Freedom HIV/AIDS

Image: 

Geography: 

India

Status: 

Ongoing

URL: 

http://www.freedomhivaids.in

Affiliated Organizations: 

Hivos

KPN

ZMQ Software Systems

Dates: 

2005-present

This social initiative uses mobile phone games to educate children and youth in remote regions (of listed countries) without access to other information. The play-and-learn method is used to help engage young people with information relating to prevention of HIV/AIDS. Four different games are included to appeal to different mindsets; safety cricket, ribbon chase, the messenger and quiz with Babu. All games have been developed in local languages. The initiative has been scaled up to combat other communicable diseases like tuberculosis, malaria, cholera, dengue, filaria, and dengue, and other health related issues like reproductive health, malnutrition, girl child health, hand washing, basic sanitation and drug abuse.