Our Youth Literature Project involves the development, printing and distribution (free) of culturally relevant HIV awareness booklets with the text written in both Swahili and Maasai languages. The 64-page, illustrated booklets are aimed at educated Maasai youth and provide them with not just factual information, but also a tool for peer education. The booklets have [...]

Empuaan’s community outreach aims to present HIV awareness information and promote HIV-related discussion, using traditional Maasai venues, settings and systems for information sharing and debate.
For a community to be able to protect itself from sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, accurate information and appropriate education are important prerequisites. However, it is generally recognised that knowledge alone [...]

Our Forum Theatre Project aims to promote critical thinking and decision making through the analysis and discussion of social issues relating to HIV, its transmission and impact. Using theatre as a forum for discussion, communities are able to explore personal issues and discuss their own ideas without feeling exposed.

Empuaan’s Music Project aims to raise awareness of HIV, its spread and it prevention by working with the community to develop HIV messages and integrate them into the lyrics of popular Maasai songs.

In addition to creating an environment in which individuals and groups can explore alternative ways of being and make informed choices to reduce the risk and impact of HIV/AIDS, Empuaan liaises with both governmental and non-governmental agencies to provide and distribute condoms in rural areas. We promote correct and consistent condom use, and work to [...]