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Regional HIV/AIDS Program (Africa)
HCP carried out a situation analysis in Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, and South Africa to inform the design and content of the Regional HIV/AIDS Program (RHAP) communication strategy. The assessment examined previous and on-going HIV and AIDS messages and strategies, gender issues relating to sexual violence and coercion, availability and type of existing reproductive health services, media infrastructure, and number and type of NGOs who are actively working in the different border communities. Additionally, the situation analysis identified the key gatekeepers for intended audiences as well as venues most appropriate for community participation interventions.
A radio serial drama will be developed that includes characters similar to the target audience, such as CSWs, truck drivers, tavern owners, migrant workers, and bar girls, and it will present these characters dealing with real life situations. The program will focus on health-related issues, such as STD/HIV prevention, living with HIV, and accessing medical care, but it will also include other challenges faced by the audience, such as being away from families for extended periods of time, traveling between countries, and finding options to commercial sex work. The program will be developed with stakeholder participation and will be accompanied by material for peer educators and others to stimulate discussion. Depending on findings of the needs assessment, the program will either be produced in English, or in several local languages.
Recognizing that young people are highly vulnerable to HIV infection, the Corridors of Hope project under USAID's RHAP is supporting local groups in Swaziland and Lesotho to implement HIV and AIDS youth activities in their communities. HCP is working with the national life skills network in Swaziland to coordinate the development of a standardized life skills kit, which will be used by network members and other organizations working with Swazi youth. In Lesotho, HCP is partnering with the Red Cross, the National Olympic Committee, Grassroot Soccer, the Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Gender, and Peace Corps to implement Sports for Life, a life skills and HIV prevention program that used soccer to reach young people.
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