Hip-hop enlisted in AIDS fight

PEOPLE in Need (PIN) Namibia, a Czech Republic-funded organisation for families affected by HIV-AIDS in Namibia, plans a Virus Free Generation Hip-Hop Tour as part of an HIV-AIDS awareness campaign.

According to the head of PIN, Zdenka Haukova, hip-hop artists Snazzy from Namibia and Tina from the Czech Republic will perform at an open-air concert scheduled for March 3 at Keetmanshoop’s J Stephanus Stadium. Other local artists will also perform.”The hip-hop tour will bring better understanding of the widespread impact of HIV-AIDS in Namibia and what steps are being taken to address the pandemic,” Haukova said.Tina and Snazzy are expected to arrive in Keetmanshoop today.They will be taken on a tour of PIN’s Wake Centre, the local hospital, ARV Clinic and the Quiver-tree Forest tomorrow.On Sunday and Monday the artists will attend a workshop on how to use hip-hop as a tool for fighting HIV-AIDS.Other local artists will also perform.”The hip-hop tour will bring better understanding of the widespread impact of HIV-AIDS in Namibia and what steps are being taken to address the pandemic,” Haukova said.Tina and Snazzy are expected to arrive in Keetmanshoop today.They will be taken on a tour of PIN’s Wake Centre, the local hospital, ARV Clinic and the Quiver-tree Forest tomorrow.On Sunday and Monday the artists will attend a workshop on how to use hip-hop as a tool for fighting HIV-AIDS.