United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization

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.

UNESCO Dhaka continues the project on Imam training by the implementing partner Grambangla Unnayan Committee (GUC) and already 300 Imams were trained. GUC conducted 24 orientation workshops in 24 districts of 6 divisions of Bangladesh to train 240 persons. The main aim was for them to understand and discuss the roles of religious and community leaders and other key stakeholders in response to HIV/AIDS. These 240 trained persons are supposed to work in 240 spots at the community level.