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27 September 2005

DISHA Exhibition

DISHA's latest exhibition was held on 27th September at the Bheem Sanghatna Mandal. The response this time was fairly good, with a total of 215 people attending the exhibition, and the women outnumbering the men.

As at the previous exhibitions,after a few technical problems, 2 films were shown in two batches, with the men and women viewing them separately. The Gat Pramukhs interacted with the people visiting and discussed various issues about HIV/AIDS with them.

Post the exhibition, 2 men and 2 women voluntarily agreed to be tested for AIDS. We hope more people will come forward as a result of such exhibitions.

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Wake Up Pune

Deep Griha Society is a major partner in the Wake Up Pune campaign, which brings together a coalition of NGOs and civil society groups to run city-wide HIV awareness programmes.

The campaign has received significant international coverage and has reflected very positively on Deep Griha Society. DISHA has organised or contributed to many events under the Wake Up Pune banner this year - please visit www.wakeuppune.org for full details about the campaign.

In January 2008, Wake Up Pune was given an award by UNAIDS as recognition for the events organised on World AIDS Day 2007 (1 December). Subsequently, Wake Up Pune was chosen by the World AIDS Campaign to be the key implmenting partner for World AIDS Day India 2008.

In March 2008, the campaign was selected as a finalist for the World Bank-sponsored South Asia Regional Development Marketplace, held at the Oberoi Hotel in Mumbai. Grants of $40,000 were on offer for winning projects. Although Wake Up Pune was unsuccessful on this occasion, getting shortlisted was a significant achievement in itself. The event was also a great opportunity to network with other organisations and leading individuals working in the field of HIV & AIDS.