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The Community Tequio Dialogue Space page has been updated. Visit it for daily reports on the sessions, downloadable presentations, photos of the dialogue space and the Red Ribbon Award Ceremony, and much more Mashhad Positive Club (MPC), 2008 Winner, launched the “HEMMAT” project to provide support to and empower children affected by HIV. The activities were kick-started on September 15th during a dinner ceremony. Sankalp, Red Ribbon Award winner from Mumbai, opened a Drop-in Centre for women after having been exposed to all the stories of gender inequality at the Community Tequio in Mexico. The Red Ribbon Award 2008 Winners present the Community Tequio Declaration, a document highlighting the perspectives and recommendations of community leaders at the forefront of the local responses to the epidemic Five organizations received special recognition for their outstanding leadership in the response to the epidemic  |
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon meets
with the 2008 red Ribbon Award winners
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the Community Tequio Dialogue Space in the Global Village Monday evening, his only stop at AIDS 2008 besides the conference’s official opening ceremony on Sunday. His visit was made as an effort to show his commitment to HIV/AIDS leadership in civil society and communities around the world. He stated that AIDS was at the top of his agenda, and he showed his full commitment to supporting civil society. He especially focused on the issues of stigma and discrimination, human rights and gender inequality that fuel the spread of HIV. To see a full transcript, click
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon at the Red Ribbon Award Community Tequio Dialogue Space at AIDS 2008 with Daphne Gondwe (COLWHA, Malawi) Yolanda Simon (Living 2008 Summit), Nadia Rafif (ALCS, Morocco), and Eddy Chen (Living 2008 Summit). |
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