HIV and AIDS
Manual on how to use arts to address HIV and AIDS stigma and discrimination in Zambia
UNESCO’s culture and HIV and AIDS programme is developing and testing a toolkit on the use of arts to address HIV and AIDS-related stigma and discrimination in Zambia. The objective of the toolkit is to generate discussions and exercises facilitating learning and enhancing knowledge of key issues concerning HIV and AIDS related stigma and discrimination through arts.
As a preparatory phase for the project, a needs assessment was conducted to generate recommendations for the toolkit from different education and civil society stakeholders. The needs assessment was conducted during May and June 2008 in three sampled Zambian provinces and included three Governmental and 18 Non Governmental organizations and 17 schools and colleges. Findings emphasize the role of the education sector in HIV prevention as well as socio-cultural factors that influence HIV and AIDS transmission and related stigma and discrimination such as gender inequality and some cultural practices like early marriages for girls, sexual cleansing and peer pressure. All stakeholders agreed on the value of arts as mean to improve HIV education at schools.
The toolkit is currently being developed by UNESCO in coordination with the Ministry of Education and the National AIDS Council of Zambia. Other important stakeholders as youth organizations, the National Arts Council and different NGOs are participating in the development of the toolkit as part of an Advisory Committee of the project.
- Start date: 01-01-2008 End date: 31-03-2009