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Nigerian student of the city college New York SAC-AIDS celebration of World Aids Day 2005SAC-AIDS's Battling HIV/AIDS through musical concerts, is gaining strong grounds in the United States and Nigeria. We created the SAC-AIDS module to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. SAC-AIDS combines arts and entertainment and literature on HIV/AIDS to reach young people. Through events in the New York city and other parts of the Uinted States and through our web site, we seek to raise funds in support of the fight against and promotion HIV/AIDS understanding and prevention.

 

 

Participants of the 2005 UN World Aids Day at City College, NYActivities

  • Distribution of Literatures on HIV/AIDS

  • Voluntary Confidential Counceling and Testing

  • Fund-raising through our concerts and online donation to support this worth cause

  • Promoting efforts of organizations and people in this struggle

SAC-AIDS Volunteers during one of several counseling and testingMedical Volunteer Counseling Project (VCT) is acknowledged internationally as a pivotal strategy for both HIV/AIDS prevention and care. There is demand (i.e. people want to know their HIV sero-status), or demand can be created when comprehensive services are made available. That is why SAC places much emphases on VCT because it offers a holistic approach that can address HIV in the broader context of peoples' lives, including the context of poverty and its relationship to risk practice. We have plans underway to expand our VCT program as well as provide support for existing local services.

SAC-AIDS Volunteer testing teachers at Enugu Secondary school in the village of Enugu, Nigeria

At SAC-AIDS, our VCT approach follows a regimen of pre-test counseling, testing (as desired by the client and after informed consent is provided), and posttest counseling (which may involve one or more sessions depending on the client's needs). Individual risk assessment and risk reduction planning are integral components of pre- and post-test counseling.

Summary Data SAC-AIDS's exit interview data indicate that that overall understanding of VCT services was generally low (22%) before the intervention (through our "Edu-tainment" approach) amongst the target group. After the Edu-tainment concerts, coupled with our trained counselors, Youth were asked to name three things they liked best about the SAC's services, and post-concert, the greatest number at both sites mentioned their love for the music, the artists, the message, and that SAC's VCT counselors exhibited a youth-firendly approach." A large majority also mentioned warm reception and professionalism.

SAC-AIDS Projects

SAC-AIDS Africa Aids Walk Project - This project is in planning stage. More information will be available later.

1st Annual Humanitarian Award1st Annual Humanitarian Award Project - This an annual fund-raiser and award event to recognize the heroes and heriones of our times, who are in the fight against this global pendamic, HIV/AIDS. SAC-AIDS' decision to present awards to distinguished individuals, is indicative of our spirit to identify with anyone who has shown and demonstrated tremendous effort in the war on this pendamic, HIV/AIDS. We are deeply committed to the work done in our communities and abroad by these brave men and women.

 

 

Beyond The Tears Award - an annual fund-raise, recognition and award event.

SAC-AIDS Concerts Against HIV/AIDS projectSAC-AIDS Concert Against HIV/Aids Project - ongoing Edu-tainment project, designed to educate young people through music and arts.