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In Focus

Communication and Information Sector's In Focus service
Communication, information and HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS is a social issue. It involves every human being. Communication and information can help to HIV/AIDS understanding and prevention.
From the beginning of the pandemic some powerful metaphors were built around the HIV/AIDS. These metaphors produced and spread by the mass media strength the stigmatization and discrimination. Moreover, they make some people have inexact ideas about the disease and deny that they are able to be infected by the virus or affected by the AIDS.

Good communication on HIV/AIDS allow young people to revise the metaphors and stigmas and to develop new projects in order to prevent the virus.

Projects implemented in the framework of UNESCO's Infoyouth programme

Youth, media and AIDS prevention - Latin America
In 2005 Las Otras Voces developed the first step of the project Entre Jóvenes. Comunicación y VIH Sida. This project aimed to strength the exercise of the Communication Rights among young people.


Workshop for young girls, leaders of associations, on the use of ICT and the fight against HIV/AIDS - Niger
In order to promote information and communication technologies (ICT) in Niger, L’Action Jeunesse Féminine du Niger (AJFN) initiated this training project aiming at capacity building of young girls, leaders of associations, in the use of ICT.

National workshop for trainers from the youth centres on the prevention of HIV/AIDS through ICT - Burkina Faso
[PDF, French only]

Training for voluntary cybercafés managers on HIV/AIDS prevention - Burkina Faso
[PDF, French only]

Training workshop for trainers on the fight against HIV/AIDS through ICT - Mali
[PDF, French only]