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Title: HIV/AIDS Education for Girls
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Categories: Health
Education
Status:
In Progress
Timeline:
September 1 08 to October 30 11
Description:
The Project will focus on educating young people particularly young women on HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention. Main features of the project include educating 2,500 young women of secondary and higher secondary schools of four target districts; establishing 40 AIDS discussion clubs in the target Schools that will be mentored and operated by Young Women, meet once a month and will work for disseminating the information; and conducting one radio program per quarter on local channels throughout the 4 years period to raise awareness among young people of NWFP about HIV/AIDS and to reduce the stigma, taboo, and discrimination related to HIV/AIDS.
Background:
Pakistan is the sixth most populous country of the world with a total population of 169.3 millionrn(World Population Data Sheet). Young people currently make up 54.2 Million (10-24 years) andrnmakes up a segment of population that is particularly vulnerable to HIV. Globally, 50% of HIVrntransmission takes place among those aged 15-24, and 5,000 to 6,000 young people becamerninfected every day (UNICEF 2002).rnYoung Women of Rural Areas of North West Frontier Province of Pakistan are more vulnerable tornHIV infection. Factors which make them vulnerable to HIV infection are Feudal, cultural, andrnreligious values and norms, gender inequalities, early marriages, lower socio-economic status ofrnwomen, and lack of decision making power. The stigma and discrimination related to HIV/AIDSrnparticularly affect young women by obstructing them from accessing adequate information andrnservices for prevention, treatment, and care of HIV and AIDS. Moreover, HIV/AIDS transmission andrnprevention education is not part of the curriculum in School and Colleges of North West FrontierrnProvince of Pakistan (NWFP), which predispose young women of NWFP to high risk sexual behaviorsrnmaking them more vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. The three principle drivers of HIV are gender inequality,rngender based violence, and low status of women.rnThere is greater need of reaching these young women, educating them on HIV/AIDS transmissionrnand prevention, equipping them with the skills of HIV prevention, and enabling them to fight againstrnthe stigma and discrimination related to HIV/AIDS.rnGovernment has repeatedly declared its commitment to improve status of women and reverse AIDSrnpandemic. In some areas progress has been made but much more needs to be done to enable andrnempower women to practice safe and responsible sex, avoid activities and relationships thatrnthreaten them with infection, and have the legal, economic, social and health opportunities to avoidrnHIV or withstand the impact of AIDS. Harmful gender norms, sexual violence, and gender inequalityrnneed to be addressed in order to combat HIV/AIDS pandemic. Efforts need to emphasize onrnHIV/AIDS information, education and health services to young women that will help keep them andrntheir infants free of HIV.rnGovernment and Civil Society of Pakistan has been working on different levels to address the issue ofrnHIV/AIDS, but limited efforts has been undertaken focusing young women of rural areas. Feeling thernintense need of educating young women of rural areas on HIV prevention, AWARE GIRLS designedrnHIV/AIDS Education Program.
Objectives:
1. To educate 2500 young women of 40 secondary and Higher Secondary Schools of four target districts on HIV/AIDS transmission, prevention, and treatment (10 Schools in each district will be covered per year)rnrn2. To establish 40 AIDS Discussions clubs involving in total 12,00 young women (30 Young women in each Discussion Club), in 40 secondary and Higher secondary Schools of women in four target districts of North West Frontier Province during the four years period rnrn3. To engage 120 young women and 90 Young School teachers in project implementation activities by training them as Peer educators, enabling them to mentor the AIDS Discussions Clubsrnrn4. To reach 24,000 young people with information on HIV/AIDS through one Radio Program per quarter on local channels throughout the 3 years grant period, leading to increased HIV/AIDS information and reduction of the stigma and discrimination related to HIV/AIDS
Milestones:
1. 700 young women and 60 teachers of 15 Schools and 5 colleges of District Swabi gotrnHIV/AIDS Education rnrn2. 20 Anti-AIDs Clubs established in the target Schools and Colleges, with involvement of 560rnyoung women volunteers and 20 teachersrnrn3. 55 Activities (40 Seminars, 10 Focus Group Discussions, and 5 Community level Seminars)rnconducted by the Anti-AIDS Clubs till the end of the projectrnrn4. Pre-KAP and Post-KAP survey conducted to analyze the Knowledge, Attitudes, andrnPerceptions of young women of District swabi about HIV/AIDS before and after HIV/AIDSrnEducation Programrnrn5. Recommendations drawn for future interventions
Budget:
15,000 US $ per Year
Needs:
1. Support from National, Regional, and International supportrnrn2. Inspiration, and Informationrnrn3. Networkingrnrn4. Financial support to expand the project
Contact Name: Gulalai Ismail
Contact Email Address: aware_girls@poetic.com
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