Motorola Foundation Donates Single Largest Grant In Cable Positive History

NEW YORK - December 7, 2007

More than half of all new HIV infections worldwide occur in young people ages 15 to 24, putting youth in all demographics at growing risk of contracting the virus.  To help combat the spread of the disease among young people, the Motorola Foundation, the philanthropic arm of communication giant Motorola, Inc., has awarded Cable Positive an educational grant for the creation of a special youth awareness program, the largest single grant in Cable Positive’s 16 year history.

Cable Positive will invest the Motorola Foundation’s educational grant in developing the first ever Youth AIDS Media Institute (YAMI), whose primary mission is to empower youth to take an active interest and make a tangible impact in their communities regarding HIV and AIDS education, prevention, and awareness. 

Research shows that young people who actively engage in volunteer work are more apt to do well in school, graduate and vote.  With young people already volunteering over 2.4 billion hours annually for just causes around the United States, Cable Positive’s Youth AIDS Media Institute intends to tap this powerful natural resource, and engage 15 to 24 year olds directly in the fight against HIV and AIDS.

"Motorola is honored to support Cable Positive in this effort," added Dan Moloney, president of Motorola's home and Networks Mobility business. "This collaboration will help empower our youth, enabling them to strengthen their role as HIV/AIDS educators, advocates and activists. By working with Cable Positive we are able to leverage new media to drive home the extremely important messages of AIDS awareness and prevention, now and forever."

ABOUT THE MOTOROLA FOUNDATION The Motorola Foundation is the independent charitable and philanthropic arm of Motorola. With employees located around the globe, Motorola seeks to benefit the communities where it operates. The company achieves this by making strategic grants, forging strong community partnerships, fostering innovation and engaging stakeholders. The Motorola Foundation focuses its funding on education, especially science, technology, engineering and math programming. For more information on Motorola Corporate and Foundation giving, visit www.motorola.com/giving.

ABOUT CABLE POSITIVE:

Founded in 1992, Cable Positive is a non-profit organization dedicated to unifying the talents, resources, access and influence of the communications industry to raise AIDS awareness; to fund AIDS education, research and care; and to promote a more compassionate climate for people whose lives have been affected by HIV and AIDS.