Red Ribbon Award

Celebrating Community Leadership and Action On AIDS

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"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

"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

"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

"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

"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

"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

UNDP Announces 2010 Red Ribbon Award Winners

Biennial global award celebrates outstanding community leadership and action on AIDS

Twenty-five community-based organisations representing 17 countries across the globe have won the 2010 Red Ribbon Award, UNDP announced today.

The Red Ribbon Award, named after the global symbol in the movement to address AIDS, is a joint effort of the UNAIDS family. The award recognizes outstanding community organisations for their work in reducing the spread and impact of AIDS.

"Grassroots and community based organizations are at the heart of the global response to AIDS," said UNAIDS Deputy Executive Director, Management & External Relations Jan Beagle, "UNAIDS is proud to celebrate and honor these groups who have mobilized themselves to meet the needs of the most vulnerable in their communities with energy, passion, and compassion. The red ribbon award winners give a resounding voice to the voiceless."

Click here to read more about our exciting new winners!

Featured Award Winners

	Widows, Orphans and People living with HIV/AIDS - Sudan Introduction Widows, Orphans and People Living with HIV/AIDS (WOPHA) is one of the first community-based organisations established in Yei River County of Southern Sudan by people living with and affected by HIV. The organisation was formed in 2002 at a time when knowledge Read more...
	Chrysalide - Mauritius Introduction Chrysalide is a grassroots initiative and residential rehabilitation centre for female substance users (drug and/or alcohol), including users who are engaged in sex work and are HIV-positive and ex-prisoners who are using drugs. The organisation welcomes women Read more...

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