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When hip-hop saves lives: UNESCO, i4Policy, UNHCR join forces in #DontGoViral campaign to fight infodemic around COVID-19

May 14, 2020

“The success of the DontGoViral campaign underlines the resilience and creativity of women and men on the African Continent to harness the power of cultural diversity to effectively combat the infodemic that is proving to be just as viral as the pandemic itself. Their contributions highlight the fact that cultural players are a much-needed part of the solution,” said Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO.

Read more here: https://en.unesco.org/news/when-hip-hop-saves-lives-unesco-i4policy-unhcr-join-forces-dontgoviral-campaign-fight-infodemic?fbclid=IwAR04T46gUMwV4bRx6TXXJwff_ZlPa8cvgS-a2UQFNLnbbb7vpt8C8pM0AnM

Filed Under: *APPROACHES, *COVID MESSAGES & ISSUES, *REGION: Sub-Saharan Africa, *STRATEGY & METHODS, Article, Awareness Raising, Civil Society, COVID-19, Digital Engagement, Edutainment, Influencers, Issues - Rumour, Misinformation & Fake News, Music, Social Media, UNESCO

The coronavirus murals trying to keep Kenya’s slums safe

May 13, 2020

A street artist called Msale has taken it upon himself to create giant murals bringing public health messages directly to the overcrowded Mathare slum in Nairobi. With half a million people living in such ‘a squeezed area’  social distancing is quite impossible to achieve, says Msale, so he is providing information for people on how to keep safe from Covid-19 in the ‘simplest, clearest’ way he knows.

View here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvJzg4lJ398&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2RUSewPs1IvCfv-rjkrUyeWdRJujcrrVbEIGOL8mpOwsy4U7LCWE63C14

Filed Under: *APPROACHES, *COVID MESSAGES & ISSUES, *PUBLIC SPACE ROUTES, Awareness Raising, Civil Society, COVID-19, Kenya, Public Health Communication, Street Art

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