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Engaging Key Stakeholders This notebook looks at the organization CARE-Bangladesh and how they engaged key stakeholders in the fight against HIV/AIDS. While Bangladesh has a very low infection rate, their surrounding countries had high rates and they realized that they needed to prevent the virus from spreading. They realized that transportation workers were extremely vulnerable and integrated an education and awareness campaign with the truck drivers union. The program was eventually passed onto the drivers and made their own. These education programs have expanded to include health care services and numerous other successes and benefits. This notebook is featured in an article written for the August 2008 Drum Beat Chat discussion, written by a New Tactics member, Amanda Atwood of the Kubatana Trust of Zimbabwe, a New Tactics NED partner! In the article, Amanda looks at two case studies (one from Bangladesh and one from Zimbabwe) that explore local communication approaches to addressing HIV/AIDS. Based on these examples, she advocates for a holistic, participatory approach to the AIDS epidemic, worldwide. Share your experiences in our HIV/AIDS Prevention online dialogue! Bookmark/Search this post with:

Engaging Key Stakeholders

This notebook looks at the organization CARE-Bangladesh and how they engaged key stakeholders in the fight against HIV/AIDS. While Bangladesh has a very low infection rate, their surrounding countries had high rates and they realized that they needed to prevent the virus from spreading. They realized that transportation workers were extremely vulnerable and integrated an education and awareness campaign with the truck drivers union. The program was eventually passed onto the drivers and made their own. These education programs have expanded to include health care services and numerous other successes and benefits.

This notebook is featured in an article written for the August 2008 Drum Beat Chat discussion, written by a New Tactics member, Amanda Atwood of the Kubatana Trust of Zimbabwe, a New Tactics NED partner! In the article, Amanda looks at two case studies (one from Bangladesh and one from Zimbabwe) that explore local communication approaches to addressing HIV/AIDS. Based on these examples, she advocates for a holistic, participatory approach to the AIDS epidemic, worldwide.

Share your experiences in our HIV/AIDS Prevention online dialogue!

Bookmark/Search this post with:

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Dialogue: So the whole world can watch

Posted June 25th, 2008 by Philippe Duhamel

From the video "We were warriors".

From behind the stools, white men start taunting the mixed row of mostly black students who had the audacity to sit there. "He's so dark the whole room is darkened." "Nobody ain't gonna sit beside them dirty niggers." Those on the swiveling seats at the counter answer only with an unshakable look of dignity. Frustrated, the men from behind start pushing and shoving. Still no response from those on the stools. Then they launch the attack: hurling obscenities, throwing milk shakes and live cigarette buts, grabbing and punching. Lenses capture the scene. The whole world watches in shock.

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Dialogue: New Tactics is __________________.

Posted August 26th, 2008 by kantin

What is the New Tactics project, to you? Is it a workshop? A notebook? A collection of tactics? A space for collaboration? A place to inspire new ideas? A good idea?

Please share with us, what the New Tactics project is to you, by finishing this sentence:

The New Tactics project is _________________________________.

Thank you for your input!

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