Red Ribbon Award celebrating Community leadership
The call for nominations for the 2012 Red Ribbon Award is open. As in the past, the award honors and recognises exceptional grassroots leadership in responding to the AIDS epidemic. Nominations are accepted until February 29, 2012.
Ten community-based organisations will be selected through a community-led process and invited to attend the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington from July 22-27, 2012 where they will have the opportunity to showcase their work. All ten organizations will receive US$ 10,000 each.
Twenty-five community-based organisations will be selected through a community-led process and invited to attend the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna from July 18-23, 2010, where they will have an opportunity to showcase their work. All 25 organisations will receive 5,000 USD each. Five of these will receive special recognition and an additional 15,000 USD.
The following organisations will be considered:
- Grassroots initiatives
- Community-based organisation
- Faith-based organisation
- Small non-governmental organisation
- Organisation of people living with HIV and key population.
The Red Ribbon Award 2012 will be given to community groups for outstanding leadership in responding to AIDS in one or more of the following categories:
- Prevention of Sexual Transmission – Work to prevent sexual transmission including (but not limited to) among young people, men who have sex with men and transmission in the context of sex work
- Prevention among people who use drugs – Work to prevent HIV infections among people who use drugs
- Treatment, care and support – Work to improve access to antiretroviral therapy, essential care and support for people living with HIV, their families, loved ones and dependents including services to limit TB deaths among people living with HIV
- Advocacy and Human Rights – Advocating for abolishing punitive laws, discrimination and harmful practices around HIV transmission, sex work, drug use, transgender populations or homosexuality that block effective responses including (but not limited to) HIV-related national restrictions on entry, stay and residence - Work to end stigma and discrimination of people living with HIV their families, loved ones and dependents – Work to end gender-based violence in the context of the AIDS epidemic.
- Stopping new HIV infections in children and keeping mothers alive, Women’s Health – Work to prevent vertical transmission of HIV, and AIDS-related maternal mortality – Work to address the HIV-specific needs of women and girls.
For more information visit www.redribbonaward.org
