Tema, March 26, GNA - Reverend Fred Osei Annin, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Actionplus Foundation UK and Ghana, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Excellence in Diversity Awards in the United Kingdom.
Rev Annin, who has championed HIV activism for 19 years by campaigning against HIV and Stigma in churches in the UK and in Africa, would be competing with Michael McGrath - The Muscle Help Foundation, Helen Keeling-Marston - Support through Sport UK, Angela Murphy - Tomorrow's Women Wirral, and Bisi Alimi - Human Rights Activist, for the Diversity Champion Charity award.
In a statement signed by Emma Houghton, Events Manager, National Diversity Awards, said an overwhelming amount of nominations were received paying tribute to inspirational individuals and diverse companies that have showcased their incredible achievements to the equality agenda.
According to the statement, nominees would gather at The Midland Hotel, Manchester on May 14th, 2015, to celebrate their tremendous feats.
'The exclusive awards ceremony will applaud the extraordinary contributions of those that have gone above and beyond their corporate social responsibility, tackling issues internally and externally to influence change in the field of diversity & inclusion.'
The event is definitely one to mark down on your calendar and provides recognition for excellence regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, faith, religion and culture.
Thomson Reuters, CIPD and Action for Children are amongst those supporting the campaign to reward organisations that operate across all aspects of diversity.
A panel of judges including Andy Woodfield PwC, Miranda Wayland ITV, and Dianah Worman.
Other categories include Diverse Company Charity, Diverse Company Education Diverse Company Housing, Diverse Company Private, Diverse Company Public, Diversity Champion Education, Diversity Champion Housing and Diversity Champion Public.
In 2013, Rev Annin led his Foundation to open an HIV testing clinic in the church for the first time in the UK and now working with the Ghana AIDS Commission to reduce the stigmatisation of people living with HIV/AIDS in the Ghanaian Society.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency, he said, one of the potent ways of dealing with HIV and AIDS is to encourage people to come out of the closet and that can only happen when society does not demonise them.
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