Unicef's Innovative Approach To Fighting Hiv/aids In Swaziland

The women of Swaziland have a distinctive cultural role in their society. In late summer, thousands of them converge in a ceremony to pay homage to the King and Queen Mother. During this time they are fed, entertained and educated in social and health issues. The UN’s Children Fund is using these occasions to teach the women, via simple stories, how unsafe sex can lead to the transmission of AIDS, which infects a third of the population. The women of Swaziland have a distinctive cultural role in their society. In late summer, thousands of them converge in a ceremony to pay homage to the King and Queen Mother. During this time they are fed, entertained and educated in social and health issues. The UN’s Children Fund is using these occasions to teach the women, via simple stories, how unsafe sex can lead to the transmission of AIDS, which infects a third of the population.