Deadline for the Red Ribbon Awards nomination: February 29, 2008

The red ribbon is a global symbol in the movement to address AIDS. The Award is a joint initiative of the UNAIDS family together with the Leadership and Community Programme Committees of the XVII International AIDS Conference (IAC) to be held in Mexico City from August 3 to 8, 2008.

The International AIDS Conference is a biennial meeting that has become the world’s largest open forum on global health. These conferences provide a unique forum for the interaction of science, community and leadership and strengthen an evidence-based policy and programmatic response to HIV and AIDS.

Twenty-five community groups will receive an award through a community-led selection process. Two representatives of each winning group will be brought to IAC in Mexico City, August 3-8, 2008. They will showcase their work at the conference through the Community Dialogue Space in the Global Village. All 25 communities will receive 5000USD and 5 of these will receive special recognition and an additional 15,000USD.

Grassroots initiatives, community-based organisations, faith-based organisations and small non-governmental organisations are eligible. They will be eligible in one of 5 categories:

• Providing access to care, treatment and support for people living with HIV
• Promoting human rights and addressing social injustice such as homophobia, sexism and any other form of stigma and discrimination related to HIV
• Empowering women and girls and addressing gender inequalities that fuel the spread of HIV
• Providing support to children orphaned by AIDS and other vulnerable children
• Promoting HIV prevention programs and services

Nomination forms may be submitted online, email, fax (+1 212 906 5023) or by post (Red Ribbon Award, UNDP HIV/AIDS Group 304 East 45th Street, 10th Floor, FF-1042 New York, NY, 10017, USA).

Nominations are accepted in English, Spanish and French.

Only nominations submitted before February 29, 2008 will be accepted and considered for the Red Ribbon.

Further information is available at www.redribbonaward.org

Nomination for Red Ribbon Award 2008

If you submit by email, fax or mail, please list your nomination to 3 pages of written text or 1200 words. You may add up to 3 photographs that show the work of the organisation:

1. Name of the organisation being nominated

2. Nominee is best described as:

• Grassroots initiative
• Community-based organisation
• Non-governmental organisation
• Faith-based organisation
• Other (Please specify)

3. Size of the organisation
How many full time and part time staff members are employed by the organisation?
How many volunteers are involved in the organisation’s work?

4. Budget and funding levels for the organisation
What is the annual working budget of the organisation?
What are the sources of funding for the organisation?

5. Does the organisation work with partners? If yes, please list them and describe their role in the organisation’s activities

6. Which category do you think best describes the organisation’s work in responding to HIV and AIDS?
Please select up to 2 categories listed above representing your first and second choice

7. Describe the impact of the organisation’s work
How has the organisation made a difference in the community it serves?
What are the greatest successes of the organisation?
What challenges does the organisation face?
Why is the organisation a leader in its chosen field?

8. Other information
Please tell us about the organisation with respect to the following:
Demonstrating leadership
Involvement and empowerment of people living with HIV
Working with marginalized groups
Addressing gender inequalities and challenging gender norms and stereotypes
Areas of innovation and/or creative approaches

9. Contact Information

Please provide the information listed below for the following people:

• Contact person(s) for the organisation being nominated
• Two references who are well informed about the activities of the organisation and may be contacted by the selection committee
• Nominator
• Contact person(s) for all partner groups

For the contacts above, please supply the following information:

Name
Position
Organisation
Street address
City / Town
Postal code
Province or state
Country
Telephone
Fax
Email
Website