SCORA Projects & Events health. In 2012 Movember was listed was on the the world’s top 100 Non-governmental organizations. Reference (Click Here).
International Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women On 19th of December in 1999 the United Nations General Assembly designated the 25th of November as the International Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women. Women’s activists have marked the 25th of November as violence against women since 1981 and this day is rooted in history of the assassination of the three Mirabal sisters in the Dominican Republic in 1960. Since 1999 it is the aim to raise awareness violence against women since it is a violation of human rights, the consequence of discrimination against women and impacts on and impedes progress in many areas including poverty eradication. Reference (Click Here).
World AIDS Day World AIDS Day was conceived and adopted unanimously by 140 countries meeting at the World Summit of Ministers of Health on AIDS, London in January 1988. The day was envisaged as an opportunity for governments, national AIDS programs, non-governmental and local organizations, as well as individuals everywhere, to demonstrate both the importance they attached to the fight against AIDS and their solidarity in this effort. World AIDS Day is commemorated around the globe on December 1st. It celebrates progress made in the battle against the epidemic — and brings into focus remaining challenges. Community based actions take place all over the world, media supported campaigns take place to attract people’s attention and remind them that HIV/AIDS is not to be forgotten. World AIDS Day is also important in reminding people that HIV has not gone away, and that there are many things still to be The SCORA Manual
done. In June 2010, UNAIDS adopted new vision strategy: zero HIV-infections, zero AIDS-related deaths, zero discrimination. It is the vision we all should work towards achieving by the year 2015, the year set by Millennium Developmental Goals. Each year we in SCORA put together a World AIDS Day Report from all of the projects created by all of you SCORAngels for World AIDS Day and share this with all of IFMSA as well as our externals. In early 1991 Visual AIDS in New York created the idea for a global symbol in the fight against AIDS. A symbol for solidarity and tolerance with those often discriminated by the public - the people living with HIV and AIDS. The Red Ribbon was born.
The Red Ribbon In early 1991 Visual AIDS in New York created the idea for a global symbol in the fight against AIDS. A symbol for solidarity and tolerance with those often discriminated by the public - the people living with HIV and AIDS. The Red Ribbon was born. The Red Ribbon is Red like love, as a symbol of passion and tolerance towards those affected. Red like blood, representing the pain caused by the many people that died of AIDS. Red like the anger about the helplessness by which we are facing a disease for which there is still no chance for a cure. Red as a sign of warning not to carelessly ignore one of the biggest problems of our time. On December 1st, medical students all over the world try to raise awareness through numerous activities, such as lectures, exhibitions, distribution of condoms and pamphlets, charity concerts etc. For the full information of what SCORA members have been doing on World AIDS Day and what you could do, check out the latest World AIDS Day report which is stored in the SCORA Yahoo groups or ask the current SCORA-D to send it to you! 29