Radio Scripts

Package 62, Script 11
January 2002

HIV/AIDS Resources

Publications

Radio and HIV/AIDS: Making a difference , by Gordon Adam and Nicola Harford, 2000. Available in English, French and Spanish. Contact: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 20 Av. Appia, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland, E-mail: unaids@unaids.org.

Series of booklets written by Africans for Africans, including "Me, you and AIDS" (Kenya), "Inherit me, inherit my HIV " (Zimbabwe), "Real men, take responsibility" (Zimbabwe), "Kaba's Story " (Togo). Available free of charge from: Namtip Aksornkool, Section of Literacy and Non-formal Education, Basic Education Division, UNESCO, 7 Place de Fontenoy, 7007 Paris, France. Fax: (33 1)45 68 56 26, E-mail: naksornkool@unesco.org

Media & HIV/AIDS in East and Southern Africa: A resource guide , edited by S. T. Kwame Boafo, UNESCO, 2000.

Primers on HIV/AIDS for the media. Panos South Asia, 1999. Available in 7 regional languages - Hindi, Nepali, Bengali, Tamil, Sinhala, Marathi, Urdu. Covers frequently asked questions about HIV/AIDS, the sensitivities needed to cover it, common misconceptions and basic statistics. Contact: Panos Kathmandu, GPO Box 13651, Patan Dhaka, Kathmandu, Nepal. E-mail: psa@panos.org.np, or Panos India, 49 (FF) Defence Colony Market New Delhi 110 024, India. Tel: +91 11 463 1381, Fax: +91 11 462 4725, E-mail: mituv@vsnl.com

Training Organizations

Journalists Against AIDS (JAAIDS) Nigeria
Media Resource Centre on HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health
1st Floor, 42 Ijaye Road, Ogba, Lagos, PO Box 56282, Falomo, Lagos, Nigeria, Tel/Fax: 234-1-4921292
E-mail: resourcecentre@nigeria-aids.org or jaaidsng@nigeria-aids.org

A media-based NGO that holds training workshops for journalists. Operates a media resource center with information and training services, an AIDS News Service monthly bulletin for the media, and an electronic discussion group.

Radio Training Department/Community Radio Training Project
Institute for the Advancement of Journalism
9 Jubilee Rd, Parktown, Johannesburg 2193/ PO Box 2544, Houghton 2041, South Africa
Tel: (+27 011) 484 1765, Fax: (+27 011) 484 2282,
Conducts radio courses about HIV/AIDS. Contact: Jacob Ntshangase.

Southern Africa AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS)
17 Beveridge Road, PO Box A509
Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe
Tel: 263-04-336193/4, Fax: 263-04-336195, E-mail: info@safaids.org.zw

Africa Information Afrique (AIA)
PO Box 7069, Harare, Zimbabwe
Tel: 263-4 756 250, Fax: 263-4 772123,
E-mail: jsoper@internet.co.zw
Conducts HIV-AIDS reporting workshops. Contact Jane Soper, Coordinator, for a workshop schedule.

HIV/AIDS Programming

AIDS Radio Network
Collects and provides audio resources and other services related to HIV/AIDS. The AIDS Radio Network is part of OneWorld AIDS Channel, and is scheduled be launched in early 2002. Contact radio@oneworld.net to share audio and other materials on HIV/AIDS.

WorldSpace Foundation - Africa Learning Channel
Includes HIV/AIDS programming.

Planeta radio / AMARC
Program bank of radio drama, news and spots. In English, Spanish, French, Portuguese.

Web sites

www.unaids.org
Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS. An English site but includes many documents in French and Spanish. Provides news, programs, FAQ, topic sheets and publications.

www.hivnet.ch
In English, French, German, Italian.
Conducts forums (in English) on Gender-AIDS, Media-AIDS, Community-Research, and Treatment-Access.

On-line media discussion group

Communication Initiative - HIV/AIDS communication debate
A 5-week online debate on the future of HIV/AIDS communication (October 2001).