Support World AIDS Campaign Commemoration

Red Ribbon Campaign Photo Exhibition

Acoustic Performance By Leading Local Band “Degla”

Date & Time :

December 20, 2009 at 6:00 PM

Location :

DARB 1718 Kasr El Sham St. – Fustat, Old Cairo
Behind the Hanging Church & Amr Mosque next to Mary Girgis Metro Station

This year’s WAC theme is “Universal Access and Human Rights”. The campaign has structured a photography contest entitled “The Red Ribbon Campaign: Combating Stigma and Discrimination in Egypt.” This contest offers people living in Egypt an opportunity to promote hope, equality, and rights for all people through photography. The aim of the contest is to challenge stereotypes, prejudices, and discrimination against “People Living with HIV and AIDS “(PLHIV).
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ETG WAC Task Force

Wessam El Beih, Ahmed Khamis, Giacomo Crescenzi (UNAIDS); Yasmine Adel Refaat (UNODC); Dina Khaled, (UNICEF); Sherine Meshad (UNESCO); Mona Moustafa (UNFPA); Karim Bayoumi (UNIFEM); Maged Shafiek (UNDP); Nihal (UNIC); Marwa Kamel (CHL); Zeinab Heada (CARE); Radwa Rabie (CRS); Manal (NAMRU-3)

Theme and Slogan

The World AIDS Campaign globally arrived at the selection of the theme “Universal Access and Human Rights” after close consultation with representatives of various constituencies, communications and media representatives of partner organizations and friends of the World AIDS Campaign. 2010 will be a milestone for the Millennium Development Goals, encouraging high level review of what has, and has not, been accomplished in the aim to achieve access for all to essential care by 2010.
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