Stories about Video from November, 2008
A Conversation About AIDS in Kwa Mashu
Discussing AIDS is never easy, but that is especially true in a community like Kwa Mashu on the outskirts of Durban, South Africa. In this conversation with three young bloggers from Kwa Mashu we see that there is still a lot of differing opinions when it comes to HIV testing, the causes of the disease, and what the South African government should be doing to curb infection rates.
REPACTED: Helping Kenya Stay Alive
This video produced by MTV's Staying Alive Foundation shows the inspiring work done by Kenya-based Rising Voices grantee REPACTED. See more videos of the REPACTED project and read the most recent posts by their bloggers by taking a look at the REPACTED category of Rising Voices.
Pati Rakotomalala on the need to listen to the youth
Pati Rakotomalala represented FOKO Madagascar at this year's Interdependence Day in Brussels, Belgium about the importance of listening to youth. Pati later gave a presentation about her experience in Brussels at Madagascar's first-ever Barcamp.
Porro Music and Dance in La Loma, Colombia
Catalina Restrepo from the HiperBarrio project in La Loma, a small hillside town on the outskirts of Medellín, Colombia, produced this video to show the importance or porro music in her community.
