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International Candlelight Memorial Day

International Candlelight Memorial Day

Date
16 May 2004
Updated
30 Sep 2019
International Candlelight Memorial Day

16 May 2004 was declared as International Aids Candlelight Memorial Day.  It was started by people living with HIV and Aids to break down the barriers of stigma and discrimination. The community mobilisation campaign began on 1 December, World Aids Day and ended with a memorial In May, to remember those who died with HIV& Aids and to support those who are infected. This serves as a mobilisation campaign to raise awareness about the disease. 

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  1. 01Ministry of Health, N. Madlala-Routledge: International Candlelight Memorial Day, from Polity.org, [online], Available at  www.polity.org.za [Accessed: 9 May 2014] 2. International Aids Candlelight Memorial, About Candlelight memorial,[online],Available at www.candlelightmemorial.org  [Accessed: 9 May 2014]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2014, May 9). International Candlelight Memorial Day. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0097596

South African History Online (2014) 'International Candlelight Memorial Day', South African History Online, 9 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0097596 (Accessed: 30 July 2026).

South African History Online, International Candlelight Memorial Day [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0097596, (accessed 30 July 2026).

"International Candlelight Memorial Day." South African History Online, 9 May 2014, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0097596. Accessed 30 July 2026.

South African History Online. "International Candlelight Memorial Day." South African History Online. May 9, 2014. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0097596.

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