Stigmatisation

Animation created in Sierra Leone to help reduce the stigma of HIV and AIDS in West Africa. Nominated for best animation in the 'TGSNT Awards' 2008.

In September 2007, a mobile recording studio was set up in Bo, Sierra Leone, to help the towns musicians and HIV peer educators make an album of anti-HIV songs called 'HIV e dae-o' (HIV is real). Alongside the recording, Luke Whittaker worked alongside local young people and taught techniques allowing them to create music videos for the songs.

Using these new materials, trained young Sierra Leonean peer educators have been able to spread public health messages to the region's youth, teaching them about HIV and how to protect themselves, and helping to remove the dangerous stigma that surrounds HIV and AIDS.

Visit http://www.hivsierraleone.co.uk for more.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• HIV
• AIDS
• state of play
• luke whittaker
• animation
• story
• rotoscope.

[ApAtHeTIcBuNnY]

HIV can also be transmitted through saliva, yes? There's a risk of getting it if you happen to engage in deep kissing with a HIV positive person (i.e with tongue) while having any cuts/ulcers etc in your mouth.

Sharing food, however is safe because the gastric acid can kill the ingested virus. Am I right?

[Keelo977]

All the videos about Africa touch me very deeply!

[Demonna63]

Nice cartoon. Still yet there are a lot of people who do not know how one can get HIV. We still need to be educated