Why is Humanitarian Notes necessary?
UNAIDS estimates that AIDS has claimed the lives of 2 million people in Africa in the last year alone. In response to this crisis, huge sums of money are being poured into HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs. The Global Fund has approved grants totaling $3.3 billion to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa, and PEPFAR has allotted another $1 billion to the cause. With this aid, African countries have launched aggressive HIV/AIDS prevention campaigns with varying degrees of success. Research based in South Africa concluded that knowledge about HIV/AIDS has increased, yet disconnects still exist between young people’s knowledge and their behaviors (Hartel, Cycil George). Humanitarian Notes aims to bridge this gap by using music to bring HIV/AIDS education and behavioral change together. According to a Rand Corporation study, music lyrics affect behavior in young people. Our lyrics share positive messages about HIV/AIDS and influence behavior changes that promote long, healthy lives. Humanitarian Notes uses local resources, so our work is cost-efficient. Moreover, it does not depend on large sums of external funding.
UNAIDS estimates that AIDS has claimed the lives of 2 million people in Africa in the last year alone. In response to this crisis, huge sums of money are being poured into HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs. The Global Fund has approved grants totaling $3.3 billion to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa, and PEPFAR has allotted another $1 billion to the cause. With this aid, African countries have launched aggressive HIV/AIDS prevention campaigns with varying degrees of success. Research based in South Africa concluded that knowledge about HIV/AIDS has increased, yet disconnects still exist between young people’s knowledge and their behaviors (Hartel, Cycil George). Humanitarian Notes aims to bridge this gap by using music to bring HIV/AIDS education and behavioral change together. According to a Rand Corporation study, music lyrics affect behavior in young people. Our lyrics share positive messages about HIV/AIDS and influence behavior changes that promote long, healthy lives. Humanitari
