Brazilian government uses indigenous language for the first time in anti-AIDS campaign (fwd link)

[Phillip E Cash Cash]

*Brazilian government uses indigenous language for the first time in
anti-AIDS campaign
*
Published October 11, 2012
Associated Press

SAO PAULO –  Brazil is using an indigenous language for the first in a
campaign aimed at curbing violence against women and the spread of HIV.

The program includes folders warning that "violence or fear of violence
increase women's vulnerability to HIV infection and other sexually
transmitted diseases" because women who fear violence can be forced to have
unprotected sex.

To get the message across to indigenous populations, folders and pamphlets
were prepared in Tikuna, which is spoken by more than 30,000 Indians in the
western tip of Amazonas state. Educational material is being prepared in
other indigenous languages as well.

Read more:
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/10/11/brazilian-government-uses-indigenous-language-for-first-time-in-anti-aids/#ixzz29f4HG0hI
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