Standard Chartered Marathon 2010

There are many reasons for us to be happy for the recently concluded KL Marathon 2010. The event, touted as one of the most important sporting events of the year, saw the participation of Kesinambungan kerja-kerja close to 20,000 runners over various categories, from the fun-filled 1-km Kids Dash, to the awe-inducing intensif untuk menggubal serta 42-km Full Marathon category (which by the way, was successfully completed by our beloved BOT mengemaskini kertas cadangan bagi member, Mr Ralph Dixon. Way to go, Ralph!). permohonan dana Global Fund Pusingan ke-10 (GF R10) The organiser of the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2010 graciously included us as one of their official menghiasi kalendar aktiviti MAC charity partners, where donation pledges from corporate sponsors who wish to identify themselves with bagi bulan Jun. Berteraskan respons the HIV/AIDS cause were made on behalf of MAF. This initiative culminates with a total donation of bersepadu terhadap risiko dan close to RM 60,000. kerentanan penjangkitan HIV di kalangan populasi IDU dan SW The organiser’s charity drive was also extended to include a programme called menerusi pemerluasan skala liputan Run for A Cause, where individual runners were given the opportunity to run in program-program intervensi seluruh the name of their chosen official charity partner. A total of 31 runners, including negara, permohonan GF R10 kali our own staff member Miss April Layla Joseph and our Red Ribbon Celebrity ini disifatkan lebih kemas, efisien, Fahrin Ahmad, participated in this programme. Collectively, they managed to dan berasaskan evidens. Perkara ini raise an impressive RM 17,000 for the cause. dilihat sebagai petanda positif dalam memenuhi kriteria Fans and friends of Fahrin Ahmad pledged a minimum donation of RM 45 to permohonan yang, jika diluluskan, AIDS Foundation, in return for a goodie bag that contained a Fahrin dapat merealisasikan matlamat Ahmad Fan t-shirt, a certificate of appreciation, and a special meet-the-fan Akses Universal negara dalam session that was held at the Tun Sambanthan Monorail Station on the preceding membendung epidemik ini. day. Selain kertas cadangan in-country , Perhaps the cherry on the cake would be the special cheer squad that was assembled for Malaysia juga terlibat dengan Fahrin Ahmad and all the donors who ran for the HIV/AIDS cause. Cheering permohonan dana serantau competition was part of the official event line-up for the Standard Chartered KL menerusi rangkaian Insular South Marathon 2010. Our team was spearheaded by Dr Zaki Arzmi and choreographed by East Asia Network of MSM/TG and our former staff member, Mr Victor Alhabshi. Staff and volunteers of MAC and MAF HIV (ISEAN) bagi kelompok MSM comprised the rest of the ten-member squad. At the end of the day, our effort was duly dan TG. Ahli gabungan MAM, rewarded when the MAF Cheer Team was placed first, winning a cash prize worth RM Yayasan PT terpilih sebagai sub- 2,000. penerima dana tersebut. Penggubalan kedua-dua kertas cadangan yang berlaku serentak kini diharapkan dapat memangkinkan sinergi pemegang- PT Foundation pemegang kepentingan dalam memastikan kerja-kerja pencegahan Over the past 22 years, since its foundation in 1987, PT Foundation (PT) has grown to become the most established community-based, HIV berterusan. voluntary non-profit making organisation in Malaysia providing HIV and sexuality education, prevention, care and support programmes for the five marginalised communities most affected by HIV/AIDS. The organisation has three centres in Kuala Lumpur run by 50 staff Bagi pihak MAM, saya ingin members and close to 200 volunteers. mengambil kesempatan untuk mengucapkan Selamat Datang PT started its services with a telephone counselling line in 1987 and this service is still running each night today – answering calls on kepada kumpulan pelawat Khmer sexuality and HIV with a team of dedicated volunteers manning the phones, some of them having been involved since the beginning! HIV/AIDS NGO Alliance (KHANA) dari Cambodia yang 2010 has seen new developments on the outreach that PT does in the community it serves. Specific outreach has been launched in MSM mengadakan lawatan ke Malaysia venues with outreach workers stripping down to their towels to do their HIV prevention work in men’s saunas around Kuala Lumpur. untuk berkongsi kaedah terbaik Male sex workers have now been included in PT programmes with regular HIV education sessions being held at a number of locations. program perlaksanaan NSEP. A specific outreach event for female sex workers (FSW) will be held in Chow Kit on July 31 st 2010 called Jom Chow Kit . The event is targeted at reaching out to FSW who may not have accessed PT services in the past and will be hosted by and feature a number of Bakhtiar Talhah boleh dihubungi celebrities. melalui [email protected]