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LATIN AMERICA: Prizes for Communities Fighting Exclusion
By Darío Montero

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, Dec 10 (IPS) - They work in the deep heartland of Brazil, or in urban slums. They all seek social inclusion, and their starting point is the bottom of the social ladder, with people who have a wide experience of life, contrasting with their short years.

One of these programmes, “The Four-Leaf Clover”, aims to reduce maternal, perinatal and infant morbidity and mortality in Sobral, a city of 183,000 people in the impoverished northeastern state of Ceará.

This project was awarded the first prize, worth 30,000 dollars, at the Social Innovation Fair in Porto Alegre organised by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the W. (Content Read …)

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WORLD AIDS DAY-KENYA: Many Firms Still Ignoring the Bottom Line on HIV
By Kwamboka Oyaro

NAIROBI, Nov 30 (IPS) - HIV/AIDS cuts workers down in their prime, taking to the grave a wealth of training and experience that companies can ill afford to lose. Lower productivity, absenteeism from work and increased medical bills exact a further toll on the private sector — all of which begs the question: are employers being sufficiently active in helping to fight AIDS?

In Kenya, the picture is mixed.

Only about 20 percent of companies — mostly large firms — are tackling AIDS in the workplace, said Titus Ruhiu, chief executive officer of the National Chamber of Commerce and Industry. (Content Read …)

WORLD AIDS DAY: Community Action Is Key to Prevention
By Diego Cevallos

MEXICO CITY, Nov 30 (IPS) - The United Nations presented the call for nominations for the Red Ribbon Award 2008 to honour community leadership and action against HIV/AIDS in the Mexican capital Friday.

“Communities are at the forefront of addressing the core challenges of HIV,” said Peter Piot, executive director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). “Honouring their work and encouraging the replication of community initiatives is essential for a successful global response.”

The UNAIDS award, granted every two years, honours 25 outstanding community organisations that demonstrate leadership and action in curtailing the spread and impact of HIV/AIDS in five different categories. (Content Read …)

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WORLD AIDS DAY: Catholics Snub Vatican’s Condom Ban
By Rajiv Fernando

NEW YORK, Nov 30 (IPS) - As millions of people plan to show solidarity with the struggle against HIV/AIDS on Saturday, a new multi-nation poll released in Washington by the group Catholics for Choice shows that a majority of Catholics around the world believe that — contrary to the edicts coming from Rome — “good Catholics can use condoms”.

The poll asked Catholics living in Ghana, Ireland, Mexico, the Philippines and the United States if “using condoms is pro-life because it helps save lives by preventing the spread of AIDS.” It found an overwhelmingly positive response, with agreement expressed by 90 percent of Catholics in Mexico, 86 percent in Ireland, 79 percent in the United States, 77 percent in the Philippines and 59 percent in Ghana. (Content Read …)