"Stop AIDS, Take the Lead" Rap from Kenya

The IRC's Marc Sirkin is just back from Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, where he caught this amazing rap from a group of young refugees who were rehearsing for a World AIDS Day performance.

The lyrics:

Give me an H ......I give you an H
Give me an I ........I give you an I
Give me a V.......... .I give you a V

Give me a / ......... I give you a /

Give me an A.........I give you an A
Give me an I ......... I give you an I
Give me an D.........I give you an D
Give me an S .........I give you an S

CHORUS
Double XL (Stop AIDS, take the Lead)
Double XL HIV/AIDS

Make a decision base on facts and not fear.
Social forces, discrimination and poverty affect those who get HIV and what kind of treatment shall I get when I become so sick?
Some people would rather think that only bad people get HIV
(since if they themselves are good then they will not be infected)
this is not true, people and government need to accept that HIV is a problem for everyone and work together, hand in hand to stop the spread of the disease all over the world.
People with HIV have faced discrimination.
Here are some examples on how people have tried to stop this.
In 1997 Zimbabwe's government establish a national Code Of Practice that makes it illegal to discriminate against people living with HIV which Gonna be a big flow on years chart


CHORUS
Double XL (Stop AIDS, take the Lead)
Double XL HIV/AIDS

I remember, in some countries, some business owners ask people who are looking
For jobs to take an HIV test.
They also hire older workers who are less likely to have HIV and AIDS.
Activists are trying to tell employers not to use HIV test in deciding whom to hire
The government is also encouraging HIV testing for everyone, people going into army and those going for trainings
Many ways of explaining health and illness make some believe that HIV/AIDS is caused by a virus, others believe it is a punishment for wrong doing, cause by a bad spirit or is a result of jealousy.
Please take a look at all these complications and try to find out what people in our community believe.
Leaders and health worker organize group discussions among ourselves know what is going on here and there before we get into trouble


CHORUS
Double XL (Stop AIDS, take the Lead)
Double XL HIV/AIDS

We still facing the challenge of working and living with HIV every day
The virus inside a cells destroys the whole body immune system, no more cells to release antibodies; where are those ARV kind of drugs actually work to stop HIV Zidovudine, AZT, ddi, ddc, Nevirapine, d4t.
Helps avoid pointing fingers at others, African and Caribbean but understand HIV is a problem in every country.
Taking an action to stop the spread is important for the world.
Don't ignore the pandemic, it's not important to know where the virus started, it is important to know where it is going.
Most people with HIV are adults, twenty to forty years of an age we are dying at an age when we are vital members of our communities.

Learn how the International Rescue Committee is helping to prevent the spread of HIV and support people living with the disease at http://www.theirc.org/news/irc-marks-world-aids-day2007.html

Category:

Music

Tags:

• hip-hop
• rap
• HIV
• Aids
• refugees
• Kenya
• refugee
• international
• rescue
• committee
• health

[zdrastvutye]

aids kills less people than malaria does. nevertheless, good job. thanks.

[ddsharper]

Here is the absolutely amazing thing. Black Americans started rap and actually influenced people in Africa in so many ways. One young brother said that his feet were saved in a civil war because he wore hip hop garb and when on the run it saved his feet- protection.

[ddsharper]

Watch AIDs and Ebola by Lenny Horowitz.

[crackinin]

chula la rola

[Focoist911]

Guys listen to Bob MArley. Don't let them fool ya. Go watch 'Deconstructing the MYth of AIDS - Gary Null.'

[Focoist911]

Go watch Deconstructing the Myth of AIDS - Garry Null.

It will wake you up so fast you'll feel like you've been kicked in the teeth. 2hrs could save the life of everyone you know who thinks they are HIV+. Go watch it.

[ChaliChunFli]

check out a rapper called Canibus "aids is gold hiv is platinum"...it will inspire you...