"A group of young men, who had previously been seen as yobs, now have the support of the community," says Mark Wood, youth project co-ordinator at YMCA England.
Wood is talking about the young men of London City YMCA, who were filmed by Channel 4 Television travelling to Gambia and making a video about HIV and Aids. The resulting programme, World of Difference - Gambia, won the Best Television Coverage of Young People category in Young People Now's Positive Images Awards.
As a general election draws closer, some candidates are using the fear of young people as a campaigning tool. This makes it even more important for the media to provide a balanced view of young people, and Young People Now's Positive Images campaign, which launched in October last year, aimed to encourage the media to cover young people in a positive way, as well as urging youth groups, councils, youth workers and young people to be proactive.
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