The Stop TB Partnership
Together with the Stop TB Partnership, Humana People to People Foundation co-funded the yearly Community Award for 2024 with US$40,000. The award has become the largest cash prize designed specifically for TB communities, recognizing excellence among TB-affected communities and civil society partners in advancing a human rights-based and gender-sensitive TB response.
The STOP TB Partnership is a collective force transforming the fight against TB globally. Through the Partnership’s Secretariat and working with all partners, it ensures a clear identity for the TB community, high-level engagement, and representation.
The 2024 award ceremony was held in Abuja, Nigeria, in 2024. The theme was “Ending Stigma Through Creative Arts” to tackle TB stigma through Creative Arts and aimed to highlight how innovative approaches, including performance, storytelling, film, comics, and social media, can combat the epidemic through treatment and care. The award received 32 submissions from 28 countries, displaying the power of innovation and community-driven solutions.
The Humana People to People Foundation award went to two of the six winners. The Stop TB Partnership Ukraine was granted US$ 20,000. They have produced a comic book designed for youth living with TB in the context of conflict. The comic book addresses misinformation and stresses the importance of supporting friends through treatment, blending creativity with critical health messaging.
The Rekat Peduli Indonesia Foundation received an award of US$ 20,000. The organization is a women-led TB survivor network. They created an anime-inspired short film, celebrating the journey of overcoming stigma through peer support. The film highlighted the importance of solidarity and shared experiences in fostering resilience.
“For Stop TB Partnership and our friends at Humana, this award holds a special place where we recognize people who are often not given the recognition they deserve or are not encouraged to keep going. I am so happy with this year’s theme, and I deeply congratulate all six winners, all the entrants and all the TB communities working daily to fight stigma.” - Lucica Ditiu, Executive Director, the Stop TB partnership.
The Stop TB Partnership, which is hosted by WHO in Geneva, Switzerland, is a network of more then 500 international organizations, countries, donors from the public and private sectors, and nongovernmental and governmental organizations that are working together to eliminate TB.