How is Humanitarian Notes different from other HIV/AIDS organizations?
Humanitarian Notes utilizes popular African musicians to spread HIV/AIDS awareness. This allows Humanitarian Notes to have a greater impact than other international organizations and government agencies, which disseminate useful information about HIV/AIDS, but have little impact on the way people—particularly young people—live. Their ineffectiveness is not due to poor information, but poor information dissemination. People need to change their sexual behavior to protect themselves from HIV/AIDS, and having somebody whom they respect and idolize offer them direction makes for a much more effective message. Humanitarian Notes is not the only organization that realizes that the medium of the message is vital to its success. The Red Hot Organization uses music to raise funds for HIV/AIDS, LIFEbeat uses the American music industry to provide HIV/AIDS education, and musicians from around the world make music with HIV/AIDS awareness messages each day. Humanitarian Notes is unique, however, because it creates messages for Africans by Africans and provides a sense of ownership and understanding that the other campaigns lack.
Humanitarian Notes utilizes popular African musicians to spread HIV/AIDS awareness. This allows Humanitarian Notes to have a greater impact than other international organizations and government agencies, which disseminate useful information about HIV/AIDS, but have little impact on the way people—particularly young people—live. Their ineffectiveness is not due to poor information, but poor information dissemination. People need to change their sexual behavior to protect themselves from HIV/AIDS, and having somebody whom they respect and idolize offer them direction makes for a much more effective message. Humanitarian Notes is not the only organization that realizes that the medium of the message is vital to its success. The Red Hot Organization uses music to raise funds for HIV/AIDS, LIFEbeat uses the American music industry to provide HIV/AIDS education, and musicians from around the world make music with HIV/AIDS awareness messages each day. Humanitarian Notes is unique, however, be
