South Asia Regional Development Marketplace, May 15, 2008

[Guest guest]

The World Bank is organsing a Development Market place on Stigma and

Discrimination, for which we are seeking proposals. The deadline is

very close - January 31, 2008, but I would still like to request

NGOs and CBOs, as independent or in colaboration to file proposals

(more than one is welcome) on the SARDM web site.

To give a bckground of the DM - On November 26 the South Asia

Development Marketplace on AIDS related stigma and discrimination

was launched. Proposals for innovative ideas to tackle stigma can be

submitted until January 31 by CBOs, NGOs, foundations, private

sector groups, universities and schools, local municipal bodies and

government institutions - in collaboration with (other) NGOs and

CBOs. The 75 candidates who will be selected from India,

Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka, will

be invited to the regional Development Marketplace in Mumbai 15 May,

and there 25 winners will be selected and awarded up to US$40.000

each for an 18 month implementation period.

To know about the South Asia Regional Development Marketplace:

Tackling HIV/AIDS Stigma and Discrimination, please visit the

website http://www.worldbank.org/sardm2008. Proposals can be

submitted here.

You can contact me (ruby singh) on 41479382, or my cell number

9811009707, for any clarification, grateful if this could be passed

on to others who you feel would like to send in a proposal.

Ruby Singh

e-mail: <burriya25@...>