Culture, HIV and AIDS

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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Culture, HIV and AIDS

Quick link to this page: www.unesco.org/culture/aids

UNESCO's work on culture and HIV & AIDS concentrates on two main lines of action:

The promotion of socio-cultural approaches throughout HIV and AIDS prevention, treatment, support and care strategies and programmes in order to effectively meet the needs of different communities; and

The promotion of arts and creativity within the development and implementation of culturally appropriate responses to HIV and AIDS.

Both components are pursued through action-oriented research, training, capacity building and the development of a wide range of resources and tools.

27-03-2009 - ‘Love and Relationships’: Film festival in Cambodia addresses HIV prevention

01-12-2008 - UNESCO videos on HIV and AIDS

We are all in the same boat! Using art and creative approaches with young people to tackle HIV-related stigma and discrimination
The toolkit can be accessed here:

The Fourth Wave: Violence, Gender, Culture & HIV in the 21st Century

Reporting From Within: HIV and AIDS in the South Caucasus – A Manual For Journalists
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Culture, HIV & AIDS: An Annotated Bibliography
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The use of theatre in response to HIV and AIDS

Exhibition - Unheard Voices, Hidden Lives
Organizer: UNESCO, International HIV/AIDS Alliance, Photovoice Start date (local time): 29-11-2007 3:00 pm - End date (local time): 04-12-2007 3:00 pm

Gender, Culture and HIV in the 21st Century
Organizer: UNESCO/SSRC Start date (local time): 04-10-2007 5:30 pm - End date (local time): 04-10-2007 7:00 pm

Designing culturally appropriate programming in response to HIV and AIDS
Start date: 26-01-2010 12:00 pm - End date: 26-12-2012 12:00 pm

Engaging Traditional Healers and HIV+ Networks to strengthen locally generated research in sub-Saharan Africa in support of culturally appropriate responses to HIV and AIDS
Start date: 26-01-2010 5:00 pm - End date: 26-12-2012 5:00 pm

Nurturing enabling environments for culturally appropriate HIV and AIDS policies through informed public dialogue and strengthened national research capacity
Start date: 26-01-2010 5:00 pm - End date: 26-12-2012 5:00 pm

Regional Survey Identifying Priorities, Needs and Gaps Impacting HIV and AIDS Policies: The Case for Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique and Zambia
Start date: 01-01-2009 10:17 am - End date: 01-12-2010 10:17 am

Understanding Definitions and Applications of Culturally Appropriate Approaches in response to HIV and AIDS
Start date: 26-09-2008 12:20 pm - End date: 26-12-2013 12:20 pm

Youth, the Arts, HIV & AIDS Network – YAHAnet.org
Start date: 01-01-2006 11:00 am - End date: 31-12-2015 11:00 am

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Culture, HIV and AIDS

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