Hello;

Here is a link to several training manuals for community and peer education on HIV/AIDS. There are a lot of strategies and different programs explained in these manuals and there are manuals for students who want to do peer education. I think that involving the youth in peer counseling would be great as it would not only educate them about HIV/AIDS but also give them some responsibility and experience they could use later in life. Also of interest is that most of these documents refer to programs already underway in Uganda, so there may be an opportunity to partner with some of the organizations involved.
I hope this helps, please let me now if you have any trouble with the link and I will email you the documents.

Cathy.

http://www.worlded.org/WEIInternet/publications/index.cfm?cat=hivaids

You could also try getting in touch with Ojok Eric http://www.nabuur.com/en/user/ojok-eric/profile
He is the national contact in Uganda for the Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS. So he may be able to put you in contact with people in your area who can provide training materials etc.

Mary

Hi Mary;

Welcome to Kawempe! I know from other villages that you are a great source of information, so thanks for joining us and suggesting a great contact.

Kind Regards;

Cathy.

Hi Cathy

You are welcome :) I am a neighbour of quite a few villages, so can't promise to be very active here, but will look in now and then.

Mary

Hi All,

Thanks for suggesting me in response to this task. For sure i have some links that can help my fellow neighbours and i feel happy when we share knowledge as the saying goes "no man is custodian of knowledge".

For the moment, i refer you to the these sites;
http://www.health.state.ny.us/diseases/aids/publications/ here you can make orders for online materials where you can print them as booklet or brochures or even posters.

For materials to be posted to you as hard copies, you can check here; http://www.aidsalliance.org/homepagedetails.aspx?id=217 where you have to register, make your orders from the library of books, provide shipping details and then your materials shall be shipped to you in about 2-6 weeks depending on your country and the postal service. Still on this site you will also find partner Organizations (Representatives in your country) who you can also contact locally like the Kenya AIDS NGO Consortium.

Or you can also try http://www.cdc.gov/Hiv/topics/treatment/PIC/order.htm still for making orders for the publications and to download materials online directly from the site.

In case you encounter any problem accessing information or making orders from those sites, just send me a private email so i can direct you.

I will be waiting for any response as i do some more research on who can help locally.

Best Wishes

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Ojok Eric
National Focal Point-Uganda
Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS
P.O.Box 1464,Jinja Nawanyago
ojokeric@gmail.com
www.iAIDS.org | www.youthaidscoalition.org

Dear Ojok Eric;

Thank you very much for sharing these links - they are excellent resources and I'm sure they will be of great help. I will speak with Mawanda Rob (the Local Rep for Kawempe) and make sure we order what is needed; I will let you know if we have any problems.

Thanks again!

All the best;
Cathy.

Giving people genuine information AND NOT trumped up statistics IS giving real resources.

And HERE IT IS, this is what I got from talking to the Medical community and their most recommended Clinical information source and fact sheets!

The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) in the US (Prevention of HIV trasmission from Mother to Child and clinically tested drugs use) : http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/

The WHO AIDS QnA page (Fact sheets from the World Health Organisation on HIV) : http://www.who.int/features/qa/71/en/index.html

See Also OECD recommendation on Good practice for Clinical Health Project for HIV across many different African countries: Good practice on how to set up a HIV Voluntary Medical staff clinic and what funders are looking for in terms of good practice: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/20/60/42187458.pdf

*** Without Genuine debates and allowing people to Say their bit, you are still hiding the problems of HIV in the a closet! I think with such a sensitive issue, you gotta ACTUALLY allow people to express Their REAL phobias and beliefs because there are a lot of crazy myths out there about HIV that leads to children Getting raped to "cure HIV"! You cant just ignore that grassroot reality!

I am 100% okay with people speaking loud their beliefs and prejudices so that the issue can come to light. I would hope that everyone here has an open mind too.

Cecilia;

The links are appreciated, but I'm not sure who your other comments are intended for. Perhaps you have posted this to the wrong discussion.

Cathy.

Hi Cathy

hmm... I am trying to say that as I look through different HIV groups, there are alot of miconceptions about HIV and people are either unwilling to discuss it or dont want to see the prejudice associated with this.

No, it is not intended for any particular group, it is intended for all HIV groups that have to deal with this issue and let volunteers and donors say some of their concerns with open minds.

I am sorry if you find the comments "odd" but I have seen some very "odd" feedbacks about what should be done with HIV kids and adults....and would rather say it out straight and include links that are based on Some kind of Scientific discussions instead of personal beliefs, religious beliefs or myths about HIV.

Its part of getting some straight talk on all projects site about what exactly are these sufferers of HIV really needing in terms of resource.

Maybe you can help me put it in a better way?
Cecilia

Hi Cathy

I dont think saying,"it is really important to let people talk about this issue" is misplaced in a thread about HIV awareness.

This is what many countries in Africa are battling with. NO BODY wants to talk about it!

Sorry if this seems "odd" or "misplaced"..I am giving feedbacks as from those who have actually had to do HIV Containment programs in Africa and not just theoretically. Nobody wants to talk about it. There is a real taboo about HIV.

Cecilia

Hi Cecilia;

I agree that straight talk is vital on this issue and that there are many misconceptions. I didn't have a problem with the point you were trying to make - but you came across quite angry and I thought that you were perhaps responding to something particular, which didn't seem to make sense in this discussion and seemed out of place. I hope that makes sense!

Cathy.

Hi all

I was interested reading this thread. Coming from a research background, to me we discuss illnesses and how they are thought about in terms of the identity of the illness (so do people know they have HIV or what HIV is); the causes (so do they know it's from bodily fluids and likely unprotected sex etc); the consequences (i.e. symptoms); the controllability (so there is medication but no "cure" etc) and the timeline (i.e. it's "chronic"). Framing discussions around these five key themes can be really helpful.

Best
Faith

Hi there,

The Hesperian Foundation, which has many wonderful health-related publications on its website for download, has a book called "HIV and Your Community" (available at http://www.hesperian.org/publications_download_hiv.php). Chapter 12 (which can be downloaded here: http://www.hesperian.info/assets/HIV/Hesperian_HIV06_7.pdf) talks about how to plan a HIV program, develop prevention messages and promote your work.

It is very general but hope it can help and I will also look for other resources to supplement the ones already shared here.

I also wanted to mention that if you were planning on incorporating monitoring and evaluation efforts into your work, now is a great time to think about that as well. I think it would also help in the grant writing process, since donors are very interested in those efforts. I would love to help out with that!

I'd also be more than willing to help if you have interest in conducting any type of needs assessment as part of your planning process.

Nice to meet you all!
Jenn

Hi Jenn;

Welcome to Kawempe - thanks for joining us! This looks like a great resource and I will be downloading it to send to Mawanda Rob. I agree completely about the monitoring and evaluation efforts, and any resources you find to assist in planning that would be much appreciated!

We will keep this discussion up to date on the planning progress and will be sure to let everyone know what further help is needed.

Good to meet you too, Jenn!

Cathy.

Hi Cahty and other neighbours,

Here are some useful resources:

http://www.kaippg.org/ (example of a community based aids prevention project)

http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNACN635.pdf (tips for developing life skills for HIV prevention)

http://www.unicef.org/lifeskills/files/Sudan_Life_skills_AIDS.pdf (HIV and AIDS activity book for mentors)

http://www.unicef.org/voy/hivaidsgame/shell/index.html (online game about the consequences of the choices you make in intimate relations)

http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNADG672.pdf (engaging communities in HIV projects)

http://hhd.org/sites/hhd.org/files/EI-WHO%20Training%20and%20Resource%20... (Training And Resource Manual On School Health And HIV/AIDS Prevention)

http://hhd.org/sites/hhd.org/files/step-by-step.pdf (step by step guide, developing HIV and AIDS policy for the educational sector)

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Warm regards, Lotte