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This is a co-educational curriculum designed for various age groups ranging from 5 to 25 years. It provides girls, boys, young women and young men with tools and expertise to understand the root causes of violence in their communities, to educate and involve their peers and communities to prevent such violence, and to learn about where to access support if they experience violence.
Since very early in the epidemic, education has been identified as central to an effective response. Three different kinds of education can be distinguished: education for HIV prevention, education about treatment, and education to prevent or mitigate the negative effects of the epidemic. This article also considers three different contexts in which education takes place: in schools, at the level of specific groups and across society as a whole. …
Best practices for adolescent sex education recommend science-based approaches. However, little is known about the capacity and needs of organizations who implement sex education programs on the local level. The purpose of this research was to describe successes and challenges of community organizations in implementing science-based sex education. Using qualitative methods, we interviewed program directors and educators in 17 state funded adolescent pregnancy prevention/sex education programs as part of a larger mixed methods evaluation. …
This booklet gives a snap shot of the different socio-cultural approaches to HIV/AIDS prevention in the Caribbean. It presents edu-drama, theatre in education and other alternative media interventions that are geared towards empowering youth, their parents and community leaders to live a healthy lifestyle and create a safe environment within their communities.
In 2005 the IPPF, South Asia Regional Office invited 10 young women between the ages of 16-20 to take part in an exciting new initiative that would ultimately combine HIV/AIDS awareness with photography. These 10 young women, in partnership with five IPPF Member Associations, developed skills in HIV/AIDS peer education and photograpy over a four-day workshop that they could then put into practice in their respective countries at the community level. …
C'est dans le dessein d'apprécier les retombées des enseignements dispensés sur le VIH/SIDA dans les centres NAFA que nous avons choisi d'entreprendre la présente étude. Les principales questions sur lesquelles la recherche a porté sont celles relatives :1) - au contexte de la formation et de l'information reçue sur le VIH/SIDA ; 2) - le stade actuel des connaissances et des représentations sur la maladie ; 3)- Et les effets des enseignements reçus sur les attitudes et les comportements des filles des centres NAFA.
This analysis looks at aáprocess evaluation of four channels of delivery (drama, video, community education and leaflets) used in an Information, Education and Communication (IEC) intervention on HIV/AIDS in rural Uganda. Semi-structured interviews (n=37) and focus groups (n=3) were conducted among field staff. Two questionnaires (n=105 and n=69) and focus groups were conducted with community members. More than 85% of the community had seen at least one drama or video and saw them as relevant and realistic. However, the overall message of the plays was often not well understood. …
In this qualitative study, members of the HIV and AIDS community were recruited through AIDS service organizations to test whether web environments could serve as educational platforms on treatment-related topics. The research team collected demographic characteristics andádata on Internet use. Group interviews were used to gather data on usability of the study environment, preferences for information formats, use of the message forum, and other sources for learning on treatment information. …
AIDS education must be tailored to the target community's needs. A three-pronged approach is needed to mitigate the AIDS epidemic within the African American community. Firstly, the notion that AIDS and the drug abuse epidemics are a conspiracy must be dispelled and converted into a movement to save African Americans. Secondly, African American men and women, separately then together, must take responsibility for the gender role changes that have encouraged HIV and STI infections. …
This e-toolkit/training manual is part of a larger Go Girls! toolkit series that helps reduce girls' vulnerability to HIV and AIDS by working with the community, schools, parents and girls themselves. …
Ce guide sert de support pour la formation des travailleurs communautaires de base prestataires de services aux orphelins et aux enfants rendus vulnérables (OEV) par le VIH/SIDA en Haïti. Ce programme les aide à développer des aptitudes et acquérir les compétences requises pour répondre aux besoins essentiels des OEV. …
Ce guide sert de support pour la formation des travailleurs communautaires de base prestataires de services aux orphelins et aux enfants rendus vulnérables (OEV) par le VIH/SIDA en Haïti. Ce programme les aide à développer des aptitudes et acquérir les compétences requises pour répondre aux besoins essentiels des OEV. …
Documentación y comunicación en el trabajo en VIH/SIDA es un paquete de herramientas que contiene actividades participativas, cuya meta es construir habilidades prácticas entre las ONGs/OBCs que responden al VIH/SIDA en países en desarrollo. Es un recurso para ayudar a los grupos a mejorar la calidad de sus programas de trabajo y de relaciones externas - a través del registro, aprendizaje y el compartir sus lecciones y resultados. El paquete de herramientas ha sido diseñado para ser usado por organizaciones y capacitadores que apoyan a las ONGs/OBCs. …
Esta Guía es el producto de la construcción colectiva impulsada por Fundación Huésped, a través del trabajo en taller realizado con especialistas y promotores de cuatro Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil que desarrollan experiencias de promoción comunitaria con diversos grupos de población considerados vulnerables: niñas, niños y adolescentes, población migrante, personas en situación de encierro, personas que viven con VIH/SIDA. Se explican los derechos humanos y derechos de las personas que viven con VIH, y se proponen estrategias específicas para cada uno deálos grupos enunciados.
Este manual fue concebido, en primer lugar como un recurso básico para personas que se desempeñarán como facilitadoras en la ejecución de un taller destinado a reflexionar sobre el estigma y la discriminación. Igualmente considera algunos instrumentos para la abogacía en derechos humanos y VIH/SIDA. Indica paso a paso la secuencia a seguir para la ejecución de un taller que promueve la reflexión en torno al estigma y la discriminación, sus efectos en el curso de la epidemia y la relevancia de los derechos humanos para la lucha contra el VIH/SIDA. …
