[Nettime-bold] Free exchange of AIDS/HIV programming between radio stations worldwide

["OneWorld.net" <media@oneworld.net>]

OneWorld Radio AIDS Network to promote free exchange of radio programmes on
AIDS/HIV between radio stations worldwide.

Johannesburg, South Africa, 27 June 2002 -- OneWorld (www.oneworld.net), the
online sustainable development and human rights network, announces the
launch of OneWorld Radio AIDS Network www.oneworld.net/radio/aids.

OneWorld Radio AIDS Network is a community of broadcasters, NGOs and
activists coming together in the fight against AIDS. The network launches
with 100 member organizations and radio stations across the world.

Globally, radio programming is being used to share experiences of AIDS and
to give advice on reducing risk and supporting those living with HIV/AIDS.
The medium can provide facts on HIV/AIDS in the face of fear and stigma to
combat discrimination and prejudice. Radio is also critical in raising
awareness and understanding of AIDS not just as a health and social issue
but also as a political, development and human rights concern.

Yet the wealth of AIDS awareness and other audio material produced by NGOs,
government agencies and broadcasters is usually restricted to the
geographical area where it has been produced and aired. It then often
remains unheard by wider audiences.

The Internet provides a solution to this problem. OneWorld Radio AIDS
Network has a searchable database exchange of audio files that allows
broadcasters and other programme producers to upload and download AIDS
programming in any language on the World Wide Web. Radio stations around the
world can then rebroadcast this copyright-free material or adapt it for
their own audiences. Anyone with Internet access can listen to the
programmes online at OneWorld Radio AIDS Network
www.oneworld.net/radio/aids.

“For now, with no cure in sight, information and communication are our only
effective weapons to beat AIDS/HIV,” said Priscilla Jere, director of
OneWorld Africa. “OneWorld Radio AIDS Network links the power of radio with
the networking potential of the Internet to make the connections that can
really help limit the human suffering and devastation of HIV/AIDS.”

The OneWorld Radio AIDS Network website also includes news, training
materials, funding information and other practical resources for national
and community broadcasters, health educators and campaigners as well as
people working in AIDS/HIV organizations, aid agencies and development NGOs.

Combining technology and information with this community of organizations
and individuals, OneWorld Radio AIDS Network aims to make a real difference
to the lives of millions.

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Media contacts:
Siviwe Minyi (South Africa) siviwe.minyi@oneworld.net, mobile +27 82 8981669
Priscilla Jere (Zambia, for rest of Africa) priscilla.jere@oneworld.net,
260-1- 23 27 73
Glen Tarman (London, for rest of world), media@oneworld.net, +44 (0)20 7091
4541

Notes:
1. OneWorld is a non-profit network that aims to harness the democratic
potential of the Internet for human rights, sustainable development and an
end to world poverty. OneWorld brings together a partner community of over
1250 organizations at www.oneworld.net.
2. Member organizations of OneWorld Radio Aids Network include AMARC, CARE,
InterWorld Radio, Johns Hopkins University, Panos, Radio Netherlands, Soul
City, UNICEF and many more. Organisations and radio stations that wish to
join OneWorld Radio Aids Network can do so on the site
www.oneworld.net/radio/aids or by emailing aidsradio@oneworld.net for more
details.
3. Edited and co-ordinated from OneWorld Africa, OneWorld Radio Aids Network
is part of the OneWorld portal on issues related to HIV/AIDS,
AIDSchannel.org (www.aidschannel.org), and is a themed network of OneWorld
Radio (www.oneworld.net/radio), an initiative promoting sustainable
development and human rights through radio. OneWorld Radio Aids Network is
supported by Parthenon Trust.
4. OneWorld is a founding partner of the UNDP ICT Against AIDS Coalition, an
alliance of developed nations, developing country governments, private
sector companies, non-profit and academic organizations aiming to strengthen
the global response to HIV/AIDS through greater access and more effective
use of ICTs (information and communication technologies).
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*** Now screening on OneWorld TV (www.oneworld.net/tv): 'The Struggle
Continues ....' South African AIDS activists draw on the traditions of the
struggle against apartheid to fight the AIDS crisis and build a grassroots
movement to demand treatment for HIV-positive people. Hear their stories and
see how they use video to give a voice on AIDS/HIV to those affected.***

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