The Soul Beat 198 - Communicating through Art and Music
In this issue of The Soul Beat:
- Using MUSIC for malaria and HIV/AIDS education...
- Staying connected to Soul Beat Africa through FACEBOOK AND TWITTER
- MUSIC for voter mobilisation and anti corruption campaigns...
- ART for streetchildren and a children's art for peace competition...
This issue of The Soul Beat includes programme experiences and resource materials that look at how music and art are being used to communicate about health and governance issues, and to empower children and young people in Africa.
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1. Creative Arts for Youth HIV/AIDS Prevention - Music and Comics in Chamanculo - Mozambique
Using music and comics, Community Media for Development (CMFD) Productions, together with music group Sigauque Project, are implementing the project Creative Arts for Youth HIV/AIDS Prevention - Music and Comics in Chamanculo in Maputo, Mozambique. Launched in January 2012, the objective of the project is to promote HIV/AIDS awareness among the youth, while changing attitudes towards protection and preventative methods. The project comprises the production of a set of 12 wall comics and two songs about HIV awareness, as well as a live music concert launch.
2. Rhythm of Life - Music, Music Video, and Documentary - Zambia
This pop-style song by Zambian musicians (and guest star, Oliver Mtukudzi from Zimbabwe) promotes a healthy lifestyle with messages of HIV prevention, malaria prevention, family planning, and maternal and child health. The song formed part of the day-long "Rhythm of Life" music festival and health fair in Zambia developed under the Health Communication Partnership project which ran from 2004 to 2009.
3. Zinduka! Malaria Haikubaliki - Tanzania
Launched in February 2009, Zinduka! Malaria Haikubaliki ("Wake up! Malaria is Unacceptable!" in Swahili) is a national umbrella campaign in Tanzania designed to bring together many different partners and activities for malaria prevention and control under one recognisable logo. Zinduka! works with partners in the media, music industry, government, and private sector to use media and entertainment to create a culture of net usage, fever testing, and appropriate treatment. With the support of Tanzania's president, Jakaya Kikwete, Zinduka! Malaria Haikubaliki was launched with a nationwide concert that featured 18 Tanzanian artists and was broadcast live on radio and television.
4. We Are All in the Same Boat! Using Art and Creative Approaches with Young People to Tackle HIV-related Stigma and Discrimination
Developed by the United Nations Education, Science, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Culture and HIV and AIDS programme, this toolkit is designed to facilitate the use of arts and creativity to address HIV and AIDS-related stigma and discrimination in Southern Africa. The toolkit uses different art forms and creative activities – drama and role playing, games, drumming, dance, puppets, story telling, pictures, drawing and collages – to spark new thinking about HIV stigma, change attitudes, and challenge young people to do something.
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MUSIC AND ART FOR RIGHTS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE
5. MTV's Choose or Lose Campaign Nigeria
In January 2011 MTV, the global music channel, launched its first pro-democracy campaign in Africa ahead of the Nigerian elections. The Choose or Lose voter mobilisation campaign was designed to encourage and empower young Nigerians to exercise their right to vote through a series of television promotional spots and the release of a music video. Choose or Lose in Nigeria is part of the global Choose or Lose campaign which was first launched in 1992 and is part of MTV's on-going social responsibility campaign. A key component of the initiative included the release of a special music video by Nigerian contemporary musicians entitled "Rep 4 Naija".
6. Chanjo Ya Rushwa Campaign - Tanzania
Initiated by the Swedish Programme for ICT in Developing Regions (Spider), the Chanjo Ya Rushwa campaign combines music, mobile phones, and social media to raise public awareness of the corruption affecting the country and to give ordinary people a voice. The campaign, which is taking place between September 2011 and August 2012, is carried out by Jua Arts Foundation for the Children with Vitali Maembe and the Spirits, a Tanzanian band known for its Afro-fusion music and challenging lyrics. The Vitali Maembe and the Spirits band performs live in public places in towns and villages around the country. The tour is being documented with photo and video, as well as through the Chanjo Blog, Facebook, and other media.
7. L'Equipe (The Team) Radio Series Burundi - Intamenwa
Broadcasting from June to September 2011, L'Equipe (The Team) in Burundi was a 32-part serial radio drama using a football storyline to promote non-violence and reconciliation amongst young people. Two television spots, a music contest and concert, and messages by politicians calling for peace and unity complemented the radio series. The series is a local adaptation of a multi-national drama initiative being undertaken by Search for Common Ground (SFCG), which is designed to use sport as a unifier to transform social attitudes and diminish violent behaviour in countries dealing with deeply rooted conflict in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
8. Breakdance Project Uganda - Uganda
Initiated in 2006, Breakdance Project Uganda (BPU) is a Ugandan-based project which uses breakdance (and other elements of hip-hop) for positive social change. The project offers free classes in Kampala and Gulu twice a week for anyone interested, as well as workshops and classes with other youth organisations and service providers. Its mission is to engage young people in elements of the hip hop culture to build leadership skills and promote social responsibility.
9. Women's Arts Institute Africa (wAi Africa) - Africa
The Women's Arts Institute Africa (wAi Africa) is an African organisation which was started in 2006 in Ghana to encourage women in the arts to discover solutions to societal problems using the arts. The organisation seeks to mobilise women in the arts to create platforms for business and academic dialogues on the arts, generate practical knowledge on the arts, integrate the arts into government policies, and advocate for the use of the arts as a development tool in Africa.
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10. Louder Together Children - Kenya
Louder Together Kenya, an initiative by Xchange Perspectives (XCP) and its partners, works to share knowledge and skills with street children in Kenya, as well as create awareness of the problem of street children in the country. Through video production, art production, creative writing, and photography, Louder Together teaches children to be problem solvers and solution developers by promoting skills development. The goal of the project is to raise awareness of Kenya's street children by giving them their own voices through different social mediums.
11. Malaria Through the Eyes of a Child
Published by Bestnet, this book documents Bestnet education activities in celebration of World Malaria Day 2011, and shares poems, stories, and drawings by children themselves about malaria. Bestnet and partners reached out to educate hundreds of school children on five continents about malaria and the protection provided by sleeping under Bestnet's Netprotect® Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (LLINs). The children were asked to inform Bestnet about the effects of this life-threatening disease through their own poems, stories and drawings. The children’s thoughts and illustrations have been compiled into this book.
12. Youth Empowerment through Arts and Media (YETAM) - Cameroon, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal
Initiated in 2008, the Youth Empowerment through Arts and Media (YETAM) project is an initiative by Nokia, Plan International, and local partners which seeks to give youth the skills and tools to communicate at local, national, and global level about issues impacting on their lives. Through arts, traditional media, and new media tools, youth engage in the community development process and beyond. They are trained on different forms of communication, which include verbal communication, performance, visual arts, and social media, in order to help them effectively raise their viewpoints and enter into dialogue with families, peers, community members, decision makers, and the general public.
13. TunaHAKI (We Have a Right) Centre for Child Development - Tanzania
The TunaHAKI Centre for Child Development is an arts-based shelter for children orphaned by AIDS and street kids in Moshi, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. TunaHAKI, Swahili for "We Have a Right", is based on the belief that children have the right to a better life and to live in a nurturing environment. The Centre provides children with shelter, food, clothing, medical care, and schooling, and also builds skills in the performing arts. The Centre was founded in 1998 by local artist David Ryatula, who believed that by using an arts and performance focus, the confidence, self esteem and future of the children would improve.
14. ARROW (Art: A Resource for Reconciliation Over the World) South Africa
ARROW South Africa is an arts-based peace project working with secondary school learners to promote peace, tolerance, and conflict resolution. ARROW is an international network, initiated in 2004 in the United Kingdom, comprising people and organisations committed to developing the creative arts as a resource for reconciliation between people, the creative transformation of conflict, and the promotion of cross cultural dialogue and understanding.
15. International Peace Pals Art Competition and Exhibition
Deadline date: June 30 2012
Peace Pals invites children throughout the world between the ages of 5 and 16 to participate in the 14th Annual International Peace Pals Art Competition and Exhibition. The theme for 2012 is "My Hero... Your Hero can be a person, animal, object, emotion or an element of the earth. Each artwork must include the message: "May Peace Prevail On Earth" in English and/or in the entrant's native language.
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The Soul Beat 189 - Theatre for Development in Africa
The Soul Beat 166 - Communicating through Comics
The Soul Beat 131 - Music for Change
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