The Red Ribbon Award will be presented every two years and is a joint effort of the Leadership and Community Programme Committees of the International AIDS Conference, supported by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on behalf of the UNAIDS family. It aims to honour and celebrate outstanding community leadership and action that has helped curtail the spread and impact of HIV/AIDS. All community-based initiatives focused on HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment and support will be considered. More specifically, nominations will be accepted for community-based organisations and initiatives demonstrating outstanding leadership in one or more of the following areas:

• providing access to care, treatment, and support for people living with HIV;
• promoting human rights and addressing social injustices including homophobia, sexism, and any other example of stigma and discrimination;
• empowering women and girls and addressing gender inequalities that fuel the spread of HIV;
• promoting HIV/AIDS prevention programmes and services; and
• providing support to AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children.




Nomination for the award is open to community-based, non-governmental, governmental, and faith-based organisations as well as research or academic institutions, the private sector, the public sector, and private foundations. The majority of awards will be granted to communities in developing countries. In order to be considered for the Red Ribbon Award, initiatives must be community-based; individuals will not be considered.


The deadline for application is February 29 2008.

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Click here to access an online nomination form.

Click here to read about previous winners.