Quality education

A primary goal of EDUCAIDS is to achieve coverage of quality education on HIV and AIDS at a national scale.

Quality HIV and AIDS education embodies a number of cross-cutting principles, including:

• Rights-based, learner-centred and inclusive;



• Gender-responsive;



• Scientifically accurate;



• Culturally sensitive;



• Age-specific;



• Delivered in safe and secure learning environments;



• Focused on and tailored to various groups, including vulnerable populations; and



• Promotes the involvement of people living with HIV and AIDS.

Access to educational opportunities is widely recognized as an effective means for reducing vulnerability of children and young people to HIV. UNESCO supports efforts to ensure that all learners are reached with relevant and appropriate learning opportunities of good quality.


Download EDUCAIDS implementation support tools related to quality education

Technical Briefs (pdf format)

• Quality education and HIV & AIDS
  (EN, FR, SP, CH, RU, AR, PT)



• A rights-based approach to the education sector response to HIV and AIDS
  (EN, FR, SP, CH, RU, AR, PT)



• Gender-responsive approaches in education sector responses
  (EN, FR, SP, CH, RU, AR, PT)



• Providing culturally sensitive education on HIV and AIDS
  (EN, FR, SP, CH, RU, AR, PT)



• Girls’ education and HIV prevention
  (EN, FR, SP, CH, RU, AR, PT)



• Education for orphans and children made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS
  (EN, FR, SP, CH, RU, AR, PT)



• HIV and AIDS education for minorities
  (EN, FR, SP, CH, RU, AR, PT)



• HIV and AIDS education for refugees and internally displaced persons
  (EN, FR, SP, CH, RU, AR, PT)



• Focused HIV prevention for key populations
  (EN, FR, SP, CH, RU, AR, PT)



• Promoting the greater involvement of people living with HIV in education sector responses
  (EN, FR, SP, CH, RU, AR, PT)

Overview of Practical Resources

• Annotated bibliography of key resources (pdf format)
  (EN, FR, PT, SP, CH, RU, AR)

Click here to access the full set of EDUCAIDS Technical Briefs and Overviews of Practical Resources for all five components.