Enemies To Allies
Sub-saharan Africa
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13m
Sometimes, innovative solutions to social challenges are born in the most unlikely places. In Kisumu, Kenya a surprising approach to HIV prevention relies on building bonds two unlikely groups: police officers and sex workers. In Kisumu, extortion and abuse were commonplace, and sex workers’ rights were violated. This resulted in sex workers not receiving essential health services and police officers contributing to the spread of HIV. Through a novel approach, a local NGO called Keeping Alive Societies’ Hope (KASH) has fought to reverse that trend by building relationships between these former adversaries.
Director: Julie Winokur
2014 | 14 min
USA | Kenya
FILMMAKER Q&A:
https://simaacademy.com/filmmaker-qa/enemies-to-allies/
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