Community AIDS Education and Outreach Program
The Community AIDS Education and Outreach program is performed by the Nyaka Anti-AIDS children’s choir. The children perform songs, plays, and distribute literature during their performances to educate the audiences on the far-reaching effects AIDS has had on them, their family structure, and community.
Educating and informing the public of the effects of HIV and AIDS are the keys to combating the overwhelming challenges facing many communities disproportionately affected by this disease. The objective of the Nyaka Community AIDS Education and Outreach program is to deliver effective HIV/AIDS messages through a variety of community education and outreach mediums to bring needed attention and heighten community awareness of the devastating effects of HIV/AIDS on the community.
Specific outreach initiatives include performances by the children’s choir, distribution of medical information on AIDS and prevention methods in print and lecture formats, and community-focused events that will heighten awareness of the effects of HIV/AIDS in hopes of having a direct impact that will result in decreased numbers of new HIV/AIDS cases in the community.