Communication Initiative

27.08.2003 A telephone help line launched to address the increasing number of HIV+ cases in the western Indian state of Rajasthan is getting a good response with 100,000 calls received in the past two years. Callers can get information on symptoms, diagnosis, and support for people living with HIV/AIDS, and can record their personal queries.

23.08.2003 ‘Heart & Soul’, a television and radio soap opera series broadcast in Kenya and 11 other Eastern African countries, is focusing on six key social and development issues - HIV/AIDS and health, human rights, governance, gender issues, poverty eradication and care for the environment. Initiated by UN and produced by local talent, the broadcast is targeted at a potential audience of 50 to 75 million people across Africa.

16.08.2003 Nearly 5,500 adult residents in rural slum areas around India's major cities have become literate as a result of a new literacy programme organised by the Tata Consultancy Services. Used computers are being utilised in this programme, which focuses on developing reading skills among its beneficiaries.

13.08.2003 Indian NGO Datamation Foundation is using the Internet, email and other information-sharing tools to create awareness about female foeticide and promote legal measures banning sex selection. The campaign targets young people and also sensitises the Indians towards an impending gender crisis.

08.08.2003 Indian NGO, Datamation Foundation, is using ICTs to create awareness and promote legal measures banning sex selection. The campaign targets young people and also sensitises the Indians towards an impending gender crisis.