The Sankofa Center Information

Founded in 2004, The Sankofa Center is a San Francisco Bay Area non-profit using " the arts" to educate & prevent HIV/AIDS while providing free testing & referral services both locally & in Africa. In California, we are an informational resource linking community members to partners providing HIV services. In Ghana, West Africa, we maintain a touring HIV prevention program that uses African dance-dramas that help people understand common scenarios that facilitate HIV infection, provide free on the spot rapid testing, and link marginalized community members in rural villages to care. Our Impact: In the U.S., we act as an online resource working with HIV prevention partners throughout the Bay to provide a link for thousands of at risk community members to access information, referrals, services and care. In Ghana, our health based dance-dramas fuse African dance, drama and health information to educate. Our performances held in schools and villages throughout Ghana are performed by our local Ghanaian cultural troupe and international interns. Our outreach includes free counseling with rapid HIV testing in villages with referrals to partnering Government of Ghana hospitals. To date we have educated over 35,000 school youths, 50,000 community members and have provided over 6,000 at-risk community members with free HIV testing, counseling, and links to care. We maintain a vibrant volunteer/intern placement program for those interested in gaining skills while being part of our impact both in California and in Ghana, West Africa. Our organization is supported through sponsors, members, volunteers & interns; and fundraising through a gift merchandise line made by and supporting Sankofa's Cooperative effort in Ghana, West Africa. To Volunteer/Intern: http://thesankofacenter.org/home/join-us/ or email us at volunteers@thesankofacenter.org To Help Us: http://thesankofacenter.org/home/support-us/ To Connect: info@thesankofacenter.org