1980s, South Africa. Children following puppets performed by Puppets Against AIDS. In the late 1980s, the African Research and Educational Puppetry Program (AREPP) founded "Puppets Against Aids ", a traveling puppet show that visited African villages and cities to encourage audience members to use condoms to prevent HIV/AIDS transmission. In 1995 a group of medical and social science researchers conducted a qualitative evaluation of the AREPP's Puppetry Against Aids Program. The purpose of the evaluation was to provide funders of the puppet theater with an independent assessment by examining the impact of the performance on the audience. Although the researchers noted a need to include puppeteers who were HIV positive, as well as ever-evolving script changes to improve the portrayal of women and better address modern misconceptions about HIV/AIDS, researchers also noted Puppets Against Aids was "reaching into the heart of the populace" and making connections with the target audience, delivering a much-needed message about the importance of wearing condoms to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. Researchers urged further evaluation of the program's effectiveness.
1980s, South Africa. Children following puppets performed by Puppets Against AIDS. In the late 1980s, the African Research and Educational Puppetry Program (AREPP) founded "Puppets Against AIDS ", a traveling puppet show that visited African villages and cities to encourage audience members to use condoms to prevent HIV/AIDS transmission. In 1995 a group of medical and social science researchers conducted a qualitative evaluation of the AREPP's Puppetry Against AIDS Program. The purpose of the evaluation was to provide funders of the puppet theater with an independent assessment by examining the impact of the performance on the audience. Although the researchers noted a need to include puppeteers who were HIV positive, as well as ever-evolving script changes to improve the portrayal of women and better address modern misconceptions about HIV/AIDS, researchers also noted Puppets Against AIDS was "reaching into the heart of the populace" and making connections with the target audience, delivering a much-needed message about the importance of wearing condoms to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. Researchers urged further evaluation of the program's effectiveness.
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