Global HIV/AIDS Prevention Strategy Using Comedic PSA’s The Three Amigos is a series of twenty (20) world-class animated Public Service Announcements (PSA’s) designed to entrench the use of condoms to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS throughout the world. The PSA’s are 60, 30, 20 and 15 seconds each. Featuring three animated (2D) condom characters called Shaft, Stretch and Dick, the PSA’s use comedy as a medium. The Three Amigos is a groundbreaking HIV/Aids prevention strategy, strongly supported by Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who has called the series “a significant contribution”. The series has been gaining widespread support for its humour and non-threatening approach. The Star newspaper in South Africa attended a preview and called the series “a cheeky, thoroughly entertaining, ground-breaking HIV-AIDS prevention strategy. In fact, The Three Amigos could become a cult!” The Three Amigos has been produced by over 80 volunteers. Firdaus Kharas of Canada and Brent Quinn of South Africa are the lead Producers and creators. Among the Canadian companies participating in the production are top animation companies Funbag Studios, Helix Animation, Helix Digital, GAPC, Affinity Productions and Atomic Productions. The series is currently in production and some are ready, with the rest being completed by end-December. The PSA’s are to be made available for distribution around the world. The tapes are going to be free to broadcasters and NGO’s and community groups. Each broadcaster will be encouraged to translate the series into local languages. Further information is available at www.thethreeamigos.org. The Producers’ contact details: Firdaus J. Kharas Tel: 820-6121 Fax: 820-4679 e-mail: kharasf@achilles.net. www.kharas.ca