Voices of Hope Documentary

This film depicts the impact of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Emergency Plan/PEPFAR) — a five year, $15 billion, multifaceted approach to combating HIV/AIDS in more than 120 countries around the world. As President Bush has said: “This effort is succeeding because America is providing resources and Africans are providing leadership.  Local health officials set the strategy and we’re supporting them.” In partnership with the people of host nations, the Emergency Plan is supporting them in meeting the needs of their nations in a way that is (1) successful and (2) sustainable. This success and sustainability are bringing new hope for the future.
Watch "Voices of Hope" Online     Running Time: 11:20  Bandwidth: Low | Medium | High  Transcript     Running Time: 30:00  Bandwidth: Low | Medium | High Transcript	“Voices of Hope” features community leaders and recipients of services from seven PEPFAR countries: Guyana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda, Vietnam, and Zambia. These people talk in their own words about how PEPFAR’s diverse prevention, treatment and care strategy is making a difference in their lives. Also featured in the film are just a few representatives of the more than 80 percent of PEPFAR implementing organizations that are indigenous. PEPFAR was developed as a five-year catalytic program, intended to demonstrate that in partnership with host nations, effective programs for prevention, treatment and care are possible — even in the most difficult places. The results PEPFAR is achieving are proving this point. This film seeks to visually capture the effect of those results on men, women and children around the globe. -- Educator Resources for High Schools and Universities  PDF version
About the Mural The Nkumba Primary School is one of hundreds of schools across Uganda that participates in the Uganda Presidential Initiative on AIDS Strategy for Communication to Youth (PIASCY), with support from the Emergency Plan. This mural at the school reflects the curriculum of PIASCY, which is based on life choices, mutual support and peer counseling.