[YL] Activities to engage community youths in HIV/AIDS program

[Sue Beckwith]

Hello Okocha,

Here is a link to a project that worked with youth to develop and implement 
an online curriculum to teach about AIDS and HIV in Kenya and Uganda.  I 
have included below an excerpt from a report I did for the Ford Foundation 
in 2003.

http://www.theworldstarts.org/

"Emer Beamer – Amsterdam – Through the Butterfly Collective, which seeks to 
“create big
change through small works”, projects teaching web design and development 
to kids have been
undertaken in Nairobi and Uganda. Funded by the World Links project of the 
World Bank, the
project uses used computers to teach 12-19 year olds how to self publish 
online. Of particular
interest is a game and curriculum created to teach kids about AIDs and HIV, 
“The World Starts
With Me” implemented in 3 schools in Uganda. Because the game was developed 
in full
partnership with kids, it includes topics to bridge culturally specific 
barriers such as increasing
acceptance of the girls’ right to say no to sex or to unprotected sex.

The project in Nairobi called NairoBits is a web development training 
center and intercultural
arts and media project for youth living in “slum” areas in Nairobi. The 
project employs local
students as trainers and managers. By using the Internet, the project 
maintains a network of
international trainers and the collaboration between Nairobi and Amsterdam 
is continuous. The
worsening Kenyan economy has put pressure on this organization and it is 
struggling to re-form
its own organization and remain effective. The project uses all second hand 
computers and open
source software.

The point here is that the most effective change comes when people create 
information for
themselves, communicate it to others and when learning takes place 
interactively.
http://www.butterfly-works.org/"

I hope this is useful to you.

Sue Beckwith
St. Louis WizKids
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
http://www.stlwizkids.org/

At 02:27 PM 10/24/2004, you wrote:
>Hi Great Minds,
>African Children Renaissance Project (ACRP) is lucky  to be selected 
>amongst other notable organizations working on Adolescent Reproductive 
>Health &HIV/AIDS by the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA)for a 
>capacity building training of LSACA's over 450 organization members under 
>the World Bank supported HIV/AIDS program development credit Number 3556UNI.
>Following this, a call for proposal was made. ACRP intends to re-posit 
>itself and share the experience staff members got from the training to its 
>immediate community.
>You guys out there are great resource base in terms of creativity, can 
>anyone suggest some SMART project ideas or activities to jump-start an 
>effective community response to HIV/AIDS program? OR Does anyone know of 
>any organization with a unique novel programs to engage Community Based 
>Organizations in Adolescence Reproductive Health & HIV/AIDS programs.Our 
>target groups includeCommunity Based organizations, in &out of school 
>youths, orphans,street children PTAs etc.
>I look forward to hearing from you all.
>Warmest Regards
>Okocha Jefferson
>Executive Director
>African Children Renaissance Project
>14,Bankole street Off Owokoniran street
>Surulere, Lagos Nigeria
>Tel:234-1-4523443,234-8035847284
>      234-8042149406
>
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