DUSHANBE, November 21, Asia-Plus – A contest organized by the Central Asian HIV/AIDS Project among Tajikistan’s print and electronic media for the best coverage of HIV/AIDS problems has been extended to November 26, Dilya Zohirova, Media Officer at the World Bank Dushanbe Office said.
The contest designed to raise public awareness about the HIV/AIDS problems is held in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
According to Zohirova, US$7,050 have been allocated to award prizes in money for the best series of articles (US$500, US$400 and US$200 for the first, second and third places respectively), the best audio programs (US$300, US$200 and US$100 for the first, second and third places respectively), the best video materials (US$800, US$600 and US$400 for the first, second and third places respectively) and the best electronic materials (US$200, US$100 and US$50 for the first, second and third places respectively). “Institutional grants, ranging from US$200 to US$1,500, will be awarded to the websites, TV and radio stations and newspapers for regularity, quality and topicality of the coverage of the HIV/ADIS problems throughout the year,” she said.
Journalists from republican, regional, city and district media are participating in this contest. The Central Asian HIV/AIDS Project is funded by the World bank and DFID (Great Britain).
