Country watch. Brazil
Ceccon, C.
Aids Health Promotion Exchange 1994(1): 9
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 1013-7785 PMID: 12287666 Document Number: 277944
The video No rubber, no way] provides facts on HIV/AIDS and prevention, and talks about problems faced by youths living on the street. It was produced by the Popular Image Creation Center (CECIP) in cooperation with the National Movement of Street Children and the Sao Martinho Foundation. The video is fast-paced and humorous with a young actor posing as a "streetkid reporter" who interviews adults on how they would help street youths as well as street youths themselves. Safer drug injection practices, safety precautions needed in donating blood, how to request HIV tests, and the dilemma of condoms being too large for some young boys are discussed. Animated sequences are used to convey technical data, while moves in a soccer match are compared to sexual intercourse. The video has been used by agencies working with street children, private and public schools, and adults. It is also shown during daily programs in public squares organized by CECIP's community television project in peripheral areas of Rio de Janeiro. CECIP is working on a booklet to accompany the video which will be available in bookstores and newsstands.