This film is part of SASA! An Activist Kit to Prevent Violence again st Women and HIV/AIDS. The kit is designed to inspire individuals and c ommunities in Africa to become aware, give support and take action to p revent these interconnected pandemics.

Mama Joyce and Josephine's stories highlight the need for awareness, the importance of support and the urgency for action. Through their ex periences, both women have been moved to become activists in their comm unities. They support women experiencing violence and living with HIV o r AIDS and are catalysts for change in their communities. This film is an inspiring look at two women's lives, and it is a call to action. It calls on everyone to take action to prevent violence against women and HIV infection, now . SASA!

Includes a screening guide for SASA

Producers: Chanda Chevannes and Lori Michau, Director:Chanda Chevann es

Editor/Director of photography: Nathan Shields, Design: Amy Simms

Sasa is a kiswahili word that means now. Now is the time to prevent violence against women and HIV infection. The advocacy film tells the s tories of two women and their experiences with violence and HIV/AIDs. A long with its perspective, the film includes analysis from experts and leaders about how these two pandemics are linked and what we must do to prevent them.

Sasa follows the lives of Mama Joyce in Mwanza, Tanzania and Josephi ne in Kampala, Uganda as they share their experiences of domestic viole nce, how domestic violence led to their HIV positive status and how the ir positive status led to more violence.

As in the lives of Mama Joyce and Josephine, domestic violence great ly increases women's risk of HIV infection. HIV infection in turn incre ases women's risk of experiencing domestic violence. Violence against w omen is fueling the HIV epidemic- it is both cause and consequence of H IV infection.

Play Film in English (30 min.)

Play Film in Kiswahili (30 min.)

Play short film (6 min.)