HIV/AIDS Education for Girls - Groups - Action Tools

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Name: HIV/AIDS Education for Girls
Website: http://www.awaregirls.webs.com
Categories: Human Rights
Health
Education

Description:
Feudal, cultural, and religious values and norms of North West Frontier Province of Pakistan (NWFP), gender inequalities, early marriages, lower socio-economic status of women, lack of decision making power, and the stigma and discrimination related to HIV/AIDS particularly affect young women by obstructing them from accessing adequate information and services for prevention, treatment, and care of HIV and AIDS. Moreover, HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention education is not part of the curriculum in School and Colleges of North West Frontier Province of Pakistan (NWFP), which predispose young women of NWFP to high risk sexual behaviors making them more vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. There is greater need of reaching these young women, educating them on HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention, and enabling them to fight against the stigma and discrimination related to HIV/AIDS. rnrnThe 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.

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