Recon’s 2024 World AIDS Day Campaign
Today is World Aids Day, and once again, Recon, along with thousands of communities and organisations from around the globe, begin our World Aids Day fundraising campaign.
Over the years, Recon members have continued to generously donate hundreds of thousands of pounds to worldwide AIDS charities, and your generosity has always been appreciated, no matter how small.
Even though health and medical research organisations have made incredible advancements in treatment as well as prevention, the challenges to share that knowledge and educate global communities, distribute medication, and provide health care continues.
We, as a community, need to continue to show our support for those affected by the disease, as well as help support the charities and organisations fighting on the front lines, and fighting to help end the stigma and discrimination many still face.
This is why we wear the red ribbon, and this is why we give our members the option to add a virtual red ribbon to their Recon profile for free.
We are amazed at how many of you continued to show that support throughout the year.
Once again, we invite you to make a donation, no matter how small, to one of the organisations chosen for this year’s campaign.
And if you haven’t already got a ribbon on your Recon profile, you can still show your support and add it now.
This year we'll be supporting these great charities in their work to fight against the spread of HIV and in supporting people living with HIV and AIDS: If you’d like to donate to these great causes, you can do so using the link buttons for each.
Great Minds Bright Futures - Mission Malawi 2025
Great Minds Bright Futures supports over 1,500 children affected by HIV and Aids and provides housing and education for these children. Five of the team from UK based dating site Recon.com are fundraising for the charity. Sam Swindell, Antoin Strachan, Sebastian Witte, Chris Schumann and Philip Hamill will be travelling to Blantyre, Malawi in May 2025 and will take part in the gruelling challenge of cycling, hiking and kayaking over 400km across this amazing country. The team will also spend time with the children and will be hands-on, building the accommodation for the children and the teachers. Malawi is known as the Warm Heart of Africa due to the welcoming nature of the people, but is currently one of the world’s poorest countries devastated by HIV and AIDS, with over 2 million orphans throughout the nation. Team Recon asks you to help them support this amazing cause.
LGBT HERO
LGBT HERO, (formally known as GMFA) is the national health and wellbeing charity supporting over 100,000 LGBTQ+ people a month on topics such as mental health, suicide prevention, sexual health and HIV prevention by providing trusted information, advice and various forms of support. For this World AIDS Day they are asking for support so LGBT HERO can continue their social groups, while expanding their sexual health and HIV prevention work for LGBTQ+ people from minority ethnic backgrounds, for trans and non-binary people and improve the sexual wellbeing groupwork for men who have sex with men.
POSITIVE EAST
Positive East has been on the forefront of HIV service and care for over 30 years, supporting people from the point of HIV diagnosis to longer term care. Guided by the mission – to improve the quality of life of individuals and communities affected by HIV – Positive East has developed a holistic range of health and wellbeing programmes from counselling, peer support and information and advice to HIV testing and HIV prevention outreach.
PLAY SAFE ASSOCIATION
The PLAY SAFE ASSOCIATION helps to meet new needs for sexual health education and the prevention of risky behavior, particularly in party environments, and campaigns for more responsible partying, and sexual practices. On the ground, PLAY SAFE focuses on training their prevention team in raising more awareness at events for clubbers and young audiences. PLAY SAFE is committed to promoting more responsible partying practices and wishes to convey a simple prevention message: “Always protect yourself and protect yourself by all means and in all ways! PLAY SAFE, ALWAYS & ALL WAYS !”You don't need to donate to add a red ribbon to your profile, as we want the ribbons to demonstrate a massive message of support, but any donations you can provide will, as always, be greatly appreciated by the charities and everyone here at Recon.