Health Communication Materials Database | M/MC ID# PO KEN 147 |
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| English Title: Kick AIDS out of Africa. Talk to your teammakes & fans about AIDS prevention. Break the silence
Series Title: | Caring Understanding Partners (CUP) |
Media Format: Poster
Date: [1999]
Country: Kenya
Subjects: JHU/PCS, HIV Prevention, Athletes, Sports
Audience: Men
Languages: English
Description: 59 x 42 cm. poster. White background with black, green, red text; color photo of two soccer players kicking a ball. Sponsoring logos across the bottom of the potser.
Producers: Confederation of East and Central Africa Football Association (CECAFA), Johns Hopkins University Population Communication Services (JHU/PCS), Help Crush AIDS, UNAIDS: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
Contact: Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs (JHU/CCP) Kenya
Muringa Road, Off Elgeyo Marakwet Road, PO Box 53722, 00200 City Square
Nairobi, Kenya
Phone: (254-2) 569437
Email: lgikaru@jhukenya.or.ke
Website: http://www.jhuccp.org/africa/
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|  | Abstract: This poster encourages soccer players to talk to their teammates about HIV prevention.
Notes: In Nairobi, over 121,000 screaming soccer fans, players, coaches, and policymakers helped to break the silence about AIDS at a series of recent soccer games in the Kenyan capital. "Break the Silence: Let's Talk About AIDS" was the campaign slogan that sparked conversations about AIDS prevention before, during, and after the tournament. Teams from Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, and Eritrea... more Notes: In Nairobi, over 121,000 screaming soccer fans, players, coaches, and policymakers helped to break the silence about AIDS at a series of recent soccer games in the Kenyan capital. "Break the Silence: Let's Talk About AIDS" was the campaign slogan that sparked conversations about AIDS prevention before, during, and after the tournament. Teams from Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, and Eritrea competed. Some 140 players under age 20, 20 referees and team managers, and 15 CECAFA board officials were involved in the 15 matches highlighting AIDS prevention activities. A dozen TV and radio interviews, 34 articles in local newspapers, and international press coverage helped publicize the campaign, part of a series of events in the Caring Understanding Partners (CUP) Initiative, organized by JHU/CCP throughout Africa. CUP activities are designed to involve more men and youth in reproductive health through sports. JHU/CCP has worked with the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and the Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF). Other CUP partners include: Kenya Football Federation (KFF), and The Association of Sports Journalists for Health/East-Central Africa. The Kenyan National AIDS Control Program (NASCOP) is a national contributor. International sponsors include Department for International Development (DFID), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), World Health Organization (WHO), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the World Bank, and a host of corporate sponsors. Reaching and involving men in reproductive health through soccer was endorsed at two regional conferences, held in Harare in 1997 and in Ouagadougou in 1998. less
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