Champions for an HIV-Free Generation

The ABMP is working in partnership with the Champions for an HIV-Free Generation, a leadership initiative launched by Festus Mogae, former president of Botswana. The initiative is joined by former African presidents, religious leaders and African celebrities and is focused on fighting HIV on the continent.

The ABMP is working in partnership with the Champions for an HIV-Free Generation, a leadership initiative launched by Festus Mogae, former president of Botswana. The initiative is joined by former African presidents, religious leaders and African celebrities and is focused on fighting HIV on the continent.

The founding group of champions include Joaquim Chissano, former President of Mozambique, Benjamin Mkapa, former President of Tanzania, Kenneth Kaunda, former President of Zambia, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Ethiopian super model Liya Kebede, South African Supreme Court of Appeal Justice Edwin Cameron and Professor Miriam Were, chair of the Kenyan National AIDS Control Council.

The group, which was launched at the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City on August 5, 2008, aims to engage with all African leaders to dramatically improve efforts to prevent the spread of HIV.

Champions for an HIV-free Generation has been endorsed by UNAIDS, the World Bank, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and the World Health Organization.

The Southern African Broadcasting Association

The Southern African Broadcasting Association (SABA) is a non-profit, non-governmental umbrella organisation comprising of commercial, private, community and public broadcasting enterprises in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. SABA was launched in November 1993 with the objective of enhancing the professionalism and the credibility of public broadcasting in the region.

One of the primary objectives of the organisation is to promote the development of quality broadcasting and excellence among broadcasters in southern Africa as well as organise cooperative activities including training, staff and other exchanges among members. SABA provides platforms for professional dialogue and technical advancement among radio and television broadcasters while also facilitating the collective participation of regional broadcasters in new technologies and the acquisition of sporting and other rights. The organisation acts as a regional lobby on common broadcasting interests including the transformation of state/national broadcasters to genuine public service broadcasters.

SABA's membership includes equipment suppliers and other players in the broadcasting industry in the territories of the SADC region. SABA covers Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the island state of Seychelles. Its sphere of activity has been extended to community, private and commercial broadcasters in the SADC region, the rest of Africa and other continents. The SABA headquarters is located in Johannesburg, South Africa.

African Broadcasting Union

African Broadcasting Union – was established in 1962 by national broadcasting institutions of African countries to develop and strengthen national radio and television services in Africa. African Broadcasting Union is a professional and not-for-profit body with 48 member organisations and 10 associate members (made up of national radio and/or television organisations from non-African countries) devoted to achieving its objectives.

African Broadcasting Union encourages programme exchanges, provides staff training and conducts technical research in the fields of radio and TV. The organisation also hosts seminars and workshops to encourage the media to cover national and regional development, international sport, and cultural events As part of its work, African Broadcasting Union promotes, maintains and develops cooperation between its members, supporting in all areas the interests of the member broadcasting organisations.

African Broadcasting Union presents seminars, workshops, and conferences on topics such as news, educational broadcasting and television development of communications, satellite communications, and training so as to encourage cooperation between member organisations and ensure exchange of information and ideas.

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is a US-based non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the United States, South Africa, and globally. The Foundation operates as an independent voice and source of facts and analysis for policymakers, the media, the healthcare community, and the general public.

Through is Entertainment Media Partnerships, the Foundation provides media executives, editors, and journalists arenas to engage amongst themselves and with community-based organisations and NGOs on public health issues affecting their local communities. The Foundation partners with media organisations to develop multi-faceted public education campaigns on important health issues, providing expert substantive guidance as well as participating in production and operations.

In South Africa, the Foundation works closely with the South African national and provincial governments as well as and other non-government and private sector partners to provide the essential information on which government health policy and program plans are made. The Foundation’s work in South Africa has also facilitated decentralization of health management to the district level nationally as well as helped train top-level health officials in administrative and managerial skills. More recently, the Foundation’s work has focused on helping South Africa curtail the HIV/AIDS epidemic through development of effective national prevention and treatment programs through the public health system.

The Nelson Mandela Foundation

The Nelson Mandela Foundation was established in 1999 with the need to provide Mr. Nelson Mandela an avenue to continue to put into practice his ideals and values and to ensure that his legacy is preserved, not only for the benefit of South Africa, but for the world.

Mr. Mandela’s two major focuses have been to make a difference on the HIV/AIDS issue and to improve the situation of children in rural schools. Working on this premise and through the creation of strategic networks and partnerships, the Nelson Mandela Foundation directs resources, knowledge and practice to add value and demonstrate new possibilities for reconciliation and social justice not just in South Africa, but also at a global level.

The Foundation, recognized as an African-rooted organisation, has become a premier institution that promotes the Mandela legacy and develops initiatives that advance social change, human development, democracy and freedom, while, at the same time integrating knowledge and practice. This approach creates critical opportunities that enrich civil society and promote public dialogue.

The Foundation regularly convenes forums where people, partners and organisations can debate, analyse issues aimed at enhancing public discourse and improving understanding. The Foundation’s work also includes the dissemination of research – especially in HIV/AIDS – and the support of innovative work with partners, pioneering new ideas and practical approaches of taking projects to scale.

46664 is Nelson Mandela’s campaign to help raise global awareness of AIDS/HIV through unique live events and music related initiatives. 46664 was Mr. Mandela’s prison number when he was held in captivity for 18 years on Robben Island in Cape Town.