Nyanya Project

“Fish for Sex” was written by Mary Martin Niepold, Founder of The Nyanya Project, to bring attention to the alarming AIDS rate in western Kenya where the city of Kisumu and small towns border Lake Victoria. Here, the AIDS rate is around 48%, and poverty and gender bias drive much of the crisis because of this practice.  Women come to buy fish to feed their children or to sell in order to earn income for their families.  However, fisherman won’t sell their fish to the women.  Instead, they insist on sex for payment, and the infection spreads.

This piece was presented at the annual “Vagina Monologues” event at Wake Forest University, was performed by theatre major, Aleshia Price and filmed by the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

Visit The Nyanya Project’s Facebook Page to view the video.

Opening credit:  Fish for Sex
Closing credit:
Actor:  Aleshia Price
Video:  Greg Hudgins and Bill McCord, UNCSA