Reducing HIV/AIDS Vulnerability among Students in the School Setting

This manual is designed for those who will be training teachers on how to teach about HIV/AIDS in the classroom. The manual is formatted for flexibility, and trainers are encouraged to omit or modify sections of the material as appropriate for differing social, cultural or religious contexts.

The methods recommended in this manual focus on "life skills" techniques and "learner-centred" activities, in which students themselves play an active role, and lecturing is kept to a minimum. The life skills emphasised include not only the acquisition of knowledge of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), but learning to manage personal stress, family issues, drug abuse and other risk factors.

The manual is organised into two sections: instructions on how to use the manual, followed by a set of eleven modules which can be either used as presented, or selectively rearranged and modified.

Table of Contents:

Part One: How to Use the Manual

• Introduction
• Roles and Responsibilities of the Trainers
• The Skills of the Trainers
• Annexes (A-G)

Part Two: Training Modules

• Introduction
• Module One: Basic of Growing Up - Understanding Adolescence and Adolescent Sexuality
• Module Two: Unplanned Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infections
• Module Three: Basic Facts about HIV/AIDS
• Module Four: The HIV/AIDS Epidemic and its impact
• Module Five: HIV/AIDS, Drugs and Substance Abuse
• Module Six: HIV/AIDS and Human Rights
• Module Seven: Care and Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA)
• Module Eight: Working Together in the Community to Combat HIV/AIDS
• Module Nine: Integration of HIV/AIDS Preventive Education with School Curriculum
• Module Ten: Learner-Centred Strategies and Life Skills Techniques
• Module Eleven: Assessment Tools for Use in HIV/AIDS Prevention Education