Temwa is currently finalizing a proposal and seeking funding to produce and distribute an HIV and AIDS-awareness film throughout Malawi aimed at children of primary school age. In Malawi, there is just a one per cent prevalence rate of HIV in children in the age group 5 to 12 years, leading it to be described as the ‘window of hope’. If these children can be reached and taught how to protect themselves against HIV and AIDS before they reach puberty, the result could be a dramatic overall reduction in the prevalence of the disease, and even the containment of the epidemic.

The film will be made with our previous film partner, Purple Field Productions (PFP), and Youth Net & Counselling (YONECO), a Malawi-based organisation established to address the social injustice and reproductive health issues affecting the youth, women and children in Malawi. The film’s target audience will be primary school children in Malawi, with an emphasis on those aged between 7 and 12 years. The language used to be used in the film is Chichewa (vernacular language in Malawi) with the option of English subtitles. We are proposing to produce the film in both DVD and video format, and to distribute it to community-based organisations (CBOs), non-government organisations (NGOs) and relevant government sectors throughout Malawi.

Elspeth of PFP during the filming of 'Banthu Ngati Ise' in 2007

The Malawi premiere of Temwa and PFP's first film, 'Banthu Ngati Ise'

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