Global Health Conference Midwest 2020 Global
New HIV infections in Uganda rose 21% between 2003-2013. Since 2014, Global Livingston Institute works with community partners to produce the "iKnow" Concert Series in rural Uganda. This annual, free concert series brings musicians/celebrities to stress that people can live long, healthy lives while being HIV-positive, aiming to decrease stigma.
Kampala Social Impact Remuneration Survey for Global Livingston Institute/Staffable Africa
During the spring semester of 2019, a capstone team from the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs (CIPA) partnered with staff from the Global Livingston Institute (GLI) and Staffable Africa on designing a remuneration survey for organizations working in the sectors of social impact and social enterprise 1n Kampala, Uganda.
Music as a vehicle for reducing HIV stigma and increasing fo testing in rural Uganda
Through working partnerships with community stakeholders, music was identified as a potential mechanism to deliver messages about sexual health and HIV given its cultural significance in rural communities throughout Uganda. We have hypothesized that an event-based HIV awareness and testing initiative can reduce stigma and increase the acceptability of testing in rural Uganda.