HIV/AIDS
Awareness Through Street Theatre
Goal
To
impart awareness on HIV/AIDS through street theatre programs.
Project
Description
It
is always considered that folk media is the effective media
in delivering the information to the common public. With the
support of Tamilnadu Board of Continuing Education- State
Resource Centre with the funding support from AIDS
Prevention and Control Project-APAC/VHS/USAID, 20 street
plays were staged aimed at creating awareness of HIV/AIDS
by means of provoking the information on safer sex behaviours,
V. D, HIV/AIDS, myths and misconceptions of HIV/AIDS at 20
different places in Erode from 17.04. 1999 - 10.05.1999. The
final program held at Karungalpalayam was telecasted in the
local cable TV and it reached approximately 15,000 population.
Prior
to the training, the master trainer of the street play program
was trained on different traits for 10 days in RUSHA Campus
at Vellore. He trained the other 14 members in the troupe
which was staged the awareness programs.
The program summary as follows:
|
Date
of the programe
|
Venue
|
Approximate
No of participants
|
|
Male
|
Female
|
Children
|
Total
|
|
17.04.1999
|
Shasthri
Nagar
|
150
|
100
|
075
|
325
|
|
18.04.1999
|
Manickkampalayam
|
400
|
075
|
200
|
675
|
|
19.04.1999
|
Peria
Agraharam
|
030
|
015
|
020
|
065
|
|
20.04.1999
|
Idayankattuvalasu
|
150
|
040
|
150
|
340
|
|
21.04.1999
|
Diesel
Shed
|
200
|
075
|
050
|
375
|
|
22.04.1999
|
Sampath
Nagar
|
300
|
100
|
075
|
475
|
|
23.04.1999
|
Kollampalayam
|
350
|
075
|
50
|
475
|
|
24.04.1999
|
Marappalam
|
160
|
015
|
125
|
380
|
|
25.04.1999
|
Periyar
Nagar
|
500
|
200
|
100
|
800
|
|
26.04.1999
|
K.
A. S. Nagar
|
100
|
075
|
100
|
275
|
|
27.04.1999
|
Karavaykkal
|
343
|
271
|
450
|
1064
|
|
02.05.1999
|
Surampatty
|
150
|
200
|
150
|
500
|
|
03.05.1999
|
Kallukkadai
Medu
|
350
|
250
|
150
|
750
|
|
04.05.1999
|
Krishnampalayam
|
175
|
225
|
100
|
500
|
|
05.05.1999
|
Vairapalayam
|
075
|
025
|
050
|
150
|
|
06.05.1999
|
Thirunagarcolony
|
150
|
025
|
050
|
225
|
|
07.05.1999
|
Indira
Nagar
|
175
|
125
|
050
|
375
|
|
08.05.1999
|
Rajajipuram
|
100
|
125
|
100
|
325
|
|
09.05.1999
|
Veerappanchatram
|
050
|
075
|
100
|
225
|
|
10.05.1999
|
Karungalpalayam
|
350
|
250
|
100
|
700
|
|
Grand Total
|
4258
|
2366
|
2245
|
8869
|
|
