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in KyrgyzstanWorld AIDS Day 2008 In Kyrgyzstan, CAPACITY provided technical support as part of the organization committee, which was specially formed to coordinate WAD activities in the country. Mass procession under the motto "Kyrgyzstan is against AIDS! ” took place in Bishkek on December 1, 2008. Worls AIDS Day 2007 On the occasion of the World AIDS Day, CAPACITY/PSI conducted a range of information and education campaigns in Bishkek: On 30 November there was a meeting with US Embassy staff, where the representatives of CAPACITY/PSI made presentations on the current situation with HIV/AIDS in the world and, particularly, in Kyrgyzstan and introduced the audience with HIV preventive activities in the country. Moreover, the audience learnt about the origin of HIV-infection and preconditions for the World AIDS Day. The event was followed by an extempore sketch, prepared by CAPACITY/PSI volunteers. On 1 December the volunteers of the Youth Center "Youth Power” held two campaigns, devoted to WAD. The first campaign was conducted in the premise of the Youth Center, with the participation of popular rock-bands and Thai boxing masters with the purpose to advocate music and sport as an alternative to a drug use. More than 300 people were involved in the event. The second campaign was organized in the streets and one of the markets in Bishkek. More than 100 people participated in the action. These two campaigns aimed to inform young people about WAD, the scale of HIV epidemic and ways of HIV transmission. During November the volunteers of CAPACITY/PSI together with the Centers of Family Medicine in Chui Oblast implemented a Month on the occasion of WAD. Within the framework of the Month three information and education campaigns were conducted in a range of Professional – Technical Schools of Chui Oblast (trainings on HIV/AIDS, STI, etc). About 500 young people were engaged in the events. |
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The procession was organized by the "Partnership network” Association, the "Youth Power” Center and the Union of PLH of Kyrgyzstan. The main purpose of the procession was to attract pubic attention to the problems of HIV/AIDS and drug abuse. Students of higher and secondary education institutions and vocational schools as well as AIDS-service organizations took part in the procession. Four columns of people marched on central streets of Bishkek and gathered together on the central square of the city, where the balloons in the form of a red tape – the symbol of fighting against AIDS- were launched to the sky. During this action informational and educational materials about HIV/AIDS prevention were disseminated among the participants of the procession. The cycle of short films "Letters of the people living with HIV” was displayed on December 1, 2008 at the Cinema House. The screen show was organized by the Children Media Center and the Central Asia AIDS Control Project. The informational support was provided by CAPACITY. Within the framework of this event five 20-minute movies of young stage producers from Kyrgyzstan were shown in the genre of feature-documentary film. The main purpose of these films was to eliminate the discriminative attitude of the audience to the people living with HIV and increase the tolerance. In conclusion, a video- clip aimed to reduce stigma and discrimination was shown, which was made within TUMAR Project with CAPACITY technical support. 
