People Like Us

Purple Field Productions worked with Temwa in Northern Malawi to make this film -- a half-hour educational film about HIV and AIDs - the first of its kind in the Tumbuka language. Three HIV positive people from rural northern Malawi speak about their experience of living with HIV in a country where information is scarce, and attitudes towards those infected are based upon myth as much as on fact. Through their honesty, openness and enthusiasm, they talk us through the often-traumatic experience of finding out about their infection, the reactions of those around them and the lives they are living today. Above all, their stories are full of hope and encouragement and show the benefits to be gained from getting tested and knowing one's HIV status. People Like Us is especially designed to fit in with the local culture and to be taken round the villages. It is hoped that with the message it conveys will increase understanding about HIV and AIDS, encourage people to get tested, and reduce the stigma that sufferers experience.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Non-profit
• malawi
• temwa
• purple
• field
• hiv
• aids
• tumbuka
• stigma
• testing