DHAKA, 10 December: A Bangladeshi womens group was awarded a cash prize of 20.000 US dollar on Monday for its work in preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) said.
The “Durjoy Nari Shongo” shared the UNDPs “Red Ribbon” 2006 award with four other groups in Ukraine, Thailand, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
The Bangladeshi group distributes condoms, gives information about AIDS to sex workers and provides for the education of their children.
“The Red Ribbon Award is a great opportunity to bring communities together that has fought this disease,” a UNDP statement quoted its administrator Kemal Dervis as saying.
“Sometimes they work in extremely difficult situations, in contexts of war and extreme poverty, and yet they have found ways despite these obstacles to make things happen, to generate some real success on the ground,” Dervis said.
Kilde: The Push Journal
