"Dance4Life appeals to me both as a performer and as a human being. Their approach to one of the world youth's major challenges, HIV/AIDS, is very strong. They offer young people attractive ways of becoming involved in the project, rewarding them with a dance event at the end. It is this combination of serious information with dance and entertainment which motivates so many young people to move for Dance4Life." Tiësto, ambassador Dance4Life
Paul van Dyk
“I take part in D4L because I think we shouldn’t forget that there are a lot of things that are wrong. Especially in Africa we have huge problems with HIV. Not only in Africa, but in Eastern Europe as well. The infections are growing. We have to make people aware that there is something out there. If they wanna do what they wanna do, they should do it safe.” Paul van Dyk, DJ
The next part of Schools4Life is Skills4Life, which is an in-depth life skills or sexuality education programme. It takes place in schools and youth centres for some of the young people who have already participated in the Heart Connection Tour.
Skills4Life deals with what is called 'Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights'. It basically offers information about a range of topics, and teaches skills that young people can use in their daily lives.
Some of the topics covered are:
(physical and social) changes during puberty
sexuality
HIV and AIDS
choice based prevention (providing the options to make an informed choice about how to protect yourself)