PHA-Exch> Call for Nominations: Omololu Falobi Award

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Manju Chatani mchatani at 4u.com.gh

Call for Nominations:
Omololu Falobi Award for Excellence in HIV Prevention Research
Community Advocacy

"The Omololu Falobi Award for Excellence in HIV Prevention Research
Community Advocacy" is being established to honour the life and work of
Omololu Falobi and highlight the essential role of community advocacy in HIV
prevention research. This award is an important and ongoing legacy to
Omololu and is recognition to his commitment and contribution to HIV
prevention research advocacy.

Despite his untimely and tragic death in 2006, Omololu Falobi was a
visionary leader in everyway.

Omololu dedicated much of his life to fighting to HIV/AIDS in Nigeria and in
Africa. He set new standards for HIV journalism in Africa with the
establishment of Journalists Against AIDS in Nigeria (JAAIDS) and helped
create a platform for discourse on HIV/AIDS among researchers, civil society
groups, policy makers and the media through the Nigeria-AIDS Eforum. He also
helped found the Nigerian HIV Vaccine and Microbicide Advocacy Group
(NHVMAG), was an instrumental pioneer member of the Treatment Access
Movement (TAM) Nigeria and a key leader of the African Civil Society
Coalition on HIV and AIDS. He was a leading HIV/AIDS activist, an advocate
for prevention research, and an exceptional journalist.

Omololu made enormous impact in Nigeria and beyond - he nurtured and/or led
campaigns related to prevention, treatment and research; won multiple awards
nationally and internationally; and earned a tremendous reputation from all
who had the privilege to work with him. Omololu did more in his
all-too-brief 35 years than many people are able to achieve in a lifetime.

The African Microbicides Advocacy Group (AMAG) is proud to collaborate with
partners - the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC), the Global Campaign
for Microbicides (GCM), Journalists Against AIDS in Nigeria (JAAIDS), the
Nigeria HIV Vaccine & Microbicide Advocacy Group (NHVMAG) and the Treatment
Access Movement, Nigeria (TAM) - to launch this award. The award will be
presented at the next Microbicides Conference in New Delhi, India in
February 2008.

FOR THIS AWARD OF ACHIEVEMENT, we are looking for nominations of individuals
who have shown leadership and commitment to HIV prevention research
advocacy. We are looking to recognize the work of advocates who have
inspired others, made changes and stayed committed to advocating for new
prevention options.

Please send your nominations in before *January 17 2008*

PROCESS

* Nomination forms and recommendation letters from recommenders to
mailto:omololufalobiaward at yahoo.com
by 17 January 2008

* Review of nominations by Independent Review Panel (international panel
made up of researchers, advocates, people living with HIV - none from the
organizing team members. Names to be released on announcement of award)

* Public Recognition and Award to selected individual at the Closing
Ceremony of Microbicides 2008

* Ensuring that the chosen individual is able to travel to, and participate
in the conference.

RECOMMENDATION FORM

The nomination form is attached to this mail.
It can also be accessed at http://www.global-campaign.org/amag.htm

The recommender is requested to fill an application form send a letter of
recommendation for the individual nominated (no longer than 2 pages) to
describe and/or include:
* How and for how long you know this individual?
* Why you consider this person a leader in HIV prevention research advocacy?
* Examples of projects or activities where s/he has shown excellence?
* Examples of/if this person has inspired you or others in advocacy around
HIV prevention research?
* The impact this person's work or commitment on his/her community and/or
country and/or internationally - to HIV or to the field of HIV prevention
research?

We welcome nominations of people living/working in the developing world,
living with HIV and working in the media.

Send your nominations to:
Email: mailto:omololufalobiaward at yahoo.com
or
Fax: +233-21-254172 (Attn: Manju Chatani)

** Deadline: 17 January 2008 **

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Award Planning Committee

Manju Chatani, African Microbicides Advocacy Group (AMAG)
Mitchell Warren, AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC).
Katie West, Global Campaign for Microbicides (GCM)
Olayide Akanni, Journalists Against AIDS in Nigeria (JAAIDS)
Morenike Ukpong, Nigeria HIV Vaccine & Microbicide Advocacy Group
(NHVMAG)
Mayowa Joel, Treatment Access Movement, Nigeria (TAM)
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