Support a generation of Zambian youth.
UkaniManje is launching our official HIV-awareness campaign on December 1st, World AIDS Day 2021.
This campaign will include music, videos radio show, curriculum, and collaboration with partners and programs to target hard-to-reach populations with creative local-level engagement initiatives across the country.
What we are building on…
A team of internationally recognized artists and health experts.
A tested and researched-based approach to training artists and reaching youth.
A reach of more than 1 million youth and momentum from an award-winning song
Twelve already recorded songs embedded with HIV messaging (10 of which are currently unreleased).
Five finished (unreleased) music videos, 2 released music videos, and 4 videos currently under production.
Our Funding Priorities
“Peer Influencer” Training
The UkaniManje public health team will address HIV in a Covid world. The artists will also have a refresher course on behavior change theory and be given a chance to participate in an informative conversation with HIV positive youth.
Kenneth Kaunda Album (KK)
Our team will aim to preserve, rerelease as well as produce a few covers and or remix songs from the lost album. A mini documentary and minimum of 2 music videos should be produced as a tribute to KK's commitment to ending HIV. You can learn more by reading our blog post here .
Radio Show
Our partners at Agents for Change are creating a radio show for our campaign. This program is currently funded by The National Peace Corps Association. Any additional funds towards radio will be used to maximize our reach by purchasing airtime.
Curriculum Development
Our team is creating an HIV music-centered curriculum to help educators and service providers use music to engage and reach their students and patients with important health messaging.
Campaign
With a proper album launch, our team will reach as many youth as possible using radio, social media, school visits, partnering service providers and events. The majority of these costs will go towards promotion and the launch event.
Outreach
With our partners, our team will share our original music, create opportunities for HIV testing and connect participants to additional services, including our curriculum designed to engage youth in conversations about HIV. We will focus these outreach efforts on vulnerable schools, youth centers and clinics.
Special thanks to our past and current sponsors for their dedication to changing lives in Zambia:
Boston Children’s Hospital, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Rose Service Learning Fellowship, Aerosmith Endowed Fund for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, National Peace Corps Association, & other private donors.
Contact Us
To learn more about our work and how you can help, call, email, or send us a message. The time is now. UkaniManje!
Katy Weinberg, Executive Director