This is not a love story: using soap opera to fight HIV in Nicaragua
Author(s)
Weinberg, CharlieEditor(s)
Sweetman, CarolinePorter, Fenella
Kamal-Yanni, Mohga
Publication date
2006-03-01Country
Nicaragua
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Gender & DevelopmentDocument type
Journal articleLanguage
EnglishDescription
In Nicaragua, HIV has been largely seen as a medical issue. This article makes the case for preventing the potential epidemic from a gender and youth perspective. Puntos de Encuentro is a mass communications NGO, which is working to challenge the stereotypes, stigma and discrimination that make HIV so prevalent in many societies. It does this through a mass communications strategy that includes a soap opera targeted mainly at young people. The article discusses why, and how, Puntos has done this work, and what its political and social implications are. It also attempts to assess whether the work has had any impact on the lives of real people, or on public opinion. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the <a href="http://www.genderanddevelopment.org">Gender and Development</a> website.Pages
10ISSN
1355-2074EISSN
1364-9221ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/13552070500518137