What is HIV and AIDS?

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Time Activity
Section 5: Stigma and Discrimination
Activity 5.2: Stereotype Pictionary
Activity Outline
Objective: To encourage participants to understand stereotypes and how they arise.
Duration/Timing: 30 minutes
Materials/Resources: Flipchart paper and pens. Pieces of paper with different
words. Alternatively you could ask people to act out the words. A small prize for
the winning team.
Before the session, write words on small pieces of paper to give to groups.
Words could include different occupations, nationalities, and countries -
anything that could conjure up stereotypes. Include a person living with HIV
and AIDS.
30 minutes 1. Divide the group into smaller groups.
2. Give each group 1 flipchart paper.
3. Ask one person from each team to collect a piece of paper. They are not
allowed to share this with the rest of their group.
4. They then have one minute to draw or act out this word for their group to
guess. The group can guess as many times as they want in one minute.
5. Call time after one minute. Give the groups who answered correctly, one
point.
6. Ask another person from each group to come up and repeat the process.
7. Tally all the scores and award the prize to the group with the most points.
8. If using flip-charts, bring them together and ask group to look and discuss
any similarities or differences. The group should explore why they drew
or acted out certain things, why we perceive people and places in a
particular way.
9. Conclude that stereotypes are common but they can lead to problems.
Link back to HIV and AIDS and problems of stigma and discrimination
overall.
(Source: VSO P2V (Preparing to Volunteer) training course)
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