Q: How many people have died from AIDS?
A: Over
25 million. That’s more than the combined populations of New York,
Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, Milwaukee,
Atlanta, San Diego, Columbus, Charlotte, Phoenix, Dallas and San Jose.
Q: What
does the future look like?
A: Unless
significant action is taken immediately, experts agree that by
2010 there will be 100 million people living with HIV/AIDS around the world.
More than 40 million children will become orphaned by the disease.
Q: What
can I do?
A: There’s
a lot you can do to help save lives, and it doesn’t have to
take
much. You can participate in AIDS walks or events to raise awareness and
money, deliver meals to home-bound people living with HIV/AIDS, or contact
your local government officials about what you would like to see done.
Click here for AIDS Organizations and Resources:
» EDUCATION
» TAKE ACTION
»
YOUTH AND MEDIA
Radio Diaries, along with Artists
for a New South Africa, has compiled an
AIDS Action Toolkit.
Full toolkit coming in 2007.
It includes:
– Up-to-date facts on
the HIV/AIDS epidemic
– Information
about AIDS, what it does, and how to prevent it
– Discussion questions
for Thembi’s
AIDS diary
– In-class activities for educators
–
The Radio Diaries do-it-yourself
handbook.
Click here for detailed overview of the toolkit.
[as .pdf]
Please contact info@radiodiaries.org if
you would like to be notified about
the toolkit. |