SAVE AFRICA CONCERTS FOUNDATION

WHAT WE DO


Nigerian student of the city college New York performing at SAC-AIDS celebration of World Aids Day 2005	SAC-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 HIV/AIDS.
Activities 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	Participants of the 2005 UN World Aids Day at City College, NY

SAC-AIDS Volunteers during one of several counseling and testing	Medical 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.
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.	SAC-AIDS Volunteer testing teachers at Enugu Secondary school in the village of Enugu, Nigeria
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- Projects

	1st 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

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

	SACAIDS BEYOND THE TEARS HUMANITARIAN AWARDS SACAIDS Beyond the Tears Humanitarian Award is a yearly event that recognized those who have worked in their industry to institute programs and policies in Africa on epidemic disease, honor individuals and organizations that have made considerable efforts in using entertainment and entertainment industry as allies and tools for raising awareness about HIV/AIDS, and celebrate the achievements of our edutainment concert. The SACAIDs beyond the Tears humanitarian Award event is aimed at bringing everyone together to unite for the cause of promoting prevention and supporting SACAIDS projects in Africa.

	SAC HEP B PROJECT To promote Hepatitis B, Liver Disease/Cancer awareness among the African Diaspora through health education and screening by mobilizing health care organizations, community based organizations, and government and business leaders. Hepatitis B is a serious viral infection of the liver transmitted through contact with bodily fluids. The World Health Organization has called Hepatitis B, "The Invisible Enemy," and estimates that there are 400 million people with Chronic Hepatitis B. Many people are unaware that they even have Hepatitis B. Most Hepatitis B carriers do not have symptoms but they can still transmit infection and develop liver cancer.