Living Positive Christmas Tour visits the coast

THE Living Positive Tour, a musical event bringing HIV and AIDS prevention messages, began its holiday tour of coastal cities including Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, Henties Bay, and Arandis today.

The tour will run until Sunday, December 22. The Living Positive Tour features the male a capella group, Vocal Motion 6, and Herlyn Uiras, an HIV+ woman, who uses vocal talents, dramatic skills, and personal experiences to convey HIV and AIDS prevention, anti-stigma, and living positive messages.The coastal and Arandis schedule includes town halls, sports clubs, churches, as well as the Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, and Arandis prisons.The tour will also perform for the small marginalised community of the Topnaars outside of Walvis Bay, and the DRC Camp in Swakopmund.Performances opened to the general public at the Swakopmund Christmas Market; the Carol Service at the Swakopmund Amphitheatre on Saturday; the Henties Bay Town Hall yesterday; Kuisebmond Town Hall at 19h00 tomorrow; the Tamariskia Town Hall at 19h00 on December 19; at Dolphin Beach at 10h00 on December 22 and at the Arandis Town Hall at 19h00, December 22.The Living Positive Tour made its debut on July 7, 2007 at the Katutura Multi-Purpose Centre.Since then, it has performed in front of enthusiastic audiences of over 10 500 children and adults at schools, churches, colleges, universities, sports clubs, and multi-purpose centres.It is supported by a US$42 000 Pepfar (President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) grant from the US Embassy in Windhoek, and the next tour is planned for the south of Namibia during February 2008.The Living Positive Tour features the male a capella group, Vocal Motion 6, and Herlyn Uiras, an HIV+ woman, who uses vocal talents, dramatic skills, and personal experiences to convey HIV and AIDS prevention, anti-stigma, and living positive messages.The coastal and Arandis schedule includes town halls, sports clubs, churches, as well as the Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, and Arandis prisons.The tour will also perform for the small marginalised community of the Topnaars outside of Walvis Bay, and the DRC Camp in Swakopmund.Performances opened to the general public at the Swakopmund Christmas Market; the Carol Service at the Swakopmund Amphitheatre on Saturday; the Henties Bay Town Hall yesterday; Kuisebmond Town Hall at 19h00 tomorrow; the Tamariskia Town Hall at 19h00 on December 19; at Dolphin Beach at 10h00 on December 22 and at the Arandis Town Hall at 19h00, December 22.The Living Positive Tour made its debut on July 7, 2007 at the Katutura Multi-Purpose Centre.Since then, it has performed in front of enthusiastic audiences of over 10 500 children and adults at schools, churches, colleges, universities, sports clubs, and multi-purpose centres.It is supported by a US$42 000 Pepfar (President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) grant from the US Embassy in Windhoek, and the next tour is planned for the south of Namibia during February 2008.