It was a day of fun and glamour under a canopy of azure blue sky as around 300 of participants had taken part in HIV/AIDS Awareness Run that held in Ekspo Hill , UPM on 27th March 2011.
HIV/AIDS Awareness Run is organized under HOPE project by AIESEC in UPM with the aim to raise the awareness on HIV/AIDS issue among the public . It is also an effort to eliminate stigma and discrimination towards people living with HIV/AIDS .
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To deliver the message of
No Stigma ,
No Discrimination
Story Sharing by members of Pink Triangle Foundation (PTF)
Experiences Sharing by HOPE Project Interns -Alexander and Caroline that came from Germany. They had shared their experience to all the participants about workshop being conducted ,visitation to shelter home and volunteering jobs at Pink Triangle Foundation.
Furthermore, Malaysian AIDS Council (MAC) and Pink Triangle Foundation (PTF), were took part in this event to educate the participants in the knowledge of creating awareness towards issues about HIV/AIDS by setting up HIV/AIDS Education Booth.
Besides that, Rumah Solehah had took part in the educational booth as well. It is the half-way home for women and children living with HIV/AIDS and also under the patronage of Islamic Medical Association of Malaysia.
Alongside the HIV/AIDS Awareness Run , 988 Radio Station ,which is the official Chinese Radio Station for the event had send their 988 Happy Cruiser to Expo Hill .Numerous prizes were gave out to the winners of the interactive games by Happy Cruiser .
The top ten winners in male and female categories received their prize respectively by Datuk Mohd Zaman Khan , President of Malaysian AIDS Council ( MAC ) at the end of the event .