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Arts in Ebola Response: Artist and Program Repository
| Name | Organization | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Adolphus Scott Liberian communication Specialist adscott@unicef.org +231-(0)770-25-7113 Website Ebola Prevention | UNICEF | Liberia |
| Amadou & Mariam Musician notyetknown@notyetknown.com not currently known Website "Africa Stop Ebola" song | Independent | Mali |
| Andy Stanley Artist/Carpenter alphasierratango@gmail.com not currently known Website Musician/Carpenter | Independent | NBO, Kenya |
| Bernard Benson “DJ Blue” General Manager/Co-Producer Ebola is Real info@Hottfm1079.com 043 289-2725 Website Hott FM's Ebola health messaging | Hott FM/ night DJ/ UNICEF | Monrovia, Liberia |
| C. Boakye-Agyemang Communications Officer boakyeagyemangc@who.int 47241 39100 Website not currently known | WHO/AFRO | Brazzaville, Republic of Congo |
| Carissa Ettienne Regional Director cettienne@paho.org 202-974-3000 Website Promoting health information and communication technologies | PAHO/WHO | Washington, DC |
| Carlos Chirinos Senior Teaching Fellow/ Director of SOAS Radio carlos@soas.ac.uk 020 7898 4984 Website http://soasradio.org/cassoas | SOAS University of London | London, UK |
| Carolyn Kindelan comm. manager cmkindelan@mediaimpact.org 231-(0)770-25-7110 Website #ISurvivedEbola | PCI Media Impact | Greater New York City Area |
| Chad Harper CEO chadharper@hiphopsaveslives.org 917.406.8289 Website Public Health Messaging through Hip-Hop | Hip Hop Saves Lives | NY, NY |
| Charlie Haffner Theater, Radio Plays, and Song freetongplayersinternational@gmail.com (+232) 76 72 12 52 Website Workshop with YWCA | Freetong Players International | Freetown, SIERRA LEONE |
| Cheikh Niang Professor cniang1@yahoo.fr not currently known Website Associate Researcher to AIDS 2031 Project | Cheikh Anta Diop University | Dakar, Senegal |
| Christine De Agostini Chief of Education cdagostini@unicef.org 231 0770 26 7550 Website Radio program to benefit school children | UNICEF | Liberia |
| DenG Musician notyetknown@notyetknown.com Press Contact: Alice Yawo 774-578-1173 Website "Ebola is Real" song | Independent | Monrovia, Liberia |
| Dr. Allen F. Roberts Professor, Department of World Arts and Culture/Dance aroberts@arts.ucla.edu (310) 825-3951 Website | UCLA Dept. of World Arts and Cultures/Dance | Los Angeles, CA |
| Dr. David Gere Professor dgere@ucla.edu 310 206-1334 Website Make Art/Stop AIDS | UCLA Dept. of World Arts and Cultures/Dance | Los Angeles, CA |
| Dr. Delanyo Dovlo Director dovlod@who.int 206.543.0670 Website Survey of Sub-Saharan African Medical Schools | WHO/AFRO | Brazzaville, Republic of Congo |
| Dr. Francis Kasolo Director (Disease Prevention and Control Cluster) kasolof@afro.who.int '+47241 39983 Website Africa Public Health Emergency Fund | WHO/AFRO | Brazzaville, Republic of Congo |
| Dr. Matshidiso Moeti Regional Director moeti@afro.who.int 47241 39100 Website not currently known | WHO/AFRO | Brazzaville, Republic of Congo |
| Dr. Samuel Anderson Researcher/Post-Doc smanderson@ucla.edu not currently known Website documentary on Hassan Jalloh | Harvard - Mahindra Humanities Center | Boston, MA |
| Dr. Tigest Ketsela Director ketselat@afro.who.int '+47241 39309 Website Pediatric and Reproductive Health in Africa | WHO/AFRO | Albany, New York |
| Edwin Tweh "D12" Liberian Musician / "Ebola in Town" notyetknown@notyetknown.com not currently known Website "Ebola is Real" song | Independent | Liberia, Africa |
| Elliot Adekoya, "The Milkman" DJ notyetknown@notyetknown.com not currently known Website Music to stop Ebola | SKy FM | Monrovia, Liberia |
| Eric Kabore Artist/Percussion and Dance erickabore@facebook.com not currently known Website Musician/Educator | Independent | Burkina Faso |
| F.A. Musician notyetknown@notyetknown.com not currently known Website "Ebola is Real" song | Independent | Monrovia, Liberia |
| Hanna Oltean Applied Epidemiology Fellow yms1@cdc.gov (ask Jason McDonald) Website Epidemiology developments in Washington State | CDC | Georgia |
| Hassan Jalloh Cultural Dance, Song, and Variety Show notyetknown@notyetknown.com (+232) 76 15 44 40 Website Mende song on Ebola | Warrior Mystical Power and Cultural Dance Troupe | Bo, SIERRA LEONE (tours throughout south and east) |
| Issa A. Davies comm. Specialist idavies@unicef.org (232) 78 368 975 Website Sierra Leone Ebola Blog | UNICEF | SIERRA LEONE |
| Jason McDonald Health Communications Specialist jason.mcdonald@cdc.hhs.gov 404-639-7700 Website Ebola Training | CDC | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Joan Howe comm. Specialist jhowe@unicef.org 29 65 71 94 Website Mobilizing UNICEF Copenhagen | UNICEF | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| John Sibi Okumu Artist/Activist ojwolijwoli@gmail.com (+254) 20 675 1011 Website Names of artists to speak with in West Africa; support towards idea of using arts in public health and willingness to distribute information in Nairobi and throughout his networks | Ketebul Studios | NBO, Kenya |
| Johnathan Shadid Communications for Development (C4D) jdshadid@unicef.org (221) 33 869 76 34 Website Communications for Developoment - WCARO | UNICEF Regional Office (WCARO) | Dakar, Senegal |
| Kwame Fitzjohn Media Contact noslina2011@aol.com (+1-202) 696-0046 Website Community driven partnerships to fight Ebola | NOSLINA | Freetown, SIERRA LEONE |
| LATA (Liberian Artists Together for Advancement) Musicians/Activists notyetknown@notyetknown.com not currently known Website The "Hope Song" | Liberian Artists Together for Advancement | Monrovia, Liberia |
| Laurent Duvillier Media Relations lduvillier@unicef.org 221 33 869 5858 Website Company Website | UNICEF | DAKAR / WEST & CENTRAL AFRICA |
| Leslie Lumeh Visual Artist/Cartoonist leslie@leslielumeh.com 886430483 Website Community Outreach | Independent | Monrovia, Liberia |
| Liberian Women's Chorus for Change Musicians/Activists toni@folkloreproject.org not currently known Website Using music to inspire dialogue and action around community concerns in Liberian immigrant communities and beyond. | Liberian Women's Chorus for Change | Philadelphia |
| Lillis Weeks Artist/Professor lillisjoy@yahoo.com not currently known Website Ethnomusicological studies of Africa | SOAS University of London | London, UK |
| Maia von Lekow Musician/Songwriter maia.vonlekow@gmail.com not currently known Website Musician/Songwriter | Circle and Square Productions | NBO, Kenya |
| Meredith Boyter Artist xxr0@cdc.gov 404.639.2655 Website http://www.boyterstudio.com/ | CDC | Atlanta, GA |
| Mr. Bobson Kamara President bobsonarts@gmail.com not currently known Website Musicians Union of Sierra Leone | PAUSL (Musicians Union of Sierra Leone) | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Mr. Cecil Griffith President cbgriffiths@yahoo.com not currently known Website Campaign against Ebola virus | MULIB | Monrovia, Liberia |
| Mr. Gilles Fagninou Assistant Secretary, Executive Board gfagninou@unicef.org (212) 824 6880 Website Socio-economic development expert | UNICEF | NEW YORK |
| Mr. Mamadou Barry General Secretary barrysko@yahoo.fr not currently known Website Musicians Union of Guinea | AMIG (Musicians Union of Guinea) | Conakry, Guinea |
| Mr. Nicolas Pron Secretary of the Executive Board npron@unicef.org (212) 326 7084 Website Special advisor to organization/administration | UNICEF | NEW YORK |
| Mr. Thomas Dayan Assistant General Secretary thomas.dayan@fim-musicians.org 33 (0) 177 321 786 Website International Federation of Musicians | FIM | Paris, France |
| Musa Sangarie Programme Manager musa.sangarie@bbcmediaaction.org not currently known Website Kick Ebola out of Sierra Leone and Community-based Action Against Ebola | BBC Media Action | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Mutua Matheka Photographer mutua@mutuamatheka.co.ke not currently known Website I'm a City Changer with UN Habitat | Independent | NBO, Kenya |
| Nathan Okite Musician/Guitarist nathanokite@gmail.com not currently known Website Introductions to West African artists | Independent | NBO, Kenya |
| Nicole Hawk Health Communications Specialist wve5@cdc.gov 404-639-7700 Website not currently known | CDC | Atlanta, GA |
| Nora Rahimian Manager, Arts for Change Strategist norarahimian@yahoo.com not currently known Website Manages Takun J | various, including Takun J & Hip Co Accountability Network | LA, California |
| Oumou Sangare Musician notyetknown@notyetknown.com not currently known Website "Africa Stop Ebola" song | Independent | Mali |
| Peter Cole Musician management@petercoleonline.com 221 70 852 37 21 Website "Ebola is Real" | Independent | Monrovia, Liberia |
| Rukshan Ratnam Communications Specialist rratnam@unicef.org 231-(0)770-25-7111 Website Supporting door-to-door prevention in Liberia | UNICEF | Liberia |
| Ruth Stone Professor of Ethnomusicology stone@indiana.edu 812-855-0398 Website Studies music of the Kpelle People of Liberia | Dept of Ethnomusicology, IU | Bloomington, IN |
| Salif Keita Musician webmestrefr-cl@umusic.com not currently known Website "Africa Stop Ebola" song | Independent | Mali |
| Samuel Morgan "Shadow" Liberian Musician shadowmrgn@yahoo.com 17635280963 Website "Ebola is Real" song | Independent | Monrovia, Liberia |
| Save Liberia Project Musicians notyetknown@notyetknown.com not currently known Website Music to stop Ebola | SKy FM | Monrovia, Liberia |
| Sean Southey CEO, PCI Media SSouthey@mediaimpact.org not currently known Website Using creative media to facilitate social change | PCI Media Impact | NY, NY |
| Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars Musicians marshall@modiba.net not currently known Website Ebola Campaign | Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Soul Fresh Musician notyetknown@notyetknown.com not currently known Website "Ebola is Real" song | Independent | Monrovia, Liberia |
| Takun J (Jonathan Koffa) Musician takunj@yahoo.com not currently known Website Ebola Pop Up Show, Hip Co Festival | Independent | Liberia, Africa |
| Thierry Delvigne-Jean comm. Specialist tdelvignejean@unicef.org +221 33 869 5858 Website Arts in public health blogging | UNICEF | DAKAR / WEST & CENTRAL AFRICA |
| Tiken Jah Fakoly Musician notyetknown@notyetknown.com not currently known Website "Africa Stop Ebola" song | Independent | Mali |
| Timothy LaRose comm. Specialist tlarose@unicef.org 224.6223503 Website Guinea Ebola Blog | UNICEF | GUINEA |
| Titus Tally/Smile FM Radio Station tallyatoror@gmail.com not currently known Website Reporting | Smile FM | Zwedru, Liberia |
| We Own TV - Banker White/Anna Fitch/Zach Niles/Alhaji "Black Nature" Kamara Documentary Film Makers info@weowntv.org 415 648 4250 Website http://sierraleonesrefugeeallstars.com/ - http://survivorsfilm.com/ - http://weowntv.org/about/ebola-campaign/ - www.refugeeallstars.org | We Own TV | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Xuman Musician notyetknown@notyetknown.com not currently known Website "Ebola Est. La" song | Independent | Dakar, Senegal |
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| "Ebola in Town" D-12, Shadow and Kuzzy of 2Kings | Audio |
| "Ebola is Real": Group Works Beyond Government in Sierra Leone NPR Podcast. Interview with John Caulker, Executive Director of the non-profit Fambul Tok. | Podcast |
| "Hope Song" Song by LATA (Liberian Artists Together for Advancement) | Video |
| #ISurvivedEbola campaign CNN coverage. | Video |
| Africa Stop Ebola The Africa Stop Ebola organization is a collective of African musicians that have come together to record a song to help raise awareness about Ebola in Africa. | Video |
| Allow for safe burial when someone dies at home Infographic provided by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control). | Document |
| Amid Ebola panic: Art inspirations Slideshow presentation. | Slideshow |
| Ebola pop: chart-topping songs counter myths about virus Podcast by CBC Radio. Interview with Adolphus Scott, UNICEF Liberian Communication Specialist. | Podcast |
| Ebola: Pop music a surprising weapon against the killer virus Source: CBC News Collection of Audio and Video | Link |
| Hope in the Midst of an Outbreak: William's Story of Survival PCI I Survived Ebola campaign | Video |
| Infographics and Illustrations - Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Collection of illustrations and Infographics provided by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control). | Link |
| Parody of "Umbrella" by Rihanna Song by JT Rappe. | Video |
| Takun J and Soul Fresh Liberian Hipco 2014 | Audio |
| Takun J Performing Music Video, MonseoTV. | Video |
| UNICEF-Liberia ("Ebola is Real") Hott FM "Ebola is Real" song | Audio |
| What You Need to Know About Ebola SciShow News gives you the facts on Ebola and the crisis in West Africa. | Video |
| WSO Nigeria, Safety Solutions Against Disease Outbreak and Infections Informative video. | Video |
| Name | Location | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Accountability Lab The Accountability Lab partners with civil society organizations in the developing world to build sustainable tools for new and innovative approaches to bolster accountability. The organization works to generate cost-effective relationships based on trust and cooperation rather than co-optation and dependency. | Monrovia, Liberia | Liberia |
| Africa Stop Ebola Using the arts and media to stop the spread of Ebola, this team of musicians and artists from primarily West Africa is spearheading the effort to skew the spread of the disease and support recovery efforts through the multidisciplinary healing power of the arts. Partnering with SOAS University and recently awarded the USAID Ebola Grand Challenge Competition Grand Prize, this group stands to enact massive social change for individuals struggling to regain ground in their lives after the epidemic struck. Artists of the group include Tiken Jah Fakoly, Salif Keita, Amadou & Miriam, Oumou Sangare, Kandia Kora, among others. | International | United Kingdom |
| BBC Media Action Communication – of all kinds – can reach large numbers of people, travel long distances to remote places, and speak many languages, all day and night. Our work with radio, television, digital and social media, mobile phones and face-to-face dialogue can also cross physical, political, economic and social divides. BBC Media Action’s communication projects are rooted in local people’s experiences and understanding. Our extensive research programme – called “world class” by the UK government’s Department for International Development (DFID) – provides insight into audiences’ lives to ensure that our projects reflect their needs and circumstances. We also use our data to monitor how effectively our programmes engage people and stimulate change; lessons learned are then built into future projects. To share our findings and learning as widely as possible, we publish policy and research reports and briefings to inform communication for development practitioners and policy-makers. | Freetown, Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone |
| Center for Arts in Medicine The University of Florida Center for the Arts in Medicine is committed to advancing research, education and practice in arts in medicine, locally and globally. The Center undertakes work in three primary areas of focus: education and training, research, and outreach. The Center provides a framework for interdisciplinary collaboration among University of Florida faculty and students, healthcare providers, clinical artists, and our local and global communities. The Center develops and effects interdisciplinary research studies and educational curricula on all levels and serves as a national model for the arts in medicine research, education and training. | Gainesville, FL | United States |
| Center for Disease Control (CDC) Promoting health literacy in West Africa and the United States. | Atlanta, GA | United States |
| Elbow and Ed Sheeran among Band Aid 30 artists One Direction, Ed Sheeran and Elbow are among the acts who will take part in a fourth version of the Band Aid charity single, Do They Know It's Christmas. Announcing the project, Bob Geldof and Midge Ure said the song's lyrics would be changed to reflect the Ebola crisis. The original was released in 1984. It sold 3.7 million copies and raised £8m for famine relief in Ethiopia. The new version will be recorded this Saturday and should be available for download on Monday morning. | International | United Kingdom |
| Hip Co Accountability Network The Hip Co Accountability Network (in partnership with Accountability Lab) consists of 12 Liberian musicians, DJs, radio personalities, and producers who make, play, and talk about music that addresses real issues in Liberia and gives a voice to the people while also working together to create an infrastructure in their music industry that includes things like copyright protections and minimum play laws. The Ambassadors are Takun J, Nasseman, JD Donzo, Shining Man, Lil Bishop, JB Soulfresh, Dr. C, Santos, Blackest 305, Uncle Shaq, Picardor, and Pochano. | Monrovia, Liberia | Liberia |
| Hip Hop Saves Lives Hip Hop Saves Lives (HHSL) is a non profit organization that is here to re-instate the original purpose of Hip Hop. We do this by teaching humanity through hip hop. Why, because Hip Hop came from humanity. It's original purpose was to serve as an alternative to gang and street life. In the words of its founder Kool Herc "it was just a way to reach the kids, it just happened to come through music" We teach humanity through Hip Hop as a youth program entitled Kids Helping Kids; A Hip Hop Experience. We teach at NYC schools, a homeless teen shelter, incarcerated youth, teens on probation and at two schools in Haiti. | NY, NY | United States |
| Hott FM HOTT FM 107.9 is the choice of the youth and has captivated its audience in its short broadcasting tenure. With its distinctive motto, "Da Fiyah?", HOTT FM 107.9 has proven itself to be the fire for its young audience and continues to surprise Monrovia and the surrounding areas. Unlike other radio stations, HOTT FM has branded itself as the only station you should be listening to because if you aren't listening, you are missing something special. It's more than radio.it's HOTT!!! | Monrovia, Liberia | Liberia |
| Ketebul Studios Welcome to Ketebul Music. We are a not for profit, non governmental organisation, based in Nairobi, Kenya. We are a record label, video production facility and recording studio, based at the Go Down Arts Centre in the industrial district. Ketebul Music is an unprecedented outfit in the East and Central African region with a unique mission to combine the traditions of East African tribal music with the best of contemporary artists and is today home to highly skilled professionals and music enthusiasts. Ketebul Music exists to carry out research and promote the diverse fusion of traditional sounds of Kenya and East Africa through the documentation and archiving of the work of musicians. The research carried out by Ketebul Music involves the musicians themselves, their families, industry players such as producers and promoters, media personalities and the market audience | Nairobi, Kenya | Kenya |
| Liberian Artists Together for Advancement (LATA) A group of Liberian Artistes working on a series of non-political projects in relation to Music,Conflict Resolution,Health, Culture & Social issues. | Monrovia, Liberia | Liberia |
| Liberian Women's Chorus for Change The Liberian Women’s Chorus for Change inspires awareness and dialogue about domestic violence and other concerns of the local Liberian community through traditional song and stories. Throughout the spring and summer, these exceptional singers and dancers will be performing for Philadelphia’s Liberians at various sites, and networking with local social service agencies and activists to connect people with resources so as to foster individual and community strength and dignity. | Philadelphia | United States |
| MonseoTV MonseoTV is the Liberian home of All Things Entertainment. We do our best to entertain our people through music, comedy, and film. To learn more about us, Go to YOUTUBE.COM/MONSEOTV | Atlanta, GA | Liberia |
| PCI Media Impact Empowers communities worldwide to inspire positive social and environmental change throughout storytelling and creative communications. | New York, New York | United States |
| PRI's The World (Public Radio International) Public Radio International (PRI) is a global non-profit media company focused on the intersection of journalism and engagement to affect positive change in people’s lives. We create a more informed, empathetic and connected world by sharing powerful stories, encouraging exploration, connecting people and cultures, and creating opportunities to help people take informed action on stories that inspire them. Its mission is to serve audiences as a distinctive content source for information, insights and cultural experiences essential to living in our diverse, interconnected world. Founded in 1983, PRI audio, text and visual content is currently consumed by almost 19 million people each month. | Minneapolis, MN | United States |
| Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars have risen like a phoenix out of the ashes of war and enflamed the passions of fans across the globe with their uplifting songs of hope, faith and joy. The band is a potent example of the redeeming power of music and the ability of the human spirit to persevere through unimaginable hardship and emerge with optimism intact. From their humble beginnings in West African refugee camps Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars have performed on some of the world’s most prestigious stages and matured into one of Africa’s top touring and recording bands. | Freetown, Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone |
| SOAS About SOAS, University of London SOAS, University of London is the only Higher Education institution in Europe specialising in the study of Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East. SOAS is a remarkable institution. Uniquely combining language scholarship, disciplinary expertise and regional focus, it has the largest concentration in Europe of academic staff concerned with Africa, Asia and the Middle East. | London, UK | United Kingdom |
| UN Global Ebola Response Coalition We are the Global Ebola Response Coalition (GERC) - a committed group of organisations who are collectively playing a huge role in the global response to the Ebola outbreak. The coalition includes representatives of the most affected countries, bilateral and multilateral donors, NGOs and UN Agencies and Foundations. It is a rich and diverse group who share a common purpose: to confront and end the Ebola outbreak. The key functions of the Coalition are: Establishing agreement on the strategic priorities of the response, ensuring operational consistency against the strategy and principles Sharing understanding of the priority needs in the Ebola response, and mobilizing and tracking the resources which are needed to deliver it Monitoring the outbreak and reporting on progress of the ebola response Ensuring credible and consistent communications between stakeholders, and to the wider public | International | Liberia |
| UNICEF UNICEF is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized. We have the global authority to influence decision-makers, and the variety of partners at grassroots level to turn the most innovative ideas into reality. That makes us unique among world organizations, and unique among those working with the young. | Dakar, Senegal | Senegal |
| We Own TV - Banker White/Anna Fitch/Zach Niles/Alhaji "Black Nature" Kamara WeOwnTV launched it’s first program in Sierra Leone by facilitating a month-long filmmaking workshop for 18 young men and women just outside the capital city Freetown. For the inaugural class of WeOwnTV: Sierra Leone, workshop participants were selected not based on technical skills or prior experience, but on the enthusiasm, eloquence and sense of purpose each of them exhibited during the interview process. Many participants had never had a camera or touched a computer and many had not finished school, but they each demonstrated an incredible strength and resolve in overcoming tragic circumstances. The aspiring filmmakers came from all areas of the country: the diamond-mining district of Kono, the dusty small town of Makeni (a rebel stronghold during the war) and from the hardscrabble slums of the country’s capital city, Freetown. The group includes ex-combatants, former child prostitutes, street children and physically disabled individuals all of whom showed they have a remarkable gift to give in their creativity. WeOwnTv provides continued technical support, encouragement and training that will allow these young adults to produce media, and share their creative voice with the world. | Freetown, Sierra Leone | Liberia |
| World Health Organization WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends. | Switzerland | Switzerland |
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| #Ebola Radio Drama by UNICEF-Liberia A radio drama, skit between two Liberians, on preventing the spread of the deadly #Ebola virus. Produced as part of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare led National Response to #Ebola with UNICEF support. | |
| #IAmALiberianNotAVirus Liberians fight Ebola stigma with hashtag campaign #IAmALiberianNotAVirus Liberians are taking to social media to show the world that Liberia and its people should not be stigmatized because of the Ebola epidemic. | |
| #ISurvivedEbola A place where we can share Ebola survivor stories and inspire others to take the right steps to protect themselves, their families and their communities. | PCI Media Impact |
| Arts in Public Health in Uganda The Center for Arts in Medicine engages in research to explore the impacts of the arts on health, wellness, and healthcare systems as well as to define and articulate the many ways that the arts impact health. Center faculty undertake research, and the Center also supports the research of UF students and professionals in the field by periodically offering competitive grants. Arts in Public Health in Uganda (three studies) Systemmatic Review of use of the arts in public health (in progress) Qualitative study of best practices and thoeretical foundations underlying effective use of hte arts in public health programs in Uganda (data analysis in progress) Qualitative study of health-related decision making practices among sub-urban village residents in Uganda (data analysis complete) | |
| Band Aid 30 In 1984, Band Aid and Live Aid were formed to help those suffering as a result of the Ethiopian famine. Since then the world has changed dramatically and nowhere more so than in Africa. Across the continent, there has been hugely inspiring and positive change. Poverty is on the decline. Seven of the ten of the fastest growing economies are in Africa. Child mortality rates have decreased significantly, AIDS contagion levels are beginning to recede, and more children - especially girls - are in school than ever before. Yet Ebola has struck parts of West Africa. The World Health Organization has said that the outbreak is "unparalleled in modern times". The UN has recently called for a fivefold increase in government contributions to the fight against Ebola, and more skilled healthworkers are still needed. This is why Band Aid 30 exists. | |
| Framework for Using the Arts for Health Messaging The framework is based on a set of key findings from studies undertaken by the Center for Arts in Medicine and focused on use of the arts in public health. The findings are derived from a systematic review of literature investigating use of the arts in public health in low-resource and low-literacy regions and studies undertaken, in partnership with Makerere University, in Uganda in 2014. These studies include in-depth interviews with public health leaders and artists working in public health. Our findings align with those of a major systematic review published recently by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which defines four key components of effective health messaging programs: 1) tailoring the message; 2) targeting messages to audience segments; 3) using narratives; and 4) framing messages. | |
| Hip Co Arts Festival The International Hipco Arts Festival will be a month long series of workshops on music, visual arts, civic engagement, and business for both established and aspiring artists in Monrovia, Liberia. The workshops will be facilitated by arts industry professionals from the U.S., and will be based around several culminating projects including a music album, a documentary, and a day long performance showcase. The festival is motivated by the desire to support the local arts industry, as well as by the philosophy that arts and culture carry within them the potential to facilitate local pride and a more democratic global society. | |
| Kick Ebola Nar Salone An approach to try and contain the spread of Ebola, called ‘contact tracing’. This involves identifying who may have come into contact with a confirmed Ebola patient so that they can be isolated and then monitored for symptoms 2-21 incubation period. | |
| Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars We have launched a fund-and-awareness-raising campaign to end the deadly spread of Ebola in Sierra Leone and other West African nations and we are requesting your help. As you have no doubt heard by now, Ebola -- a flu-like disease that causes internal bleeding and leads to death in up to 90% of patients -- is spreading at an alarming rate in the West African countries of Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, and Nigeria. In an effort to help those in Sierra Leone, where the most cases of Ebola have thus far been reported, the band has teamed up with the Freetown media production team, We Own TV. We Own TV is producing and disseminating vital public service announcements about effective methods of preventing Ebola in Sierra Leone, as the spread has largely been attributed to a lack of awareness of these simple yet vital prevention techniques. Additionally, as Cumbancha Records' Jacob Edgar put it, "people should be made aware that the impact of the Ebola crisis is not only the death of many citizens, but also the serious damage the scare has done to the economies in the countries affected." Even if the virus is able to be controlled, our regional economy will take a long time to bounce back. | |
| Spread Knowledge to Stop Ebola The idea behind WeOwnTv’s work in Sierra Leone is that no one is more qualified to help Sierra Leone than Sierra Leoneans themselves. WeOwnTV: Sierra Leone aims to build on this spirit of self-reliance as community members, specifically young men and women affected by more than a decade of war, are given the opportunity to create their own stories in their own words. Project participants are encouraged to look within to find their voice. The oral traditions that exist within Sierra Leonean culture has informed the storytelling enabled by newly acquired skills of film and video production. | |
| Stop Ebola Now: Through Creative Storytelling In partnership with UNICEF Liberia, we are producing a five-episode radio serial drama together with call-in shows. These address the reality of the Ebola epidemic and reflect sensitivity to local cultural values, needs and perceptions of the Liberian audiences. The power of community radio and additional creative forms of communications are being utilized to convey messaging that informs the public on how they can protect themselves, their families, and on how they can help stop the spread of Ebola. Through formats such as drama, songs, music videos and jingles, listeners also gain important information that will help fight myths that currently make reintegration of survivors into their communities a challenge. These dramas and songs also promote the role that survivors can play in relief efforts. We bridge the literacy gap, broadcasting in relevant local languages and dialects to give people the power of information and the confidence that this virus can be contained. Under the mentorship of PCI Media Impact, radio hosts are trained and participating radio stations are provided discussion guides and user kits to ensure that the messages being shared on the airwaves are accurate and up-to-date. | PCI Media Impact |
| UN Mission for Ebola Response (UNMEER) The UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) is the first-ever UN emergency health mission. UNMEER was established on 19 September 2014 after the unanimous adoption of General Assembly resolution 69/1, and the adoption of Security Council resolution 2177 (2014) on the Ebola outbreak. UNMEER was set up as a temporary measure to meet immediate needs related to the unprecedented fight against Ebola. |
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