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روز جهانی ایدز 1385

World AIDS Day 2006

 
 
First National Weblog Competition on HIV and AIDS
Iran - Online Competition
14 Nov - 14 Dec


Intro:
Iran has the number one population of webloggers in the world, and most of them are from young generation.

So we initiated to motivate the active webloggers, for public information distribution on HIV and AIDS and also exploring new methods of health communications.

 

Main:

Considering these facts with having high amount of visitors for both Persian and English Websites of the Iranian positive life (Zendegi Mosbat Iranian), we organized and designed this competition while we got very good feedbacks from webloggers. UNAIDS and UNICEF will support Iranian Positive Life (Zendegi Mosbat Iranian) Institute as sponsors.

The categories of the competition are:

  • Children and AIDS
  • Women and AIDS
  • Living with HIV and AIDS
  • Stigma and Discrimination to PLWH
  • Myth about HIV
  • Addiction and AIDS
  • Youth and Risky Behaviors

The jury team would be from well known academic people working on HIV and AIDS:

Mr. Amirreza Moradi, Iranian Positive Life Institute Manager
Dr. Omid Zamani, UNICEF
Ms. Minoo Mohraz, AIDS Research Center, Iran

Also some of the most-read webloggers are helping the jury team to review on technical aspects of webloggings. We are gathering all the posts to be distributed to the judges for evaluation and final nominees.

The Ceremony for Weblog Competition on AIDS 2006 would be held in the Tehran Bloggers Club on 14th December 2006, Tehran, Iran.

You can see the website of the Competition here


Memorial to honor of those died of AIDS
Tehran
Iran

Place: Municipality of Tehran locality 2 Conference Hall
Date: 4 Dec
 



 

Intro:

The main reason to organize this program is to reduce the space of stigma and discrimination toward people who are having HIV and AIDS and family of those who died of AIDS and couldn't found right time to honor their passed away family members with the other people when even saying someone died because of AIDS is something to be ashamed of.

Main:

This program is organized by Iranian Positive Life (Zendegi Mosbat Iranian) Institute with cooperation from municipality of Tehran City, locality 2, and Hamyaran Salamat Population which is related to state welfare organization.

Except People living with HIV/AIDS and family members of those who died of AIDS, we are expecting to see some of the very important people in charge in the Iran Ministry of Health, Welfare Organization, and Municipality of Tehran and also from United Nations Agencies in Iran.

Performers of this program would be from people living with HIV/AIDS and some of the programs are:
 

  • Reading Poetry
  • Memorial Program
  • Traditional Music
  • Showing Film

Iranian AIDS Film Festival
Nationwide
Iran
Place: Niavaran cultural complex
Date: 20-22 February 2006

Intro:

A number of NGOs gathered to organize the 2006 AIDS Film Festival. Iranian Positive Life (Zendegi Mosbat Iranian) Institute is involved as an organizer and sponsor in this program.

by reviewing movies, television's programs and scripts made on the HIV and AIDS topics in Iranian broadcasting organization and also from different Iranian directors in Iran, this festival is to motivate film makers to invest on creating HIV and AIDS related movies and programs.

Some of very famous actors and actresses are supporting the festival by giving notes and comments on how Media can help HIV/AIDS issues and public information distribution.

Click here to see website


Discussion on HIV and AIDS in Rehabilitation University
Place: Rehabilitation University, Tehran, Iran
Date: 1 December 2006

Intro:

In the Rehabilitation University, Iraniani Positive Life (Zendegi Mosbat Iranian) Institute attended as a Panel Member for discussion on HIV and AIDS. Talashgaran-e-Salamat Institute organized the program.

Presentation of Photo Reportage on Drug control in Islamic Republic of Iran by goodwill ambassador of United Nation office on Drugs and Crime – World AIDS Day 2006
Iran
Place: Iranian Center for International Community, Tehran, Iran
Date: 2-5 December 2006

Intro:

Iranian Positive Life (Zendegi Mosbat Iranian) Institute attended this exhibition with some other PLHIV from this institute.

Teleconference on HIV/AIDS
Place: Tehran Cultural Complex
Date: 3 December 2006

Intro:

Iranian Positive Life (Zendegi Mosbat Iranian) Institute attended this exhibition with some other PLHIV from this institute.

Gathering in the Center of the city for the WAD 06
Place: Student Park, Tehran
Date: 30 November 2006

 

   

 

 

 

 
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