The theme for this year's competitions, which were open to all vocational and tertiary institutions was, "Youth against HIV Stigma & Discrimination, Take Responsibility, Take Action'', aimed at fighting stigma and discrimination against people living and affected by HIV/AIDS. All the groups that took part throughout the competitions were given a task to create a play that can send a clear message across for people to love and embrace those living with the HIV and not discriminate and shun them.Through peer education and entertainment the drama groups played traumatic and disturbing same life experiences that HIV and AIDS patients are subjected to on a daily basis.
The brilliantly made characters that kept the crowd going with laughter throughout opened the audience's eyes to the painful and the aftermath that are often brought about by discrimination against victims of HIV AIDS. It was evident that the common message that ran through all the four group's play was that discrimination and Stigma creates family conflicts and division, resentment and abuse, resulting in people living with HIV/AIDS sometimes taking their own lives or drowning themselves in substance and alcohol abuse.
