Educación para la prevención del sida

The AIDS epidemic is a threat to mankind's existence. Many institutions are confronted with the disease and do not know how to handle it and its related facets.

Preventive education is an important strategy in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

As part of the on-going actvity by UNICEF to reduce the alarming rate of HIV/AIDS spread in Nigeria, UNICEF partnered with the NYSC Directorate and the Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) to train 1 382 Youth Corps members in 7 pilot states in Nigeria.

This manual was created by young people between 15-30 years of age, who came from thirteen countries across Africa (Botswana, Burundi, Eritrea, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia) to participate in the International Youth Camp that was h

This package addresses roles, socio-economic issues and cultural norms that are specific to men and women and how they affect or influence the spread of HIV and AIDS.

This document is one of the materials developed during the course of the "Kafue Adolescent Reproductive Health Project" (KARHP) in Zambia. It is designed to train and guide parents and older educators in leading community-based education sessions with community members.

Presentation at the Strengthening Education Sector Responses to HIV/AIDS session organised by CIDA, PCD, The World Bank, UNESCO and UNICEF at the XV International AIDS Conference, 11-16 July 2004, Bangkok, Thailand.