you doing to celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight?
Fairtrade Fortnight is here! From the 28th February to the 13th March the good folks at the Fairtrade Foundation are asking peo... »
New Zealand Devastated by Earthquake
New Zealand’s second largest city, Christchurch, has been hit by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake, leaving dozens of people de... »
World Thinking Day is Today!
February 22nd is World Thinking Day. This day was first created by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, in me... »
Protests Spread Across the Middle East
Popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt have caused a wave of protest across the Middle East which threatens to unseat a number ... »
Is Your Gold Fairtrade?
The new Fairtrade label for gold aims to transform an industry that until now has been free of regulation and consumer scrutiny... »
Tailored support for young people living with HIV in the UK
The Terrance Higgins Trust, a UK HIV and sexual health charity, has just launched a new support site for people living with HIV... »
Your HIV questions answered by an expert!
Do you want to know more about what it's like to be a teenager living with HIV? Here's your chance to find out. Rafi.ki will be... »
Celebrate Safer Internet Day
Today, is a day when children, teachers and parents all around the world are reviewing the way they use the internet. This ye... »
February e-zine is live!
The Rafi.ki Team has created a brand-new, exciting e-zine full of activities and links to get you started on Rafi.ki. Check it... »
Happy Chinese New Year!
Today (February 3rd), Chinese people all around the world are celebrating Chinese New Year. They are marking the beginning ... »
Protests in Cairo Reach Boiling Point
Pro-government protesters have clashed with anti-government protesters in Tahrir Square. Tahrir Square has, for the p... »
1 Million People Protest on the Streets of Cairo, Egypt
One million people have taken to the streets of Cairo, Egypt in protest of president Hosni Mubarak's rule. For the past week, ... »
Ugandan gay rights activist David Kato murdered
David Kato has been involved in the gay rights movement in Uganda since the late 1980s. On Thursday, the 26th of January, he wa... »
Do Girls Belong in Sport?
Two sports commentators have caused controversy in the UK by suggesting that women did not belong in football. Andy Gra... »
Haiti: One Year Since Disaster Struck
Displacement camp in Port-Au-Prince. One year on, 87 percent of survivors are still living in camps like this one. One year ago... »
Come Visit us at BETT!
Come visit us at the BETT educational technology exhibition on 12th-15th Jan 2011! We’re officially launching the new R... »
Tragic Ending for Asylum Seekers Off Australian Coast
Dozens of asylum seekers have died off the coast of Christmas Island, Australia when the boat carrying them, and... »
It's December and it's the holiday season!
December is a very important month for many people around the world because it is a month of holiday and celebration. The holi... »
World AIDS Day is Today!
Last week, UNAIDS (the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS) published a report which stated that the world has "tu... »
The Cancun Climate Summit Begins Today!
From 29 November to 10 December, environment officials and ministers from 192 counties will meet in Cancun, Mexico for COP16. ... »
Is the Pope Changing his Mind About Condoms?
Is the Pope turning his back on condom policy? Source: M.Mazur/www.thepapalvis Pope Benedict XVI has said in an interview wit... »
Diwali & Bonfire Night coming up!
This year, on the 5th of November, there will be two festivities which celebrate very different things but in very similar wa... »
Indonesia struck by disaster
Indonesia is currently dealing with the effect of three natural disasters all at once. On Monday 25 October there was an e... »
Take part in World AIDS day
World AIDS Day is celebrated on December 1 each year around the world. It has become one of the most recognised international... »
10 tips for taking action on HIV
Want to make a difference but not sure how? Check out our top 10 tips for taking action. ... »
Test your HIV knowledge!
How HIV-aware are you? Take the quiz and find out!... »
Welcome to HIV360!
Get HIV-aware today! Take a look at the world around you. Take a good 360 degree look. Sure, you may not think HIV affects you... »
Rafi.ki Revamped!
Rafi.ki Revamped! The big news in the world of Rafi.ki this month is that our brand-spanking new platform - codenamed ... »
