UNESCO Dhaka - HIV/AIDS Education

HIV/AIDS Education

UNESCO’s distinctive combination of expertise in education, science, social sciences, culture and communications gives it an interdisciplinary organizational and technical capacity that is particularly suited to support responses to HIV and AIDS.

UNESCO supports responses to HIV and AIDS that are inclusive and sensitive to the needs and issues of all of the population, but with particular attention to key populations especially vulnerable to HIV and young people in school settings. It also supports responses that are gender and age responsive, culturally appropriate, evidence-informed and grounded in human rights, and that involve people living with HIV and other vulnerable populations at all stages.

Awareness raising activities on HIV/AIDS and its prevention

LIFE, a national NGO carries out activities to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS and to promote safe behavior targeting 5,000 students, truck drivers, rickshaw pullers & day laborers. By conducting a baseline survey and evaluation study, increased knowledge and behavior changes of the target groups are measured

Organize 25 Awareness-raising Meetings on HIV/AIDS in Rural Areas

Dhaka Ahsania Mission, a national NGO conducts training programmes for 700 people such as media professional, local leaders, religious leaders, local NGOs, teachers, and health (traditional) service providers of the respective rural areas in Bangladesh on HIV/AIDS vulnerability.

The overall aim is to prevent HIV infections and help avert a generalized HIV epidemic in Bangladesh . An initiative will be there to establish a referral mechanism between the Dhaka Ahsania Mission and the participants for further support at the end of the activity. Materials are being tested and revised, resulting by the end of the project in a complete set of open access, materials on reporting of HIV/AIDS in Bangla, ready for distribution to rural, illiterate populations as well as college students in remote areas.

Development and adaptation of HIV and AIDS materials for illiterates

TREE Foundation ltd. – an individual national media firm implemented this activity. The main objectives of this project were to r eview and adopt existing IEC materials for HIV/AIDS education in Bangladesh and develop illiteracy friendly materials on the issue; mobilize local press and community leaders to raise awareness on HIV/AIDS; raise awareness among on HIV/AIDS among school going and non-school going young population and illiterate community using proper media. TREE Foundation ltd. collects and reviews recently developed materials; develops strategy for useable Information Education Communication production; forms a cultural group; records 500 audio cassette/CD; develop 50 VCD of 10-15 minutes duration short film; produces 3,000 pictorial booklets and 3,000 cartoon books.

Development of a National Curriculum and Educational Materials on HIV/AIDS Preventive Education

A national NFE training curriculum on HIV/AIDS preventive education to train religious leaders and Imams of the mosque was developed by Grambangla Unnayan Committee in close participation of all concerned Ministries, Govt. agencies and NGOs. The manual was used to orient Imams and religious leaders on HIV/AIDS preventive education. The Imams and religious leaders being one of the most influential social and religious actors contribute a lot in raising awareness on HIV/AIDS prevention and elimination of social stigma and discrimination.

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