New African reality show to get to grips with HIV-AIDS

THE Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), as a member of the African Broadcast Media Partnership Against HIV (ABMP), is planning a new pan-African reality television show.

The ABMP is an organisation of broadcasting corporations from all over Africa that are committed to increasing the effectiveness of television campaigns against HIV-AIDS. The reality television series will see 12 contestants from around the continent battle it out in teams to solve community-based challenges related to the HIV-AIDS epidemic.It is produced with the aim to promote the idea of an HIV-free generation and to explore means by which communities can rise above the challenges presented by the disease.The 13-part series is scheduled for broadcast in September and the NBC is currently inviting young entrepreneurs and innovators between the ages of 18 and 25, who are fluent in English, to apply for a place in the show.Entry forms are available at any NBC office countrywide or on the Internet at www.itbeginswithyouth.org.Completed entry forms may be handed in at your local NBC office or via post to NBC TV Programmes, ABMP Reality TV Show, P O Box 321, Windhoek.The closing date for entries is Monday, June 18, at 12h00.For more information, contact the deputy chairperson of the ABMP Steering Committee, Claudia Iikela, at (061) 291 3113 or log on to www.broadcasthivafrica.org.The reality television series will see 12 contestants from around the continent battle it out in teams to solve community-based challenges related to the HIV-AIDS epidemic.It is produced with the aim to promote the idea of an HIV-free generation and to explore means by which communities can rise above the challenges presented by the disease.The 13-part series is scheduled for broadcast in September and the NBC is currently inviting young entrepreneurs and innovators between the ages of 18 and 25, who are fluent in English, to apply for a place in the show.Entry forms are available at any NBC office countrywide or on the Internet at www.itbeginswithyouth.org.Completed entry forms may be handed in at your local NBC office or via post to NBC TV Programmes, ABMP Reality TV Show, P O Box 321, Windhoek.The closing date for entries is Monday, June 18, at 12h00.For more information, contact the deputy chairperson of the ABMP Steering Committee, Claudia Iikela, at (061) 291 3113 or log on to www.broadcasthivafrica.org.