Red Ribbon Award

Celebrating Community Leadership and Action On AIDS

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"POZ is changing perceptions about HIV one person at a time and with each change of attitude POZ gains another dedicated leader in the response to AIDS."

Eddy Genece,
Promoteurs Objectifs Zero Sid – Haiti

"Sankalp responds to the needs of people who were never reached before."

Eldred Tellis,
Sankalp Rehabilitation Trust – India

"Rather than looking at orphaned children as a burden, we see that children can share experiences and solutions to be the next generation of informed leaders."

Alfred Chapomba,
Consol Homes, Malawi

"We've learned that a community based approach to the epidemic is much stronger if centered on human rights and human dignity."

Mary Robinson,
former President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

"The red ribbon award brings the community voice on HIV to the world stage."

UNDP

"We didn't have a space to speak about the stigma and discrimination of transgenders; We now feel proud of our work and know that we are taken seriously."

Jessica Bear Blass,
Fortaleciendo la Diversidad, Mexico

"The Estonian network unites the voices of people living with HIV to be heard as one power."

Latsin Alijev,
The Estonian Network of PLWH

"The Red Ribbon Winners are wonderfully courageous and motivated; they are an example to us all on how to act with dignity in the face of adversity."

UN Secretary-General

Ban Ki-moon

"Power positive is actively preventing the kind of situations that in the past left many widows and orphans homeless."

Hannie Ondaye,
Power Positive Support Community Based Organization - Kenya

2010 Red Ribbon Award

The nomination period is now closed!

Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination for the 2010 Red Ribbon Award. Over 600 nominations were received from all regions of the world! Twenty-five winners will be selected by a Technical Review Committee of civil society representatives. The winners will be announced in May of this year.

Featured Award Winners

	Estonian Network of People Living with HIV – Estonia December 1, 2009 The Estonian Network of People Living with HIV has been extremely busy with preparations for World AIDS Day. The organization celebrated December 1st with a public event which included free rapid testing in Tamssare Park in the centre of Tallin. Read more...
	Association de Lutte Contre le Sida – Morocco On December 6 Association de Lutte Contre le SIDA (ALCS) organized a march in the centre of Rabat, Morocco. The march included youth from all over the country, as well as government representatives and Khaled Abu Naga, Egyptian actor and UNICEF goodwill Ambassador. The Read more...

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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador Naomi Watts at the World AIDS Day event in New York
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UNAIDS Executive Director Mr Michel Sidibé launches the 2010 Red Ribbon Award with President Jacob Zuma of South Africa
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