Dear VIPs (Very Interested...and Important People) We just got back from a 5 day workshop in Morogoro on Community Theatre sponsored by Peace Corps. It has proven to be a successful and effective way to deal with the HIV/AIDS problem and gives us the tools for behavior change that is so necessary. Tanzanians have such a rich culture steept in oral tradition, movement, and music that it is a natural, culturally acceptable way of bringing a message to the people of the community. It's participatory and gets the audience to think, feel, and react to real situations which need behavior change: women's empowerment, HIV/AIDS stigmatazation, sexual activities. Community Theatre is brought to the people. It can happen at a school, church, or meeting site with trained actors (that would be Dave, Wendy, and counterparts Kim and
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