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Ralph Johnston.
Johnstone,from Kenya, for his article, “Hidden Lives Brought to Light” published in Ecoforum Magazine. The story depicts a grim picture of young girls in the Meru area, living in desperate poverty leading them to lives of prostitution. HIV and AIDS is also a major problem in the area. This is a sad story but the author manages to show a glimmer of hope manifest in the changing attitudes of the community towards those affected with HIV. There is compassion in this community.
Elseborn Mwangi
Elsbon, from Kenya for his article, “Taking an HIV test is only the beginning of a long journey” published in The People Daily. The article examines the crippling effects that poverty has on the management of AIDS cases or the desire to living positively with the virus. He argues that undergoing VCT sessions is just but the first step. Living positively requires good nutrition, access to quality health, which is inaccessible to the poor.
EVENTS
Upcoming Events.
The 2007 Red Ribbon Award Ceremony.
The culmination of the Red Ribbon award 2007 edition will be held on World Aids Day, December 1 st at the Grand Regency Hotel, when the winners from the three Categories, TV, Radio and Print will be awarded.The Award sponsored by UNESCO and NACC will this time round only recorgise journalists from Kenya.
PAST EVENT:
AFRICAN AIDS SYNDICATE SERVICE (AIDSS) FULLY OPERATIONAL
The AIDS Service aims to engage Creative and Professional Journalism in delivering the HIV/AIDS Message through competitive syndication was formally introduced to a group of journalist at the Internews Boardroom on 23rd March 2007.
The group of health reporters from all the major Media houses in the city gathered early for the event which was well organized by the collaborative team of Internews and Lovelife Media Africa.
A step by step guidance on the use of the web portal to post their stories was given to the gathered scribes. The features service has drawn a lot of interest among health reporters in the region, by virtue of the fact that it’s a unique way of intervening in the spread of HIV/Aids reporting in the struggle to stem the spread of the virus, as well as offer support to those already affected and infected.
The Features Service offers the journalists and other health experts an opportunity not only to express themselves but also to exchange views on various issues that may be pertinent to the area of HIV/AIDS through an organized and closely monitored discussion board.
During the presentation the journalist also received a copy of the Reporting Guide on HIV and Aids for journalists in Eastern and Southern Africa.
THE 2006 EDITION OF RED RIBBON AWARD
The aim of the HIV and AIDS Red Ribbon Media Award for Excellence in Journalism is twofold; first, to identify and reward exceptional reporting on HIV and AIDS, and second, to motivate journalists to increase their frequency of coverage on the subject, in their outlets. The award covers three categories, namely: Radio, Television, and Print.
The 2006 Red Ribbon Award Ceremony
The culmination of the Red Ribbon award 2006 edition was held on World Aids Day, December 1 st at the Grand Regency Hotel, when the winners from the three Categories, TV, Radio and Print were awarded.
The Award drew entries from journalists from the region covering Burundi and Rwanda in the Great Lakes; Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia in the Horn of Africa; Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda in the East African Community; Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe; and finally Seychelles, Madagascar, Comoros, and Mauritius in the South West Indian Ocean.
The highlights of the ceremony included:
Presentations from top musicians
Variety show by various artists
Excerpts from the Wining journalistic pieces
Key note speech from the guest of honour, and the presentation of the Awards to the various winners from
the various categories.
Award Winners.
| Television Category | Radio Category | Print Category |
| 1. Pamela Asigi | 1. Esther Kabugi | 1. Ralph Johnstone |
| 2. John Mwendwa | 2. Anthony Wafula Nyongesa | 2. Elseborn Mwangi |
| 3. Roseline Wangui and George Bwana | 3. Jacqueline Atieno Ooko | Tuduetso Setsiba |
Jury Report
UNAIDS IATT on Education
The UNAIDS Inter-Agency Task Team (IATT) on Education was created in 2002 to support accelerated and improved education sector responses to HIV and AIDS. It is convened by UNESCO. IATT membership includes the UNAIDS Cosponsoring agencies, bi-lateral agencies and private donors, and civil society. For more information on the IATT on Education, see: http://www.unesco.org/aids/iatt
Available free at UNESCO booth at UNAIDS joint exhibition UNESCO Library of HIV and AIDS Materials (CD-ROM) This CD-ROM contains more than 100 recent resources on HIV and AIDS produced by UNESCO's sectors, country and regional offices, and institutes. Included on the CD-ROM are policy documents, case studies, reports, tools, curricula and other materials from a range of settings and in several languages. These resources are one part of UNESCO's support to countries so they can reduce people's risk and
vulnerability, improve care for the infected and affected, and build individual and institutional capacity for more effective responses to HIV and AIDS.
Ralph Johnston
Ralph Johnstone-Top winner of the print category
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The winners from the three categories pose with Hon. Koigi Wamwere, Guest of Honour.
Esther Kabugi,
Kabugi, from Radio Waumini, Kenya. Her story titled Orphans made vulnerable by HIV” the story of Jane, a five-year-old HIV positive girl depicts society’s hypocrisy in relating to those infected with HIV. Even living with relatives does not help.
Tuduesto Setsiba, second runners up for the print Category
Antony Wafula Nyongesa
Wafula, from Kenya for his story “HIV/AIDS at the workplace, The BODA BODA experience” broadcast on Radio Waumini. Whenever we speak about work places, many people tend to think about formal work places only. But in this story, Nyongesa shows that even those in the informal sector are not spared the challenges of sexual advances.
Wafula Nyongesa second winner for the print category
Jackline Aoko second winner for the radio category with Esther and Antony ,of Radio Waumini and Sandra and Ida of Internews
Jackline Atieno Ooko
Ooko, from Kenya for her story, “Diagnostic Testing and Counselling” broadcast on the weekly programme, Positive Light, on Baraka FM. The story explains the difference between VCT and DCT and emphasises the importance of counseling, before and after taking a HIV test.
