World AIDS Day -Saturday 1 December, 2001

The theme for the 2001 World AIDS Campaign is “I Care, Do You” focussing on young men and HIV/AIDS. Young men account for up to a quarter of the world’s population living with HIV. They have an important role to play in the lives of their partner, family, friends and community.

SAfAIDS (Southern Africa AIDS Information Dissemination Service) has planned the following activities as a way of addressing the 2001 World AIDS Campaign. If you are in the area where any of our activities for the World AIDS DAY are taking place, please join us.

·A training workshop in Lesotho on men and HIV/AIDS aimed at influencing policy makers to support programmes that address gender and HIV/AIDS at all levels.

·Providing advisory support to the Zimbabwean men’s forum (PADARE) on their World AIDS Day activities including the planning of a symposium to develop strategies that engage men in HIV/AIDS mitigation, and the mobilisation of men and women for the World AIDS Day March on December 1, 2001.

·Discussion forum to be held in Harare focusing on recent research findings on young men and STIs in Mutare.

·Glossy posters, featuring Oliver Mutukudzi, a popular role model and musician.

·A fact sheet outlining details on everything you need to know about Young Men in the context of HIV.

·A comprehensive media pack with regional feature articles on young men, plus links and other resources.

·Colourful t-shirts displaying the World AIDS Campaign theme

·A screen saver featuring the UNAIDS’ posters

·Steps for the Future film review on World AIDS Day at the UNESCO auditorium in Harare.

·Television and radio programmes focusing on issues concerning and involving young men.
·Special series of radio inserts on youth for regional dissemination.

·AIDS memorial in Harare city.

·Special website postings and easy-to-access PowerPoint presentation on young men

“As real men, we should strive to be exemplary and change sexual habits that can ruin our lives, particularly when there is danger of getting and passing on HIV/AIDS. We have only one life, one chance and therefore it is never too late to change bad habits”- Oliver Mutukudzi

For further details, contact:

Joshua Chigodora
SAfAIDS
17 Beveridge Road,
P.O. Box A509, Avondale,
Harare, Zimbabwe
Tel: 263 4 336193/4
Fax: 263 4 336195
E-mail: [email protected]

Southern Africa AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS) is a regional HIV/AIDS NGO based in Zimbabwe. It seeks to influence multi-sectoral responses in policy, planning and implementation and views HIV/AIDS as a development issue. SAfAIDS activities include advocating for policies, supporting and building the capacity of organisations, conducting research and advisory work, as well as disseminating HIV/AIDS information