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#5367 From: "Janet Feldman" <kaippg@...>
Date: Thu Dec 10, 2009 4:40 pm
Subject: Soul Beat Issue 143: Communication and Change News and Issues 		frida02806
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The Soul Beat Issue 143: Communication and Change News and Issues
December 9 2009


From SOUL BEAT AFRICA - where communication and media are central to
AFRICA's social and economic development


In this issue of The Soul Beat:

* PROGRAMME EXPERIENCES on television for social action and community radio...
* EVALUATIONS of HIV prevention and OVC projects...
* STRATEGIC THINKING on marketing bednets and supporting girl's education...
* POLL on Community Radio and Gender... 
* MATERIALS on participatory communication and gender-balanced media...
* SHARE YOUR STORIES on collaborations or interactions...
* EVENTS on ICTS and education and journalism education...
* AWARDS AND FUNDING for human rights and journalism...



This issue of The Soul Beat contains a selection of programme experiences, evaluations, strategic thinking documents, materials, events, and support opportunities from the Soul Beat Africa website. The newsletter covers issues related to health and HIV/AIDS, citizenship, media for development, information and communication technologies (ICTs), and gender in Africa.

This will be the final issue of The Soul Beat newsletter for 2009. As we end this year, we wish all of you peace, prosperity, and joy, and we look forward to supporting your work in 2010.

If you would like your organisation's communication work or research and resource documents to be featured on the Soul Beat Africa website and in The Soul Beat newsletters, please contact soulbeat@...


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EXPERIENCES
http://www.comminit.com/en/africa/experiences.html


1. Twaweza - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda  
Launched in 2009, Twaweza (which means "We Can Make It Happen" in Swahili) is a ten-year initiative that seeks to enable people in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda to improve their quality of life through a citizen-centered approach to development and public accountability. Twaweza is designed to give citizens the information and skills they need to hold their governments accountable and does so by supporting large-scale partnerships and initiatives that create space for direct engagement with citizens. Instead of relying exclusively on organisations, Twaweza brokers relationships across a range of institutions and networks that ordinary citizens already use to meet and share information. These institutions may include mass media (radio, television, newspapers), private businesses such as mobile phone companies, commercial product distribution networks, religious organisations, trades unions, and other groups that tend not to be included in development efforts. By focusing on thi!
s brokering and mediation, Twaweza sees itself as fostering an ecosystem of change and a shift in information ecologies in East Africa.
Contact Rakesh Rajani info@...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/306773/38


2. Kwanda - South Africa
Kwanda ("wealth" and "growth") is a 13-part reality television show by the Soul City Institute for Health and Development Communication, the Department of Social Development, and SABC 1 in South Africa which is designed to inspire viewers to take action to improve their own communities. The drama series, which started broadcasting in September 2009, shows teams of volunteers from all over the country working together to see whether common challenges faced by South African communities can be resolved. Kwanda showcases volunteers attempting to ensure that children are not going hungry, violent crime is reduced, and generally that their communities "look better, work better, and feel better".
Contact soulcity@... OR georgina@... OR
michelle@...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/303375/38


3. Ankoay and Ankoay Doré - Madagascar
This integrated population/environment programme aims to engage, educate, and promote behaviour change among young people with a view to transforming them into frontline leaders in the fight against HIV/AIDS. In January 2005, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Madagascar requested that the Health Communication Partnership (HCP) assist the National AIDS Control Committee (SE/CNLS) of the Government of Madagascar to develop a behaviour change communication (BCC) strategy for HIV prevention among youth and young adults. The Ankoay, or Eagle, approach was launched in April 2005 through the National Scouting Federation. Based on its success, in August 2007, the Academy for Education Development (AED) launched Ankoay Doré, a series of level II activities designed for youth groups that had successfully completed the Ankoay programme. The initial Ankoay Doré approach added hygiene activities to HIV prevention. In early 2008, with funding under the AED-man!
aged Communication for Change (C-Change) Program, the Ankoay Doré model was expanded further to include hygiene, adolescent reproductive health (ARH), and environmental activities.
Contact Peter Gottert pgottert@... OR ghcm@...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/298793/38


4. Malawi Community Radio Project - Malawi
Established in 2006, the Malawi Community Radio Project is an initiative by the American Institutes for Research (AIR), Radio Systems Inc. (RSI), and the Creative Centre for Community Mobilisation (CRECCOM) of Malawi, supported by seed funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This project includes the establishment of the Mchinji Community Radio Station, as well as the production of the programme M’mudzi Mwathu. The project was designed to reach people in Mchinji with messages promoting abstinence and being-faithful to prevent HIV/AIDS, mobilise communities to support education for orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs), and promote care for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs).
Contact Malawi Community Radio Project piliranichimutu@... OR tmoreau@...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/304828/376


5. 100 Dúvidas (100 Doubts) - Angola
Launched in July 2009, 100 Dúvidas (100 Doubts) is a BBC World Service Trust programme, produced in collaboration with Trocaire and Radio Ecclesia, which is designed to improve government accountability and give a voice to citizens in Angola. The project, which will run until January 2011, seeks to promote debate, discussions, and understanding between government authorities and citizens through an interactive weekly radio programme and the project website.
Click here http://www.comminit.com/redirect.cgi?m=50bd4f49cc61c64938524244cefaaf23 for an online contact form. 
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/302701/38


6. Radio Pag La Yiri - Burkina Faso
Launched in 2009, Radio Pag La Yiri (which means 'the woman is the foundation of the home' in the local Mooré language) is a community radio station working to disseminate information for the 1.5 million people living in the area of Zabr in Burkina Faso. The radio station broadcasts programmes about health, market prices, new agricultural production methods, and local politics. It was initiated by the women’s association, Pag La Yiri, and is supported by the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) who are training Pag La Yiri on how to use computer and multimedia equipment.
Contact Jean-Pierre Boussim paglayiri@... OR boussimother@... AND
François Laureys flaureys@...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/304446/376


EVALUATIONS
http://www.comminit.com/en/africa/evaluations.html


7. BRIDGE Project Final Evaluation
by Jean Capps and Sandra Wilcox
Produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Malawi, this report from 2008 examines a project launched in 2003 to address two conflicting realities: More than 93% of Malawians had the knowledge necessary to prevent HIV infection. Nevertheless, most Malawians did not engage in preventive behaviours. BRIDGE is a response to this gap, and is based on the following themes which make up the BRIDGE acronym: Belief in a better future (hope); Risk is shared by everyone (personalised risk); I can STOP AIDS (personal responsibility, action, self-efficacy); Discussion about HIV/AIDS (openness, destigmatisation); Gender equity (girls' empowerment and changed men's behaviour); Emphasising positives (action orientation, community as sets, positive role modelling).
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/298226/38


8. SAWAKA Jali Watoto Program Supporting Most-Vulnerable Children, Tanzania - A Case Study
by Florence Nyangara, Charles Matiko, and Zaharani Kalungwa
This report, published in July 2009, was produced as part of a MEASURE Evaluation initiative to find out about "what works" to improve the well-being of children affected by HIV and AIDS. This case study was conducted to provide a detailed account of the operations of the Pact/Jali Watoto project in supporting orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) through the SAWAKA (Saidia Wazee Karagwe) organisation in Karagwe district in Tanzania. The case study suggests that the programme has been largely successful, but still faces some challenges, especially around volunteer expectations and limited local resources.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/305604/38


STRATEGIC THINKING
http://www.comminit.com/en/africa/strategicthinking.html


9. Social Marketing for Health and Family Planning: Building on Tradition and Popular Culture in Niger
This German HIV Practice Collection study from Niger, published in July 2009, examines the social marketing methods used by the Association Nigerienne de Marketing Social (Animas-Sutura). Animas-Sutura is one of the main mechanisms through which Niger implements actions called for in its national strategic framework on sexually transmitted infections (STIs)/HIV/AIDS, its 2006 law on reproductive health, and its 2007 policy on population. The organisation was formed in 2006 through funding from the KfW Entwicklungsbank (German Development Bank, KfW) and is supported by a consortium of consultants on social marketing.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/299746/38


10. Ethiopia Bednet Utilization Study: Why Some Nets Owned Are Not Used
by Carol Baume
This report from 2008 describes a study carried out to determine levels of ownership and use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) in households in the Oromia and Amhara Regions of Ethiopia. Although nightly use is optimal, sometimes people use their nets sporadically or do not use them at all. To understand why, and to develop effective communication for optimal net use and public health impact, this research was carried out by NetMark, a project of the Academy for Educational Development (AED).
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/290859/38


11. Because I am a Girl: The State of the World's Girls 2009 - Girls in the Global Economy: Adding It All Up
Plan International's "Because I am a Girl" series is an annual report that looks thematically at the state of the world's girls. The series began in 2007 and will run until 2015. In 2007, Plan introduced a cohort group of 142 girls worldwide and set a context for the social, economic, and political situation into which they were born. The 2008 report addressed the situation of girls affected by conflict. The 2009 report looks at girls and the global economy, and the obstacles they will need to overcome to become active and equal economic citizens. The core argument of the report is that economic empowerment for girls and young women is about their capacity to make strategic life choices: choices about going to school, getting a job, learning a skill, spending disposable income, investing their savings, and/or purchasing assets. The report looks at what kinds of support girls need from their families, their governments, the private sector, and both local and international org!
anisations and donors in order to enable them to break the cycle of poverty and participate in the economy with dignity, equality, and respect.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/303917/38


12. Ever Upwardly Mobile: How do Cell Phones Benefit Vulnerable people? - Lessons from Farming Cooperatives in Lesotho
by Katharine Vincent, Tracy Cull, and Nicholas Freeland
This report, published by the Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme (RHVP) in February 2009, chronicles the findings of a 2006 RHVP pilot project that distributed 10 cell phones to three women's farming cooperatives in Lesotho and sought to understand how cell phones could benefit vulnerable populations. The women chosen for the project were demographically similar to those often selected to receive cash transfers however in this project, women received ZAR500 (approximately US$50) in airtime, three quarters of which was designated for sale to other members of the community. Despite existing arguments against using cell phones to distribute cash transfers, researchers found the phones were effective in reducing economic vulnerability in two main areas - improving communications between members, as well as between cooperatives and agricultural bodies while decreasing transport costs; and generating extra income.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/303074/38

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PLEASE VOTE IN OUR POLL ON COMMUNITY RADIO AND GENDER

Community radio can play an important role in addressing gender imbalances in Africa. Of the key ways that this can be achieved, where is the most significant progress being made? (you may choose more than one option)

Options:

- Representation of women at the level of station management is increasing.
- Involvement of women in decision-making related to programming is increasing.
- Women’s voices and concerns are increasingly forming part of daily programming.
- Women are being portrayed more positively as active members of society.
- Women are acquiring the technical skills to control their communications.
- Funding for women’s radio is increasing.
- No progress is being made.

To vote and send comments go to
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MATERIALS
http://www.comminit.com/en/africa/materials.html


13. Participatory Communication: A Practical Guide  
by Thomas Tufte and Paolo Mefalopulos
This guide, published in 2009, is an attempt to support the formulation of communication strategies that can enhance dynamic, engaging, and sustainable social change processes. Designed for communication practitioners working in the field, this World Bank Working Paper (No. 170) provides perspectives, tools, and experiences highlighting the principles and practice of participatory communication strategies.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/305060/38


14. Voices of Change: Oral Testimony of the Antonosy People
This book was produced in 2009 by Andrew Lees Trust (ALT) in collaboration with Panos London to enable villagers in coastal communities of the Androy and Anosy regions to share their experiences and knowledge about economic poverty and the environment. The book contains testimonies, which are part of Project HEPA (Hetahetam-Po Ambara - “Proclaim what is in your heart”), in which villagers express their feelings of powerlessness as they struggle to grow food in changing climate conditions, and as they lose their lands and access to their forests. The stories reveal that the natural resources at their disposal are increasingly restricted, with serious impacts on livelihoods and food security for their families and their future.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/306558/38


15. Getting the Balance Right: Gender Equality in Journalism
This book, published by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in 2009, is written to give added argument and dynamism to gender equality campaigns that the IFJ believes should be taken up in every newsroom to fight against discrimination and champion journalistic standards. The handbook is an illustrated guide and resource for journalists to equip them with information for an understanding of gender issues in their work. It is addressed to media organisations, professional associations, and journalists' unions seeking to contribute to the goal of gender equality.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/304420/38


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Share your Story of how Soul Beat Africa has Influenced your Work

Soul Beat Africa has a new feature on the Soul Beat website called "CI Stories". It is an online place for Soul Beat network members to share details of any collaborations or interactions that have been sparked by the inclusion of their work on the Soul Beat Africa website or in our e-magazines. To view existing stories and to submit your story go to http://www.comminit.com/en/africa/cistories


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EVENTS
http://www.comminit.com/en/africa/events.html

16. Second World Journalism Education Congress South Africa 2010 (July 5 - 7 2010) Grahamstown, South Africa
The second World Journalism Education Congress, titled "Journalism Education in an Age of Radical Change", seeks to provide a discussion forum on common issues and interests and a foundation for supporting the continuing development of journalism and journalism education worldwide. The event seeks to provide an opportunity for journalism educators to debate issues such as carbon footprints and media mega-events, the rise of new media, changing business models and copyright issues, representations of race and gender, and media globalisation.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/305145/38


17. eLearning Africa 2010 - Learn, Share, Network (May 26 - 28 2010) Lusaka,  Zambia 
eLearning Africa is holding its fifth pan-African gathering to bring together experts and stakeholders engaged or interested in information and communication technology-based education, training, and development on the African continent. The conference seeks to encourage rigorous debate, discussion, networking, and knowledge-sharing among practitioners and policymakers from all over the world.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/307090/38


AWARDS AND FUNDING
http://www.comminit.com/en/africa/awards.html
http://www.comminit.com/en/africa/funding.html


18. CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards
Deadline: Jan 28 2010
The Cable News Network (CNN) MultiChoice African Journalist competition aims to reinforce the importance of the journalists’ role in Africa and to recognise and develop journalistic talent across all disciplines. The competition is open to African professional journalists and freelancers working on the continent for media organisations that are African-owned; headquartered within the continent of Africa; and distributing in Africa a printed publication and/or electronic medium broadcast which is primarily designed for, and received by, an African audience.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/266597/38


19. Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA)
Rolling deadline
The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) is a Johannesburg-based foundation established in 1997, working in ten Southern Africa countries: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. OSISA offers support to projects that are both national and regional and that focus on the following areas: Economic Justice,  Education, HIV and AIDS, Human Rights and Democracy Building, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), Language Rights, and Media.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/267215/38


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Multi-media campaign on HIV/AIDS launched
E-pao.net, November 25, 2009

Health Minister Ph Parijat has launched a statewide multi-media 
campaign on HIV/AIDS awareness to youths at Hotel Classic located 
at North AOC here today.

The awareness campaign on HIV/AIDS through multi-media including 
songs, sports and mass media was organised by the Manipur AIDS 
Control Society (MACS) under the aegis of National AIDS Control 
Organisation (NACO).

The campaign will cover youths between the age group of 15-29 .

The inaugural programme was graced by Health Minister Ph Parijat; 
Commissioner of Health and Family Welfare and president of MACS, 
V Vumlunmang, IAS; Team Leader of NACO, Dr Rochana Mitra; Project 
Director of MACS, PK Jha, IAS; Project Director (Technical) of 
MACS, Dr Pramodkumar as the chief guest, president and guests of 
honour respectively.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Kh Pramodkumar noted that prevalence 
of HIV/AIDS is highest in Manipur among the six Indian states 
listed as the highest rate of HIV/AIDS prevalence.

He said, the campaign will mostly focus on the youths of the state.

He said local celebrities will be engaged to campaign among the 
youths through music concerts, sports (mostly football), radio, 
TV, newspapers.

He said music concerts and football matches will be organised 
at the district-level in December as a part of the campaign.

Song-composing competitions, with the message on HIV/AIDS awareness, 
will be part of the campaign.

Health Minister Ph Parijat said all concerned need to take part 
in fighting the dreaded disease.

Selected musicians and other artists will be engaged 
to carry the message of HIV/AIDS awareness throughout the state 
by giving them a 'Manipur Idol' title.

He said that--as a part of the campaign--the CC Meet tournament, 
the biggest football tournament of the state, would be named Red 
Ribbon Sir Churachand Singh KCS-CBE Memorial Football Meet, in 
collaboration with the All Manipur Football Association.

All the players of the tournament will pledge to carry and spread 
the message about the prevention of HIV/AIDS before the beginning 
of every match.

Singers will perform with a message for the prevention of HIV/AIDS.

Pamphlets and booklets on HIV/AIDS prevention and awareness will 
be distributed to all spectators of all matches.

Spectators will be given red ribbon embossed paper caps and all 
the players will be given T-shirts imprinted with red-ribbon.

Red Ribbon Clubs, NSS volunteers, and NYK volunteers will 
participate in the multi-media campaign.

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#5365 From: Jan Willem Jordaan <janj@...>
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Dear AFH Friends and Associates.

 

AFH wishes all our subscribers a happy and prosperous festive season! We look forward to an exciting and eventful New Year! Please receive our final newsletter of the year. Here is what’s in store for the month of December:

 

Art for Humanity: what is art?

 

AFH defines art as that which is created to inspire all of humanity with freedom of expression, the quest for excellence, pride, dignity, and respect for individual rights, reflection and heritage. In this month’s issue:

 

Dialogue among Civilizations News

Profiles on Artists and Poet

Suitcase workshop comes to Durban

Portfolio preview

 

Break the Silence News

Pima Exhibition Project: Inspiring Hope for change

 

Women for Children News

School Banner Workshop 2009

 

General News

World Aids Day- A responsibility to humanity

Commemoration of 16 Days of Activism against Women and Children abuse

AFH & AfA partnership update

 

 

Click here to view our December 2009 Newsletter,

 

Please remember all comments and letters are welcome.

 

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#5364 From: "Janet Feldman" <kaippg@...>
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Victor Scrutinize was the animated star of the "Scrutinize Campaign," a year-long series of HIV prevention ads launched on South African television in June 2008. Irreverent and humorous, with strong, colorful visuals, the campaigns ads were markedly different from previous South African HIV prevention campaigns for youth.
 
Rather than telling the audience what to do, the Scrutinize Campaign's messaging encouraged those in the audience to scrutinize their own behavior, and resulted in dramatic uptake of key HIV prevention messages.

Access the "Scrutinize Campaign: A Youth HIV Prevention Campaign Addressing Multiple and Concurrent Sexual Partnerships"  (http://www.aidstar-one.com/the-scrutinize-campaign)  case study.

AIDSTAR-One's HIV Prevention Case Study Series documents the "how to" aspect of good and promising HIV programs through in-depth documentation of program implementation and results. The case studies also include links to additional resources to guide program planners in designing interventions using state-of-the-art evidence.

Please register at AIDSTAR-One.com ( http://www.aidstar-one.com/user/register ) to receive notification of additional HIV-and AIDS-related resources, including eight additional upcoming case studies focused on multiple and concurrent sexual partnerships, alcohol and related sexual risk, reaching men who have sex with men, and combination HIV prevention programming.

AIDS Support and Technical Resources, Sector 1, Task Order 1 (AIDSTAR-One) is USAID's global HIV/AIDS project that provides technical assistance services to PEPFAR headquarters and field teams in knowledge management, technical leadership, program sustainability, strategic planning and program implementation support.

Learn more at  www.aidstar-one.com

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#5363 From: "andrew" <andrew@...>
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A reminder of this years World Community Arts Day 17 02 10. So far this year we
have had many new events from around the world plus the social networks sites
are still building up more and more. It looks like it will be our biggest yet.
http://www.communiversity.org.uk/worldcommunityartsday.htm

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#5362 From: "Janet Feldman" <kaippg@...>
Date: Wed Dec 2, 2009 4:19 pm
Subject: Music and Arts to Address HIV/AIDS: MySpace and More 		frida02806
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To us, rock, is a verb! We empower to let your actions and voice be heard! Rock Your Awareness!

Our Vision: To raise awareness and empower young people to address health and social issues in their communities.

Our Mission: To provide leadership opportunities for peer outreach and strengthening community through the unifying power of music.

What makes us unique:
* RYA is led by young adults, who are involved in the design and implementation of programs.
* We conduct progressive outreach in the current pop culture channels that appeal to the young generation.
* We focus on community partnerships and educational collaboration.
* We target marginalized groups that do not receive enough outreach.

 
http://www.myspace.com/rockforaids   Concert December 9th (see site for details)
 
At least half of all new HIV infections are among young adults under the age of 25 (CDC, Fact Sheet- Young people at risk: HIV/AIDS among America's youth.
 
Rock For AIDS Awareness is a program of Rock Your Awareness (www.rockyourawareness.org),  a non-profit organization led by young people for young people. Rock for AIDS Awareness aims to reduce stigma about testing, increases HIV/AIDS awareness and connect young adults to community resources for sexual health education.
 
This exciting program takes place annually (around World AIDS Day- December 1st) as a benefit concert uniting cutting edge music, young people and community partnerships for empowerment towards social change and peer outreach. We collorborate with local public health organizations (AIDS Coalition Silivon Valley, Planned Parenthood, Health Trust, Bill Wilson Center, The Crane Center, SJSU Peer Health Education and more).
 
RFA's Mission: Raise awareness! To reduce new cases of STI / HIV / AIDS among young people and provide them with the resources needed for sexual health education. Eventually turn Rock For AIDS Awareness into a national college campaign.
 
ROCK YOUR AWARENESS IS PUTTING THE JUICE BACK INTO PROGRESSIVE OUTREACH AND EMPOWERING OUR GENERATION FOR SOCIAL CHANGE! RYA is a Bay Area grassroots organization, empowering the young generation to organize progressive community-wide campaigns, parties and rock concerts to advocate important causes such as HIV/AIDS awareness, sexual health outreach, and volunteerism. We are dedicated to connecting young adults to community resources to help them maintain healthy lifestyles ...and we do this through innovative music and social events.
 
RFA History: In 2003, Vanae Tran organized an intimate karaoke fundraiser for the Silicon Valley Walk for AIDS. For the following year in 2004, Vanae created Rock for AIDS Awareness concert to focus on connecting young people with our great community resources for testing, preventative education, and increasing HIV/AIDS/STI awareness. What better way to educate and connect people than through live music?!
 
In 2005, we developed RFA into a program and expanded our movement as an organization, ROCK YOUR AWARENESS. Do you ROCK YOUR AWARNESS?

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#5361 From: "Janet Feldman" <kaippg@...>
Date: Wed Dec 2, 2009 3:49 pm
Subject: Soul Beat Extra (Dec): Art and Social Justice Conference (Jan J!)/2010 Peace Festival Nairobi/YETAM 		frida02806
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The Soul Beat Extra: Edutainment
December 2 2009


For people using edutainment for social change...


SBA Extra: Edutainment updates you on edutainment-related programme experiences, awards, events, trainings, evaluations, research results, and resource materials recently placed on the Soul Beat Africa website.

SBA Extra: Edutainment complements The Soul Beat newsletter through a specific focus on Edutainment.

SB Extra: Edutainment subscribers: 2,318

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If you know someone who would be interested in receiving this free e-publication, please forward this edition to them. They can "subscribe" by subscribing to The Soul Beat (through the registration process) and indicate an interest in edutainment. See http://www.comminit.com/en/user/register/38


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1. Youth Empowerment through Arts and Media (YETAM) - Cameroon, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal
Initiated in 2008, the Youth Empowerment Through Arts and Media (YETAM) project is an initiative by Nokia, Plan International, and local partners which seeks to give youth the skills and tools to communicate at local, national, and global level about issues impacting on their lives. Through arts, traditional media, and new media tools, youth engage in the community development process and beyond. They are trained on different forms of communication, which include verbal communication, performance, visual arts, and social media, in order to help them effectively raise their viewpoints and enter into dialogue with families, peers, community members, decision makers, and the general public... 
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/306537/304


2. "Three-and-a-half Lives of Philip Wetu" - An Interactive Film - Namibia
This interactive Namibian film seeks to educate and raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and relationships. One of the main themes of the film is multiple concurrent partnerships which has been identified as one of the major drivers of the epidemic in Namibia. The film tells the story of Philip, a young attractive IT professional whose life revolves around five women. The format of the film is interactive, allowing viewers to influence the main character's decisions and therefore the outcome of the story. The film was produced by Media Logistics Namibia and was initiated through the “Multisectoral HIV/AIDS Control Programme” together with the Goethe-Centre Windhoek...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/305909/304


3. Wetin Dey - Nigeria
Created by the BBC World Service Trust (WST), Wetin Dey ('What's Up?') is an HIV/AIDS television drama exploring social realities facing young people aged 15-24 in Nigeria. A total of 52 episodes of the 30-minute weekly drama were broadcast by the Nigerian Television Authority's network of television stations starting in April 2007. The purpose of the initiative was to raise HIV and AIDS awareness across regional, ethnic, and class divides in the country. Set in peri-urban Nigeria, the drama is designed to focus on lower socio-economic groups, with an emphasis on the daily lives of ordinary Nigerians....
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/304367/304


4. Wetin Dey: Good Girls/Bad Girls in TV Drama in Nigeria
This paper details the work of the BBC World Service Trust (WST)'s drama for development work in Nigeria focusing on the HIV/AIDS television drama Wetin Dey. Presented at the International Communication Association Conference (held in Montreal, Canada, May 22-26 2008), the paper explores drama as a vehicle to educate and promote individual and social change...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/304342/304


5. TV Soap Operas in HIV Education: Reaching Out with Popular Entertainment
This peer-reviewed report discusses soap operas as vehicles for HIV/AIDS education, offering case studies of three examples and lessons learned from their production and broadcast. The cases reviewed are: 1) "Love as a Test" in Kyrgyzstan; 2) "Amor de Batey" in Dominican Republic; and 3) "SIDA dans la Cité" in Côte d’Ivoire...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/305154/304


6. OneLove Campaign: Youth Perceptions on the Bwana Ishi and Tuli Sketches Featured in Fema TV Talk Show
This report was produced as part of the OneLove Campaign in Tanzania which is part of a 4-year regional campaign working to reduce HIV prevalence in 9 Southern African countries by reducing multiple concurrent partnerships (MCPs). Since July 2008 each episode of the Fema TV Talk Show has included a sketch with Bwana Ishi. As from October 2008, the character Tuli was introduced and since then Bwana Ishi and Tuli have both appeared on each show. Based on questionnaires and focus group discussions, the study shows that the sketches have considerable impact on the viewers indicating that youth are sensitive to the programme messages...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/305263/304


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The main challenge/s facing broadcast edutainment programmes (television and radio) in Africa are: (you may choose more than one option)

Options:
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7. Cinetoile Project - Africa
The Cinetoile project is a film distribution and promotion programme, initiated by Brussels-based Africalia, that works to strengthen the film industry in Africa. According to the organisers, promoting and distributing African cinema is a means of increasing awareness among the general public of films produced in Africa and of the social development issues that they tackle. The first phase of the project was officially launched in March 2009 during Fespaco (the largest African film festival) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and will run until Fespaco 2011...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/303701/304


8. Communication and Cultural Practices Series Project (CCPS) - Zimbabwe
CCPS is an initiative by Patsimeredu Edutainment Trust designed to engage rural communities on issues related to gender and HIV and AIDS, as well as provide a platform where rural communities can openly interrogate cultural practices that can predispose them to HIV infection. The project uses forum theatre as an approach to bring communities together to talk about their culture, with the objective of identifying and making recommendations on possible courses of action...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/306282/304


9. The Station Television Series - Egypt
This 30-episode edutainment television series was produced in 2007 by Common Ground Productions and Video Cairo Sat. The series is told from the perspective of journalists and producers who work in a fictional Cairo television news station. Based on the premise that television is a powerful instrument for social change, the journalists report on current problems through the perspectives of their own diverse economic, social, religious, and gender identities, while struggling to create impartial and trustworthy news programmes that serve the whole of Egypt...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/306287/304


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Share your Story!

Soul Beat Africa has a new feature on the Soul Beat website called "CI Stories". It is an online place for Soul Beat network members to share details of any collaborations or interactions that have been sparked by the inclusion of their work on the Soul Beat Africa website or in our e-magazines. To view existing stories and to submit your story go to http://www.comminit.com/en/africa/cistories


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10. Art and Social Justice Conference (Mar 21 - 24 2010) Durban, South Africa
The 2010 Art and Social Justice Conference will address a range of issues and themes related to the role of the arts in promoting human rights and social justice. The objective of the conference is to serve as a platform for art practitioners and organisations to share experiences drawn from a variety of international contexts to discuss mutual concerns and find solutions to commonly experienced challenges...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/303872/304


11. The Drum Cafe 2010 Peace Festival (Sept 19-25 2010) Nairobi, Kenya
This festival is designed to create a place for all Kenyans and their international guests to value the importance of culture as a tool in conflict resolution as well as culture's role in maintaining peace in local communities, nations, and throughout the world. The event will include performances, presentations, workshops, displays and demonstrations of music, theater, dance, storytelling, food, films, traditional medicines, and crafts at various venues in Dandora, Kibera, and Kawangware (slum areas which all experienced violence following Kenya's 2008 elections)...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/306505/304


12. Lola Kenya Screen 2010 Film Awards 
Deadline Date: April 15, 2010
The Lola Kenya Screen film festival is inviting interested participants to submit quality films to the fifth edition of the annual event that will take place in August 2010. Experimental films, television series, video games, and even creatively packaged music videos tackling issues related to children, youth, and family and that provide strong role models to children and youth while speaking positively to children of diverse backgrounds are accepted...  
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/306792/304


RECENTLY UPDATED SUMMARIES ON THE SOUL BEAT AFRICA WEBSITE 

Soul Beat Africa is not just seeking information on new projects, but we also like to keep the existing project information on our website up to date. If your project is featured on the Soul Beat Africa website, and if you think it requires an update, please send information to soulbeat@...   We will then feature it in the next Soul Beat Extra newsletter. 

13. OneVoice - South Africa
Formerly known as "dance4life South Africa", Onevoice South Africa was launched under the new name in July 2009. OneVoice South Africa is a non-governmental organisation working to provide an opportunity and a platform to young people in order to help them make informed decisions about their health and lifestyle and that of their communities. The project focuses on using creative approaches such as drama and visual arts to educate young people about issues such as sexual reproductive health and HIV prevention...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/132030/304



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#5360 From: "Janet Feldman" <kaippg@...>
Date: Wed Dec 2, 2009 3:34 pm
Subject: WAD in Second Life (events yesterday and beyond)/Ryan White Virtual Story Tree 		frida02806
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Dear Folks,
 
Sorry I didn't see this before today, but some of these activities are ongoing, and am sure there will be more in future, as it seems this project has only just begun. I'm setting up a Second Life membership, as I've heard members do a lot of creative work on HIV/AIDS themes, so I'll hopefully be in the know ahead of time next year :))!  Janet
 
 
 
Los Angeles, CA (November 25, 2009)--An international group of HIV/AIDS organizations will collaborate on World AIDS Day '09 - across borders of time, space and geography - to celebrate the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS and to honor the memory of Ryan White with the launch of the "Ryan White Virtual Story Tree," in Second Life® (SL).

Jeanne White-Ginder, Ryan White's mother, will be among the participants for the dedication of the virtual story tree at the multi-media, mixed reality celebration of life coordinated by The Virtual Worlds Story Project (www.tvwsp.com) on Karuna, the National Library of Medicine funded HIV/AIDS sim in Second Life® (www.karunahiv.com).

"Ryan loved media and would have enjoyed being part of a virtual world that teaches tolerance and understanding of people with HIV/AIDS," said Jeanne White-Ginder. "'I am not afraid of dying, he said on one of Phil Donahue's programs...it's how you live your life that counts,'" she continued. "Ryan's words are still teaching me and people around the world tolerance and to celebrate life."

The healing power of stories in real and Second Life® is the theme of this year's event bringing together the largest coalition of partners for a virtual WORLD AIDS Day celebration to date in SL.

"One of the mandates of the grant that funds Karuna is that we collect, preserve, and share stories," says Jena Ball, the Coordinator of Karuna and co-founder of TVWSP. "It is among the reasons we chose to celebrate the courageous life and story of Ryan White and created a virtual story tree, to honor his memory," she concluded.

For information on Ryan White, please visit the Indianapolis Children's Museum,
"The Power of Children: Making a Difference," www.childrensmuseum.org.
 

WORLD AIDS DAY 2009 A TRIBUTE TO THE HEALING POWER OF STORIES IN REAL AND SECOND LIFE®

INTERNATIONAL HIV/AIDS GROUPS SET TO COLLABORATE ON MULTI-MEDIA, MIXED REALITY CELEBRATIONS OF LIFE

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A "Virtual Story Tree" Dedicated to the Life of Ryan White among the Highlights of the Day

Los Angeles, CA

As more and more leaders in the fight against HIV/AIDS recognize the potential for outreach and education in Second Life® (SL), their focus has gone virtual. This year's World AIDS Day events promise to break new ground as a diverse group of international organizations join Karuna* (the NLM-funded HIV/AIDS sim in SL) and its SL partners to cross borders of time, space, and geography to celebrate the lives of those dealing with HIV/AIDS.

World AIDS Day 2009 events in SL will be focused on the healing power of stories and storytelling - a hallmark of the work being done by Karuna and its partners. "One of the mandates of the grant that funds Karuna is that we collect, preserve, and share stories," says Jena Ball, the Coordinator of Karuna. "It is among the reasons we chose to celebrate the courageous life and story of Ryan White and created a 'Virtual Story Tree' to honor his memory."

"Second Life® has allowed us to create an immersive, supportive, and collaborative environment in which information can be presented in ways that help de-stigmatize and personalize the subject of HIV/AIDS," Ball continues.

Partnering organizations for the World AIDS Day events with Karuna and SL are a broad range of organizations and individuals from universities, research organizations, HIV/AIDS activists, corporations and foundations.

"We all believe in the emerging use of virtual worlds that allow people to create content and to connect in ways that are more rich and experiential than historically possible through traditional media," says Brent Ward, Director of Commercialization for Research Triangle International (RTI), one of the world's leading independent, nonprofit research and development organizations.

Highlights WORLD AIDS DAY 2009:

* Welcome

* Formal Opening of "Ryan White Story Tree"

* Live streaming of activities at Research Triangle Park (RTP)

* Guided Tours of SL HIV/AIDS Sims and Activities

* Live music by SL musicians at Remember Our Friends (R.O.F)

* Guided Tours of "The Life and Times of Uncle D" (TVWSP)

* SL Exhibits by sculptors, photographers, painters and builders

* International Exhibits by Students at universities and colleges

* Presentations of original stories, songs, poems and letters by SL artists


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#5359 From: Janet Feldman <kaippg@...>
Date: Wed Dec 2, 2009 3:03 pm
Subject: Re: [learningfromeachother] Re: Chrispinus Ouma's visit to Uganda 		frida02806
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Dear All,

Chris is a member of ActALIVE, who I introduced to Maria Agnese, and they have become good friends. Chris, I am ccing this to Holistic Helping and also to ActALIVE, in part because Fred is now with us there too, as are others from/in Uganda.

It would be great to have more networking and notification of travels and activities (from everyone), so that more networking and personal contacts can be made, and "art to save the world" created or shared!

I/we would be very interested to know who Chris has met with in Uganda, and what Chris and Fred shared in discussions about arts and business.

With all best wishes and artistic affections, Janet


-----Original Message-----
From: kayiwa fred
Sent: Dec 2, 2009 3:53 AM
To: learningfromeachother@yahoogroups.com
Cc: Andrius Kulikauskas , onereachinganother@yahoogroups.com, chrispinus ouma
Subject: [learningfromeachother] Re: Chrispino Ouma's vist to Uganda



I have enjoyed the visit of of Chrispino from Italy he is so Brilliant and educative
we shared a lot and how one can rely grow in business,
he left to Italy this morning
Thank you Chris for giving us a vist, i know you interacted with many Ugandan Artist 

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#5358 From: "Janet Feldman" <kaippg@...>
Date: Wed Dec 2, 2009 5:03 am
Subject: Happiest Birthday (Dec 1), Femi Babawande (creator of our homepage ActALIVE animation)!! 		frida02806
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Hello Dear Femi and All,
 
Happiest Birthday to our resident "Cartoon Journalist", who created our amazing homepage ActALIVE animation (www.actalive.org).
 
It's quite a link to have a birthday on World AIDS Day, in some ways such a solemn time, while in others a time to celebrate those who are living, and the creative spirit that lives and moves in each one of us. Now there is one more reason to feel uplifted and inspired on this day, so thanks to you and your mother for choosing it :)))!
 
I hope you did have a happy and meaningful day, and we pray that there are many, many more to follow! With immense artistic affections and blessings always, Janet

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#5357 From: "Janet Feldman" <kaippg@...>
Date: Tue Dec 1, 2009 5:10 am
Subject: "Blogging Positively": E-Guide, WAD Chat (Dec 3), and Project 		frida02806
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Dear Friends,

Rising Voices (http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org) is pleased to announce the release of "Blogging Positively," a collection of case studies, interviews, and best practices about citizen media related to HIV/AIDS.

Copies in PDF form can be downloaded here: http://rising.globalvoicesonline.org/guides

In this e-guide, you will be introduced to some of the leaders and veterans of the HIV/AIDS-related blogging community, and also to citizen media projects which aim to spread more awareness about the pandemic. The guide contains tips for workshop facilitators and teachers, and points readers to helpful resources for new bloggers just getting started.

The project began two years ago when Kenyan blogger, Serina Kalande, volunteered to lead a working group for Rising Voices--the outreach arm of Global Voices Online--to discuss how citizen media can best be implemented in the field of HIV/AIDS.

Rising Voices is especially interested in how new media tools can be used most effectively to spread awareness and encourage discussion about HIV/AIDS-related topics. We also wanted to better understand some of the risks and obstacles facing bloggers who are HIV-positive, or who regularly write about HIV/AIDS-related topics.

Four online chats brought together people from all over the world, and from a wide range of fields. In addition to this guide, the participants of the chats and others are collaborating on the creation of a map-based directory of people and groups who blog about HIV/AIDS.

This is a link to the map: http://is.gd/545x4

If you are an HIV-positive blogger, someone who blogs about HIV/AIDS, or if you have suggestions for links to add to the directory, please contact Global Voices Public Health Editor, Juhie Bhatia (juhiebhatia@...), or the Blogging Positively Guide creator and co-editor, Janet Feldman (kaippg@...).

The importance and impact of this guide depends on our collective ability to get it into the hands of activists, and to encourage their contributions to the worldwide conversation that is taking place daily at the Global Voices website (http://globalvoicesonline.org).  Please consider sharing this with your network of friends and blogging about it. If there are HIV/AIDS organizations and support groups in your region, please send them a copy of the guide.

World AIDS Day "Blogging Positively" Chat:  December 3, 2009 at 11am EST (USA)

To join us, please visit: http://www.worknets.org/chat/base

Select "English" and press "Next". We will create chat rooms for other languages if the opportunity arises.

The chat will begin at 11am EST (Boston-New York). This is 2pm (Buenos Aires), 4pm (London), 6pm (Cape Town, Beirut), 7pm (Nairobi), 9:30pm (New Delhi) 12am (Dec 4) (Beijing, Manila), 1am (Tokyo), 3am (Dec 4) (Sydney).

For other WAD coverage at Global Voices Online:  http://globalvoicesonline.org

Thanks and hope you will join us for one or all of these activities!

Janet Feldman
ActALIVE (www.actalive.org)
KAIPPG International (www.kaippg.org)
Creator and Co-Editor, Blogging Positively Guide (Rising Voices)

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#5356 From: zoneziwoh <ziwoh@...>
Date: Mon Nov 30, 2009 12:41 pm
Subject: Re: [holistichelping] December 3rd is First Thursday 		ziwoh
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hello, just to compliment our chat on the 3rd of Dec, which happens to fall  within the 16 days of activism against gender violence.

just a little proposal; what if we connect our dialogue by getting involve in the global advocacy on gender violence.

lock unto www.asafeworldforwomen.org to endorse in  the campaign
a little briefing about the advocacy below;


Building a Safer World Together

endorse

I MILLION ENDORSEMENTS

Together we can make abuse of women recognised as the No 1 global issue.
explore

WEB CONFERENCE - December 10th

A free online discussion with key speakers. Register now to take part.
discuss

SAFE WORLD FORUMS

Safe online spaces for both women and men, where you can be the real you.
share

AN ONLINE ADVICE NETWORK

Tell us what you do and how your message can be spread to help women worldwide.
prepare

100 YEARS OF WOMEN'S ACTIVISM

Let us know your plans to celebrate the centenary of International Women's Day
thanks
zoneziwoh

www.zoneziwohshow.com

freelance writer
blog www.thesop.org/html/writers.php?writer=zone




MERITOCRACY, BE YOUR PRINCIPLE

--- On Sun, 29/11/09, Pamela McLean <pam54321@...> wrote:

From: Pamela McLean <pam54321@...>
Subject: [holistichelping] December 3rd is First Thursday
To: "Andrius Kulikauskas" <ms@...>
Cc: "Janet Feldman" <kaippg@...>, "help group" <holistichelping@yahoogroups.com>, "learningfromeachother" <learningfromeachother@yahoogroups.com>, mendenyo@yahoogroups.com, learnhowtolearn@yahoogroups.com, actalive@yahoogroups.com, earthtreasury@yahoogroups.com
Received: Sunday, 29 November, 2009, 6:20 PM

 

Invitation to join us online
Next Thursday - December 3rd is First Thursday of the month again.  So it's time for my usual invitation to you to join me in the chat room, and my usual thanks to Andrius for making it possible.  All being well I will be around for an hour as usual starting - 13.00 Nigerian time, 15,00 Kenyan time, 12.00 GMT.

I have no particular agenda this month other than the chance to catch up with people and explore current news,interests, ideas etc and generally rub minds in real time with anyone who feels like dropping by. I look forward to an hour of either being unfocussed and swapping news - or being focussed and helping anyone with a particular concern to share it.

To enter the chat room go to  http://www.worknets .org/chat/ base/

Any problems or uncertainties about using the chat room please let me know. Obviously the people who arrive know how to get there - but there may be other people who need more help to find their way in. Please give feedback directly to me or via LearningFromEachOth er  if there are ever any difficulties getting in so we can sort them for next time (or maybe immediately) . We do not want anyone to be left outside the chatroom.

Dadamac Day update
Since last First Thursday we have also been in the chat room for Dadamac Day - which we ran as a fringe event at BarCampAfrica. I have written about how that went in my Dadamac blog  http://www.dadamac. net/blog/ 20091109/ dadamac-day- barcamp-africa- and-nigeria. 

Photos
There are some BarCampAfrica photos on Flickr taken by Andy Broomfield  http://www.flickr. com/photos/ andybroomfield/ sets/72157622660 100899/ . The ones taken during the Dadamac Day online time are numbers 2,6,7,8,12-15 and 18-24. (For anyone trying to pick me out, I am the woman with white hair and a dark pink top.)

Explanation to Andrius
I feel I should explain to Andrius why I am not very active at present online for discussions and sharing ideas and dreams. I think it is mainly because I am thinking hard about how various things fit together, and I am experimenting in practical ways. Also, as I now mix with more people face to face who have overlapping interests, I can explore more ideas verbally (which is quicker then writing as a way to 'think aloud"). This means I don't need to write ideas down as much as I used to in order to explore them.

My ongoing experiments about "ICT and its role in new ways of collaborating and learning" are currently focussed on the gradually evolving structure and "identity" of Dadamac and my understanding of how I want its online presence at Dadamac.net to evolve (this is becoming visible - but is also very much in a state of early development - it feels a bit as if I am putting up some place holders around on the site to get a feel of where I will want things to go - rather than putting the real things there at present). I can see in my minds eye how things (including my perceptions) are changing shape. I don't want to write about them until I have something more visible online.

Another online meeting
Please note another online meeting Blogging Positively chat: Dec 3, 11am EST (4pm UK and Nigeria-5pm, Lithuania-6pm, Kenya-Uganda 7pm). More details below - see original thread for full details.

Janet and Andrius - I am usually working with someone else at that time, but if I am free, I will try to come back to the chat room. Janet - I'm sorry our usual meeting time is too early to easily fit your schedule.

Pam

Re: Blogging Positively chat: Dec 3, 11am EST (4pm UK and Nigeria-5pm, Lithuania-6pm, Kenya-Uganda 7pm)

2009/11/26 Andrius Kulikauskas <ms@...>
Janet, Yes! I look forward to joining you and all for the "blogging postively" chat at http://www.worknets .org/chat/ on Dec 3, 11 am EST, which is 4pm UK and Nigeria-5pm, Lithuania-6pm, Kenya-Uganda 7pm and double check at http://www.timeandd ate.com/worldclo ck/  I look forward also to dreaming with ActAlive. Let's crank up the networking engines! Andrius Kulikauskas

Janet Feldman wrote:
Hello Dear Andrius and All,

Thanks so much for your enthusiastic reply, and I love the idea of collecting people's dreams, both as a general activity, and also with specific reference to people living with HIV/AIDS.

(snip)
 
I will be eager to make use of the chatroom for ongoing conversations on the BP project, and would be equally delighted to do some ActALIVE-focused chats. We could have chats on the ideas we've been sharing related to dreams!
(snip)
 
Janet

-----Original Message-----
 
From: Andrius Kulikauskas <ms@...>
Sent: Nov 25, 2009 2:52 AM
To: Janet Feldman <kaippg@earthlink. net>, help group <holistichelping@ yahoogroups. com>, learningfromeachoth er <learningfromeachoth er@yahoogroups. com>, Pamela McLean <pam54321@googlemail .com>
Subject: Re: Blogging Positively:  Possible Chat Next Week...Can We Use Worknets?

Hi Janet! Great to hear from you!

December 3 is Pamela's "First Thursday" and she has a chat on that day, typically at 12.00 noon London time, 13.00 Nigerian time, 15.00 Kenyan time and usually for one hour.  She might be interested to merge hers with yours.  Or perhaps one chat might lead into the other.  Otherwise, you're free to choose a time.  Thank you for using our chat room, it's a great help towards building momentum for an all-purpose "help room".

I share our letters with Pamela's group Learning From Each Other and your group Holistic Helping so we might plan.  Ricardo, Josephat, Zoneziwoh and I and others are interested in helping make available the Blogging Positively Guide in "ebooks" in local languages.  Do you have the text and pictures in Microsoft Word or similar format so they can be easily copied and pasted into a different format (it can be hard to strip them from a PDF file)?
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Andrius

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#5355 From: Janet Feldman <kaippg@...>
Date: Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:31 pm
Subject: Re: [holistichelping] December 3rd is First Thursday/Zoneziwoh (and all) 		frida02806
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Dear Zoneziwoh and All,
Hello and this is an excellent idea!  I know some of our members are involved in
the
16 Days Campaign, and/or addressing violence against women.

With the Blogging Positively e-Guide, we have envisioned it as hopefully being
useful in conflict situations, or any kind of crisis. Usually, most of us think
of that as being a conflict between or within countries, but women experience
violence so often in their own homes, where conflict can be as deadly as on
the battlefield.

I would love it if the Guide could be helpful in this situation. Domestic
violence
and HIV/AIDS are directly linked in any case, and to find ways to reduce one
will
surely help to reduce the other.

It has been found that, if a woman has an income--though that in itself can
cause
some male partners to be upset and react violently, at least at first--that does
reduce both the violence and the chance of HIV infection. So this is food for
thought about what ICTs might do, and what we here in these forums might do, to
address that.

I look forward so much to chatting on TH, and very sorry not to be able to merge
with Pam's chat, but hope you can attend, Pam--and all!--and that we can find
ways
to work together on these subjects.

With greatest thanks and blessings, Janet

ps Zoneziwoh, I have never forgotten abt the interview, and my big apologies for
not yet getting to that. My life and time right now are taken up with
"urgencies",
for the most part, hence the delay. But I will try to answer your questions, if
still interested, before the end of 2009!




-----Original Message-----
From: zoneziwoh
Sent: Nov 30, 2009 7:41 AM
To: Andrius Kulikauskas , holistichelping@yahoogroups.com
Cc: Janet Feldman , help group , learningfromeachother ,
mendenyo@yahoogroups.com, learnhowtolearn@yahoogroups.com,
actalive@yahoogroups.com, earthtreasury@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [holistichelping] December 3rd is First Thursday
















hello, just to compliment our chat on the 3rd of Dec, which happens to fall 
within the 16 days of activism against gender violence.

just a little proposal; what if we connect our dialogue by getting involve in
the global advocacy on gender violence.lock unto www.asafeworldforwomen.org to
endorse in  the campaign
a little briefing about the advocacy below;




Building a Safer World Together



endorse


I MILLION ENDORSEMENTS Together we can make abuse of women recognised as the No
1 global issue.

explore


WEB CONFERENCE - December 10thA free online discussion with key speakers.
Register now to take part.

discuss


SAFE WORLD FORUMS Safe online spaces for both women and men, where you can be
the real you.

share


AN ONLINE ADVICE NETWORKTell us what you do and how your message can be spread
to help women worldwide.

prepare


100 YEARS OF WOMEN'S ACTIVISMLet us know your plans to celebrate the centenary
of International Women's Daythanks
zoneziwoh

www.zoneziwohshow.com

freelance writer
blog www.thesop.org/html/writers.php?writer=zone




MERITOCRACY, BE YOUR PRINCIPLE

--- On Sun, 29/11/09, Pamela McLean <pam54321@...> wrote:


From: Pamela McLean <pam54321@...>
Subject: [holistichelping] December 3rd is First Thursday
To: "Andrius Kulikauskas" <ms@...>
Cc: "Janet Feldman" <kaippg@...>, "help group"
<holistichelping@yahoogroups.com>, "learningfromeachother"
<learningfromeachother@yahoogroups.com>, mendenyo@yahoogroups.com,
learnhowtolearn@yahoogroups.com, actalive@yahoogroups.com,
earthtreasury@yahoogroups.com
Received: Sunday, 29 November, 2009, 6:20 PM




Invitation to join us online
Next Thursday - December 3rd is First Thursday of the month again.  So it's time
for my usual invitation to you to join me in the chat room, and my usual thanks
to Andrius for making it possible.  All being well I will be around for an hour
as usual starting - 13.00 Nigerian time, 15,00 Kenyan time, 12.00 GMT.

I have no particular agenda this month other than the chance to catch up with
people and explore current news,interests, ideas etc and generally rub minds in
real time with anyone who feels like dropping by. I look forward to an hour of
either being unfocussed and swapping news - or being focussed and helping anyone
with a particular concern to share it.

To enter the chat room go to  http://www.worknets .org/chat/ base/
Any problems or uncertainties about using the chat room please let me know.
Obviously the people who arrive know how to get there - but there may be other
people who need more help to find their way in. Please give feedback directly to
me or via LearningFromEachOth er  if there are ever any difficulties getting in
so we can sort them for next time (or maybe immediately) . We do not want anyone
to be left outside the chatroom. Dadamac Day update
Since last First Thursday we have also been in the chat room for Dadamac Day -
which we ran as a fringe event at BarCampAfrica. I have written about how that
went in my Dadamac blog  http://www.dadamac. net/blog/ 20091109/ dadamac-day-
barcamp-africa- and-nigeria.

Photos
There are some BarCampAfrica photos on Flickr taken by Andy Broomfield 
http://www.flickr. com/photos/ andybroomfield/ sets/72157622660 100899/ . The
ones taken during the Dadamac Day online time are numbers 2,6,7,8,12-15 and
18-24. (For anyone trying to pick me out, I am the woman with white hair and a
dark pink top.)

Explanation to Andrius
I feel I should explain to Andrius why I am not very active at present online
for discussions and sharing ideas and dreams. I think it is mainly because I am
thinking hard about how various things fit together, and I am experimenting in
practical ways. Also, as I now mix with more people face to face who have
overlapping interests, I can explore more ideas verbally (which is quicker then
writing as a way to 'think aloud"). This means I don't need to write ideas down
as much as I used to in order to explore them.

My ongoing experiments about "ICT and its role in new ways of collaborating and
learning" are currently focussed on the gradually evolving structure and
"identity" of Dadamac and my understanding of how I want its online presence at
Dadamac.net to evolve (this is becoming visible - but is also very much in a
state of early development - it feels a bit as if I am putting up some place
holders around on the site to get a feel of where I will want things to go -
rather than putting the real things there at present). I can see in my minds eye
how things (including my perceptions) are changing shape. I don't want to write
about them until I have something more visible online.

Another online meeting
Please note another online meeting Blogging Positively chat: Dec 3, 11am EST
(4pm UK and Nigeria-5pm, Lithuania-6pm, Kenya-Uganda 7pm). More details below -
see original thread for full details.

Janet and Andrius - I am usually working with someone else at that time, but if
I am free, I will try to come back to the chat room. Janet - I'm sorry our usual
meeting time is too early to easily fit your schedule.

Pam

Re: Blogging Positively chat: Dec 3, 11am EST (4pm UK and Nigeria-5pm,
Lithuania-6pm, Kenya-Uganda 7pm)


2009/11/26 Andrius Kulikauskas <ms@...>

Janet, Yes! I look forward to joining you and all for the "blogging postively"
chat at http://www.worknets .org/chat/ on Dec 3, 11 am EST, which is 4pm UK and
Nigeria-5pm, Lithuania-6pm, Kenya-Uganda 7pm and double check at
http://www.timeandd ate.com/worldclo ck/  I look forward also to dreaming with
ActAlive. Let's crank up the networking engines! Andrius Kulikauskas

Janet Feldman wrote:

Hello Dear Andrius and All,

Thanks so much for your enthusiastic reply, and I love the idea of collecting
people's dreams, both as a general activity, and also with specific reference to
people living with HIV/AIDS.

(snip)



I will be eager to make use of the chatroom for ongoing conversations on the BP
project, and would be equally delighted to do some ActALIVE-focused chats. We
could have chats on the ideas we've been sharing related to dreams!
(snip)


Janet

-----Original Message-----


From: Andrius Kulikauskas <ms@...>
Sent: Nov 25, 2009 2:52 AM
To: Janet Feldman <kaippg@earthlink. net>, help group <holistichelping@
yahoogroups. com>, learningfromeachoth er <learningfromeachoth er@yahoogroups.
com>, Pamela McLean <pam54321@googlemail .com>
Subject: Re: Blogging Positively:  Possible Chat Next Week...Can We Use
Worknets?

Hi Janet! Great to hear from you!

December 3 is Pamela's "First Thursday" and she has a chat on that day,
typically at 12.00 noon London time, 13.00 Nigerian time, 15.00 Kenyan time and
usually for one hour.  She might be interested to merge hers with yours.  Or
perhaps one chat might lead into the other.  Otherwise, you're free to choose a
time.  Thank you for using our chat room, it's a great help towards building
momentum for an all-purpose "help room".

I share our letters with Pamela's group Learning From Each Other and your group
Holistic Helping so we might plan.  Ricardo, Josephat, Zoneziwoh and I and
others are interested in helping make available the Blogging Positively Guide in
"ebooks" in local languages.  Do you have the text and pictures in Microsoft
Word or similar format so they can be easily copied and pasted into a different
format (it can be hard to strip them from a PDF file)?
(snip)
Andrius

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#5354 From: Jan Willem Jordaan <janj@...>
Date: Mon Nov 30, 2009 7:51 am
Subject: Art and Social justice Conference 		janj@...
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Thank you for the information received below, please also see the above conference announcement at http://asjconference.dut.ac.za/default.aspx. Also attached.

Sincerely

Jan.

 

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Subject: [actalive] All Africa Peace Conference and Dance Festival 9th-13th Dec 2009 in Nairobi [1 Attachment]

 

 

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ALL AFRICA DANCE FESTIVAL ON PEACE  TO BE HELD IN NAIROBI NEXT WEEK

Nairobi is set to host a five-day (December 9-13, 2009) pan-African dance
festival and conference to promote peace on the mother continent. This All
Africa Dance Conference and Festival will bring together dance companies
from Nigeria, Mali Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Ghana, Tanzania, Jamaica,
Haiti, Sweden, Norway, Italy, Cuba, Sierra Leone, Netherlands, Britain,
United States, Canada and India.

Many African countries have been affected by conflicts leading to the
deaths of over seven million people in the last twenty years, Kenya has
been on the verge of a civil war and armed conflicts have for long
characterised most of the countries in Africa. Inter-ethnic conflicts are
the order of the day in most African countries and with unresolved
conflicts in Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, Burundi, Congo and Chad, the arts
being such a powerful communication tool, provide African countries with
the proper media to share in the use of the arts to promote peace and
healing while striving to prevent armed conflicts in future.

A symphony of contemporary dance, the festival will celebrate the creative
work of the African continent. It will provide Kenyans with a life time
chance to dance and leap to the cultural rhythms of the contemporary dance
of Africa. Kenya’s Sarakasi, Safari Cats, Kanda King, Shangilia and Bomas
of Kenya Dancers will provide rich insights into Kenya’s contemporary
dance styles.

Featuring award-winning Johannesburg- based contemporary dance
choreographer James Pearson , the festival other than the three day
marathon dancing will host a two day dance conference in which ideas
around what constitutes African dance aesthetics debated between some of
the top choreographers, dancers and academics in Africa.

Michael Holgate, the multifaceted artist and dance choreographer from
Jamaica will run a series of workshops that will facilitate sharing of
skills in the use of dance to promote peace and human understanding at
the festival as shall Carolina Novella a professor of dance for Change at the University of Ohio,USA

Among the highlights of the festival is the peace drum project a
competition that will involve dancers, video artists, fashion designers
and choreographers who will come together to create dance projects within
the three days of the festival.

The festival is also expected to bring together more than 1000 committed
peace builders, educators, dance artists, development workers, community
animators and cultural activists – from Africa and the Diaspora.

With Sarakasi, Safari Cats, Kanda King, Shangilia and Bomas of Kenya
Dancers highlighted as Kenya’s representatives one is likely to wonder
whether Kenya, a country that is deeply structured around deep rhythmic
chants and spectacular community dances will be adequately represented.

Scheduled to take place at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre,
The All Africa Dance, funded by artaction.com and Purple Images
productions, will be a celebration of peace, the vibrant dance life of
Nairobi city and to affirm the creativity of the African people when it
comes to cultural dance.
All the Dance groups from Africa will participate for Free!
For more information contact:

Karegwa Muchiri
Festival Director
All Africa Dance Festival on Peace
Madonna House, Westlands
Office: 020- 4452674/ 4450937
info@...
www.africadancefestival.com

 


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#5353 From: "Janet Feldman" <kaippg@...>
Date: Mon Nov 30, 2009 5:05 am
Subject: "One At A Time": Song by Travis McCoy for WAD Release (to benefit MTV's youth programs) 		frida02806
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Travis McCoy, of the Gym Class Heroes, has teamed up with Staying Alive and really put in the time for the cause.  He traveled the world, witnessing how HIV/AIDS is impacting people, and wrote a song specifically about the epidemic, "One At A Time".  The proceeds from the song go to the Staying Alive Foundation, which awards grants for HIV prevention efforts.
 

“This track comes straight from the heart. It encompasses everything that I saw and felt on the trip. I met some amazing and inspiring young people – and this track is dedicated to them and their tireless and selfless commitment to the fight against HIV and AIDS. I just hope that it’ll inspire others out there to get involved in whatever way they can.  It really doesn’t take much to make a difference.” – Travis McCoy

As a special ambassador to The Staying Alive Foundation, Gym Class Heroes’ frontman Travis McCoy has written an exclusive charity track titled “One At A Time” for MTV’s global HIV and AIDS awareness charity. The track is set for release on December 1 to coincide with World Aids Day, and will be available as a download on iTunes. All proceeds from sales of the track will benefit the young people and projects supported by the Foundation.

The track was written after Travis’ 10-day journey to South Africa, India and The Philippines as Staying Alive Foundation ambassador. The journey not only inspired the track, it was also filmed as a TV documentary titled Travis McCoy’s Unbeaten Track. The hour-long documentay will also air on December 1 on MTV’s global networks worldwide.

Highlights of Travis’ trip include:

South Africa – Travis visits Khayelitsha, Cape Town, the second largest township in South Africa where he meets Bulelani Mvotho and his project Snapshot Mobile Cinema. The experience opens his eyes to the physical and social effects of HIV/AIDS, the need for education, and the misconceptions and prejudice that exist around the disease.

India – Travis meets Mandakini Behara who runs the Utkal Network of People Living with HIV (UNP+) project in Cuttack, Orissa State, who turned her own experiences of being ostracized by her family and local community after her husband died of AIDS into a force for change. Travis learns how Mandakini turned her personal tragedy into triumph by educating her own community about how to prevent and control the spread of HIV and work towards a time when the stigma and discrimination associated with the disease will no longer exist.

Manila – Travis meets Alex Sarza, who runs the BALUTI (Protect the Child from Infection) project in Barangay, Manila to see, first hand, the work they have been doing to help combat HIV infection, by working directly with gang members, drug-users, out-of-school youth and youth in prostitution.

Whilst in Manila he also witnesses the close proximity of life and death for 60 families who live and whose children play among the tombstones of the dead  and where he demonstrates to teenage school children how to have safe sex and protect themselves against possible infection by wearing a condom.

Says Travis of the whole experience, “If there was one thing I would want people to take away from my experiences with this documentary, just educate yourself and be aware. You know, awareness is the key to knowing what’s going on, for one, and also finding out what you can do to help the situation.”

And Travis is definitely right on all accounts. The best defense is to educate yourself. Don’t forget to tune it to MTV Asia to check out Travis McCoy’s “One At A Time” music video from now till December 1. You can also catch Travis McCoy’s The Unbeaten Track on MTV Asia at the following times:

Premieres Tuesday, 1 December 2009
4pm (MY) / 3pm (SG/HK)

Replays
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
11pm (MY) / 10pm (SG/HK)

Sunday, 6 December, 2009
2pm (MY) / 1pm (SG/HK)

For more information, log on to www.theunbeatentrack.com and www.stayingalivefoundation.org.


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#5352 From: "Janet Feldman" <kaippg@...>
Date: Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:55 am
Subject: "Heroes of HIV": IRIN Series of Short Films on HIV/AIDS Activists 		frida02806
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IRIN Films is pleased to announce the launch of “Heroes of HIV” - a powerful and moving series of short films on HIV/AIDS.

“Heroes of HIV” profiles people involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Their stories are sometimes sad, sometimes uplifting, always inspiring.

Kevin Dowling is a South African Catholic Bishop, who has worked for years with the poor of Rustenburg, northern South Africa. But the shockingly high rates of HIV infection in these communities persuaded him that, against Catholic Church doctrine, condoms should be promoted as the only effective means of halting the spread of the virus.

Phindile Madonsela was raped at 16 and infected with HIV a few years later. Now she tours the schools of her native Soweto, in Gauteng Province, South Africa, empowering, motivating and educating children about the perils of HIV.  

Anuradha Koirala has been fighting the trafficking of Nepali girls to Indian brothels since she became aware of the trade in the late 1980s. With NGOs based in India, she tries to rescue and return these girls, but as many as 70 percent of them are infected with HIV.

Rolake Odetoyinbo tested positive for HIV in 1998 and has been an activist ever since. Tapping into the enormous reach and appeal of Nigeria’s television networks, she hosts a TV show designed to address and discuss the challenges facing people living with HIV in Nigeria.

More short stories on HIV/AIDS will be added in the next few weeks - please keep checking for updates.

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#5351 From: purple images <purplemedia2000@...>
Date: Sun Nov 29, 2009 11:23 am
Subject: All Africa Peace Conference and Dance Festival 9th-13th Dec 2009 in Nairobi 		purplemedia2000
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ALL AFRICA DANCE FESTIVAL ON PEACE  TO BE HELD IN NAIROBI NEXT WEEK

Nairobi is set to host a five-day (December 9-13, 2009) pan-African dance
festival and conference to promote peace on the mother continent. This All
Africa Dance Conference and Festival will bring together dance companies
from Nigeria, Mali Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Ghana, Tanzania, Jamaica,
Haiti, Sweden, Norway, Italy, Cuba, Sierra Leone, Netherlands, Britain,
United States, Canada and India.

Many African countries have been affected by conflicts leading to the
deaths of over seven million people in the last twenty years, Kenya has
been on the verge of a civil war and armed conflicts have for long
characterised most of the countries in Africa. Inter-ethnic conflicts are
the order of the day in most African countries and with unresolved
conflicts in Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, Burundi, Congo and Chad, the arts
being such a powerful communication tool, provide African countries with
the proper media to share in the use of the arts to promote peace and
healing while striving to prevent armed conflicts in future.

A symphony of contemporary dance, the festival will celebrate the creative
work of the African continent. It will provide Kenyans with a life time
chance to dance and leap to the cultural rhythms of the contemporary dance
of Africa. Kenya’s Sarakasi, Safari Cats, Kanda King, Shangilia and Bomas
of Kenya Dancers will provide rich insights into Kenya’s contemporary
dance styles.

Featuring award-winning Johannesburg- based contemporary dance
choreographer James Pearson , the festival other than the three day
marathon dancing will host a two day dance conference in which ideas
around what constitutes African dance aesthetics debated between some of
the top choreographers, dancers and academics in Africa.

Michael Holgate, the multifaceted artist and dance choreographer from
Jamaica will run a series of workshops that will facilitate sharing of
skills in the use of dance to promote peace and human understanding at
the festival as shall Carolina Novella a professor of dance for Change at the University of Ohio,USA

Among the highlights of the festival is the peace drum project a
competition that will involve dancers, video artists, fashion designers
and choreographers who will come together to create dance projects within
the three days of the festival.

The festival is also expected to bring together more than 1000 committed
peace builders, educators, dance artists, development workers, community
animators and cultural activists – from Africa and the Diaspora.

With Sarakasi, Safari Cats, Kanda King, Shangilia and Bomas of Kenya
Dancers highlighted as Kenya’s representatives one is likely to wonder
whether Kenya, a country that is deeply structured around deep rhythmic
chants and spectacular community dances will be adequately represented.

Scheduled to take place at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre,
The All Africa Dance, funded by artaction.com and Purple Images
productions, will be a celebration of peace, the vibrant dance life of
Nairobi city and to affirm the creativity of the African people when it
comes to cultural dance.
All the Dance groups from Africa will participate for Free!
For more information contact:

Karegwa Muchiri
Festival Director
All Africa Dance Festival on Peace
Madonna House, Westlands
Office: 020- 4452674/ 4450937
info@...
www.africadancefestival.com


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#5350 From: "Janet Feldman" <kaippg@...>
Date: Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:25 pm
Subject: "Story To Be Revealed": New CD by Carlos Lopez G and the CD4 Band for World AIDS Day 		frida02806
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http://195.10.228.39/cd4project/  (the CD4 Community Project:  Raising HIV Awareness through Music and Arts", Sheffield, UK)

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#5349 From: "Janet Feldman" <kaippg@...>
Date: Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:04 pm
Subject: Report from Grassroot Soccer Zambia (sports and arts used to address HIV/AIDS) 		frida02806
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GRS Zambia, In Partnership With Barclays Spaces For Sports, Tests Record Numbers At Skillz VCT Tourney

By GRSweb on November 6, 2009

Hundreds of people lined up in order to get tested for HIV. A total of 812 Zambians were tested, 87 of those under the age of 16.

Hundreds of people lined up in order to get tested for HIV. A total of 812 Zambians were tested, 87 of those under the age of 16.

On Saturday, October 31st, over three thousand community members converged on Bauleni Basic School grounds in Lusaka where Grassroot Soccer Zambia held its second Voluntary Counseling and Testing football tourney of 2009, made possible by Barclays Spaces for Sports.  Amidst a fun-filled day complete with football, drumming, dancing, and musical performances, enormous steps were taken to overcome the stigma associated with HIV testing, and 812 members of the community were tested for HIV!

The compound of Bauleni was chosen for its tight-knit community, its minimal but growing exposure to GRS programs, and the strong presence of GRS partner Bauleni United Sports Academy (BUSA).  BUSA’s group of joint BUSA and GRS coaches were instrumental in performing community outreach, sensitizing the community with HIV/AIDS information and encouraging the unprecedented community participation at the event.

The tournament began in the early morning, with few attendees other than the football players and a few groups of curious Zambian youngsters.  A slow trickle of people quickly increased to a steady stream when GRS Zam’s partner organization Barefeet Theatre Group began beating their drums and performing traditional Zambian dances.  By the time the popular Zambian music group The Third performed around midday, there was a massive crowd of young and old singing, dancing, and watching football together.

Voluntary counseling and testing activities were handled expertly by GRS Zambia’s testing and treatment partners LatKings, Newstart, Center for Infectious Disease Research Zambia (CIDRZ), Bauleni Community Clinic, Tiny Tim’s and Planned Parenthood Association Zambia (PPAZ).  GRS and its partners set out with the goal of matching the testing totals of their previous tournament, considered a lofty target since the community where the prior tournament was held, Kalingalinga, is far larger than Bauleni.  To everyone’s delight, the record of 573 tested in Kalingalinga was easily surpassed, with a total of 812 tested.

Teams arrive for the VCT tournament at the Bauleni Basic School in Lusaka, Zambia.

Teams arrive for the VCT tournament at the Bauleni Basic School in Lusaka, Zambia.

Most inspirationally, the largest demographic tested was adolescents eager to learn their status and live HIV free lives.  Additionally, 87 youths under 16 years of age (as young as 3 or 4), encouraged by Zambian reggae artist and activist Maiko Zulu, ran home with parental consent forms, and then excitedly returned for testing with their parents, signed forms firmly in hand.  The eagerness demonstrated by young Zambians to receive VCT provides a hope for the future—the hope that a new generation of Zambians will emerge equipped with the knowledge and courage to defeat HIV and AIDS in Zambia for good.

 


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#5348 From: "Janet Feldman" <kaippg@...>
Date: Sat Nov 28, 2009 9:45 pm
Subject: "Love in the Time of HIV": Benefit Screening in Boston, aids2031 download, on TV (USA-Showtime), in NYC 		frida02806
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Love in the Time of HIV (film in 5 episodes abt young people and HIV/AIDS)
 
http://www.aids2031.org/library/videos (watch the video-episodes here)
http://www.youthaidscoalition.org/docs/lthdiscussionguide.pdf (discussion guide)
 
 
GYCA Benefit in Boston, December 2:
 
Dear Friends,

I am hosting a film screening and cocktail reception next Wednesday during Harvard's World AIDS Week to benefit the NGO I co-founded, the Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS. 100% of proceeds go toward empowering over 4,000 young people to end the spread of HIV and AIDS in 150 countries worldwide.

*** Even if you can't attend, please consider making a donation!***

Flyer: http://www.youthaidscoalition.org/docs/loveinatimeofhivflyer.pdf

The film, "Love in the Time of HIV," was produced by BBC world, aids2031.org and GYCA. Tickets are $15 and there is a beer and wine bar for the post-screening reception. The Tantric Bistro is catering the reception with delicious Indian munchies.

The film will also be airing on Showtime at 9pm EST on December 1st.

You can buy tickets online (until Dec 1st) and/or make a donation at: http://www.youthaidscoalition.org/support.html

Please spread the word!


Thank you for your support,

Joya Banerjee
Co-Founder, Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS
www.youthaidscoalition.org
joya@...
 
 
Screenings in New York and Worldwide/SHOWTIME TV Schedule:
 
World AIDS Day screenings of "Love in the Time of HIV"
 
http://www.youthaidscoalition.org/pages.html?page=timeofhiv

On December 1, aids2031 partners the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GYCA) will host a lunchtime screening and discussion of the documentary series, "Love in the Time of HIV." For screening details and to RSVP, please click here.

The USA's Showtime Channel will also air "Love in a Time of HIV" on December 1, 2009 for World AIDS Day.

The screening schedule is as follows:

12/1/2009 9:00:00 PM

12/5/2009 11:30:00 AM

12/9/2009 8:05:00 AM

12/14/2009 9:00:00 AM

12/17/2009 3:00:00 PM

12/17/2009 4:15:00 AM

12/20/2009 9:00:00 AM

12/28/2009 12:30:00 AM

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#5347 From: "Janet Feldman" <kaippg@...>
Date: Sat Nov 28, 2009 9:31 pm
Subject: "Art for AIDS": UNAIDS Publication (downloadable as PDF), w/Foreward by Peter Piot 		frida02806
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Dear Friends,
 
Please check out this fantastic catalogue, which you can download as a PDF, or "flip" the pages--as with a book--at the url below:
 

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#5346 From: oduor denis <oduoduor@...>
Date: Thu Nov 26, 2009 7:50 am
Subject: Re: [holistichelping] Re: Blogging Positively chat: Dec 3, 11am EST (4pm UK and Nigeria-5pm, Lithuania-6pm,Kenya-Uganda 7pm) 		oduoduor
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Hi All,

Thank you all for the great work. Count me in.

Thanks Again

Collins Dennis Oduor
Box 17382-20100,
Nakuru-Kenya.
Tel: +254 0518012770
Mobile: +254 721 637 457
www.repacted.org

--- On Thu, 11/26/09, Andrius Kulikauskas <ms@...> wrote:

From: Andrius Kulikauskas <ms@...>
Subject: [holistichelping] Re: Blogging Positively chat: Dec 3, 11am EST (4pm UK and Nigeria-5pm, Lithuania-6pm,Kenya-Uganda 7pm)
To: "Janet Feldman" <kaippg@...>
Cc: "help group" <holistichelping@yahoogroups.com>, "learningfromeachother" <learningfromeachother@yahoogroups.com>, "Pamela McLean" <pam54321@...>, mendenyo@yahoogroups.com, learnhowtolearn@yahoogroups.com, actalive@yahoogroups.com, earthtreasury@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, November 26, 2009, 1:42 AM

 

Janet, Yes! I look forward to joining you and all for the "blogging
postively" chat at http://www.worknets .org/chat/ on Dec 3, 11 am EST,
which is 4pm UK and Nigeria-5pm, Lithuania-6pm, Kenya-Uganda 7pm and
double check at http://www.timeandd ate.com/worldclo ck/ I look forward
also to dreaming with ActAlive. Let's crank up the networking engines!
Andrius Kulikauskas

Janet Feldman wrote:
> Hello Dear Andrius and All,
>
> Thanks so much for your enthusiastic reply, and I love the idea of collecting people's dreams, both as a general activity, and also with specific reference to people living with HIV/AIDS.
>
> This dovetails with an RV-GV conversation on collecting the stories of people living with HIV/AIDS, so that could be a discussion topic (ie a project to collect stories and dreams, linked to blogging). We might be able to get a grant for such an endeavor, from Knight or a related donor.
>
> I have always been a "dreamer"--in several senses of that word--and look forward to exploring that further, both my own dreams and with others who share theirs.
>
> I would be excited to consider a project on this subject in linkage with ActALIVE! In fact, you--as a member of ActALIVE--could propose such a project, and we could work on that together! We could use the ActALIVE website, and/or create one specifically for this purpose. Would you be interested (Andrius and others)?
>
> After WAD I will cycle back and respond to these wonderful ideas and possibilities in more detail (including my dreams related to the economy of dreams). In some ways this dovetails with the "culture" ruminations I would also like to contribute (sorry for the delay in doing so, but perhaps the more expansive framework will render them even more fantastical: )).
>
> I will be eager to make use of the chatroom for ongoing conversations on the BP project, and would be equally delighted to do some ActALIVE-focused chats. We could have chats on the ideas we've been sharing related to dreams!
>
> On the chat next week, I need to make it for a time that is best for me, which is 11am EST. Is that OK for you, Andrius, and could others join us? I would love to do a "blended" chat with Pam sometime (who is also an ActALIVE member, as is Fred, Zoneziwoh, Dennis, Wendi, Ken O, Rachel...and I hope Tom O will be soon too!), esp if there is an interest that she and John might have to focus on blogging to address HIV/AIDS.
>
> Pam, John, and anyone else, any feedback on this is gratefully welcomed! I would love Ricardo to attend this particular chat, and get more involved--if interested-- in these activities generally.
>
> I would also be esp delighted if Jeff, Mark, and Joy could join us!! Jeff and Joy are ActALIVE members, Joy has been a board member of ActALIVE, and Mark would be "simpatico", I think.
>
> It would be invaluable if Ricardo, Josephat, Zoneziwoh, and others could help translate the Blogging Positively Guide into local languages, and/or formats that could be widely used and disseminated.
>
> I wrote my version of the Guide in Word, but that was edited by David, myself, and a couple others, so I do not have the finished product in another format than PDF. However, David S. might, and what Sasha has just posted is also worth thinking about. Can a PDF be converted into an open-source doc fairly easily?
>
> I will close for now with the chat time definitely set for Dec 3 at 11am--unless there are major objections-- and I will start advertising that far and wide. Does all the info from previous chats remain the same? I can use the same text for time-conversion et al, if so.
>
> I will not do this now until late tomorrow night or Fri am, because of the holiday here, so if there are any last-minute considerations, please let me know. Otherwise will crank up those networking engines, and am sure another invaluable chat will be had by all!
>
> With greatest blessings and infinite appreciation, Janet
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
>> From: Andrius Kulikauskas <ms@...>
>> Sent: Nov 25, 2009 2:52 AM
>> To: Janet Feldman <kaippg@earthlink. net>, help group <holistichelping@ yahoogroups. com>, learningfromeachoth er <learningfromeachoth er@yahoogroups. com>, Pamela McLean <pam54321@googlemail .com>
>> Subject: Re: Blogging Positively: Possible Chat Next Week...Can We Use Worknets?
>>
>> Hi Janet! Great to hear from you!
>>
>> December 3 is Pamela's "First Thursday" and she has a chat on that day,
>> typically at 12.00 noon London time, 13.00 Nigerian time, 15.00 Kenyan
>> time and usually for one hour. She might be interested to merge hers
>> with yours. Or perhaps one chat might lead into the other. Otherwise,
>> you're free to choose a time. Thank you for using our chat room, it's a
>> great help towards building momentum for an all-purpose "help room".
>>
>> I share our letters with Pamela's group Learning From Each Other and
>> your group Holistic Helping so we might plan. Ricardo, Josephat,
>> Zoneziwoh and I and others are interested in helping make available the
>> Blogging Positively Guide in "ebooks" in local languages. Do you have
>> the text and pictures in Microsoft Word or similar format so they can be
>> easily copied and pasted into a different format (it can be hard to
>> strip them from a PDF file)?
>>
>> I'm looking for work for me and our lab. (Thank you for helping!) I
>> seem to be having the most success with art. In December, I will be
>> focusing on an unpaid art exhibit "May I dream?" at the Gedimino 9
>> shopping center in Vilnius, Lithuania on the fourth floor where there is
>> a co-working hub. The exhibit is part of UNESCO's human right month
>> activities. The space is great as there are more than 100 meters of
>> glass rails that can be viewed from lower floors as well, see:
>> http://www.flickr. com/photos/ 50525222@ N00/
>> And you can also see some sketches that I've made of my own dreams. I
>> will be collecting our dreams, helping us express them creatively and
>> integrating them.
>>
>> I invite us all to dream, to write down our dreams-in-life (our goals,
>> wishes, aspirations) and express them in various forms. I will gladly
>> include them in this exhibit if they are in the Public Domain for all to
>> share and build on. This is important for our "economy of dreams" so
>> that we can understand each other and help each other profoundly without
>> always relying on money. This might also be a topic for "blogging
>> positively" because we can collect dreams from people around the world,
>> including those living with HIV/AIDS, and that's very relevant for human
>> rights month.
>>
>> Andrius
>>
>> Andrius Kulikauskas
>> Minciu Sodas
>> http://www.ms. lt
>> ms@...
>> +370 699 30003
>>
>> Janet Feldman wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Dear Andrius,
>>>
>>> Thanks so much for all of your wonderful work and postings, as usual,
>>> and please know that I am trying to follow as much as I can of the
>>> forum activities (HH and others). I'm hoping to be more present during
>>> the winter and spring, before all of the outdoor work starts again
>>> (and even then, there should not be as much to do as this year).
>>>
>>> I and we at RV-GV are trying to pull together some WAD activities,
>>> including a chat, and I was thinking abt Dec 3 as a possible time, or
>>> perhaps the 2nd or 4th as alternatives. I think most people will be
>>> busy for Dec 1 itself. One of the main topics would be the Blogging
>>> Positively Guide.
>>>
>>> I mentioned to Solana and David something abt the "translation"
>>> project that you, Ricardo, and others are doing, and thought that
>>> might be a possible discussion topic, ie asking people what formats
>>> would be useful for the Guide, and having you and others give feedback
>>> on that. Would that interest you?
>>>
>>> Would the Worknets chat space be available then? I hope so!
>>>
>>> I'll close for now with greatest thanks and appreciation, and look
>>> forward to hearing from you! Love and blessings, Janet
>>>
>>> ps I wrote to you privately because I'd like to save a public posting
>>> for when we have concrete details for the chat and other events.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
>



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#5345 From: Andrius Kulikauskas <ms@...>
Date: Thu Nov 26, 2009 6:42 am
Subject: Re: Blogging Positively chat: Dec 3, 11am EST (4pm UK and Nigeria-5pm, Lithuania-6pm,Kenya-Uganda 7pm) 		minciusodas
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Janet, Yes! I look forward to joining you and all for the "blogging
postively" chat at http://www.worknets.org/chat/ on Dec 3, 11 am EST,
which is 4pm UK and Nigeria-5pm, Lithuania-6pm,Kenya-Uganda 7pm and
double check at http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/  I look forward
also to dreaming with ActAlive. Let's crank up the networking engines!
Andrius Kulikauskas

Janet Feldman wrote:
> Hello Dear Andrius and All,
>
> Thanks so much for your enthusiastic reply, and I love the idea of collecting
people's dreams, both as a general activity, and also with specific reference to
people living with HIV/AIDS.
>
> This dovetails with an RV-GV conversation on collecting the stories of people
living with HIV/AIDS, so that could be a discussion topic (ie a project to
collect stories and dreams, linked to blogging). We might be able to get a grant
for such an endeavor, from Knight or a related donor.
>
> I have always been a "dreamer"--in several senses of that word--and look
forward to exploring that further, both my own dreams and with others who share
theirs.
>
> I would be excited to consider a project on this subject in linkage with
ActALIVE! In fact, you--as a member of ActALIVE--could propose such a project,
and we could work on that together! We could use the ActALIVE website, and/or
create one specifically for this purpose. Would you be interested (Andrius and
others)?
>
> After WAD I will cycle back and respond to these wonderful ideas and
possibilities in more detail (including my dreams related to the economy of
dreams). In some ways this dovetails with the "culture" ruminations I would also
like to contribute (sorry for the delay in doing so, but perhaps the more
expansive framework will render them even more fantastical:)).
>
> I will be eager to make use of the chatroom for ongoing conversations on the
BP project, and would be equally delighted to do some ActALIVE-focused chats. We
could have chats on the ideas we've been sharing related to dreams!
>
> On the chat next week, I need to make it for a time that is best for me, which
is 11am EST. Is that OK for you, Andrius, and could others join us? I would love
to do a "blended" chat with Pam sometime (who is also an ActALIVE member, as is
Fred, Zoneziwoh, Dennis, Wendi, Ken O, Rachel...and I hope Tom O will be soon
too!), esp if there is an interest that she and John might have to focus on
blogging to address HIV/AIDS.
>
> Pam, John, and anyone else, any feedback on this is gratefully welcomed! I
would love Ricardo to attend this particular chat, and get more involved--if
interested--in these activities generally.
>
> I would also be esp delighted if Jeff, Mark, and Joy could join us!! Jeff and
Joy are ActALIVE members, Joy has been a board member of ActALIVE, and Mark
would be "simpatico", I think.
>
> It would be invaluable if Ricardo, Josephat, Zoneziwoh, and others could help
translate the Blogging Positively Guide into local languages, and/or formats
that could be widely used and disseminated.
>
> I wrote my version of the Guide in Word, but that was edited by David, myself,
and a couple others, so I do not have the finished product in another format
than PDF. However, David S. might, and what Sasha has just posted is also worth
thinking about. Can a PDF be converted into an open-source doc fairly easily?
>
> I will close for now with the chat time definitely set for Dec 3 at
11am--unless there are major objections--and I will start advertising that far
and wide. Does all the info from previous chats remain the same? I can use the
same text for time-conversion et al, if so.
>
> I will not do this now until late tomorrow night or Fri am, because of the
holiday here, so if there are any last-minute considerations, please let me
know. Otherwise will crank up those networking engines, and am sure another
invaluable chat will be had by all!
>
> With greatest blessings and infinite appreciation, Janet
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
>> From: Andrius Kulikauskas <ms@...>
>> Sent: Nov 25, 2009 2:52 AM
>> To: Janet Feldman <kaippg@...>, help group
<holistichelping@yahoogroups.com>, learningfromeachother
<learningfromeachother@yahoogroups.com>, Pamela McLean <pam54321@...>
>> Subject: Re: Blogging Positively:  Possible Chat Next Week...Can We Use
Worknets?
>>
>> Hi Janet! Great to hear from you!
>>
>> December 3 is Pamela's "First Thursday" and she has a chat on that day,
>> typically at 12.00 noon London time, 13.00 Nigerian time, 15.00 Kenyan
>> time and usually for one hour.  She might be interested to merge hers
>> with yours.  Or perhaps one chat might lead into the other.  Otherwise,
>> you're free to choose a time.  Thank you for using our chat room, it's a
>> great help towards building momentum for an all-purpose "help room".
>>
>> I share our letters with Pamela's group Learning From Each Other and
>> your group Holistic Helping so we might plan.  Ricardo, Josephat,
>> Zoneziwoh and I and others are interested in helping make available the
>> Blogging Positively Guide in "ebooks" in local languages.  Do you have
>> the text and pictures in Microsoft Word or similar format so they can be
>> easily copied and pasted into a different format (it can be hard to
>> strip them from a PDF file)?
>>
>> I'm looking for work for me and our lab. (Thank you for helping!)  I
>> seem to be having the most success with art.  In December, I will be
>> focusing on an unpaid art exhibit "May I dream?" at the Gedimino 9
>> shopping center in Vilnius, Lithuania on the fourth floor where there is
>> a co-working hub.  The exhibit is part of UNESCO's human right month
>> activities.  The space is great as there are more than 100 meters of
>> glass rails that can be viewed from lower floors as well, see:
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/50525222@N00/
>> And you can also see some sketches that I've made of my own dreams.  I
>> will be collecting our dreams, helping us express them creatively and
>> integrating them.
>>
>> I invite us all to dream, to write down our dreams-in-life (our goals,
>> wishes, aspirations) and express them in various forms.  I will gladly
>> include them in this exhibit if they are in the Public Domain for all to
>> share and build on.  This is important for our "economy of dreams" so
>> that we can understand each other and help each other profoundly without
>> always relying on money.   This might also be a topic for "blogging
>> positively" because we can collect dreams from people around the world,
>> including those living with HIV/AIDS, and that's very relevant for human
>> rights month.
>>
>> Andrius
>>
>> Andrius Kulikauskas
>> Minciu Sodas
>> http://www.ms.lt
>> ms@...
>> +370 699 30003
>>
>> Janet Feldman wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Dear Andrius,
>>>
>>> Thanks so much for all of your wonderful work and postings, as usual,
>>> and please know that I am trying to follow as much as I can of the
>>> forum activities (HH and others). I'm hoping to be more present during
>>> the winter and spring, before all of the outdoor work starts again
>>> (and even then, there should not be as much to do as this year).
>>>
>>> I and we at RV-GV are trying to pull together some WAD activities,
>>> including a chat, and I was thinking abt Dec 3 as a possible time, or
>>> perhaps the 2nd or 4th as alternatives. I think most people will be
>>> busy for Dec 1 itself. One of the main topics would be the Blogging
>>> Positively Guide.
>>>
>>> I mentioned to Solana and David something abt the "translation"
>>> project that you, Ricardo, and others are doing, and thought that
>>> might be a possible discussion topic, ie asking people what formats
>>> would be useful for the Guide, and having you and others give feedback
>>> on that. Would that interest you?
>>>
>>> Would the Worknets chat space be available then?  I hope so!
>>>
>>> I'll close for now with greatest thanks and appreciation, and look
>>> forward to hearing from you! Love and blessings, Janet
>>>
>>> ps I wrote to you privately because I'd like to save a public posting
>>> for when we have concrete details for the chat and other events.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
>

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Date: Thu Nov 26, 2009 5:52 am
Subject: The Soul Beat Issue 142: Communication and HIV/AIDS 		frida02806
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The Soul Beat Issue 142: Communication and HIV/AIDS
November 25 2009


From SOUL BEAT AFRICA - where communication and media are central to AFRICA's social and economic development


In this issue of The Soul Beat:

* Addressing MULTIPLE CONCURRENT PARTNERSHIPS
* Resources for WORLD AIDS DAY
* Awareness and dialogue about INTER-GENERATIONAL SEX
* Poll on CHANGING CULTURAL NORMS AND PRACTICES
* Communication to challenge STIGMA AND DISCRMINATION

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With World AIDS Day coming up on December 1, this edition of The Soul Beat focuses on communication and HIV/AIDS. The newsletter includes programme experiences, strategic thinking documents, evaluations, and materials that look specifically at multiple concurrent partnerships (MCP) and inter-generational sex as drivers of HIV infection, and at discrimination and stigma which not only affects people living with HIV, but also affects the success of prevention, treatment, and care services.

If you would like your organisation's communication work or research and resource documents to be featured on the Soul Beat Africa website and in The Soul Beat newsletters, please contact soulbeat@...


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Access this issue online at http://www.comminit.com/en/africa/soul-beat-142.html
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SOUL BEAT HIV/AIDS THEME SITE

The Soul Beat Africa HIV/AIDS theme site provides a specific focus on information related to HIV/AIDS on the Soul Beat Africa site.

To view the theme site go to http://www.comminit.com/en/africa/hiv-aids.html


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MULTIPLE CONCURRENT PARTNERSHIPS (MCP)

1. "Three-and-a-half Lives of Philip Wetu" - An Interactive Film - Namibia
This interactive Namibian film seeks to educate and raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and relationships. One of the main themes of the film is multiple concurrent partnerships (MCP) which has been identified as one of the major drivers of the epidemic in Namibia. The film tells the story of Philip, a young attractive IT professional whose life revolves around five women. The format of the film is interactive allowing viewers to influence the main character's decisions and therefore the outcome of the story. The film was produced by Media Logistics Namibia and was initiated through the “Multisectoral HIV/AIDS Control Programme” together with the Goethe-Centre Windhoek.
Contact Ndatila Karin Shimii gtz_hiv@... OR Michaela Bauer info@...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/305909/2781


2. Brothers for Life - South Africa
Initiated in 2008 by Sonke Gender Justice (Sonke), Johns Hopkins Health and Education in South Africa (JHHESA), South African National AIDS Council (SANAC), and other key stakeholders, Brothers for Life is a national multi-media campaign designed for men over the age of 30. It addresses risks associated with MCP, limited involvement in fatherhood, lack of knowledge of HIV status, low levels of testing and disclosure, and insufficient health seeking behaviours. The campaign seeks to use the spirit of brotherhood to encourage men to positively influence each other.
Contact Bafana Khumalo bafana@... OR Dean Peacock dean@... OR Yvette Raphael Yvette@...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/302707/2781


3. Why Multiple Sexual Partners?
By James Shelton
This article, published in The Lancet in August 2009, examines behavioural components of MCP, identified as a driver of HIV infection in southern and eastern Africa. As stated in the article, "A superficial view is that men are driven by uncontrollable sexual urges and the cultural legacy of polygamy, while women are trapped by economic necessity and male domination - a daunting prospect for behavioural change. Although this picture undoubtedly reflects some truth, an emerging and rich sexual ethnographic literature, notably including a ten-country study from South Africa’s Soul City Institute for Health and Development Communication, reveals considerable individual autonomy and basis for interventions to change behaviour."
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/304690/2781


4. Republic of Botswana: National Campaign Plan - Multiple Concurrent Partnerships
The "National Operational Plan for Scaling Up HIV Prevention in Botswana, 2008-2010" calls for Botswana to embark on a multi-year behaviour change campaign, with MCP identified as the initial focus for the campaign. The document presents a national plan which is the product of an intensive, multi-sectoral process, involving national- and district-level policymakers, managers and implementers from across the public sector and civil society, all under the guidance of the National HIV Prevention Technical Advisory Committee.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/304747/2781


5. Secret Lovers Kill: A National Mass Media Campaign to Address Multiple and Concurrent Partnerships - AIDSTAR-One: Case Studies Series
By Aldo Spina
This case study, published by AIDSTAR-One in 2009, is about the Makhwapheni (Secret Lovers) Campaign, a national media campaign in Swaziland which focused on HIV prevention with a specific focus on MCP. The campaign was initiated by the government's National Emergency Response Council on HIV/AIDS (NERCHA) in 2006. The campaign launched with controversial and blunt messages about the practice of "secret lovers" which sparked passionate national debate in the media and in communities about the practice of makhwapheni. According to survey data, the number of men reporting two or more partners dropped by 50% immediately after the campaign began. However, the campaign was suspended due to objections raised about the stigmatising effect of what was termed fear-based advertising.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/305575/2781


6. Multiple Concurrent Partnerships in a Sub-Saharan Setting: Biases in Self-Reported Measures and Their Implications for HIV/AIDS Prevention
By Stephane Helleringer, Linda Kalilani-Phiri, Jemima A. Frimpong, and James Mkandawire
According to the abstract of this research conducted in Likoma, a small island in the northern region of Lake Malawi in Malawi: "We use sexual network data from a small island on Lake Malawi, in conjunction with a simple model of HIV transmission, to assess whether self-reports of partnership concurrency possibly underestimate the contribution of MCP to HIV epidemics. We find that the prevalence of MCP was significantly higher in this population according to estimates derived from network data. Self-reported data underestimated the proportion of incident infections attributable to MCP by more than 50%. Our results emphasize the need for interventions addressing patterns of sexual networking at the population level..."
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/304740/2781


7. Multiple Concurrent Partnerships and the Church: Assessing the Attitudes and Perceptions of Community Leaders of Faith
BY Chinyelu K. Lee, Dorothy Brewster, and Rose A. Nesbitt
This report, published by the Pan African Christian AIDS Network (PACANet) in 2009, shares findings from a survey that sought to access churchgoers' perceptions about MCPs and the church's response to these relationships. The aim of the research was to help church leaders better understand the attitudes and perceptions surrounding these relationships in order to develop effective interventions. The study, which collected data from religious leaders and faith-based organisations in western, southern, and eastern Africa and across denominations, found that evangelicals were less likely to perceive MCPs as a problem within their congregations. Additionally, most tended to explain MCPs by drawing on gender stereotypes.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/303194/2781


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WORLD AIDS DAY

For World AIDS Day information and resources, visit http://www.comminit.com/redirect.cgi?m=03a69e487f5c16e27072606bae4b9bfb


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INTER-GENERATIONAL SEX


8. Fataki Campaign - Tanzania
The Fataki Campaign uses radio and visual media, such as banners, to promote awareness and discussion about cross-generational sex in Tanzania. The campaign was piloted in one region from February to October 2008 by Strategic Radio Communication for Development (STRADCOM) and was then launched nationally in November 2008. The idea behind the campaign was to challenge the acceptance of cross-generational relationships as the norm and to introduce an element of ridicule and stigma of older men who seek sex with young girls.
Contact Robert Karam robert.karam@...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/306105/2781


9. Sinigurisha Campaign - Rwanda
Initiated in May 2009,"Sinigurisha" (I am not for sale) was a 6-month HIV prevention campaign in Rwanda which sought to warn against cross-generational sex involving both older men and older women. The campaign was designed under the leadership of the Ministry of Youth and the National AIDS Control Commission (Commission Nationale de Lutte Contre le Sida, CNLS) and funded by the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) with technical support from Population Services International (PSI) Rwanda. The campaign contains three key messages which unfold over six months on a national scale using a multimedia approach that includes billboards, print materials, television and radio spots, community events, and interpersonal communications.
Contact Philbert Rugumire prugumire@... OR Colette Mukandoli info@... OR Jean Pierre Ayingoma ayingomaj@...

http://www.comminit.com/en/node/305569/2781

10. Addressing Cross-Generational Sex: A Desk Review of Research and Programs
By Ruth Hope
This review of cross-generational sex outside marriage, published by the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) in 2007, was commissioned by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Global Health to inform USAID staff on the range of programmatic approaches available to prevent or reduce cross-generational sex. The report argues that there is a need for further investment in large-scale programmes that address cross-generational sex, including related transactional sex, in the countries most affected. The research showed that effective programmes are likely to garner changes in social norms as well as address the determinants of individuals’ behaviour. To generate further knowledge on what works in what situations and on best practice guidance, programmes need to be well designed and rigorously monitored and evaluated.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/305999/2781


11. Cross-Generational Sex: Risks and Opportunities
By Charlotte Feldman-Jacobs and Heidi Worley
This brief, published by the Population Reference Bureau in 2008, is based on a larger review entitled, "Addressing Cross-Generational Sex: A Desk Review of Research and Programs"(see above) as well as discussions with experts about the findings of this review. The brief is designed to broaden the understanding of cross-generational sex, look at how many young girls it affects, describe frameworks that guide current thinking about the behaviour, and propose lessons for improving future interventions. The brief proposes that there are important lessons to be learned when looking beyond surface portrayals of cross-generational sex to understanding the motivations behind this behaviour and the increased risks it engenders.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/281093/2781


12. Relative Risks and the Market for Sex: Teenagers, Sugar Daddies and HIV in Kenya
This study from 2006 reports on an information campaign that provided Kenyan teenagers in randomly selected schools with the information that HIV prevalence was much higher among adult men and their partners than among teenage boys. This led to a 65% decrease in the incidence of teenage pregnancies by adult partners in the treatment group relative to the comparison group and suggests a large reduction in the incidence of unprotected cross-generational sex. The information campaign did not, however, increase pregnancies among teenage couples. According to this report, the results suggest that the behavioural choices of teenagers are responsive to information on the relative risks of different varieties of risky activity.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/270413/2781


13. Battling Old Behaviour the New Front in AIDS Fight
By Kathryn May
This article from 2008 looks at the "Sugar Babes" campaign which was initiated by Population Services International (PSI) and aims to discourage the sugar daddy phenomenon. The Sugar Babes campaign borrowed from the 1980s "zero-grazing" drive that helped stop new infections in Uganda 20 years ago - empowering women and mobilising church, political and community leaders. The article argues that a new resurgence in HIV infection in Uganda has been spurred on by an increase in multiple concurrent partnerships which in part involve older men and younger women. According to the article, although campaigns discouraging multiple partners in the 1980s led to a decline in HIV prevalence, recent campaigns have shifted their focus to other aspects of prevention, leading to a new generation that is largely unaware of the risks associated with multiple concurrent partners.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/281402/2781


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PLEASE VOTE IN THE NEW HIV/AIDS POLL

In the context of reducing multiple and concurrent partnerships, what are the BIGGEST challenges or obstacles to changing cultural norms and practices that place people at risk of HIV infection: (you may choose more than one option)
Options:

* Role models who are openly supporting risky cultural norms and practices
* Traditional leaders who are set in their views
* Lack of peer pressure
* Continuing community sanction of risky cultural norms and practices
* Lack of women’s empowerment (which itself is related to cultural norms)
* Media and advertising that perpetuate risky cultural values and practices
* Other

To vote and send comments, go to the HIV/AIDS theme site
http://www.comminit.com/en/africa/hiv-aids.html and see the Top Right side of the page.


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STIGMA AND DISCRMINATION

14. Finding Courage in Faith: Religious Leaders Challenge Stigma and Mobilise a Faith-based Response to HIV in Kenya
This brief from 2009, prepared by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Health Policy Initiative, shares strategies and lessons learned from the Health Policy Initiative's work to help support the Kenya Network of Religious Leaders Living with or Personally Affected by HIV/AIDS (KENERELA+). This group of religious leaders seek to equip, empower, and engage religious leaders living with or personally affected by HIV and AIDS to live positively and openly as agents of hope and change. The brief states that the network has gained national recognition and inclusion in key policymaking bodies, cultivated strong champions at both the national and community levels, and stimulated active responses to HIV in faith communities.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/306269/2781


15. Understanding and Challenging HIV Stigma: Toolkit for Action
By Ross Kidd, Sue Clay, Chipo Chiiya, and Mutale Chonta
This toolkit originally evolved out of a two-year research project on stigma conducted in Zambia, Tanzania, and Ethiopia and was originally published in 2003. The 2007 version of the toolkit contains over 100 participatory exercises which can be adapted to fit different groups and contexts. There are different sets of pictures which can help to identify stigma, discuss the rights of positive people and help to stimulate discussions around gender and sexuality and morality issues linked to stigma.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/267616/347/2781


16. Fighting HIV and AIDS Stigma in Northern Uganda - Uganda
In December 2007, the World Association of Christian Communication (WACC) and the Entebbe Women Association (EWA) embarked on a project to fight stigma among people living with HIV/AIDS in the Gulu Municipal Council. Centrally located in Northern Uganda, Gulu serves as a hub of economic activity in the region, including Southern Sudan. The project included radio programmes, drama performances, and training and advocacy.
Contact WACC INFO@... OR Tuhumwire Margret ewamission@... AND
ewamission@...
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/290377/2781


17. Soul Buddyz - Tomorrow Is Ours: Evaluation Report 2008
This report presents an independent evaluation of Soul Buddyz, a multi-media intervention designed for children aged 8 to 14 in South Africa. An initiative of the Soul City Institute for Health and Development Communication (IHDC), in partnership with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), Soul Buddyz aims to focus on the promotion of children's well-being through the provision of health information and skills to lead healthy lives, especially those which relate to HIV and AIDS and sexuality. According to the evaluation, conducted in 2006, Soul Buddyz was successful in achieving its primary intended outcome most relevant to HIV and AIDS, which was decreasing the stigma related to the disease and increasing knowledge of basic facts.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/278390/2781


18. Reducing HIV Stigma and Discrimination: A Critical Part of National AIDS Programmes - A Resource for National Stakeholders in the HIV Response
This document, published in 2007 by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), discusses how the United Nations (UN) system, funding mechanisms, and bilateral partners can support countries - through advocacy, strategic planning, technical assistance, resource mobilisation, and other means - to reduce stigma and discrimination related to HIV. It seeks to answer the question: "How can national AIDS authorities, UNAIDS, UN Joint Teams on AIDS and other partners help reduce stigma and discrimination?"
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/285095/2781


19. How Can We Tackle Stigma and Discrimination through Effective Communication?
This background paper, published by Panos London in 2007, discusses stigma and discrimination as major obstacles to effective HIV and AIDS responses. It was produced as part of the Panos London/Healthlink Worldwide Spark series of discussions on health communication. The paper defines stigma and discrimination and delineates the ways in which they are key barriers to the achievement of universal access to HIV prevention, treatment care, and support by 2010.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/270180/2781


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Related previous issues of The Soul Beat include:

The Soul Beat 141 - Regional Onelove HIV Prevention Campaign - Update
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/305524/38

The Soul Beat 119 - HIV Prevention - Multiple Concurrent Partnerships (MCP)
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/281029/38

The Soul Beat 112 - Materials - HIV/AIDS, Reproductive Health, and Lifeskills
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/266048/38

The Soul Beat 94 - HIV/AIDS Communication
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/266048/38

To view all archived editions of The Soul Beat Newsletter see http://www.comminit.com/africa/soul-beat-archives.html


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The Soul Beat 141: Regional Onelove HIV Prevention Campaign - Update
November 11 2009

From SOUL BEAT AFRICA - where communication and media are central to AFRICA's
social and economic development


In this issue of The Soul Beat:

* MEET JOE BOOKLET crosses borders and identities
* RECENTLY LAUNCHED ONELOVE CAMPAIGNS in Southern Africa
* Spotlight on the ONELOVE WEBSITE
* Update on OTHER ONELOVE CAMPAIGNS in the region
* SOULBEAT HIV/AIDS THEMESITE for information on MCP


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This issue of The Soul Beat is about the Onelove Campaign, a regional HIV
prevention campaign which is currently being rolled out across southern Africa.
This 5-year campaign, led by a range of HIV/AIDS non-governmental organisations
(NGOs) and their partners, aims to, amongst other things, reduce the prevalence
of multiple concurrent partnerships (MCP), which have been identified as one of
the main drivers of HIV infection in the region. The countries involved in this
campaign are Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland,
Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

In March this year we published the first newsletter on Onelove which
highlighted the  campaigns in South Africa, Tanzania, Lesotho, and Swaziland. In
this issue, we focus on the campaigns that have launched since then - Malawi,
Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Mozambique. We also give an update on all the other
campaigns and highlight some of the resource materials and research reports that
have been produced by some of the campaigns since the last newsletter.

To view the previous Soul Beat newsletter on the regional Onelove Campaign
(which also offers more background information) go to
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/287847/38


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ONELOVE REGIONAL CAMPAIGN MATERIAL

While the Onelove campaigns in each country produce their own materials, there
are some communication materials that are being produced and used across the
region as part of the regional cross-border Onelove campaign.

1. Meet Joe Booklet
Meet Joe is a story booklet that complements a one-minute animated television
public service announcement (PSA). The booklet forms part of the regional
Onelove campaign and is being distributed across all countries involved in
Onelove. Meet Joe highlights sexual networks and how having more than one sexual
partner at the same time puts one at risk of HIV and AIDS. The concept behind
the comic and the PSA is to represent people without showing identities or
specific racial or cultural groups. It seeks to cross borders and boundaries and
is designed to present the message in a fresh and innovative way.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/305250/2781


RECENTLY LAUNCHED ONELOVE CAMPAIGNS


ZAMBIA

2. One Love. Kwasila! - Zambia
Launched in June 2009, the One Love. Kwasila! campaign is a partnership between
the National AIDS Council, the Ministry of Health, Health Communications
Partnership Zambia, Zambia Centre for Communications Programmes, and Society for
Family Health. The centrepiece of the campaign is a Zambian-produced 10-part
television edutainment miniseries called Club Risky Business which looks at how
MCP are helping to spread HIV in Zambia. The story is anchored around the local
bar (Risky Business) that the three main male characters frequent and through
their conversations the series explores the various social, cultural, and gender
dynamics surrounding MCP, the riskiness of the sexual network, and the idea that
a lifelong relationship can be happy and fulfilling. The campaign also involves
radio, television talkshows, a feature length film, print materials, and a
website. One Love. Kwasila! is also conducting advocacy, training, and events
with parliamentarians, musicians, and faith-b!
  ased organisations.
Contact Faraz Naqvi farazn@... OR Miriam Mukamba miriamm@... OR
Douglas Hampande dhampande@... OR Grace Chipanta
gracesinyangwe@... OR Media 365 frontdesk@...
Read more: http://www.comminit.com/en/node/297147/2781


3. Onelove Advocacy Leaflet
Published for the One Love. Kwasila! campaign, this advocacy leaflet is designed
for National Assembly staff, parliamentarians, and programme managers to support
advocacy efforts related to MCP and HIV prevention. Using diagrammes to
illustrate the risks associated with MCP, the leaflet explains in detail the
concept of MCP and why it is so crucial to address this issue. The diagrammes
are based on the "Men's Health Kit", a counselling tool for health providers
produced by the Health Communication Partnership Zambia.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/305261/2781


ZIMBABWE

4. Onelove Campaign Zimbabwe
Launched in June 2009, Zimbabwe's Onelove Campaign is spearheaded by Action, a
non-governmental organisation working in health and development communication,
in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, and the National
AIDS Council (NAC) in Zimbabwe. The multimedia campaign consists of print,
radio, and television components which are produced by different implementing
partners of the campaign. The campaign has produced three booklets on
relationships (see below).
Contact Action caroline@... OR taka@...
Read more: http://www.comminit.com/en/node/298272/2781


5. A Loving Relationship - Finding It and Keeping It
This booklet is designed to help couples talk to one another and improve their
relationships. According to the publishers, research has shown that problems in
a relationship may lead to risky sexual behaviour, which increases a couple's
chance of getting HIV. The booklet contains information on how to effectively
communicate within a relationship, and suggests that couples should read the
information together.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/300255/2781


6. Loving Carefully - A Guide For Women
This booklet is meant to help women talk to their husbands, partners, and
boyfriends about their relationships. One specific focus is on talking about HIV
risk and the need for safe sexual practices within relationships.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/300245/2781


7. Loving With Respect - A Guide for Men Who Care
This booklet is designed to help men look at how their actions can reflect the
love and care towards the important women in their lives which could be
girlfriends, wives, partners, or mothers and daughters.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/300254/2781


MALAWI

8. Onelove Campaign Malawi
Launched in October 2009, the Onelove campaign in Malawi is being rolled out
with a number of partners including those from the faith-based community, from
the private and public sectors, from NGOs, and from the police and armed forces.
The campaign activities, which include mass media and social mobilisation, are
being implemented by a cross section of these partners. The media component will
comprise a television talk show, a radio drama series and radio talk shows,
public service announcements, and the distribution of booklets and other print
materials. Social mobilisation activities are planned and will involve various
interpersonal communication activities and community outreach activities.
Contact National AIDS Council Malawi nac@... OR Pakachere
info@... OR PSI Malawi info@... OR Bridge Project Malawi
gmkandawire@...
Read more: http://www.comminit.com/en/node/305388/2781

9. Sexual Partners and Our Lives
This booklet, published by Pakachere Institute of Health and Development
Communication as part of the OneLove campaign in Malawi, is designed to raise
awareness of the risks of having multiple partnerships and to offer guidance on
how to have safe and fulfilling sexual relationships.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/304311/2781


MOZAMBIQUE

10.  Amores a Mais é Demais Campaign - Mozambique
N´weti launched its campaign on November 6 2009. The campaign was launched in
the media through the broadcast of a television spot called "You haven't met Ze
yet". Called "Amores a Mais é Demais", the campaign name basically translates to
"having many lovers is not worth the risk". During the next three months N´weti
will roll out a range of multimedia about MCP which will include a radio drama
series (in 2 languages, broadcast over 60 community radios throughout
Mozambique), a short film, the distribution of more than one million copies of a
booklet, as well as television and radio spots.
For more information contact Maura Quatorze maura.quatorze@...
(a detailed programme experience of this campaign will be published on the Soul
Beat Africa website shortly and will be featured in the next Soul Beat
newsletter on Onelove in 2010)


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ONELOVE CAMPAIGN WEBSITE

For up-to-date information on each country campaign and related activities and
products, go to the Onelove Campaign website here:
http://www.comminit.com/redirect.cgi?m=d246aa2daa700213fbe92e11086b89e3

The campaign website also offers quizzes, interviews, articles, blogs, and
photos related to Onelove and MCP.


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UPDATES ON OTHER ONELOVE CAMPAIGNS


SOUTH AFRICA

11. Onelove Campaign South Africa
Launched in January 2009, the Soul City 9 television series has been a central
part of the Onelove campaign in South Africa. Other more recent activities have
included a radio drama which was broadcast across nine SABC African language
radio stations over two months. The 30-episode radio drama was designed to
encourage people to talk about key issues that drive multiple sexual
relationships and to challenge some of these drivers - for example, notions of
masculinity that encourage multiple sexual partners.  A Onelove song and music
video was released featuring some of South Africa's top musical talent. The
Onelove song emphasises the need to talk, protect, and respect in line with the
campaign message. Most recently, Soul City has produced the SoulSex book (see
below).
Contact the Soul City Institute for Health & Development Communication
soulcity@...
Read more: http://www.comminit.com/en/node/286237/2781


12. SoulSex - An Adult's Guide to Building a Long-lasting and Happy Relationship
with One Sexual Partner
Published in October 2009, Soul City developed this book in response to research
which shows that one of the drivers of multiple partners is sexual
dissatisfaction. This book is about how to have good sex and how to communicate
about sex within a loving relationship and in the context of a generalised
HIV/AIDS epidemic. It has sections about what makes great relationships,
understanding your body, understanding the joy of love-making, sex at different
phases of one's life as well as sex and healthy living. The book is also
illustrated with pictures of characters from the 9th series of the television
edudrama Soul City.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/305254/2781


13. Advice Columns in South African Print Publications
This report focuses on a study initiated by Soul City Institute for Health and
Development Communication as part of the OneLove campaign. Published in August
2009, the study surveyed advice columns in 13 mainstream South African
publications over a three-month period and found that while about 60% of letters
to columns asked for advice about relationships, less than half received answers
that included anything related to HIV risk, prevention, or treatment. Instead,
advice columnists chose to focus on the emotional or "moral" issues of, for
instance, MCP. The report recommends that columnists should talk more about
HIV-risk behaviours, avoid moralising, and provide readers with additional
resources for further information.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/303374/2781


TANZANIA

14. Onelove Campaign Tanzania
Launched in October 2008, one of the key activities of the campaign involves a
segment on the existing weekly Fema TV Talk Show which is dedicated to the
messages of the Onelove Campaign. It consists of a 3-minute vignette on partner
communication featuring the characters of Bwana Ishi and Tuli. The audience of
Fema TV Talk Show follow how this young couple takes on the challenge of partner
communication - committing to talk to, respect and protect each other. In August
2009 a second season of the show was launched. The Onelove campaign in Tanzania
is also working with Mediae to integrate Onelove MCP messages into an existing
radio soap called Pilika Pilika.
Contact Femina HIP diana@... OR info@...
Read more: http://www.comminit.com/en/node/283739/2781


15. OneLove Campaign: Youth Perceptions on the Bwana Ishi and Tuli Sketches
Featured in Fema TV Talk Show
This report, published in May 2009, was produced as part of the Onelove Campaign
in Tanzania. The report shares findings about youth's perceptions about the
Bwana Ishi and Tuli sketches that are featured on the Fema TV Talk Show and
seeks to determine how the messages from the Onelove campaign are being received
among the intended audience group. Based on questionnaires and focus group
discussions, the study shows that the sketches have considerable impact on
viewers, indicating that youth are sensitive to the programme messages.
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/305263/2781


LESOTHO

16. Onelove Campaign Lesotho
The Onelove campaign in Lesotho was launched in January 2009 and is run by Phela
Health and Development Communications along with C-Change and its member
organisations Soul City, Social Surveys, and Care. In October 2009, the campaign
launched the Onelove radio drama which aims to encourage people to reduce the
number of sexual partners. The 45-episode drama was accompanied by a short
message service (SMS)-based competition. Phela, in partnership with C-Change,
also established a community outreach programme to complement the media
components. 560 community dialogue facilitators in different parts of the
country were trained. These facilitators carried out dialogues in their
respective communities over a period of 8 weeks.
contact Phela Health and Development Communications hope@...
Read more: http://www.comminit.com/en/node/285922/2781


SWAZILAND

17. Onelove Campaign Swaziland
Launched in March 2009, the campaign makes use of rolemodels as a strategy to
influence people's behaviour. The campaign aims to showcase positive dating
patterns and good relationships in order to encourage people to stop engaging in
multiple concurrent sexual relationships. In October 2009, the Onelove radio
drama series was launched, which looks at the complexity of relationships and
seeks to illustrate how sexual dissatisfaction and lack of communication in
relationships can lead to MCP. It also draws attention to the serious
consequences of engaging in intergenerational sex and transactional sex. A
Onelove booklet entitled Healthy Relationships is scheduled to be launched at
the end of November and will be distributed at health centres, libraries,
community centres, government offices, and a selection of shops and
supermarkets.
Contact Lusweti Institute of Health and Development fortunate@...
Read more: http://www.comminit.com/en/node/286141/2781


NAMIBIA

18. Onelove in Namibia
Desert Soul is working closely with the national Namibian MCP campaign called
“Break the Chain” by supporting the conceptualisation and review of materials
produced by the national campaign. They are also producing their own materials
under the Onelove logo to support the national campaign. These activities
include the production of a radio drama which is accompanied by a live
discussion on issues raised in the drama such as reasons for cheating, MCP
within marriages, and communication in relationships. Desert Soul is also
developing booklets and television programmes on MCP. Currently, a PSA called
"Meet Jo" is being screened in 56 branches of a local bank in Namibia.
For more information contact Desert Soul julia@...


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SOUL BEAT HIV/AIDS THEME SITE

The Soul Beat Africa HIV/AIDS theme site provides a specific focus on
information related to HIV/AIDS on the Soul Beat Africa site. The theme site
also has a special focus area on MCP in order to support the work of initiatives
such as the Onelove Campaign.

To view the theme site go to http://www.comminit.com/en/africa/hiv-aids.html


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To view more HIV and AIDS related previous issues of The Soul Beat newsletter
see:


The Soul Beat 119 - HIV Prevention - Multiple Concurrent Partnerships (MCP)
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/281029/38

The Soul Beat 112 - Materials - HIV/AIDS, Reproductive Health, and Lifeskills
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/274455/38

The Soul Beat 94 - HIV/AIDS Communication
http://www.comminit.com/en/node/266048


To view all archived editions of The Soul Beat Newsletter see
http://www.comminit.com/africa/soul-beat-archives.html


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Dear Friends,
 
In the next few weeks I will be hoping to post an update mail for and about ActALIVE. I have been more absent than I have been for a number of years, and that I ever expected to be. My apologies!
 
In the meantime, I hope that you will share with everyone what you are doing for World AIDS Day 2009. I have more news to follow, too, and it would be great for all of us to see what members are up to these days.
 
With artistic affections, and to access in universal directions (as well as support for human rights, in its many dimensions)! Janet

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16 Days Radio Resources for Southern Africa

Just on time for 16 days of Activism, Roadmap to Equality: Voices and Views
is a 10-part series of radio reports that includes voices and perspectives
on gender equality from across Southern Africa. The CD and accompanying
presenters guide are ideal for use during 16 Day of Activism, in 2010
leading up to International Women's Day in March, or any time of the year.

The SADC Protocol Alliance produced these radio resources as part of their
campaign to around the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development - encourage
local action for ratification and advocating for countries who have not
signed to do so. Designed for use by presenters as discussion starters and
launching points for talks show and call in programmes, the series provides
an international perspective with local relevance.

In this package, you will find:

.A series of 10 radio segments
.Brief summary of each segment
.Potential questions for call in shows and panelists
.Topics for more in-depth reporting and discussions
.Tips for talk shows
.Country information and contacts to localise your show

For more information, visit -
http://www.genderlinks.org.za/article/roadmap-to-equality-voices-and-views-r
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Or for more 16 Days of Activism Resources

http://www.genderlinks.org.za/page/16-days-of-activism-2009


Deborah Walter
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Adrian Kellard, 'The Promise,' 1989.

Day With(out) Art

MOCRA staff

01/12 to 13/12/2009

  • Country: US
  • City: Saint Louis, Missouri
  • Venue: Museum of Contemporary Religious Art (MOCRA), Saint Louis University

Saint Louis University's Museum of Contemporary Religious Art (MOCRA) will observe the twentieth anniversary of Day With(out) Art, a national day of action and mourning in response to the AIDS crisis, by exhibiting 'The Promise', an important work by the late New York artist Adrian Kellard.

Adrian Kellard (1959-1991) was a rising artist in the 1980s. His large-scale carved wood block panels evoked both medieval shrines and the woodblock prints of 20th-century German Expressionists, but their bright colors and folksy quality made them accessible to a wide range of audiences. For Day With(out) Art MOCRA will feature one of his last works, titled 'The Promise', which references the legend of St. Christopher, who carried the infant Jesus across a turbulent river.

Kellard depicts himself in the role of St. Christopher. 'The Promise' asserts the possibility of hope and compassion in the midst of suffering. Kellard's own life was cut short by AIDS at the age of 32.

MOCRA will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on December 1, and 'The Promise' will remain on display during regular museum hours through December 13, 2009. More information is available at http://mocra.slu.edu

AIDS Foundation of Western Massachusetts

Ann Gillard

01/12/09 – 6:00 to 8:00

  • Country: US
  • City: Springfield, MA
  • Venue: 1168 Main Street

Recognize World Aids Day with the Aids Foundation of Western Massachusetts from 6-8pm. Drop by our office at 1168 Main Street any time during those 2 hours. Activities include: snacks, film, open mic, giveaways, educational materials, the creation of a memory book (bring a photo or poem or note about someone lost to AIDS), and more. A candlelight vigil will be held in front of the office.
 

World AIDS Day Red Carpet Event

Peoria World Aids Day Collaborative

01/12/09 – 17:30 to 20:30

  • Country: US
  • City: Peoria IL
  • Venue: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria - One Illini Dr - Peoria IL

HIV/AIDS NOT Gone NOT Forgotten

December 1, 2009 World AIDS Day ... the Red Carpet is out and you are invited ... Free hors d'oeuvres followed by a free showing of the Oscar winning 1993 movie - "Philadelphia". Please RSVP peoriaworldaidsday@...

HIV/AIDS/ AWARENESS CONCERT FEATURING TREY SONGZ

THEMPIRE AND KASTLE IN THE AIR, Kameo Clyne

21/11/09 – 16:00 to 23:00

  • Country: US
  • City: SAN BERNARDINO,CALIFORNIA
  • Venue: ASU FOX THEATER

TREY SONGZ LIVE IN SAN BERNARDINO CA NOV 21 2009

TREY SONGZ LIVE IN SAN BERNARDINO CA NOV 21 2009!!!TREY SONGZ PERFORMING LIVE IN CONCERT FEATURING: Miguel (Jive Records), Jah-Free (Warner Brothers), Meaku Choze w/More Performances TBA at ASU FOX THEATER IN SAN BERNARDINO CA Regular Tickets - $35 General Seating and Admission To Purchase Tickets: Visit www.thempireie.com, www.theflipcenter.com or Contact Us ~at~ 951-801-0589 - Inland Empire Area 951-315 2656 - Los Angeles Area 760-221-8735 - Los Angeles Area (CSUN)
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=136684588830&ref=ts

Truman College World AIDS Day Commemoration

Deon Lopez

01/12/09 – 12:30 to 4:30

  • Country: US
  • City: Chicago, IL
  • Venue: Truman College - Lecture Hall B

Cultural performers, presenters, food and music indigenous to the diverse ethnicity of Truman College, while facilitating a discussion on the global impact of HIV/AIDS.

Thinking Globally, Acting Locally

Danielle Bamberg

01/12/09 – 6:00 to 9:00

  • Country: US
  • City: Laramie, WY
  • Venue: University of Wyoming Union Gardens

University of Wyoming's Face AIDS Chapter, along with Laramie County AIDS Project, and Wyoming AIDS Walk will be hosting a World AIDS Day event in the Union Gardens (basement of the student union at the university campus) on December 1st from 6-9pm MST. Please join us for an evening of education about HIV/AIDS in America and around the globe. We will be enjoying the sounds of Joda and Friends, a Nigerian music group based in Colorado as well as food from different parts of Africa catered by Caterings of Laramie. Help us fight AIDS along side other countries around the world!
 

AIDS JaaGo Reception

FilmKaravan

10/11/09 – 20:00 to 23:00

  • Country: US
  • City: New York, NY
  • Venue: Pranna Restaurant

YOU are INVITED to the AIDS JaaGO Reception on TUESDAY November 10th at 8pm!

FilmKaravan
Invites You to Join
MIRA NAIR | RAHUL BOSE | SHABANA AZMI | JAVED AKHTAR |
TANNISHTHA CHATTERJEE | SANJAY SURI & other special guests
To celebrate the launch of AIDS JaaGO DVD & speak up for World AIDS DAY

Ticket: $25 Advance; $30 Door.
(proceeds go towards the Aids JaaGO distribution campaign)
To purchase tickets in advance - www.tinyurl.com/aids-jaago-launch

PRANNA RESTAURANT
79 Madison Ave. New York, NY 10016 (B/W 28th and 29th)

Join the cause over Hors D'oeuvres and Wine
Music by DJ Sumie

Be a part of a viral video to be recorded on site and broadcast December 1
Order, Review and Rate AIDS JaaGO on Amazon - http://tinyurl.com/amazon-aids-jaago
More information - www.filmkaravan.com

 

World AIDS Day Concert

Dan Hanley

01/12/09 – 19:00 to 21:00

  • Country: US
  • City: Boulder, Colorado
  • Venue: First United Methodist Church, Boulder

Boulder County AIDS project presents our annual World AIDS Day Concert featuring the Denver Gay Men's Chorus.

Visit www.bcap.org for more information, to purchase tickets, or to make a donation to support our World AIDS Day events.

World AIDS Day AIDS Memorial

Dan Hanley

01/12/09 – 11:00 to 18:00

  • Country: US
  • City: Boulder, CO
  • Venue: Art & Soul, Pearl Street, Boulder

Boulder County AIDS Project will honor those we have lost to HIV/AIDS with an all-day presentation of photos and other items at Art & Soul.

This exhibit will support "A Day Without Art" as well as provide a place for people to remember those individuals who have died from HIV/AIDS. For more information go to www.bcap.org

The Number of Our Days: An Oratorio for Speech Choir

Anonymous User

01/12/09 – 19:00 to 20:00

  • Country: US
  • City: Chicago, IL
  • Venue: St Peters Episcopal Church, 621 W. Belmont

Performed by the St. Peter's Cultivators under the direction of its composer, John Addison Dally, The Number of Our Days is a richly textured vocal work of haunting beauty and challenging reflection.

First performed in 1981, and originally commissioned by Yale Divinity School, the Oratorio consists of 3 movements for speech choir that consider, in turn, the psychology of recognizing our mortality, the physical agony of dying, and the transformational possibilities of a faith-based confrontation with death. It is performed in the context of a liturgy of congregational psalmody and hymns, and three musical reflections by solo cello.

Entrance is free and all are welcome. In observance of World AIDS Day, donations will be taken for the Alexian Brothers Aids Ministry located in Lakeview, Chicago. A reception will follow.

Join us for an unforgettable evening. More details can be found here: http://www.stpeterschicago.org/ministries.php?id=15582&

World AIDS Day Reception: Our Heroes Photo Exhibit

Mary Beth Levin

01/12/09 – 6:30 to 9:00

  • Country: US
  • City: Washington, DC
  • Venue: The DC Center, 1111 14th Street, NW, Suite 350

Join us for this special reception honoring all of the heroes of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Washington, DC. Our Heroes is a collection of 150 striking black and white photographs honoring the people, places, and events that marked or changed the history of HIV/AIDS in Washington, DC in the last 25+ years.

Free and open to the public -- light refreshments will be served.

For more information, please visit: www.thedccenter.org

Sponsored by:
The DC Center, PreventionWorks!, Metropolitan Community Church of Washington DC, and Rainbow History Project

Injustice of AIDS Art Show

CO Organizations Responding to AIDS

04/12/09 – 17:30 to 21:00

  • Country: US
  • City: Denver, CO
  • Venue: COLOR, 1029 Santa Fe

There is a need throughout Colorado to have a collective approach to thinking about and acting on how HIV/AIDS affects us. We are charging youth 24 years of age or younger (or as an adult partnered with a youth) to design, develop, and innovate in order to tap into their creativity, focusing on HIV/AIDS. The intent is to collect pieces of art from youth all around the state of Colorado.
Art pieces may come from individual contributors or from groups working together to create one piece. As the World AIDS Campaign states, "Everyone deserves to live their rights." We want to mobilize youth to get involved in expressing themselves around HIV/AIDS.
The exhibit will take place at the first Friday Art Festival, December 4th at COLOR, 1029 Santa Fe, Denver. Youth will have a chance to see their art showcased. Select pieces will also be displayed at the Wellington Webb Building in downtown Denver on World AIDS Day, Tuesday, December 1-4 2009. This is the chance for youth to shine! Come view art work displayed! Make a statement!

Celebration of World AIDS Day - Right To Live Right To Health

valerie smith

27/11/09 – 16:00 to 23:00

  • Country: US
  • City: Houston
  • Venue: Deans Credit Clothing Lounge, Houston Texas

On Friday, November 27, 2009, the day after Thanksgiving, I will be hosting a dramatic evening called "Right to Life, Right to Health", featuring art, music, fashion, spoken word, dance, theater, and video, to raise funds in celebration of World AIDS Day, at Deans Credit Clothing Lounge. The aim of the event is to create a unified voice on the need to take the necessary action to upscale the response to HIV, and to re-strengthen and re-connect the local advocacy and campaigning programs and the community by acknowledging the organizations that serve the most affected by HIV/AIDS.

Universal Access and Human Rights is the theme for World AIDS Day, celebrated on December 01, 2009, is one of the most recognized international health days and a key opportunity to raise awareness in communities across the world about the state of the pandemic and critical nest steps that must be taken to halt its spread. We would very much like to know if you could participate by attending or supporting this event to get the message out and to demonstrate a broad base support for the mission and vision of the local advocacy and campaigning programs here in Houston.

Featuring:
Visual Artist - Valerie Smith and Emerging Artist Larry Wynne II
Vocal Artist - Lisa E. Harris - Houston Grand Opera
Fashion Designer - CHAZ
Spoken Word Lyricist - Timm West - Poet, Lyricist and Activist
DJ- Tony Powell, DaSoul, and Henry Chow
Drummer -ABOUBBACAR SYLLA from West Africa

Voices of Strength and Hope

Elise Hanley

30/11 to 01/12/2009

  • Country: US
  • City: New York City
  • Venue: Marble Collegiate Church

There will be a Service of Remembrance for World AIDS Day on Monday, November 30, at 6:00 p.m.; Marble Collegiate Church, 1 West 29th Street.

The multimedia program, entitled "Voices of Strength and Hope," will present a global view of the AIDS pandemic with prayer, spoken word, and dance that highlight stories from around the world of people living with HIV/AIDS. Included will be an original poem by a 19-year old, HIV-positive Harlem woman, the premiere of new songs by composers from the New York area, and a dance performance choreographed by Eryc Taylor, Artistic Director of Eryc Taylor Dance Company.

At a reception following the service a representative from UNAIDS (The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS) will give an update on the status of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. While there is no charge to attend the service or reception, a free-will offering will be taken to support Mosamaria AIDS Ministry in South Africa. Attendees are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to the food pantry of the AIDS Resource Center in New York City.

Free HIV testing, provided by New York-Presbyterian Hospital, will be available at Marble Collegiate Church on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, November 29, 30 and December 1. For information, call Elise Hanley at (212) 686-2770.

Marble Collegiate Church, affiliated with the Reformed Church in America, is the oldest Protestant Church in the United States with a continuous ministry since 1628.

 

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Facing AIDS for World AIDS Day: Online Photo Campaign to Address Stigma around HIV & Promote HIV Testing

The AIDS.gov Team

10/11 to 02/12/2009

  • Country: US
  • City: Washington, DC and online
  • Venue: http://www.aids.gov/world-aids-day/

World AIDS Day is an opportunity for us to work together to help reduce stigma around HIV and promote HIV Testing. AIDS.gov (http://www.AIDS.gov)  has launched the "Facing AIDS for World AIDS Day Campaign" to help address both of these issues. See below for how YOU can get involved with the Campaign with just a photo.

Here's how you can join AIDS.gov in Facing AIDS for World AIDS Day in 3 easy steps:

1. Take a Photo
* Download a Facing AIDS sign (at http://www.AIDS.gov)  and tell us why you are Facing AIDS.
* Then take a photo of yourself wearing a red ribbon with your sign.
* Upload it to our Flickr group (http://www.flickr.com/groups/facingaids/)  and/or our Facebook fan page (http://www.facebook.com/AIDS.gov) album.

2. Change your Social Network Profile Picture and Status. On December 1 change your social network profile picture to your Facing AIDS photo and your status to:

[Your Name] is Facing AIDS for World AIDS Day. To find an HIV test site, text your ZIP to KNOWIT(566948), or visit www.HIVtest.org.  Join me and post this to your status today.

3. Share
* Ask your family, friends, colleagues, and neighbors to join the Campaign.
* Add a Facing AIDS web badge to your profile, blog or website.

Learn more at: http://www.aids.gov/world-aids-day

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MELBA N. DILEMA

28/11 to 29/11/2009

  • Country: ZM
  • City: LUSAKA
  • Venue: LUSAKA PLAYHOUSE PARKING LOT

WE AT SIMPLY STUNNING HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE PART IN THE WORLD AIDS DAY CELEBRATIONS. WE FEEL THAT IT IS OUR DUTY TO BE PART OF THIS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, AS THIS DISEASE IS NOT ONLY FOR THE INFECTED TO FIGHT ALONE, BUT FOR THE AFFECTED AS WELL.

A BRIEF SYPNOSIS OF THE EVENT:

OUR AIM IN HAVING THIS EVENT IS NOT TO HAVE THE USUAL SPEECH AND SIT DOWN, BUT RATHER AN ENJOYABLE EVENING WITH INFORMATIVE INFORMATION, WITH GOOD ENTERTAINMENT, AND GOOD COMPANY.

WE ARE TARGETING THE YOUTH, WHO WE WANT TO TAKE A LEADERSHIP STAND AGAINST THIS WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC. IN DOING SO OUR CHILDREN WHO ARE THE FUTURE LEADERS OF THIS WORLD CAN LEARN, KNOW, AND UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS TO TAKE CHARGE , LEAD, AND IMPLEMENT.

ON THE DAY, WE PLAN TO HAVE A DANCE NUMBER BY YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN. THE DANCE WILL BE ABOUT THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS. OUR DANCERS WILL BE DRESSED IN COMBAT GEAR, COLOURS RED AND BLACK. THIS WILL BE HELD UNDER A LARGE MARQUEE WITH MUSIC FROM A VERY POPULAR DJ.

ON ARRIVAL OUR GUESTS WILL BE HANDED WHITE CANDLES WITH RIBBONS IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED ON, AND FOR THOSE AFFECTED AND IN INFECTED TO KEEP THE FLAME BURNING AGAINST THIS DISEASE. THE CANDLES WILL BE LIT AT MIDNIGHT.

BASICALLY THE DAY WILL BE A CELEBRATION OF OUR CONTINUED FIGHT, AND  WINNING THIS BATTLE. IT WILL ALSO SEE MINI-SPEECHES FROM YOUNG PEOPLE, BOTH MALE AND FEMALE, PLUS A DONATION TO AN AIDS ORPHANAGE.

Children as Champions for Innovations in Preventio, Care and Support - Rozaria Memorial Trust Prize Giving for Essay Competition in Murewa

Rozaria Memorial Trust (RMT)

28/11/09 – 10:00 to 16:00

  • Country: ZW
  • City: Murewa
  • Venue: Zhombwe School, Murewa, Zimbabwe

Rozaria Memorial is collaborating with the Murewa District AIDS Coordinating Committe, Department of Education (Murewa) and ZICHIRE in organising a schools-based events for observation of the World AIDS Day 2009. Rozaria Memorial Trust is running a community based programme for HIV and AIDS prevention, care and support in 29 villages of Ward 8 in Murewa District in Zimbabwe, with support from AJWS and AVERT.

RMT has continued with its essay competition for school-going children with a total target of 650 students from five primary schools and two secondary school in Murewa. This initiative's objectives include: a) increasing HIV and AIDS awareness among the children, teachers and families, b) encouraging community and action oriented research by children to accelerate response to HIV, c) encouraging educational excellence, promoting learning, and competititveness among the students, and d) provision of merit based scholarships and other provisions to children in resource poor communities.

The essays are published in annually on line and few copies into a children's book. The results and prize giving are part of the World AIDS Day, 1st of December events in the district. The World AIDS Day events will enjoy edutainment from Dzepfunde, a women's drum and dance group, who will perform to the theme of the day.

Rozaria Memorial Trust (RMT) supports innovative initiatives that promote education, health, and entrepreneurship for women and young people in poor communities. RMT was founded in memory of the late Mbuya Rozaria Marumisa-Dizha (1923-2006), whose life embodied the spirit of caring, sharing, and innovation.

For further information, contact:
Rozaria Memorial Trust
P.O.Box 114
Murewa; Zimbabwe
123-78-22835
info@...
www.rozariatrust.org
twitter: @rozariatrust

World AIDS Day FREE Event

Erica Wawia

01/12/09 – 10:00 to 14:00

  • Country: CA
  • City: Kamloops
  • Venue: Interior Indian Friendship Society Drop-in Center

Come join us for World AIDS Day!
- BBQ lunch
- Door prizes
- Games and give-aways
- Music
- Crafts and much more!

The goal of the World AIDS Day event at the Interior Indian Friendship Center to create awareness on prevention of HIV/AIDS, along with providing attendants the opportunity to meet with representatives from community agencies that provide support in all aspects of life when living with HIV/AIDS. Come out for this informative and interactive event being held at:
125 Palm Street
Kamloops, BC
V2B 8J7
for more information please e-mail: erica-wawia@...

Voices of Hope for World AIDS Day

Anonymous User

01/12/09 – 19:00 to 22:00

  • Country: CA
  • City: Toronto
  • Venue: Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St E

WHAT: Casey House's "Voices of Hope" concert for World AIDS Day
WHEN: Tuesday, December 1, 2009
WHERE: Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E (at Church)
TIME: Doors open 6:30 pm, with concert 7 pm - 8:15 pm, followed by outdoor candle ceremony
COST: FREE, with donations to Casey House gratefully accepted

Once again hosted at the historic Metropolitan United Church, the Toronto concert will be heralded by one of Canada's largest carillons, with the bell tower lit up by an illuminated AIDS ribbon. Hosted by CBC's Tom Allen and Rev. John Joseph Mastandrea, the night will feature a premiere performance of a very special work by dazzling electric violinist Dr. Eugene Draw. Other performers on the bill include jazz crooner Julie Michaels, men's chorus Forte, the Toronto Jazz Chorus and the Muhtadi World Drummers. Quilts created in memory of the people who have passed away at Casey House since its 1988 founding will drape the church interior, as will a "living quilt" created by current residents. After the concert (ending at approximately 8:15 p.m.), attendees are encouraged to linger for a candlelight carillon concert and hot cider in the courtyard.

ABOUT VOICES OF HOPE / VOIX D'ESPOIR: Launched in 2008 jointly by Casey House (Toronto), Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation (Vancouver) and La Maison du Parc (Montreal), "Voices of Hope/Voix D'Espoir" is a trio of nationally collaborative concerts honouring lives lost to AIDS, and calling for increased support and dignity for all people who experience ongoing stigma and marginalization because of their disease.

ABOUT CASEY HOUSE: Casey House is a specialty hospital providing inpatient care and community programs for people living with HIV/AIDS. Our mission: To provide exemplary care, treatment and support for people affected by HIV/AIDS, in collaboration with our communities. www.caseyhouse.com

2009 World AIDS DAY Ceremony cum Exhibition

The Society for AIDS Care, Fion Ng (Communications Manager)

01/12/09 – 12:30 to 14:00

  • Country: HK
  • City: Hong Kong
  • Venue: North Atrium, G/F, Olympian City 2, 18 Hoi Ting Rd, West Kowloon, Hong Kong

The Society for AIDS Care is glad to announce our World AIDS Day Ceremony, which will be held on 1 December 2009 (Tue) at North Atrium, G/F, Olympian City 2 at 12:30pm. In the ceremony, we will be drawing on the international theme, "Universal Access and Human Rights", and will distribute the red ribbon to demonstrate care and concern about HIV and AIDS, and to remind others of the need for their support and commitment.

It is our great privilege to have Miss Kary Ng, singer, to act as our officiating ambassador. We would like to express our deepest appreciation for her support.

Details of the event:
Date: 1 December, 2009 (Tue)
Time: 12:30pm-1:15pm
Venue: North Atrium, G/F, Olympian City 2, 18 Hoi Ting Rd, West Kowloon
(Cherry Street Entrance, MTR Olympic Station Exit D)

The Ceremony is sponsored by M.A.C.

Also, we will present two exhibitions promoting HIV/AIDS knowledge on that day at HSBC Main Branch in Central and HSBC Centre in Tai Kok Tsui respectively, supported by HSBC. Red ribbons will be distributed from 12pm to 2pm at the above venues as well.

For press enquires, please contact Ms. Fion Ng, Communications Manager at 2559 2006 or email to pr@...

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Dainik Bhaskar Think Negative Contest

Shailey Tatia

26/10 to 20/11/2009

  • Country: IN
  • City: Dainik Bhaskar, G-3A\4-6, Kamanwalal Chambers, New Udhyog Mandir-2, Mogul Lane, Mahim -West, Mumbai- 16, India

Dainik Bhaskar Think Negative is an initiative of the Bhaskar group aimed at harnessing creative talent to create communication that can be used in print to spread awareness of protective measures against AIDS and the humane treatment of AIDS patients

Think Negative contest is in its 4th year, and this year the contest is open to professionals as well as amateurs as separate categories. This year the contest will be accepting entries both in Hindi and English languages.

During the last three years, there have been 300+ entries from individual professionals and agencies from Delhi, Mumbai and Tier-II towns like Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Indore. Dainik Bhaskar Think Negative is supported by the likes of AAAI, Ad Club Mumbai, DNA, Divya Bhaskar, MYFM and indiainfo.com. AFAQS and Brand Reporter are the trade media partners.

Dainik Bhaskar Think Negative contest was launched in 2006 to educate and create awareness about AIDS within the readers of Bhaskar states such as MP, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh and Delhi.

While promoting Dainik Bhaskar Think Negative, "Idea Baba" has been chosen as the ambassador for this year's contest. "Idea Baba's" role is to reach out and inspire people to participate in the contest. The winning entry will be the one which can create an ad that not only makes a difference to readers' perceptions, but also generates empathy and action to fight against this deadly disease.

 

THE GRAND SLUMFEST III

Albert Nashon

01/12/09 – 8:00 to 18:00

  • Country: KE
  • City: NAIROBI
  • Venue: PANGANI GROUNDS

The Slumfest, an initiative of The Slumcode Group, is an annual thematic convention based on the premise of empowerment for community based initiatives and inspired by the desire to create a platform for mobilizing resources to communities.

Slumfest III, focusing on HIV /AIDS, will celebrate the affected and infected people, and mobilize stakeholders involved in the response campaign during this internationally recognized World Aids Day on December 1st 2009, and in line with the GIPA Principles (Greater Involvement of People Living with HIV), formalized at the 1994 Paris AIDS Summit.

The 4-Pillar interactive event is as follows:
Modeling for Life
Free Medical Camp
Showcase/Exhibition
Entertainment - Music, Dance, Acrobatics, Bouncing Castles

Working partners include Immortal Dream, Kuna Vijana, Afya Kenya Foundation, Afrique Consults, Y-Peer, Helping Hands, and Hope Worldwide Kenya.

 

Red Carnival 2009 from PT Foundation

Kevin Baker

28/11 to 29/11/2009

  • Country: MY
  • City: Kuala Lumpur
  • Venue: Sungei Wang Plaza

A 2 day street carnival to celebrate World AIDS Day 2009 with community groups, celebrities and performers.
 

DIA DO POSITIVO

Association Positivo Mozambique Darren Clark

28/11 to 29/11/2009

  • Country: MZ
  • City: Inhambane
  • Venue: Avenida: Acordos de Lusaka

Positivo works with schools, communities and factories around Mozambique, collecting their ideas and perceptions about HIV/AIDS, then working together with the group to create a positive message through music to counsel the community about HIV/AIDS. The finished song is professionally mixed and copied to CDs for the community.
Each year we bring together the participants of our music workshops for a celebration called Dia de Positivo. The event is held in the streets of Inhambane, where we build a stage and perform the music created during the year in a free public concert.
Last year the event attracted over 800 people and this year, due to the work we have been doing with events in Inhambane, we are expecting a much bigger audience, and a greater opportunity to make a fundamental difference in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Mozambique.

[RED] Off

Lorraine Scot

06/12/09 – 11:00 to 17:00

  • Country: AN
  • City: St. Maarten
  • Venue: Emilio Wilson Park

A fun filled family day, and RED competition with 26 categories of companies competing in food, arts, fashion, while bringing awareness about HIV/AIDS.
 

MILLION MARCH AGAINST AIDS

MMAAIDS

04/12 to 05/12/2009

  • Country: NG
  • City: LAGOS

Million March Against Aids is an annual public awareness and education drive aimed to influence behavior change, encourage openness, increase access to voluntary HIV testing and counselling, improve the care and treatment of people living with HIV/AIDS and motivate others to get involved in stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS

The buildup to the event will start with a roadshow and fireworks on the 4th, while the walk will officially flag off by 7am on the 5th of December, 2009, from the national stadium to Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS). After the walk there will be talks and VCT by NGOs, performances from contracted artistes, and a raffle draw.

 

World AIDS Day Awareness Stage Drama

Aderibigbe Henry

01/12/09 – 10:00 to 13:00

  • Country: NG
  • City: Ibadan
  • Venue: Not Fixed Yet

This is an awareness drama, titled "BITTER HONEY", aimed at using drama to sensitize the general public on the topic of HIV/AIDS.
 

FREE MOVIE SCREENING of "ALL OF US" and Panel Discussion

Nikita Phillips

01/12/09 – 18:30 to 21:00

  • Country: XN
  • City: Dallas Texas
  • Venue: Angelika Film Center and Cafe 5321 E Mockingbird Lane (Mockingbird Station) Dallas TX 75206 214-841-4713

The Metropolitan Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the US Department of Health & Human Services Region VI, and Office on Women's Health, with support from the Healthy Relationships & Youth Angle programs of UT Southwestern Medical Center, invite you to attend a FREE MOVIE SCREENING & Panel Discussion to commemorate WORLD AIDS DAY.

The screening is FREE and open to all (seating is limited). The panel discussion will take place immediately following the film, "ALL OF US...Love and Sex Can Mean Life or Death."  See more at www.allofusthemovie.com.  The panel will feature local individuals with HIV/AIDS Treatment, Prevention & Advocacy expertise, discussing and sharing their thoughts on the movie and the state of HIV/AIDS in the Black Community here in the Dallas area. There will also be a featured local poet to render spoken word in honor of Worlds AIDS Day. We hope to have FREE CONFIDENTIAL HIV TESTING available as well.

AIDS Memorial Quilts at Sara Hightower Regional Library

Jeanne Cahill

16/11 to 06/12/2009

  • Country: XN
  • City: Rome, Ga. USA

More than 20,000 people will walk beneath the AIDS Memorial Quilt panels hanging from the balcony railings at the regional library in Rome, Georgia, USA. On display from November 16th through December 6th, the ten 12'X12' panels, representing 90 individuals, will be a highlight of the season. This is the second year the Sara Hightower Regional Library has been the venue for an astonishingly moving display.

The AIDS Resource Council, Inc., in Rome, Ga. USA, is a small non-profit organization of volunteers doing a big job of testing, educating, and protecting the population of a ten-county area of Northwest Georgia. Each December 1st, a memorial program is conducted to pay honor to those who have lost their lives to AIDS, and to remind the public that the quest for a cure continues. In conjunction, and to underscore the human faces represented by the Quilts, a large display of the Memorial Quilts is mounted in an appropriate public space. For the second year, the Sara Hightower Regional Library, visited by more than 1,000 individuals per day, is the venue in 2009.

An Evening of Art, Music and Action

Tina Barber

04/12/09 – 6:00 to 9:00

  • Country: US
  • City: Binghamton, New York
  • Venue: Binghamton University: University Downtown Center

The Southern Tier AIDS Program will be hosting an evening of music and art to raise money for our sister organization, the Jifahamu Kenya Foundation.

Please join us from 6-9 PM at the Binghamton University Downtown Center on Friday, December 4th to raise funds for our sister program, the Jifahamu Kenya Foundation. Crafts handmade by women living with HIV in Nairobi will be on display and for sale as well as items from our sponsor, Africa House. Isac Odinga, the Executive Director of the Jifahamu Kenya Foundation, will address the attendees via Skype, and an African drumming and dance exhibition is scheduled.

5th Annual World Aids Day Gala Event

Africa Centre for HIV/AIDS Management/Stellenbosch University

01/12/09 – 19:30 to 22:00

  • Country: ZA
  • City: Cape Town, South Africa
  • Venue: Artscape Theatre

Award Winning Musical Icons, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Lend Their Voices to World Aids Day

What do Gladys Knight and the Pips, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Anita Baker, The Rolling Stones, Luther Vandross, Black Eyed Peas, Madonna, Whitney Houston all have in common? They are part of the elite list of performers and musicians worldwide who have been recognized by their peers with the famous Grammy Award.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo, South Africa's international ambassadors of music--who are on the top-ten list of those artists mentioned above--are soon to make their first appearance in the Western Cape, South Africa, in many months.

On December 1, 2009 at the Artscape Theatre, they will join American-born singer, actor, director and producer, Jimmie Earl Perry, to celebrate the 5th Annual World Aids Day Gala Concert. This is the biggest event on the African continent, commemorating the 21st year of World Aids Day. The Africa Centre for HIV/AIDS Management at Stellenbosch University has hosted this event since 2005 and it has elevated itself to being the must-attend event of the year. Prof. Jan Du Toit, the director of the Africa Centre, has made significant successes with the academic program of the Africa Centre on HIV/AIDS, and delights in the cooperation of partnerships in this country and abroad.

Jimmie Earl Perry, producer and director of the event, and a South African permanent resident for 5 years, is a former broadway performer (Starlight Express, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, Miss Saigon, Dreamgirls). He is currently recording his second South African produced album, along with Ladysmith Black Mambazo, who are joining him on several tracks. He is delighted to be among the very special artists--like Dolly Parton, Michael Jackson, Mavis Staples and Paul Simon--to work with this incredible group. Jimmie, the director of Educational Theatre and Creative Arts at the Africa Centre, is the force behind the awareness concerts and prevention campaigns on HIV/Aids in South Africa.

Joseph Shabalala, the lead vocal of Ladysmith, is delighted to join this project and to collaborate on such a crucial event to continue the fight against HIV/Aids. Performing with our own South African artists such as Sterling EQ, Rouchelle Liedemann, Soli Philander, Voices of Love Ensemble, Cape Philharmonic (conducted by Marcel Koning of the Netherlands), the European X-Factor winner, Sharon Kips, and many others.

Last year, the new Western Cape premier, Helen Zille, attended and plans to be an integral part of this year's "Celebrating Heroes"-themed gala concert, along with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and many other esteemed invitees.

World Aids Day Gala Concert,
Artscape Theatre
December 1, 2009 at 7:30pm
Formal with a touch of Red

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World Aids Day Concert (Jammin Local Impacting Global)

World Aids Day Concert (Jammin Local Impacting Global)

James Kamau

29/11/09 – 12:00 to 6:00

  • Country: CA
  • City: VANCOUVER
  • Venue: 920 East Hastings

Youth Initiative Canada, in partnership with Vancouver based artists, is organizing a benefit concert to mark World Aids Day, on the 29th of November 2009. The organizers of the event hope to crank up the volume on HIV/AIDS awareness in Vancouver and also support Youth Initiative Canada Projects in Kenya.

The best way to communicate a potent message to a large and receptive audience is to present it in an easily digestible, informative, empowering and entertaining way: music has this ability.

World Aids Day Vancouver, "JAMMIN' LOCAL AND IMPACTING GLOBAL", is focused on creating awareness locally and globally on the pandemic and generate positive action to stop the spread of HIV and eradicate AIDS and take action towards achieving millennium development goal number 6.

ARTISTS PERFORMING:
The event performers will be the top cream of Vancouver's Artists.
Confirmed artists are:
- Ninjaspy
- Hot Salsa Dance Zone
- Ndidi cascade and Deana Teeple
- Heatwave
- CORVID
- Mr Fantastic
- Linx (fade to black)
- Scruffmouth
- Discreet Da chosen 1
- Speeches beyond
- Kurai Blessings (mbira/marimba)
- Dj BZ Black
- Dj jeffries (maumau)
- Dj Abel
- Show and pounz
- CultureDef
- Ready Steady Go
- Black Magic
- sunkskript
- TMAC
- Maffie
more artists will be listed soon.

AFTER PARTY: at A.C.C Blacspot studio 7670 6TH AVE Burnaby

NOT IN VANCOUVER WATCH IT ONLINE: Interactive Multicast
The live event & concert on Nov 29th you can watch it on your computer - join in
from anywhere in the world and dialogue during the event.

WATCH World Aids Day Concert ONLINE multimedia in real time.

http://www.asitainformatica.com/events/readmylips/login.htm

Youth Initiative Canada in partnership with Heart In Action Enterprise will be connecting youth from Africa, Edmonton Canada, and the USA, and youth from Africa will speak about THEIR viewpoints to the live audience in Vancouver.


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