ABU, UNDP Award HIV/AIDS Programming Grants

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10: The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union
(ABU), and UNDP Regional HIV and Development Programme for Asia have issued
grants of up to $5,000 each to 20 producers to develop documentaries, shorts
and PSAs on HIV/AIDS.

The recipients include producers from Radio Television of
Afghanistan, Bangladesh Television, China Central Television, ATV in Hong Kong,
Radio Television Hong Kong, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, Doordarshan,
Prasar Bharati, Indosiar Visual Mandiri, Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad,
Nepal Television, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Network, Television of Thailand Channel
11 and Vietnam Television.

Content developed will seek to increase public awareness and
generate informed debates on critical issues related to HIV/AIDS in the
Asia-Pacific region. The selected producers will meet for two workshops during
the production process and the individual pieces will be packaged into a
series. The content will be made available to all ABU member broadcasters.